# InkyPhat doesn't work on a brand new PI with clean OS install

**URL:** <https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/inkyphat-doesnt-work-on-a-brand-new-pi-with-clean-os-install/3347>\
**Category:** Pimoroni\
**Created:** [2 September 2018 08:36 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/inkyphat-doesnt-work-on-a-brand-new-pi-with-clean-os-install/3347 "2018-09-02T08:36:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anurag66009](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@Anurag66009](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Anurag66009)\
**Post date:** [2 September 2018 08:36 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/inkyphat-doesnt-work-on-a-brand-new-pi-with-clean-os-install/3347/1 "2018-09-02T08:36:55Z")

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My inkyphat does not work on a clean OS install, on a brand new Pi Zero W

Theres no error or anything, it simply doesn’t respond to the example python scripts provided.

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**Author:** ![Graham](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/graham/32/54_2.png) [@Graham](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Graham)\
**Post date:** [3 September 2018 04:37 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/inkyphat-doesnt-work-on-a-brand-new-pi-with-clean-os-install/3347/2 "2018-09-03T04:37:25Z")

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Hi Anurag,

Thanks for your message. I believe you mentioned in a previous interaction that it was short-circuited somehow the first time you used it. That’s perhaps a big factor with what’s going on, despite having a new RPiZ to test with.

We’ve been in touch via your email to get a way forward. Let’s go from there.