# Help with project **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [September 14, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-project/30583 "2024-09-14T06:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SoftTalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/softtalker/32/10776_2.png) [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-project/30583/1 "2024-09-14T06:13:19Z")
Guys i just bought a pi zero w, problem is i tried putting an lcd screen ( the same one @AqeeAqee put on the pi pico ) on the pi zero w but it doesnt work. I do not want to mess with the folders and stuff like other guides ask me to. i attempted to do this [project](https://www.instructables.com/13-Inches-RetroPie-Zero/) but i failed again so can anyone a very simple guide on how to do so? thx ---
**Author:** ![AlexK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexk/32/33339_2.png) [@AlexK](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexK)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-project/30583/2 "2024-09-14T06:16:15Z")
The Pi Zero works like any other Pi; the Pi Pico is _very different_ from all other Pi devices. The Pi Zero just needs a keyboard, mouse, and a screen with an HDMI connection. The connections are just a little weird … but, otherwise, it works like any other Pi. Let us know what hardware you’ve tried to connect (and how you’re connecting them). We’ll try to diagnose. (Photos are helpful.) ---
**Author:** ![SoftTalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/softtalker/32/10776_2.png) [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-project/30583/3 "2024-09-18T13:38:15Z")
this link [https://pixel.red/guide/ili9163-screen-on-retropie/](https://pixel.red/guide/ili9163-screen-on-retropie/) only supports 128x128 so im just stuck ---
**Author:** ![SoftTalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/softtalker/32/10776_2.png) [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-project/30583/4 "2024-09-18T20:44:35Z")
i am currently using a ST7735 lcd screen screen i firstly direct connected it with the help of some online guides, i thought that it would just connect but i needed to enable SPI mode and i did with a headless pi zero setup along with raspbian in it ---
**Author:** ![AlexK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexk/32/33339_2.png) [@AlexK](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexK)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-project/30583/5 "2024-09-18T20:50:32Z")
Try this one first. It’s a little simpler just to verify that you can get SPI activated and can display _something_ on the screen. [https://www.instructables.com/Getting-18-Inch-LCD-Display-St7735s-to-Work-With-R/](https://www.instructables.com/Getting-18-Inch-LCD-Display-St7735s-to-Work-With-R/) If you can get that to work, then go back to the guide on pixel.red. Scroll down to the bottom and try building and running `fbcp` with the instructions there. Keep us posted! ---
**Author:** ![SoftTalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/softtalker/32/10776_2.png) [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-project/30583/6 "2024-09-19T02:54:49Z")
I have no idea how to edit or create files please tell me how, I’ve searched Google but nothing ---
**Author:** ![AlexK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexk/32/33339_2.png) [@AlexK](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexK)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-with-project/30583/7 "2024-09-19T03:02:10Z")
I noticed you said that you installed Raspbian in headless node. Unless you know how to use the command line and SSH, headless mode is _really_ difficult to work with. I suggest, instead, you install the full version of Raspberry Pi OS. Connect a keyboard, mouse, and HDMI display as with any other computer. (You’ll need some adapters since, as I mentioned earlier, the connectors on a Pi Zero are a bit … weird.) You’ll be able to use graphical tools, then, to edit files. If you _really_ want to edit files via the command line and SSH, then I’d suggest using `nano`. To edit, say, the Raspberry Pi config file, you’d type something like ```bash $ sudo nano /boot/firmware/config.txt ``` The dollar sign is the prompt that should already be on your screen. `sudo` means that you want to run the following command as “super user” (like the Administrator account on a Windows machine). `nano` is a text-based editor, and `/boot/firmware/config.txt` is the name of the file that you want to edit. Keep us posted!