# Question about uconsole screen whitening and edge backlight glow after long use

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/question-about-uconsole-screen-whitening-and-edge-backlight-glow-after-long-use/18172>\
**Category:** uConsole\
**Tags:** hardware\
**Created:** [June 23, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/question-about-uconsole-screen-whitening-and-edge-backlight-glow-after-long-use/18172 "2025-06-23T07:03:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Albret\_Ran](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/albret_ran/32/6180_2.png) [@Albret\_Ran](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Albret_Ran)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/question-about-uconsole-screen-whitening-and-edge-backlight-glow-after-long-use/18172/1 "2025-06-23T07:03:22Z")

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Hello everyone,

I have noticed that the uconsole screen tends to turn whitish after being powered on for a long time. When using a solid color wallpaper, it is especially noticeable that there is a glowing bright strip around the edges on the back of the screen.

Is this a common issue with uconsole screens or a normal characteristic of the display?

If it’s a hardware problem, does anyone have experience replacing the screen? How and where can I purchase a replacement, and what model or specifications should I look for?

Thanks in advance for your help and advice!

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**Author:** ![snipeytje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@snipeytje](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/snipeytje)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/question-about-uconsole-screen-whitening-and-edge-backlight-glow-after-long-use/18172/2 "2025-06-23T07:58:27Z")

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I think this is an issue with the drivers in the stock image, and it is solved by using one of the newer more up to date community images

The screen appears to be a custom screen so the only source for replacement screens we’ve found so far is clockworkpi themselves

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**Author:** ![Albret\_Ran](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/albret_ran/32/6180_2.png) [@Albret\_Ran](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Albret_Ran)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/question-about-uconsole-screen-whitening-and-edge-backlight-glow-after-long-use/18172/3 "2025-06-23T08:08:42Z")

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@snipeytje

I’ll try it later. The system version I’m currently using is indeed quite old.

my current OS version:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/1/1b1d965d8abfaa6fd05e77706f835606be0a946f.png)

the new OS version

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/8/826088f471e310e53d2098268de1205edbad54f6.png)

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**Author:** ![snipeytje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@snipeytje](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/snipeytje)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/question-about-uconsole-screen-whitening-and-edge-backlight-glow-after-long-use/18172/4 "2025-06-23T08:36:30Z")

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the github images are not new(that link was last updated in august 2023), the up to date ones are posted here on the forum by rex

> [@Bookworm 6.12.y for the uConsole and DevTerm](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/bookworm-6-12-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/15847):
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> UPDATE: 6.12.45 Image Updated and enabled PCIE and Ethernet to get it ready for the new adapter boards that are coming out. This will also be the last release of Bookworm. Debian is one of the oldest operating systems based on the Linux kernel, and is the basis of many other Linux distributions. The Debian Project is an association of individuals, sharing a common goal: We want to create a free operating system, freely available for everyone. Now, when we use the word “free”, we’re not talking …