LCD outputting gibberish

[Speediing]

I have wired up my display from adafruit as pe rhttp://learn.adafruit.com/drive-a-16x2 ... -pi/wiring . I am using the 16x2 LCD and the included adafruit python library . The code compiles properly although the display only outputs gibberish. Do any of you have any help with this?

[adafruit_support_bill]

I can't quite follow the wires in the photo. But the problem is most likely in the 4 data wires (pins 11-14). Make sure they are in the right order and all the jumpers are firmly gripped in the breadboard. If any of the connections are loose, move to an adjacent hole or a different area of the breadboard for a better connection.

[Zygo]

I don't know if you were able to solve your problem or not, but I found I needed to change the busnum as instructed in the tutorial for the newer raspberry pi model B, and also in this line of the Adafruit_CharLCDPlate.py code.

lcd = Adafruit_CharLCDPlate(busnum = 1)

When I did that, it would work, but only after I had run the program once. To get it to work right after booting, I also needed to change the busnum in Adafruit_MCP230xx.py in a couple of places (basically look for anywhere busnum=0 and replace it with 1), and in Adafruit_I2C I replaced the little bit of code that's supposed to autodetect which busnumber to use with '1'.

I hope this helps.