hey ya guys!
i’m revisiting this issue again.
two of my norns currently each have their own FaderFox PC12 connected to them.
the PC12 units each have power coming from a powered hub.
norns #2 which was having this screen issue after boot up…did it again tonight.
however…i killed the power to its PC12 and BING the screen popped back on.
(i guess a similar issue was sorted above)
of course the WiFi was off so i didn’t catch a read out in maiden.
i just now tried to replicate the issue with the power to the PC12 on and of course it’s behaving.

anyhow…maybe this will help someone with a similar problem.
just cycle the power to the external USB device to get the screen back.
but…any idea what could be going on?