When I hooked up the controller, the N64 stopped booting the games. Because I don't have an LED (trimmed board) I don't know if it turned on or not. But before I put the controller in, everything worked. Board trimmed and everything. I unsoldered the controller, and I still got nothing.
Hey, you guys know the spots where you solder the +5v and the Data line? Well, you know those caps that are next to them? (I don't know if they are called caps, but they are square and small) Well, the small circular gold spot where I connect the controller wires got bridged to those caps that are right above them. I didn't think much about it at the time, since I thought thats what they are connected to anyway, but now I must ask, would the be the problem?