Can´t rotate my display

sdetweil

sdetweil

@robertybob google search found this


To rotate the display using the command line on a Raspberry Pi with the LabWC compositor, you can use the wlr-randr command, specifying the output and desired rotation (e.g., wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --rotate right). 
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
1. Identify your output:
Determine the name of your display output. You can find this using wlr-randr without any arguments, which will list the available outputs.
Example: wlr-randr
Look for an output like HDMI-A-1 or DSI-0. 
2. Rotate the display:
Use the wlr-randr command with the --output and --rotate options.
Example (rotate 90 degrees clockwise): wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --rotate right
Example (rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise): wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --rotate left
Example (rotate 180 degrees): wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --rotate 180
Example (rotate to normal orientation): wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --rotate normal 
3. Make the rotation permanent (optional):
You can add the wlr-randr command to an autostart file to make the rotation persistent after a reboot.
Find the autostart file: ~/.config/labwc/autostart
Add your command: Open the file in a text editor (e.g., nano ~/.config/labwc/autostart) and add the wlr-randr command at the end of the file.
Example: @wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --rotate right
Note: The @ symbol is important for autostart scripts. 
4. Troubleshooting:

rkorell

@robertybob yes, screen rotation is still possible via CLI/terminal…

edit “/usr/share/dispsetup.sh”
eg:

sudo nano /usr/share/dispsetup.sh

there you will find an if clause at the beginning:

if ! raspi-config nonint is_pi || raspi-config nonint is_kms ; then
if xrandr --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 2560x1440 --rate 59.951 --pos 0x0 --rotate left --dryrun>
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 2560x1440 --rate 59.951 --pos 0x0 --rotate left

the word after “rotate” defines the rotation :-)

NO rotation = “normal”, rest is obvious.
You must change this in both occurances.

In same statement you define the resolution for the screen, as well - after “mode”(given example 2560x1440)

HTH

Regards,
Ralf

robertybob

@rkorell

Mine looks a little different :(

robertybob

@sdetweil The code has seemingly changed

That didn’t work, but

wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --transform 90

does! Except… when I reboot, the screen goes back to the way it was

sdetweil

@robertybob did you see the section on autostart? as the
wlr-randr is not persistent

robertybob

@sdetweil Ah, I couldn’t find the folder as it’s not in /.config/labwc/autostart but instead appears to be /usr/share/labwc

I’ll give that a go! Thank you :D

sdetweil

@robertybob .config is usually in the user folder (note the . in front)

rkorell

@robertybob said in Can´t rotate my display:

Mine looks a little different :(

OK, that’s bad…
(It’s a Pi5, right?).

The complete content of my dispsetup.sh is as follows:

#!/bin/sh
if ! raspi-config nonint is_pi || raspi-config nonint is_kms ; then
if xrandr --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 2560x1440 --rate 59.951 --pos 0x0 --rotate left --dryrun>
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 2560x1440 --rate 59.951 --pos 0x0 --rotate left
fi
fi
if [ -e /usr/share/tssetup.sh ] ; then
. /usr/share/tssetup.sh
fi
if [ -e /usr/share/ovscsetup.sh ] ; then
. /usr/share/ovscsetup.sh
fi
exit 0

If I interpret your line correctly, you are using the Wayland-Window-Manager?
(wlandr => wayland … ???).
My box is a Pi4B, no wayland.
I’ve seen elsewhere that the Pi5 can be forced to use X11 again - than the above should work directly.
Otherwise you may give it a try to put your code into the dispsetup.sh?

Here I found the description of your commandlines above. Unfortunately there is no description how to get this pesistent…

In Addition I just found a hint in Raspberry-Forum
There a guy stated:

sudo nano .config/wayfire.ini

-> scrolled down and changed the output section as below:

[output:HDMI-A-1]
mode = 1920X1080@60000
position = 0,0
transform = 90

May this is the right way with wayland…

Regards,
Ralf

robertybob

@rkorell Ah, sorry, I’m using a Raspberry Pi 3 :)
Nothing I’ve tried has worked so far, even ChatGPT is failing me :(