Fresh Install

Mykle1

Hopefully, following @sdetweil’s instructions, I will get my MM back to life, and regain my interest?

I can’t speak to your interest but you will get up and running following his directions.

johnnyboy

@johnnyboy ok, watching for your feedback

Okay, I renamed original MM folder, and did your install - bash -c “$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)”

This took a long time and initially thought Pi had froze, so went off and did a few things.
Came back and looked as if everything installed, and it was awaiting me to enter y/n about splashscreen/autostart… so tried to enter y… but the Pi had froze by that point.

Pulled the power, and Pi restarted, then went to desktop, and then to MM… so I take it that all went well?

I checked version and OS — 2.11.0… Raspbian GNU/Linux 9.11 { Stretch }

So, is that it?.. has it all went okay? and I can now start playing about adding/changing modules?

How do I change screen to Portrait again?

sdetweil

@johnnyboy well, the last two steps didn’t finish, pm2 (autostart) and screen saver

u can find separate scripts on my repo for those

system change the screen to portrait? that changed too from boot long ago?
https://clevertap.com/blog/using-raspberry-pi-to-build-a-commercial-grade-wall-information-dashboard/#:~:text=To change the orientation%2C set,display_rotate%3D3 and reboot again.

johnnyboy

@sdetweil

u can find separate scripts on my repo for those

Will do those

system change the screen to portrait? that changed too from boot long ago?
https://clevertap.com/blog/using-raspberry-pi-to-build-a-commercial-grade-wall-information-dashboard/#:~:text=To change the orientation%2C set,display_rotate%3D3 and reboot again.

Ok, I went to the Boot/config.txt… entered the display_rotate=1 and tried to save but says cannot?
Rebooted but still in landscape and my entry not saved in boot.

Where am I going wrong?

sdetweil

@johnnyboy stuff in /boot, /etc are protected, so you have to use the sudo comand
nano is the editor
sudo nano /boot/config.txt

johnnyboy

@sdetweil
Sorry … I must have missed something?

Pi@raspberrypi:~ S sudo nano/boot/config.txt

sudo: nano/boot/config.txt : command not found

Pi@raspberrypi:~ S sudonano/boot/config.txt

Bash: sudonano/boot/config.tx : no such file or directory

BKeyport

FWIW, I would have started with a fresh image. whenever I’m working with a system that’s not been used in a while, I grab what I can and start the OS over fresh, it just seems to work better.

johnnyboy

@BKeyport
Am I entering the correct text into Terminal?
Is path right? Is spacing right?

Unsure here so trying all sorts to no avail

sdetweil

@johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

udonano/boot/config.txt

always a space between command and path

sudo nano /boot/config.txt

sdetweil

@BKeyport he has a some mods… so, trying to help get it up and running and find them

johnnyboy

@sdetweil said in Fresh Install:

@johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

udonano/boot/config.txt

always a space between command and path
sudo nano /boot/config.txt

Thanks… that got me in… i entered that txt in a space… rebooted… and still in landscape?

Tried again, entered sudo nano /boot/config.txt … same as you say with spaces… but now the terminal text that wss within the config has gone… and at bottom it says [Directory ‘boot’ does not exist ]

I then look in the boot folder, and i now have - config.tx… config.txt save 1… config.txt save 2… and config.tct save 3 and within all 3 saved ones, it shows - display_rotate=1

johnnyboy

@johnnyboy
Ok… got back in after a reboot… how do i enter display_rotate=1

Do i find a space and type it in… and how do i save that entry before re-booting?

sdetweil

@johnnyboy hit enter, add a new line, type the text, hit ctrl-o to save, ctrl-x to exit

johnnyboy

@sdetweil

do i enter # before text, same as everything else in there or simply that text on its own?

johnnyboy

@johnnyboy

display_rotate=1

Then I click on Ctrl o… and it asks "file name to write: boot/config.txt

sdetweil

@sdetweil needs to be /boot/config.txt

sdetweil

@johnnyboy # is a comment, so whatever is after # on that line is ignored

johnnyboy

@sdetweil

Yeah… the text that says " File name to write: /boot/config.tx"
That is hard written in grey… below that it gives options… G get help C cancel M-D Dos Format M-M Mac format M-A Append M-P Prepend M-B Backup file ^ to files

sdetweil

@johnnyboy yes, just confirming the filename, you can change it if u need to… you can edit a NEW file and have NO name specified in advance…

johnnyboy

@sdetweil said in Fresh Install:

@johnnyboy yes, just confirming the filename, you can change it if u need to… you can edit a NEW file and have NO name specified in advance…

So how do i proceed? If I click ^cancel, i go back to my entry… then as soon as i click ^o to save, it goes to thst part that says file name…
I cannot save and exit past there.

I cannot hit ^x to exit as it wont work there… as if i need to select an option from the boxes below… I can only select ^c to cancel and go back.