Fresh Install

[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.

[sdetweil]

@johnnyboy you hit enter
then it saves the file

then u hit ctrl-x to exit the editor

[johnnyboy]

@sdetweil said in Fresh Install:

@johnnyboy you hit enter
then it saves the file

then u hit ctrl-x to exit the editor

Ok… but I just re-booted… then back into terminal… back into boot config.txt… and there is display_rotate=1 right at very top of the config.txt window in terminal…
I also looked into File Manager - Boot - and see there is another 2 x saved copys of config.txt docs…

So it seems it did save, but not executed to portrait on re-boot?

[sdetweil]

@johnnyboy ok, I can’t help with that. I searched for instructions and passed them along… I don’t have any portrait on pi… I do on ubuntu, but they have a UI that does it live… click, push a button

[Mykle1]

display_rotate=1

Isn’t display_rotate=1 landscape? Wouldn’t portrait be display_rotate=0?

scratching my head

[sdetweil]

@Mykle1 pages says

[Mykle1]

@sdetweil

My bad. Senior moment. :-)