Fresh Install

[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. :-)

[johnnyboy]

@Mykle1

😔… oh well… my new lease of life with my MM was very short lived.

My mirror is fixed in portrait… so having the system in Lanscape is of no use to me at all.

Surely not every user here is using MM in Landscape?

[sdetweil]

@johnnyboy no… just that we TWO don’t know how to fix it…

[johnnyboy]

@sdetweil

Ok… well can only thank you for your great help on this… at least I have an updated Pi.

Should I start a new thread asking about portrait mode? Doubt everyone is reading this thread and would comment on how to achieve that?

[sdetweil]

@johnnyboy updated pi? did u use my upgrade script?

[johnnyboy]

@sdetweil said in Fresh Install:

@johnnyboy updated pi? did u use my upgrade script?

Ahhhhhhh… no, only the install… i shall go and see the upgrade script now.

[sdetweil]

@johnnyboy install is for new, upgrade is for previous installed, get to latest
so you would have to rename the folders back before trying

we have a version update every 3 months… you can imagine the trouble folks run into

[johnnyboy]

@sdetweil said in Fresh Install:

@johnnyboy install is for new, upgrade is for previous installed, get to latest
so you would have to rename the folders back before trying

we have a version update every 3 months… you can imagine the trouble folks run into

Yeah, I renamed original MM folder, and just started afresh with your Install script to give me a fresh start… just incase there were any bits that would take forever to find, then fix, on old MM…

just done the upgrade before seeing your reply, and obviously it reported that no modules found needing npm refresh.

Fingers x there is a Portrait fix going about, as cannot afford another build in Landscape mode

[evroom]

@johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

Fingers x there is a Portrait fix going about, as cannot afford another build in Landscape mode

Hi,

Please read this thread:

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9730/led-monitor-vertical-setup-how?_=1591998940597

Perhaps it helps .