diff --git a/doc/Useful_Info.txt b/doc/Useful_Info.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..44de61c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/Useful_Info.txt @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Thsi is a list of details that have been useful in adding features to rpidatv. + +1. Exit from LCD mode. If you exit from LCD mode by sending ctrl-C from a terminal, there is no echo at the command prompt. +Re-enable echo by entering "stty echo". + +2. To re-enable the LCD from the command prompt, type + +sudo killall fbcp +fbcp & +/home/pi/rpidatv/bin/rpidatvgui 1 + +Leave out the 1 if not using a waveshare dsiplay. + +3. If you switch the type of LCD display from the console menu more than once, it puts multiple entries in /boot/config.txt. +This will stop the LCD working. Edit the file (sudo nano /boot/config.txt) to remove all but the entry for your display and +reboot. It should then work. + +DGC