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Brentp: /* Rotate screen 180* */

2021-11-09T04:34:43Z

Rotate screen 180*

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	*This just rotates the display, but does not rotate the touch settings		*This just rotates the display, but does not rotate the touch settings
	<pre>sudo nano /boot/config.txt</pre>		<pre>sudo nano /boot/config.txt</pre>
	*Add this line:		*Add this line (if HDMI)
	<pre>display_rotate=2</pre>		<pre>display_rotate=2</pre>

			*Add this line (if Official LCD screen)
			<pre>lcd_rotate=2</pre>
	*Save the file by pressing Ctrl + X, type Y, and hit enter.		*Save the file by pressing Ctrl + X, type Y, and hit enter.

Brentp at 15:41, 8 November 2021

2021-11-08T15:41:52Z

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	~~=Introduction=~~

	I started out my Raspberry Pi project as a beginner to all things Pi. There was lots of useful information in the forums, but I still had to learn a lot along the way. Although I don't spell out every detail, this page should help beginners along. All of the "boxes" are text that you will type in or see on the screen. Unless otherwise instructed, press the "Enter" key after typing the text.

	~~I started with a writeup by PS14 on the forums, then added my own notes and additional sections. Huge thanks to PS14 for their awesome notes!~~

	~~You can pick and choose which sections in these Tips may be appropriate for you. Depending on your setup, not all of them will be.~~

	~~=Install Raspbian Stretch Lite on MicroSD card=~~
	*Choose the fastest MicroSD card you can for fastest boot times. 32gb is plenty big and reasonably cheap. Class 10 is preferred. I used this one:
	** https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XYHN68L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
	*On a computer, format the card to FAT32 format
	*Download the latest Raspberry Pi Image to the computer
	**Stretch Lite - https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
	*Write the image to the SD card using Win32DiskImager (or alternate method)
	**https://raspberry-projects.com/pi/pi-operating-systems/win32diskimager
	**Mac users - https://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/raspberry-pi/applepi-baker-v2/?fbclid=IwAR27PN0QA5QpTNQRhU2sJF9hP53N8Dz36iDZZezMQlAoF40p3SsLXQScp_c

	~~=Start Pi and Update OS=~~
	*Place the MicroSD card in the Pi, connect a LAN cable to the Pi's Cat5 connection for internet access, connect a keyboard, monitor, (and mouse if you wish), then power up.
	*You will be asked to login to the device:
	**Login: pi
	**Password: raspberry
	*Once you have a blinking command line prompt, update to the latest packages:
	~~<pre>~~
	~~sudo apt-get update~~
	~~sudo apt-get dist-upgrade~~
	~~</pre>~~
	*You will be asked if you would like to continue, press "Y" and press enter
	*Once the upgrade is done, clean the upgrade junk
	~~<pre>sudo apt-get clean</pre>~~

	=Tweak the Pi’s config to make it startup and run faster=		=Tweak the Pi’s config to make it startup and run faster=
	*Open the console based raspi-config application:		*Open the console based raspi-config application:

Imdacrocker at 03:58, 2 November 2019

2019-11-02T03:58:58Z

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	*Depending on how you have this setup, it may be tricky. This method usually works best for when you have RaceCapture auto-boot.		*Depending on how you have this setup, it may be tricky. This method usually works best for when you have RaceCapture auto-boot.
	**Alt + PrintScreen + K , followed by exiting the app via touch screen		**Alt + PrintScreen + K , followed by exiting the app via touch screen

			To kill the watchdog loop until the next restart, you can use the following command:
			<pre> killall -9 run_racecapture.sh</pre>

	===Manually shutdown pi===		===Manually shutdown pi===
	<pre>Sudo Shutdown -h now</pre>		<pre>Sudo Shutdown -h now</pre>

			===Manually restart PI===
			<pre> sudo reboot</pre>

	===Rotate screen 180*===		===Rotate screen 180*===

Turbosax2: /* Install Raspbian Stretch Lite on MicroSD card */

2019-07-31T15:05:23Z

Install Raspbian Stretch Lite on MicroSD card

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	*Download the latest Raspberry Pi Image to the computer		*Download the latest Raspberry Pi Image to the computer
	**Stretch Lite - https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/		**Stretch Lite - https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
	*Write the image to the SD card using Win32DiskImager		*Write the image to the SD card using Win32DiskImager (or alternate method)
	**https://raspberry-projects.com/pi/pi-operating-systems/win32diskimager		**https://raspberry-projects.com/pi/pi-operating-systems/win32diskimager
			**Mac users - https://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/raspberry-pi/applepi-baker-v2/?fbclid=IwAR27PN0QA5QpTNQRhU2sJF9hP53N8Dz36iDZZezMQlAoF40p3SsLXQScp_c

	=Start Pi and Update OS=		=Start Pi and Update OS=

Turbosax2: /* Introduction */

2019-07-31T14:37:46Z

Introduction

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	I started out my Raspberry Pi project as a beginner to all things Pi. There was lots of useful information in the forums, but I still had to learn a lot along the way. Although I don't spell out every detail, this page should help beginners along. All of the "boxes" are text that you will type in or see on the screen. Unless otherwise instructed, press the "Enter" key after typing the text.		I started out my Raspberry Pi project as a beginner to all things Pi. There was lots of useful information in the forums, but I still had to learn a lot along the way. Although I don't spell out every detail, this page should help beginners along. All of the "boxes" are text that you will type in or see on the screen. Unless otherwise instructed, press the "Enter" key after typing the text.

	I started with a writeup by PS14 on the forums, then added my own notes and additional sections. Huge thanks to PS14 for ~~his~~ awesome notes!		I started with a writeup by PS14 on the forums, then added my own notes and additional sections. Huge thanks to PS14 for their awesome notes!

	You can pick and choose which sections in these Tips may be appropriate for you. Depending on your setup, not all of them will be.		You can pick and choose which sections in these Tips may be appropriate for you. Depending on your setup, not all of them will be.

Turbosax2: /* Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa) */

2019-07-31T14:25:28Z

Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa)

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	===Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa)===		===Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa)===
	*I like to keep the dashboard settings similar between my phone, laptop, and in-dash screen. Once you follow the directions in the link, you can save the config file from RaceCapture to the thumb drive and transfer it between devices.		*I like to keep the dashboard settings similar between my phone, laptop, and in-dash screen. Once you follow the directions in the link, you can save the config file from RaceCapture to the thumb drive and transfer it between devices. In my experience, this was not a foolproof and reliable solution and required a bit of playing around with it, but it's the easiest solution I found.
	**https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-mount-a-usb-flash-disk-on-the-raspberry-pi/		**https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-mount-a-usb-flash-disk-on-the-raspberry-pi/

Turbosax2: /* Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa) */

2019-07-31T14:00:46Z

Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa)

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	===Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa)===		===Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa)===
	*https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-mount-a-usb-flash-disk-on-the-raspberry-pi/		*I like to keep the dashboard settings similar between my phone, laptop, and in-dash screen. Once you follow the directions in the link, you can save the config file from RaceCapture to the thumb drive and transfer it between devices.
			**https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-mount-a-usb-flash-disk-on-the-raspberry-pi/

Turbosax2: /* Rotate screen 180* */

2019-07-31T13:59:24Z

Rotate screen 180*

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	*~~Rotate~~ touch for RaceCapture		*If you have a touch screen, you will need to rotate the touch settings for RaceCapture
	<pre>Sudo nano /home/pi/.kivy/config.ini</pre>		<pre>Sudo nano /home/pi/.kivy/config.ini</pre>
	*Modify this line:		*Modify this line:

Turbosax2: /* Rotate screen 180* */

2019-07-31T13:58:58Z

Rotate screen 180*

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	===Rotate screen 180*===		===Rotate screen 180*===
	*This just rotates display, not touch		*This just rotates the display, but does not rotate the touch settings
	<pre>sudo nano /boot/config.txt</pre>		<pre>sudo nano /boot/config.txt</pre>
	*Add this line:		*Add this line:

Turbosax2: /* Rotate screen 180* */

2019-07-31T13:58:32Z

Rotate screen 180*

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	*Add this line:		*Add this line:
	<pre>display_rotate=2</pre>		<pre>display_rotate=2</pre>
			*Save the file by pressing Ctrl + X, type Y, and hit enter.


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	*Modify this line:		*Modify this line:
	<pre>mtdev_%(name)s = probesysfs,provider=mtdev,param=rotation=180</pre>		<pre>mtdev_%(name)s = probesysfs,provider=mtdev,param=rotation=180</pre>
			*Save the file by pressing Ctrl + X, type Y, and hit enter.

	===Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa)===		===Transfer RaceCapture from Pi to another device (or vice versa)===
	*https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-mount-a-usb-flash-disk-on-the-raspberry-pi/		*https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-mount-a-usb-flash-disk-on-the-raspberry-pi/