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Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

AgeGap1 — Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:33 pm

Author: AgeGap1

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:33 pm

nelz wrote:

Hold down Alt, then click an drag in the middle of the window to move it up..

Thank you. Now that I know the solution I can Google the answer.

nelz wrote:

If you boot without X, or press Ctrl-alt-F1 to get out of X, you can run raspi-config to alter the resolution.

I can only see the option to overscan or not to overscan.
I have tried <sudo nano /boot/config.txt> but it does not seem to make any difference on my TV. Perhaps due to the fact that I did not save my changes

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

nelz — Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:42 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:42 pm

Hold down Alt, then click an drag in the middle of the window to move it up.

If you boot without X, or press Ctrl-alt-F1 to get out of X, you can run raspi-config to alter the resolution.

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

AgeGap1 — Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:18 pm

Author: AgeGap1

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:18 pm

Thanks but none of this works. I can see all of the desktop but the windows are too big. Is there an easy way of changing the Pi's output resolution. The GUI options will not let me do this and give an error box because my monitor can not be detected. If the output resolution was increased the windows would be smaller and I would be able to see the bottom of them. I have tried to Google a solution but I can only find solutions for HDMI not component/AV cables.

Failing this is it possible to scroll down to see the bottom of a window?

http://www.endlick.com/changing-the-screen-resolution-for-raspberry-pi-in-debian-wheezy/

I commented out the lines by removing the # but it did not work.

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

Dutch_Master — Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:50 pm

Author: Dutch_Master

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:50 pm

You may have overscan enabled for a regular TV, try to disable it.

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

Ram — Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:03 pm

Author: Ram

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:03 pm

Try changing your TV resolution - maybe auto so the screen might resize.

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

AgeGap1 — Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:39 pm

Author: AgeGap1

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:39 pm

Hi, I have just got a Raspberry Pi and have encountered a problem. It is running squeezy and LXDE. When I try to look at the bottom of a Window I am unable to scroll to the bottom. I have tried making the window smaller and pushing it to the top of the screen but I still can't see the bottom of the Window. I have tried google for the solution. Any help would be appreciated. I am using composite cables not hdmi.

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

2tux-zx7r — Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:55 am

Author: 2tux-zx7r

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:55 am

I think I may have written B poorly

I think the advice means instead of logging in when the system boots as user "pi" log in with "sudo su" then do "startx"

Personally I just set a root password and have had no problems since

Re: Completing the circle

Ram — Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:00 pm

Author: Ram

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:00 pm

2tux-zx7r wrote:

dhester wrote:

2tux-zx7r for others who might have the same problem could you post the answers or links to the answers.

yeah sorry mate. Mea culpa, Bloody bad manners of me

Issue#1: Root password
By default there is no root password

Options are:

A) set global sudo - in a terminal type "gconftool-2 -\-type bool -\-set /apps/gksu/sudo-mode true"

B) instead of logging in as a user at the first terminal screen, log in as root. At the terminal prompt type "sudo su" and then "startx" X11 runs as root and won't ask for root passwords

C) Set a root password. In a terminal type "sudo passwd root"

Issue#2: Missing config.txt
By default this file is not there.

Create one by typing in a terminal "touch /boot/config.txt"

This can be populated by reading the advice at http://elinux.org/RPi_config.txt

John

I'll disagree with B, you should be able to login as a user then sudo su there is no need to sudo su once you are root.
sudo su will only ask for the password once.

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

dhester — Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:08 pm

Author: dhester

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:08 pm

Thanks 2tux-zx7r.

I ordered my Raspberrypi last week now got to wait 10 weeks.

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

nelz — Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:54 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:54 pm

Ram wrote:

There is no plaice here for the fish...

Except in a fish pi.

It's unlike the fat one to ignore a thread with food references, no matter how vague.

Completing the circle

2tux-zx7r — Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:24 pm

Author: 2tux-zx7r

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:24 pm

dhester wrote:

2tux-zx7r for others who might have the same problem could you post the answers or links to the answers.

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

dhester — Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:05 pm

Author: dhester

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:05 pm

2tux-zx7r for others who might have the same problem could you post the answers or links to the answers.

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

Ram — Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:26 pm

Author: Ram

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:26 pm

There is no plaice here for the fish...

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

towy71 — Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:14 pm

Author: towy71

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:14 pm

Dutch_Master wrote:

Our resident forum troll seems to have vacated the premises

Oh dear you know what'll happen now

It was DM wot done it 'onest

Re: Raspberry Pi tutorials - problems

Dutch_Master — Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:55 pm

Author: Dutch_Master

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:55 pm

That's OK, it's been quiet lately. Our resident forum troll seems to have vacated the premises