Hi there, I'm very new to Pi and programming. I have a small TFT (called 'GoodTFT') attached to my Pi using the GPIO pins. When I am running the Pi OS on my Pi, you have to type in some commands into the terminal to change the output from HDMI to the screen. The pi then reboots, and output changes to the TFT. Same process to switch back to HDMI. However, with the video looper you link to (which works great), and another I tried from MP4 Museum, you are replacing the Pi OS with a dedicated video looper image on the SD card which means I can longer enter terminal to make the switch to the TFT. So I was wondering how you managed to achieve this? Could you offer any pointers? Thanks - would really like to replicate what you've done here it's great!
Well, if you just need the TFT, I'm sure you could add that command you're talking about to your .bash_profile script. If you're trying to use both TFT & HDMI, it sounds like you're SOL. However, a quick google search reveals that there might be a fix for this: forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=238060. By the way, the video looper is still just using Raspberry Pi OS but with some python scripts and without a desktop GUI. I would look deeper into videolooper.de/ for how best to configure it.
Cool demo, I like the project!
Great showcase! Love your keyboard
Hi there, I'm very new to Pi and programming. I have a small TFT (called 'GoodTFT') attached to my Pi using the GPIO pins. When I am running the Pi OS on my Pi, you have to type in some commands into the terminal to change the output from HDMI to the screen. The pi then reboots, and output changes to the TFT. Same process to switch back to HDMI. However, with the video looper you link to (which works great), and another I tried from MP4 Museum, you are replacing the Pi OS with a dedicated video looper image on the SD card which means I can longer enter terminal to make the switch to the TFT. So I was wondering how you managed to achieve this? Could you offer any pointers? Thanks - would really like to replicate what you've done here it's great!
Well, if you just need the TFT, I'm sure you could add that command you're talking about to your .bash_profile script. If you're trying to use both TFT & HDMI, it sounds like you're SOL. However, a quick google search reveals that there might be a fix for this: forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=238060. By the way, the video looper is still just using Raspberry Pi OS but with some python scripts and without a desktop GUI. I would look deeper into videolooper.de/ for how best to configure it.