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I recently made a mini portable computer with my raspberry pi 2, using this display: https://www.adafruit.com/products/2423 It's all set up and works well, however it would be good if I could occasionally switch to a larger display for some tasks through the HDMI. I am not interested in having both screens working at the same time. What is the easiest possible way to switch between displays? I am running Kali 2.0.1 for raspberry pi 2.

Thanks, Tom

Tom
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I've been searching for the same. Here's the only thing I've come up with:

First you need to know my hardware configuration:

  • I power the unit by using the Raspberry Pi's power input -- not the power input to the screen.
  • I power the screen with the GPIO jumpers.

When I want to use the HDMI monitor, I pull the +5 jumper off the Pi.

When I want to use the touchscreen, I reattached the +5 jumper to the Pi.

It is a bit kludgey.... but it works.

Dan H
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It's easy if you use the external supply via USB for the screen. Just leave the connector inside and disconnect at the supply side.

user59056
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