The Screen is an integral part of the Raspberry Pi setup. A screen is usually connected via the HDMI or Composite RCA ports, though it may be connected via the use of SSH. Do not use this tag for the terminal multiplexer gnu screen.
Questions tagged [screen]
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Installing Raspbian from NOOBS without display
I am trying to install Raspbian from NOOBS, but I have no other screen/keyboard available than my laptop screen/keyboard. I find enough information about using a laptop screen/keyboard for a Pi, but then you already need to have an OS installed. But…
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How to set up Raspberry Pi without a monitor?
I recently bought a Raspberry Pi, type B model. I want to set it up directly to my laptop screen, without any other monitor. I have not set it up yet. How do I connect my laptop's screen as the Raspberry Pi's display?
I do not want to buy an HDMI…
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Connect Pi to an old laptop screen
I recently received my Pi in the post and I'm now trying to think what to use it for.
I have had a look around and I quite like the idea of attaching a screen to it and using it as an RSS Reader/News updates etc.
The question I have is this, I have…
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Disable screen blanking in X-Windows on Raspbian
We intend to use a RPi at work to drive a status display panel - it will show our project's bug status and a few other statistics of vital importance.
I've been trying stop the screen-saver from blanking the screen with no luck. I've used the…
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What qualities should I look for in a small, 7" or 10" monitor?
Hi,
which small small and portable monitors would you suggest to combine with Raspberry Pi.
As Raspberry Pi is part of huge range of different project please suggest which would be best in each of these categories.
Home PC
Smart home touch screen…
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Use cellphone screen as monitor
This question is different from (Connect Pi to an old laptop screen) because I will use a cellphone and not a laptop.
Would the Raspberry Pi support a LCD screen that is taken out of a cellphone?
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Which small displays have been confirmed to work?
Which small (7-10") displays have been confirmed to work with the Raspberry Pi?
Also, what should I consider when looking to buy one of these displays or trying to integrate one with my Raspberry Pi?
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Is there a way increase text size in Raspbian?
Abandoned post by Unregistered user.
I am currently running a Raspberry Pi on a television and the text size is too small to read. So I was wondering if there is a way to resize the text.
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How can I blank the screen from the command line over SSH?
This is the same question as this but for Raspberry Pi 3 / Raspbian.
I need a way to show black screen by running command in console by
using SSH connection. Monitor should not go to standby I just need a
black screen to hide everything that is…
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Mysterious RPi wifi problem -- No wireless interfaces found
Alright, I have been unable to find a solution to this problem anywhere else online, so please bear with me:
I have a new Raspberry Pi Model 2B which came with a wifi dongle (Ralink RT5370) and when I fired it up with the pre-installed Raspbian,…
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Driving a 15 KHz RGB monitor
I'm interested in the prospect of using a RP to run MAME in a real arcade cabinet.
The easy way is to replace the cabinet's monitor. However I'd really like the authenticity of keeping the original 15Khz RGB monitor.
Does anyone have any suggestions…
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Wake console screen with SSH
Avoiding installing anything or rebooting, how can I "wake" the TTY1 display via SSH? None of the suggestions (Stopping Raspberry Pi display sleep) worked on my running Pi.
From what I have read trying to get an answer, these would work if I…
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Can I use the screen/keyboard of a laptop with the Pi?
I have a very old, not very fast laptop. (The screen and keyboard work well, but the hard drive is dying and the RAM's getting slow). The other day an idea struck me: could I use the screen/keyboard of the laptop with the Pi?
I am mainly looking to…
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Raspberry Pi Frozen
Hi my Raspberry Pi has frozen, and I am not sure what is the safest way to restart/shut down without doing any damage.
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What could cause a failure to display anything on the HDMI output?
Occasionally, when I power up my friendly RPi, the screen stays blank as if there is no output from the HDMI. I can still ssh to the device, so it is working.
Can anyone suggest reasons why it may be happening and how to fix it?
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