- Enter the command in the terminal to bring up config.txt.
- sudo nano /boot/config.txt
- Uncomment the section on the screen resolution to set the size manually.
- #console-width=1024
- #console-height=700
- Reboot the pi.
- Further information can be found here.
Rpi setup
Setting date and time in Pi
First to configure the timezone
- Enter the command:
- sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
- Link for more explanation.
Configuring time:
- If time differs from the current time by a significant amount, need to set manually by using the command:
- sudo date -s “Thu Aug 9 21:31:26 UTC 2012”
- Configure the NTP to sync the time (require internet connection)
- Enter the command to edit the NTP config
- sudo nano /etc/ntp.conf
- Visit the NTP website to select list of server near the region
- Restart the daemon:
- sudo /etc/init.d/ntp restart
- For information, see the link
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