PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

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correyasa22
 
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PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by correyasa22 »

I'm new to Adafruit and I have a Pitft 3.5 Touchscreen. I was following the easy-install directions and I was able input most of the commands, but when I got to this command:

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sudo adafruit-pitft-helper -t 35r
it says that the command is not found and the screen is still white. Please help me because I couldn't fix it.
-Thank You, Sandra.

I'm stuck on this page of the tutorial:
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pit ... l?view=all

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by adafruit_support_mike »

What version of Raspbian are you using?

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by correyasa22 »

I have a Raspberry Pi 2 and its Version 4.1 of Raspbian or Raspbian Jessie.

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by adafruit_support_mike »

Thank you. We know the installer works with Raspbian, so let's see if we can find where things are going amiss.

Try running the following commands again and post the output here (between CODE tags please):

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curl -SLs https://apt.adafruit.com/add-pin | sudo bash
sudo apt-get install -y raspberrypi-bootloader adafruit-pitft-helper raspberrypi-kernel

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by correyasa22 »

Here it is:

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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ curl -SLs https://apt.adafruit.com/add-pin | sudo bash
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         /mMMMMMMMMMNy+-./MMMMMMy:....oMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNo.
           :ymMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNy//oymMMMMMMMMMMMMMNy:
              .yMMMMMMMms:oMMNhNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNh/`
            .yMMMMMMMN/  .dMMy `sMMMMMMMMMMMNmy/`
           /NMMMMMMMM:`-sMMMMM:  sMMMMMMs-..`
          -NMMMMMMMMMNNMMMMMMMMs./MMMMMMMh`
          mMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMs
         sMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMhMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN
        :MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN+ hMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN.
       `dMMMMMMMMMMMMNh/`  `hMMMMMMMMMMMMMN.
       /MMMMMMMMmhs+-        /dMMMMMMMMMMMN.
       .hmdys/-                -sNMMMMMMMMN.
                                 `:hNMMMMMN.
                                    `+dMMMN`
                                       ./+-

  adding apt.adafruit.com to /etc/apt/sources.list

adafruit repo already added to apt sources
/etc/apt/preferences.d/adafruit already exists - leaving alone
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie InRelease
Hit http://apt.adafruit.com jessie InRelease  
Hit http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie InRelease
Hit http://apt.adafruit.com jessie/main armhf Packages                         
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/main armhf Packages       
Hit http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/main armhf Packages                  
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/contrib armhf Packages           
Ign http://apt.adafruit.com jessie/main Translation-en_US                      
Ign http://apt.adafruit.com jessie/main Translation-en                         
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/non-free armhf Packages          
Hit http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/ui armhf Packages                    
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/rpi armhf Packages               
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/main Translation-en_US               
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/main Translation-en      
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/ui Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/ui Translation-en
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/contrib Translation-en_US        
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/contrib Translation-en           
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/main Translation-en_US           
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/main Translation-en              
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/non-free Translation-en_US       
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/non-free Translation-en          
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/rpi Translation-en_US            
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/rpi Translation-en               
Reading package lists... Done                                                  
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt-get install -y raspberrypi-bootloader adafruit-pitft-helper raspberrypi-kernel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
raspberrypi-bootloader is already the newest version.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  evemu-tools evtest fbi ghostscript kpartx libevemu1 libgs9 libgs9-common
  libijs-0.35 libjbig2dec0 libpaper-utils libpaper1 libts-0.0-0 libts-bin
  tsconf
Suggested packages:
  imagemagick ghostscript-x
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  adafruit-pitft-helper evemu-tools evtest fbi ghostscript kpartx libevemu1
  libgs9 libgs9-common libijs-0.35 libjbig2dec0 libpaper-utils libpaper1
  libts-0.0-0 libts-bin tsconf
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
  raspberrypi-kernel
0 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 194 not upgraded.
Need to get 55.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 109 MB of additional disk space will be used.
E: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by adafruit_support_mike »

It looks like the kernel you're starting from is newer than the one that needs to be installed, and `apt-get` wants confirmation on that.

Try running the command this way:

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sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes raspberrypi-bootloader adafruit-pitft-helper raspberrypi-kernel

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by correyasa22 »

So I inputed the new code and it worked:

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                                 .`
                              -dMMs
                             +MMMMMo
                           .dMMMMMMN-
                          +NMMMMMMMMd`
                        `hMMMMMMMMMMMo
                       -mMMMMMMMMMMMMN.
                       dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMo
  :hmmmmmmmmmmmmdhs/. `MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMh
  sMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMd+NMMMMMMMMMMMMMM+
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              .yMMMMMMMms:oMMNhNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNh/`
            .yMMMMMMMN/  .dMMy `sMMMMMMMMMMMNmy/`
           /NMMMMMMMM:`-sMMMMM:  sMMMMMMs-..`
          -NMMMMMMMMMNNMMMMMMMMs./MMMMMMMh`
          mMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMs
         sMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMhMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN
        :MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN+ hMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN.
       `dMMMMMMMMMMMMNh/`  `hMMMMMMMMMMMMMN.
       /MMMMMMMMmhs+-        /dMMMMMMMMMMMN.
       .hmdys/-                -sNMMMMMMMMN.
                                 `:hNMMMMMN.
                                    `+dMMMN`
                                       ./+-

  adding apt.adafruit.com to /etc/apt/sources.list

adafruit repo already added to apt sources
/etc/apt/preferences.d/adafruit already exists - leaving alone
Hit http://apt.adafruit.com jessie InRelease
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie InRelease                        
Hit http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie InRelease                    
Hit http://apt.adafruit.com jessie/main armhf Packages
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/main armhf Packages              
Ign http://apt.adafruit.com jessie/main Translation-en_US                      
Ign http://apt.adafruit.com jessie/main Translation-en                         
Hit http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/main armhf Packages                  
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/contrib armhf Packages           
Hit http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/ui armhf Packages                
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/non-free armhf Packages          
Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/rpi armhf Packages               
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/main Translation-en_US               
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/main Translation-en      
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/ui Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/ui Translation-en
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/contrib Translation-en_US        
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/contrib Translation-en           
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/main Translation-en_US           
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/main Translation-en              
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/non-free Translation-en_US       
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/non-free Translation-en          
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/rpi Translation-en_US            
Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie/rpi Translation-en               
Reading package lists... Done                                                  
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt-get install -y raspberrypi-bootloader adafruit-pitft-helper raspberrypi-kernel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
raspberrypi-bootloader is already the newest version.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  evemu-tools evtest fbi ghostscript kpartx libevemu1 libgs9 libgs9-common
  libijs-0.35 libjbig2dec0 libpaper-utils libpaper1 libts-0.0-0 libts-bin
  tsconf
Suggested packages:
  imagemagick ghostscript-x
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  adafruit-pitft-helper evemu-tools evtest fbi ghostscript kpartx libevemu1
  libgs9 libgs9-common libijs-0.35 libjbig2dec0 libpaper-utils libpaper1
  libts-0.0-0 libts-bin tsconf
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
  raspberrypi-kernel
0 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 194 not upgraded.
Need to get 55.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 109 MB of additional disk space will be used.
E: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes raspberrypi-bootloader adafruit-pitft-helper raspberrypi-kernel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
raspberrypi-bootloader is already the newest version.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  evemu-tools evtest fbi ghostscript kpartx libevemu1 libgs9 libgs9-common
  libijs-0.35 libjbig2dec0 libpaper-utils libpaper1 libts-0.0-0 libts-bin
  tsconf
Suggested packages:
  imagemagick ghostscript-x
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  adafruit-pitft-helper evemu-tools evtest fbi ghostscript kpartx libevemu1
  libgs9 libgs9-common libijs-0.35 libjbig2dec0 libpaper-utils libpaper1
  libts-0.0-0 libts-bin tsconf
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
  raspberrypi-kernel
0 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 194 not upgraded.
Need to get 55.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 109 MB of additional disk space will be used.
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Get:16 http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ jessie/main evtest armhf 1:1.32-1 [12.4 kB]
Get:17 http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ jessie/main kpartx armhf 0.5.0-6+deb8u2 [31.7 kB]
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Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/hy28b.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/hy28b.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/i2c-gpio.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/i2c-gpio.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/i2c-mux.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/i2c-mux.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/i2c-pwm-pca9685a.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/i2c-pwm-pca9685a.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/i2c-rtc.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/i2c-rtc.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/i2c0-bcm2708.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/i2c0-bcm2708.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/i2c1-bcm2708.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/i2c1-bcm2708.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/i2s-gpio28-31.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/i2s-gpio28-31.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/i2s-mmap.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/i2s-mmap.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/iqaudio-dac.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/iqaudio-dac.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/iqaudio-dacplus.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/iqaudio-dacplus.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/iqaudio-digi-wm8804-audio.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/iqaudio-digi-wm8804-audio.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/justboom-dac.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/justboom-dac.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/justboom-digi.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/justboom-digi.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/lirc-rpi.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/lirc-rpi.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/mcp23017.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/mcp23017.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/mcp23s17.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/mcp23s17.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/mcp2515-can0.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/mcp2515-can0.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/mcp2515-can1.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/mcp2515-can1.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/mmc.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/mmc.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/mz61581.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/mz61581.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pi3-act-led.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pi3-act-led.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pi3-disable-bt.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pi3-disable-bt.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pi3-miniuart-bt.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pi3-miniuart-bt.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/piscreen.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/piscreen.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/piscreen2r.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/piscreen2r.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pisound.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pisound.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pitft22.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pitft22.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pitft28-capacitive.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pitft28-capacitive.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pitft28-resistive.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pitft28-resistive.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pitft28c.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pitft28c.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pitft35-resistive.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pitft35-resistive.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pps-gpio.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pps-gpio.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pwm-2chan.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pwm-2chan.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/pwm.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/pwm.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/qca7000.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/qca7000.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/raspidac3.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/raspidac3.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/rpi-backlight.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/rpi-backlight.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/rpi-dac.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/rpi-dac.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/rpi-display.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/rpi-display.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/rpi-ft5406.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/rpi-ft5406.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/rpi-proto.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/rpi-proto.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/rpi-sense.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/rpi-sense.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/rra-digidac1-wm8741-audio.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/rra-digidac1-wm8741-audio.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/sc16is750-i2c.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/sc16is750-i2c.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/sc16is752-spi1.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/sc16is752-spi1.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/sdhost.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/sdhost.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/sdio-1bit.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/sdio-1bit.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/sdio.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/sdio.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/sdtweak.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/sdtweak.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/smi-dev.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/smi-dev.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/smi-nand.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/smi-nand.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/smi.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/smi.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/spi-gpio35-39.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/spi-gpio35-39.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/spi-rtc.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/spi-rtc.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/spi0-hw-cs.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/spi0-hw-cs.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/spi1-1cs.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/spi1-1cs.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/spi1-2cs.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/spi1-2cs.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/spi1-3cs.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/spi1-3cs.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/spi2-1cs.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/spi2-1cs.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/spi2-2cs.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/spi2-2cs.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/spi2-3cs.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/spi2-3cs.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/tinylcd35.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/tinylcd35.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/uart1.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/uart1.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/vc4-fkms-v3d.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/vc4-fkms-v3d.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/vga666.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/vga666.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/w1-gpio-pullup.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/w1-gpio-pullup.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/w1-gpio.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/w1-gpio.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Adding 'diversion of /boot/overlays/wittypi.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/wittypi.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Unpacking raspberrypi-kernel (1.20161101-1) over (1.20170215-1) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.48+ /boot/kernel.img
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.48-v7+ /boot/kernel7.img
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
/usr/bin/mandb: can't create index cache /var/cache/man/fsstnd/3266: No such file or directory
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58) ...
Setting up libevemu1:armhf (1.2.0-2) ...
Setting up libijs-0.35:armhf (0.35-10) ...
Setting up libpaper1:armhf (1.1.24+nmu4) ...

Creating config file /etc/papersize with new version
Setting up tsconf (1.0-12) ...
Setting up libts-0.0-0:armhf (1.0-12) ...
Setting up evemu-tools (1.2.0-2) ...
Setting up libjbig2dec0 (0.13-4~deb8u2) ...
Setting up libgs9-common (9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u6) ...
Setting up libgs9 (9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u6) ...
Setting up ghostscript (9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u6) ...
Setting up fbi (2.09-1) ...
Setting up libpaper-utils (1.1.24+nmu4) ...
Setting up libts-bin (1.0-12) ...
Setting up evtest (1:1.32-1) ...
Setting up kpartx (0.5.0-6+deb8u2) ...
Setting up adafruit-pitft-helper (0.8.3-1) ...
Setting up raspberrypi-kernel (1.20161101-1) ...
Removing 'diversion of /boot/bcm2708-rpi-b-plus.dtb to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/bcm2708-rpi-b-plus.dtb by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot/bcm2708-rpi-b.dtb to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/bcm2708-rpi-b.dtb by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot/bcm2708-rpi-cm.dtb to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/bcm2708-rpi-cm.dtb by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot/bcm2709-rpi-2-b.dtb to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/bcm2709-rpi-2-b.dtb by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot/bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot/bcm2710-rpi-cm3.dtb to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/bcm2710-rpi-cm3.dtb by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot
















































































































ck/overlays/vc4-kms-v3d.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot/overlays/vga666.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/vga666.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot/overlays/w1-gpio-pullup.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/w1-gpio-pullup.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot/overlays/w1-gpio.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/w1-gpio.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
Removing 'diversion of /boot/overlays/wittypi.dtbo to /usr/share/rpikernelhack/overlays/wittypi.dtbo by rpikernelhack'
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.4.26+ /boot/kernel.img
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.26+ /boot/kernel.img
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.4.26-v7+ /boot/kernel7.img
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.26-v7+ /boot/kernel7.img
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-18+deb8u7) ...
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo adafruit-pitft-helper -t 35r
Type = 35r
[PITFT] Checking init system...
Found systemd
/boot is mounted
[PITFT] Updating X11 default calibration...
[PITFT] Updating X11 setup tweaks...
Moving /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-fbturbo.conf to /home/pi
Adding 'export FRAMEBUFFER=/dev/fb1'
[PITFT] Updating TSLib default calibration...
[PITFT] Updating SysFS rules for Touchscreen...
Would you like the console to appear on the PiTFT display? [y/n] 
I have a few more question and its:
What exactly is the console and why is it asking if I would like it to appear on PiTFT display? Moreover, what exactly does the console do to the display if I say yes or no?

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by adafruit_support_mike »

The 'console' is highest-authority input/output channel a Unix system has. Back when mainframes the size of a small building roamed the Earth, the console was the a keyboard and display (or teletype) wired to a special port in the computer.

These days it's where all the system error/alert messages go.. if someone gets their password wrong logging in, the system prints a message to the console.

Having a display dedicated to the console is still handy for controlling a computer in general, but is mostly a nuisance if you just want to log in and do stuff. The OS keeps pumping out messages at random times, even while you're typing.

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by correyasa22 »

Unfortunately, my Raspberry Pi wouldn't turn on because of the sd card and I had to buy a new one and get Raspbian again. Then I tried to easy install the image again, but the code isn't working again. I inputted the last command:

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sudo adafruit-pitft-helper -t 35r


and its saying that the command can't be found again.

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by correyasa22 »

Here is the code I inputted:

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curl -SLs https://apt.adafruit.com/add-pin | sudo bash
                                 .`
                              -dMMs
                             +MMMMMo
                           .dMMMMMMN-
                          +NMMMMMMMMd`
                        `hMMMMMMMMMMMo
                       -mMMMMMMMMMMMMN.
                       dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMo
  :hmmmmmmmmmmmmdhs/. `MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMh
  sMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMd+NMMMMMMMMMMMMMM+
   /NMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMs+NMMMMMm/+syyyso/-`
    `hMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMo  hMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNhs+:.
      /NMMMMMMMMMMMNmmNMMMMN. `mMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNh-
       .hMMMMMMMMMMh` `-sNMMs-hMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM+
         /mMMMMMMMMMNy+-./MMMMMMy:....oMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNo.
           :ymMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNy//oymMMMMMMMMMMMMMNy:
              .yMMMMMMMms:oMMNhNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNh/`
            .yMMMMMMMN/  .dMMy `sMMMMMMMMMMMNmy/`
           /NMMMMMMMM:`-sMMMMM:  sMMMMMMs-..`
          -NMMMMMMMMMNNMMMMMMMMs./MMMMMMMh`
          mMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMs
         sMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMhMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN
        :MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN+ hMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN.
       `dMMMMMMMMMMMMNh/`  `hMMMMMMMMMMMMMN.
       /MMMMMMMMmhs+-        /dMMMMMMMMMMMN.
       .hmdys/-                -sNMMMMMMMMN.
                                 `:hNMMMMMN.
                                    `+dMMMN`
                                       ./+-

  adding apt.adafruit.com to /etc/apt/sources.list

OK
pinning apt.adafruit.com origin
edit /etc/apt/preferences.d/adafruit to change
Get:1 http://apt.adafruit.com/raspbian wheezy InRelease [2,093 B]
Get:2 http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian stretch InRelease [15.0 kB]  
Get:3 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch InRelease [25.3 kB]        
Ign:1 http://apt.adafruit.com/raspbian wheezy InRelease        
Get:4 http://apt.adafruit.com/raspbian wheezy/main armhf Packages [6,091 B]
Get:5 http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian stretch/main armhf Packages [11.7 MB]
Get:6 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch/main armhf Packages [127 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch/ui armhf Packages [28.0 kB]
Get:8 http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian stretch/contrib armhf Packages [56.8 kB]
Get:9 http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian stretch/non-free armhf Packages [95.2 kB]
Fetched 12.0 MB in 29s (408 kB/s)                                              
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://apt.adafruit.com/raspbian wheezy InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: 58A1FE78D61C7C13E28B92A7C24E6D5378661FA5
W: The repository 'http://apt.adafruit.com/raspbian wheezy InRelease' is not signed.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt-get install -y raspberrypi-bootloader adafruit-pitft-helper raspberrypi-kernel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
raspberrypi-kernel is already the newest version (1.20171029-1).
raspberrypi-kernel set to manually installed.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 raspberrypi-kernel : Breaks: raspberrypi-bootloader (< 1.20160324-1)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes raspberrypi-bootloader adafruit-pitft-helper raspberrypi-kernel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
raspberrypi-kernel is already the newest version (1.20171029-1).
raspberrypi-kernel set to manually installed.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 raspberrypi-kernel : Breaks: raspberrypi-bootloader (< 1.20160324-1)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo adafruit-pitft-helper -t 35r
sudo: adafruit-pitft-helper: command not found

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by adafruit_support_mike »

Okay, that's a security issue related to the repository, and I know we've dealt with that.

Try the instructions from this post:

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=54246&start=15#p630193

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by correyasa22 »

So do I input the code from this instead:
adafruit2 wrote:we spent a bunch of time and fixed a lot of stuff and made it faster too!
try this on a fresh stretch (don't install our kernel) :)

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# cd ~
# wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/Adafruit-PiTFT-Helper/master/adafruit-pitft-helper2.sh
# chmod +x adafruit-pitft-helper2.sh
# sudo ./adafruit-pitft-helper2.sh
and if I do, what exactly am I supposed to do if I am not installing the kernel. Do I input this code in first or do I input the code for the easy install first? Please clarify the exact steps I should take because I am clueless about a lot of the code and I don't want to make a careless mistake while trying to make the screen work.

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by adafruit_support_mike »

No worries.. there are a lot of moving pieces, and it takes a while to get familiar with them.

Download a fresh copy of Raspbian stretch from here:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/

Use the installation instructions linked from that page to write the image to an SD card:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... /README.md

Use the instructions from this tutorial to do the RasPi's first-time configuration:

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-ra ... figuration

Then enter the commands you quoted above.

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

Post by correyasa22 »

Here is what I got, but I keep getting the same thing back each time I put in the command.

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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo # cd ~
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
            [command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host]
            [-p prompt] [-u user] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
            prompt] [-u user] file ...
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo # wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/Adafruit-PiTFT-Helper/master/adafruit-pitft-helper2.sh
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
            [command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host]
            [-p prompt] [-u user] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
            prompt] [-u user] file ...
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo # chmod +x adafruit-pitft-helper2.sh
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
            [command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host]
            [-p prompt] [-u user] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
            prompt] [-u user] file ...
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo # sudo ./adafruit-pitft-helper2.sh
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
            [command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host]
            [-p prompt] [-u user] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p
            prompt] [-u user] file ...

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Re: PITFT 3.5 Touchscreen Not Working

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The '#' character tells the command line to ignore everything after it on the line.

Remove the 'sudo #' part at the beginning of each line, and just use the part after the hashmark.

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