Correct size for PADD on 2.8 display

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TrueGeek
 
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Correct size for PADD on 2.8 display

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I bought this kit:
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3974

It's working great but the PADD output doesn't fill the screen as nicely as in the photo on the product page. Does anyone know what setting AdaFruit used there?

I'm using the one from the tutorial:

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sudo python3 adafruit-pitft.py --display=28r --rotation=270 --install-type=console
And it leaves about 25% of the space empty at the bottom. Not a huge deal, but it'd be nice to have the text perfectly fit the display.

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Re: Correct size for PADD on 2.8 display

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Does it make a difference if you set the display to framebuffer copy instead of console?

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sudo python3 adafruit-pitft.py --display=28r --rotation=90 --install-type=fbcp
Can you post your /boot/config.txt please?

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Re: Correct size for PADD on 2.8 display

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No, that shows a GUI interface that says "Welcome to RasberryPi setup". I assume that's what I'd see if I plugged it into HDMI but I've never tried it. Kinda cool looking though.

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Re: Correct size for PADD on 2.8 display

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@TrueGeek,

The fbcp will boot to console or GUI based on your raspi-config preferences. If you were to stick with the fbcp setup and run raspi-config from the commands line you can for a console boot.

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Type sudo raspi-config and press Enter.
Arrow to Enable Boot to Desktop / Scratch and press Enter.
Highlight Console Text console, requiring login and press Enter.
Tab to <Finish> and press Enter.
Press Enter to reboot now <Yes>.

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