The image contained in the zip was dated August 2014, FWIW. I returned the displays to the brick and mortar store from where I bought them--they're not worth the hassle. I'll go with a better-documented brand. However, since I did start an email support request, I'll post their response here, so oth...

I emailed Sainsmart support yesterday. In the meantime...

I found the image in the Amazon Product Description.

However, that image yields a rainbow screen on the composite video and a blank LCD.

Hi Paul,

That product page has a doc and a zip. The doc suggests that the zip contains an IMAGE directory, but there's no such directory or image in it.

Dougie, I'll try my luck with Sainsmart support.

Thanks,
Jamie

Latest failures: No fbtft references in /etc/modules: pi@raspberrypi ~ $ dmesg > before.txt pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo modprobe fbtft_device name=adafruit28 rotate=90 pi@raspberrypi ~ $ dmesg > after.txt pi@raspberrypi ~ $ diff before.txt after.txt 221a222,239 > [ 110.276489] fbtft: module is from the ...

According to these Debian instructions, I gather I would need to remove the "options" part, and put this in my /etc/modules file, yielding:

/etc/modules: I'm not home, so I can't try it yet, but does that seem right?

I had an extra underscore, which I just fixed. Now /etc/modules is: pi@raspberrypi ~ $ cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. # ...

Thanks again, Dougie, Still no luck, though: I'm getting the same behavior as before. (X starts on the composite video out but not on the 3.2" display.) Adding module permanently, attempting to start X on the LCD, and then halting: pi@raspberrypi ~ $ echo "fbtft__device name=sainsmart32" | sudo tee ...

Hi Dougie, Thanks a lot for the response. The following commands are my attempts at following your instructions (and those in the links you provided): pi@raspberrypi ~ $ dmesg > before.txt pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo modprobe fbtft_device name=sainsmart32 pi@raspberrypi ~ $ dmesg > after.txt pi@raspberr...

Hi Folks, My son's got a Raspberry Pi B v2 (000e) and just got a SainSmart 3.2" TFT LCD for Raspberry Pi (http://www.sainsmart.com/sainsmart-3-2-tft-lcd-module-320-240-touch-screen-display-for-raspberry-pi.html). I'm okay with Linux, but we're both completely new to Raspberry Pi. Is there a way to g...