Sense-Hat - software problems

[geotek]

New Sense-Hat Software Setup problems
Installed new/clean Jessie software
When I go to -usr/src/sensehat-examples and run Python 3, i get an oSError message - i.e. can´t find board.
LEDs on Sense-Hat all come on and stay on.
When i go to RTIIMULIB folder I can run the programs in the folder, but when I try to start the sense-hat example programs they do not work but bring up OSError message.
What do i have to do to make this board work correctly?

Tom

[alphanumeric]

Are you sure your running Jessie and not Wheezy? I've noticed in Wheezy, the LED's come on and stay on. In Jessie they come on but then turn off again on boot up. Have you done a sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade yet?

[ShiftPlusOne]

Does it work if you add dtoverlay=rpi-sense to /boot/config.txt and reboot?

[geotek]

To:Shiftplusone

I definitely have the full version of Jessie installed.
You also asked if I added dtoverlay=rpi-sense?
I tried but it would not let me save the new config.txt file. Could not get access to change file.
I tried using the editor to add the new line but access was denied
**** How can I solve the above problem?****
Question - Do I have to do a RPI-update in order for the hat to work?
thanks
Tom

[DirkS]

You also asked if I added dtoverlay=rpi-sense?
I tried but it would not let me save the new config.txt file. Could not get access to change file.
I tried using the editor to add the new line but access was denied
**** How can I solve the above problem?****

From the command line (or LXTerminal use

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sudo nano /boot/config.txt

Make the changes, then save and close with <control-X> <ENTER> Y
Reboot the Pi after making this change.

Alternatively: put the SD card in another computer.
When you look at the contents of the card, you should see config.txt
Open the file in any decent editor (Windows Notepad will do fine), make the changes and save.

Question - Do I have to do a RPI-update in order for the hat to work?

No

[alphanumeric]

No you shouldn't have to do an update for the sense hat to work if you have the latest Jessie installed. Sense hat support was added to Jessie. Is the Jessie your using the latest version?

[geotek]

To: shiftplusone
I still cannot get the Sense-hat to work correctly with the (examples)python scripts.
I added the dtoverlay=rpi.sense to the config.txt file in the boot folder as per instruction.
When I boot the Raspberry, all the sense-hat LEDS stay on and never to off.
I run the sense-hat examples and still get the osError cannot find the sense-hat message as before.
Running clean new Jessie software on Raspberry 2 +

Life shouldn't be this difficult - getting this board to work!
I have never had this difficulty with any add-on board or other board/device.
Any other ideas
thanks in advance
Tom

[ShiftPlusOne]

To: shiftplusone
I still cannot get the Sense-hat to work correctly with the (examples)python scripts.
I added the dtoverlay=rpi.sense to the config.txt file in the boot folder as per instruction.
When I boot the Raspberry, all the sense-hat LEDS stay on and never to off.
I run the sense-hat examples and still get the osError cannot find the sense-hat message as before.
Running clean new Jessie software on Raspberry 2 +

That should be dtoverlay=rpi.sense, not dtoverlay=rpi-sense

Life shouldn't be this difficult - getting this board to work!
I have never had this difficulty with any add-on board or other board/device.

Absolutely! And it generally isn't. It should just work out of the box without having to make any changes.
I expect the config.txt line will fix it, but you should also be able to get it replaced with a unit that just works.