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Does anyone know if it is possible to force the Pi/Pi2 to reload config.txt and apply those settings without rebooting?

If there is an easier way to rotate the screen output without rebooting, I'm open to that, but I would rather have the ability to reload the whole config.txt so I can change overclock, overscan, and resolution while running.

KV4LQ wrote:Does anyone know if it is possible to force the Pi/Pi2 to reload config.txt and apply those settings without rebooting?

It's not possible. Config.txt is the configuration for the GPU which is alive and running before the ARM processor gets booted.

The only interface we've got for the GPU is the tvservice command and it doesn't have any override for screen rotation.

You can use a combination of tvservice and fbset/xrefresh to change the resolution while running. There is also a program somewhere here (I'll look for it in a minuet*) that can get and set the overscan values.

I don't think there is a way to change the overclock while running - yet...

*Finished dancing now

Here's something for the overscan https://github.com/ukscone/set_overscan ... verscan.sh

rpdom wrote:Here's something for the overscan https://github.com/ukscone/set_overscan ... verscan.sh

I think popcornmix's fork is the one to use now ... https://github.com/popcornmix/set_overscan

AndyD wrote:I think popcornmix's fork is the one to use now ... https://github.com/popcornmix/set_overscan

Thanks, I'll take a look at that one

OK, but is there any way to change the screen rotation? That's my main goal...

KV4LQ wrote:OK, but is there any way to change the screen rotation? That's my main goal...

NO. Not without a reboot.

DougieLawson wrote:

KV4LQ wrote:OK, but is there any way to change the screen rotation? That's my main goal...

NO. Not without a reboot.

Thanks for the quick and easy answer.