Editing /boot/config.txt

[timmoore46]

I log in to Raspbian and 'startx'

wake up leafpad and load /boot/config.txt

change it and.....

it won't save cos I've not got the permissions.

How to I get to be the SU / admin/ Sudo here?

feeling credibly dumb here !



An embarrassed,

Tim

[Jim JKla]

put your SD in a windows card reader config.txt is in the only part of the SD you can access fron windows

[rurwin]

The quickest way is probably to start a terminal and type:

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sudo leafpad /boot/config.txt

The more streamlined approach would be to create a shortcut icon or menu entry that started "gksudo leafpad", but I don't know how to do that in LXDE. (Someone will probably pop up and tell us.)

[timmoore46]

Many thanks both !

I'll try the Bash approach first !



Tim

Update:- it worked !

[bredman]

For full instructions to edit this file, see the wiki
http://elinux.org/R-Pi_ConfigurationFile

[redhawk]

Since the boot partition is fat32 you only have to stick the SD Card into a memory card and open config.txt in Windows or Mac or Linux or any other OS that supports fat32.

Richard S.

[Neda behrouzi]

Hi Everyone,
I purchased a License VC-1, received the key, insert the SD into my computer ( windows), found the config.txt file.
But I do not know how to insert the :decode_WVC1=0x....... There is already a default mentioning : decode_WVC1=0x00000.
I do not know whether I have to edit this existing default or add another command ( which I do not know how?). I am not professional in these things. would anyone please help me by describing in detail what exactly I have to do?

Thanks.

[A1i2T3R]

in the terminal type:

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sudo nano /boot/config.txt

you can do this with ssh if you want to copy and paste.

[drgeoff]

Hi Everyone,
I purchased a License VC-1, received the key, insert the SD into my computer ( windows), found the config.txt file.
But I do not know how to insert the :decode_WVC1=0x....... There is already a default mentioning : decode_WVC1=0x00000.
I do not know whether I have to edit this existing default or add another command ( which I do not know how?). I am not professional in these things. would anyone please help me by describing in detail what exactly I have to do?

Thanks.

Replace the 0x00000 number with your licence key. And if there is a '#' at the start of that line, delete the '#'.