pi 2 with 7" pi display issue

[myblackhatch]

Hello everyone.

I will start by saying that yes, I am new to pi / programming /code etc. I purchased this setup to start educating myself and blink a few light bulbs and learn some Linux.

I am having an issue with the orientation of the screen. I purchased the Adafruit case for my pi and I just cannot seem to get the screen to flip orientation.

I tried lcd_rotate=2 in the config.txt file. No luck

steps I take.
log into pi with user and password
sudo nano /boot/config.txt
editor opens file and I wrote
lcd_rotate=2 - at the very bottom and in different locations in the file (not all at the same time)
Ctrl O
Enter
Ctrl X
Sudo reboot

I tried =1 =0 etc.. - looking for any change at all (got nothing)
I did it from the command line and from the terminal using start x then the terminal.
Not sure what I am going wrong.

also, I updated rpi-update and apt-get update multiple times. My google and forum search results have not gotten me anywhere yet.

Thank you for any help

[DirkS]

Which screen? Is it the 'official' Pi screen (https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/ra ... h-display/)?

[myblackhatch]

That is correct. It is the official rasp pi foundation 7" screen. Purchased from element14.

[scotty101]

Are you using NOOBS?

It has a different config file. Should be editable from the boot menu.

[myblackhatch]

Yes, I am running noobs. I purchased the pi as the maker starter kit. It came with noobs already setup on the sd card.

How do I go about finding this file to edit it?

I really appreciate the help.

[myblackhatch]

So, I was able to get the screen to finally flip but I had to ditch the noobs file and do a fresh install without the noobs file. The screen seems to react better without the noobs file aswell. I am a little disappointed I was not able to to figure out how to make it work. I'm still interested if someone is willing to help me figure it out.