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KYkid85
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Cannot save config.txt file

Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:23 pm

So I noticed that i was overclocking by 100MHz
Went to File manager/boot/config.txt and changed to 700MHz but i would not save
Just said "Can't Open file to write" Is this normal?

I ended up sudo reboot then hit shift during startup and (e) then changed it manually from there. But in the future i want to know if I can change it without having to reboot.

-thanks
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Re: Cannot save config.txt file

Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:42 pm

You need to be root to update that file. Open an LXTerminal window and use sudo nano /boot/config.txt to edit it.
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Re: Cannot save config.txt file

Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:31 pm

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sudo nano /boot/config.txt
To save 'Ctrl' key and 'x' at same time, then 'y', then 'enter'. then reboot to enable changes (you can also edit txt file with a txt editor).
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