extra

Xorg Configs

10-robopeak.conf

This is a basic configuration file which sets the USB display as the default X display when you run startx.

Copy the configuration into /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/

sudo cp ./extra/10-robopeak.conf /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/

10-dualdisplay.conf

This configuration uses /dev/fb0 and /dev/fb1 as two displays, creating a separate desktop for each of them.

If you're using the official Raspberry Pi 7" Touch Screen you can use the rpi-dfrobot-touch.sh script to change the touch settings so that each screen works independently with its own touch input. Note: You can't touch them both at the same time!

Command-Line/Console To USB Display

To get the Pi console output onto the USB display, you should edit /boot/cmdline.txt;

sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt

And add the following to the end of the long string you see in this file:

fbcon=font:ProFont6x11 fbcon=map:1

Your X desktop will stil start up as normal on your main display. If you want to switch your keyboard input onto the virtual console on you USB display, press ctrl+alt+f1 and if you want to switch back to your X desktop press ctrl+alt+f7