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GeistInTheBASH
GeistInTheBASH

Reputation: 107

Can't rotate (Default) screen on Raspberry Pi3 running Manjaro with X11

I’m running the latest version of Manjaro ARM i3 on a Raspberry Pi3 (Image: Raspberry Pi 4 I3 20.10). I can’t for the love of me get the screen to rotate. I recently switched from Manjaro Wayland to this version because of Synergy support.

What I tried:

I’m running the Stock version with no extra software. Any tips on how to get the screen to rotate?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4025

Answers (2)

GeistInTheBASH
GeistInTheBASH

Reputation: 107

I eventually found a even better solution thanks to the user BashCrash over at the Manjaro Forum

The steps are as followed (with vc4-fkms-v3d enabled in the /boot/config.txt):

  • Boot into Manjaro i3
  • Open a terminal
  • Go to to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d (cd /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d)
  • Move the file 99-fbturbo.conf.d with mv 99-fbturbo.conf.d 99-fbturbo.conf.d.old
  • Reboot

After the reboot you xrandr should list the correct outputs (HDMI-1 in my case). You can then rotate the screen using:

xrandr --output HDMI-1 --rotate left

You can make this setting permanent by adding it to you .i3/config file. Add the following line:

exec xrandr --output HDMI-1 --rotate left

The trade off with the original method is that the screen will rotate after boot and login. More in depth explanation on potential trade-off's can be found here: https://forum.manjaro.org/t/i3-on-raspberry-pi-4-with-dual-monitors/20996/9

Upvotes: 2

GeistInTheBASH
GeistInTheBASH

Reputation: 107

I was able to solve this by disabling the vc4-fkms-v3d drivers. You can do this using the following steps:

  1. Open you config file at /boot/config.txt
  2. Using a #, comment out the line: vc4-fkms-v3d
  3. Add the rotation to the config like:
  • display_rotate=1 - for 90 degree rotation
  • display_rotate=2 - for 180 degree rotation
  • display_rotate=3 - for 270 degree rotation
  1. Reboot

Your screen should now be rotated. Please note that this disables the vc4-fkms-v3d video card drivers which could have other unforeseen effects. Also keep in mind that this is the case for a RPi3.

Upvotes: 3

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