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Terminal command line on Portsdown 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:50 pm
by g3yjr
I want to experiment with another bit of software on the RasPi3 without deleting Portsdown.
How do I drop out of Portsdown to the terminal command line and alternatively, how do I stop Portsdown launching automatically?
Then, how do I launch Portsdown from the terminal command line?
Graham
Re: Terminal command line on Portsdown 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:53 pm
by g0mjw
Press escape a few times, or CTRL+C but why not just use a different SD card for the other application?
Re: Terminal command line on Portsdown 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 6:35 pm
by G8GKQ
Hi Graham
When you ssh into a Portsdown 2020 (on an RPi3) you will get the ssh console menu. Select Shutdown, Exit to Linux, and all the Portsdown processes will stop.
To get it running again on the touchscreen, type gui and press enter.
You can set the Portsdown to simply boot to the command prompt (not Portsdown) by using the Autostart menu. If you need to get the menu up from the command prompt, simply type menu and press enter.
Dave
Re: Terminal command line on Portsdown 2020
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:02 pm
by g3yjr
Thanks for the info Mike & Dave. I'm trying to avoid swapping the memory card.
Thanks for the tip about 'gui' Dave. I'll try that.
73 Graham