Black screen on start up. fixed by reboot [Solved]

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I have a pi 1 B based osmc set up just fine. except…

As its in a bedroom linked to tv, powerlines, xbox etc on the same 4 way gang, the lot is switched off when not in use.

When I switched it on, the tv, power line etc comes to life. I can see that the kodi has started up as the remote on the ipad is working. However the tv says no signal.

I then tell osmc/kodi to reboot via the ipad app and then osmc comes to life just fine.

Any ideas as to why I have to perform this reboot, or anyway to avoid it?

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Try this

http://kodi.wiki/view/Raspberry_Pi_FAQ#TV_is_not_detected_unless_powered_on_first

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THanks for the reply. that seems to be my issue.

is there another tutorial that actually explains what doing a sudo means? :slightly_smiling:

that wiki doesnt seem to have a full explanation and how to attached

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Do I assume correctly you want to know what it means to use sudo? sudo is a command that allows the “normal” user to execute commands as super user (root) Lifewire: Tech News, Reviews, Help & How-Tos

Maybe also check
Details how to access OSMC via command line locally or via ssh can be found here: Accessing the command line - General - OSMC
Here is a cheatsheet for how to navigate in a linux shell: Cheatsheets and Tutorials for users new to Linux based operating systems

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Perfect. awesome help.

Exactly what I was needing.

thanks again.

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sorry. more linux help needed.

ssh’s in ok using putty. ran the sudo command and created a edid.dat file in the root that I can see with the ls command.

i can change to the /boot directory using cd /boot and then a ls shows me loads of osmc files including config.txt.

so according to the other link i tried the linux command

cp edid.dat /boot

to copy the edid from root to the boot /but get

cannot create regular file. permission denied.

any tips. also, how do I edit the config.txt file in putty/linux?

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sudo cp edid.dat /boot

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rapid linux course here :slight_smile:

thanks yet again. Your help is very appreciated.

So managed to copy the edid.dat file to the /boot. ta.

Now looking at editing the config.txt file. google tells me to use

pico config.txt

it opens the file and I can make the changes. however, when I try and save, either as the same config,txt or as a new name I get permission denied.

tips please?

edit -

sudo pico config.txt

seems to work!

sudo is the answer to all my questions it seems - lol

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Everything that you do on /boot you have to do as as superuser so using sudo.
So either sudo pico /boot/config.txt or sudo nano /boot/config.txt

If you do a ls -lah /boot you will see the owner and the permission of the files on /boot.
They all belong to root and are only writeable by the owner

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Don’t forget there is an option in My OSMC -> Pi config to capture and install an EDID file for you without doing all this manually…

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There is… :flushed:

But I wouldn’t have had as much fun that way. lol

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WOW LOL… I totally forgot about that…

Sorry!

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BTW, is your actual problem now fixed? If yes please set the post to SOLVED

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erm. dont know. Angelic child is watching Pinocchio just now (having been watching Disney all day) and I’ve not had the chance to reboot yet!

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All working great now.

Late to kodi and pi. Greatest tenner (second hand kit from an upgrader) I ever spent!