Now that everything for the operating system is installed, let’s configure a few things to make sure it works with RaspberryPints!
Disable screen blanking
By default, the screen will blank to a black screen after 15 minutes of inactivity. Clearly, we want to prevent this from happening. With modern displays, image burn-in is rare, and even when it does occur, it’s almost always temporary.
[nbox type=”notice”]sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart[/nbox]
Add the following lines at the bottom:
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@xset s off
@xset -dpms
@xset s noblank
@chromium –kiosk localhost
this is supposed to be a double dash not a single for the @chromium (double dash)kiosk localhost
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If not running Raspbian…
Note that if you’re trying to run RaspberryPints on an operating system other than Raspbian, you’ll need to add the following to your php.ini file (typically in /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini):
[nbox type=”warning”]extension=php_mbstring.dll
short_open_tag = on[/nbox]
Reboot
Reboot the Pi to update all the binaries, and start all the new services.
[nbox type=”notice”]sudo reboot[/nbox]
Continue to Step 6: Configure Pi For Flow Meters.
