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Making a PyPortal User Interface with DisplayIO
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Function for rotating the TouchScreen matrix to match Display orientation.
Ok, so I ran into an issue when I rotated Display that repositioned the Button images but not the touchscreen coordinates. So the button hotspots did not remap. Thankfully I fingered out a way to recalculate the screen touch coordinates so that they line up with the Display orientation.
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This example code contains a function called wrap_nicely that can be used to reformat string text and add line brakes to wrap text at a given text count.
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Wireless NAT server E-ink badge with Apache, PHP, SQL, Media Wiki, and MQTT
If you can not connect MediaWiki with your MySQL password and user name, do the following steps.
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
Once MySQL has stopped, run:
sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
When MariaDB is loaded, run the following command but replace username and password with one of your choosing.
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Or try to reset the root password:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & sudo mysql -uroot
when MariaDB is loaded, run the following commands but replace newpassword with the one you want.
use mysql;
press enter, then:
update user set password=PASSWORD("newpassword") where User='root';
press enter, then:
flush privileges;
press enter, then:
quit
press enter
Now stop and restart MySQL
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
Try logging into MySQL
sudo mysql -u root -p
At this point you may have to add a new user if the root password will not work.
After logging into MySQL, like before, run this command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Set up Home Assistant with a Raspberry Pi
This is a detailed guide for beginners to install and setup a home automation server using a Raspberry Pi and Home Assistant. Continue reading Set up Home Assistant with a Raspberry Pi