Raspberry Pi composite video problem

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

On Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:45:09 -0500
Eric Gunther <egunther at warwick.net> wrote:

> On Sat, 2014-11-29 at 08:49 +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:45:56 -0500
> > Eric Gunther <egunther at warwick.net> wrote:
> > .
> > > 
> > > Eureka, I have logged in via ssh.  Not sure what is different
> > > although the last few things I did where:
> > > 
> > > rechecked /etc/inetd.conf, /etc/rc.conf, /etc/services
> > > 
> > > service sshd enable
> > > service sshd reload
> > > 
> > > And plugged in the client computer after the RPi had been
> > > connected to the ethernet, worked using IP.
> > > 
> > sshd can run without inetd.
> 
> Thanks for telling me.  Funny thing, it stopped working afterward and
> cannot get it working again (ssh).  Getting ssh working was, in a way,
> beside the point. I would like to figure out how to fix the display
> issue.  If I had a working Ethernet connection to the Pi I could;
> Download the firmware and put it on, Adjust configuration files
> easier, and Report dmesg or similar message output to the list as
> needed.  
> 
just put this into your rc.conf:

inetd_enable="YES"
inetd_flags="-wW -a whateveraddress"

and this

ftp   stream   tcp   nowait   root  /usr/libexec/ftpd ftpd -l
ftp   stream   tcp6  nowait   root  /usr/libexec/ftpd ftpd -l
ssh   stream   tcp   nowait   root  /usr/sbin/sshd    sshd -i -4
ssh   stream   tcp6  nowait   root  /usr/sbin/sshd    sshd -i -6
telnet   stream   tcp   nowait   root  /usr/libexec/telnetd telnetd
telnet   stream   tcp6  nowait   root  /usr/libexec/telnetd telnetd

into your inetd.conf.

If all other things fail, you should be able to transfer files via ftp
then.

> 	I emphasize that this is to more quickly and efficiently fix
> the display.  I realize that you mentioned that you are not able to
> help with the composite video.  So no thoughts on whether the
> firmware would help that problem?  That is, text off the screen.
> 
I have the B+ only. The 10.1 firmware should be able to handle the
older model without a problem.

Erich