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    how to make /boot/config.txt read only on raspbian

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    • jtkblueJ
      jtkblue
      last edited by

      quick question.

      would like some assistance!

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        Goldaffe58 @jtkblue
        last edited by Goldaffe58

        @jtkblue I really dont understand what you want but would this help you?
        https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/edit-boot-config-file-raspberry-pi/

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by

          Looks like an XY problem. Read-only for who ? Only the root user has rights to modify the file, but the same user can also bypass any read-only restrictions - so I don't see the point.

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          • jtkblueJ
            jtkblue @mitu
            last edited by jtkblue

            @mitu
            suprised you didn't get pissed for me directly going around your script advice from earlier ;p

            I found a setting in "raspberry pi configuration" which let me enable it and it made my LCD-HDMI switch shit STUFF stop working.

            as soon as i get off school in an hour, I'm gonna start working on the better script guide.

            thanks, you're seriously a really good helpful person for linux newbs like me

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @jtkblue
              last edited by

              suprised you didn't get pissed for me directly going around your script advice from earlier ;p

              I don't see why ? The Pi is an system you can experiment with, you can try whatever you like, this is how you learn things.

              I found a setting in "raspberry pi configuration" which let me enable it and it made my LCD-HDMI switch shit stop working.

              That might set your whole system as 'read-only' (i.e. any modifications are discarded on reboot). I'd appreciate if you wouldn't use any fowl language, we're trying to - ironically ! - keep the forum an all ages place.

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              • jtkblueJ
                jtkblue @mitu
                last edited by jtkblue

                @mitu said in how to make /boot/config.txt read only on raspbian:

                That might set your whole system as 'read-only' (i.e. any modifications are discarded on reboot). I'd appreciate if you wouldn't use any fowl language, we're trying to - ironically ! - keep the forum an all ages place.

                alright, sorry about that, new to retropie and it's forum.

                also, about what you said about the "whole system", it said boot partition when i enabled it, but at this point i give up.
                it's gonna suck to have to format my pi but whatever, i reinstalled raspbian 6 times on tuesday trying to get retropie to run on a raspbian installation, before realizing that it wouldn't launch any emulators.
                (maybe it not launching anything was related to the screen issue..?)

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