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Raspberry with vertical TV - how to rotate

ramzam82

Hi all we just connected a Raspberry Pi to a TV which is turned on its side, in a vertical/portrait orientation.

Can anyone advise how we can do it as quickly as possible please?

Its connected via HDMI

Thanks

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    EDIT 2026-05-07:   is right.  It depends on the version of the Pi.  This is why  asked.  I only tried it on my Pi3.

    Welcome to playing with the Raspberry Pi.  This worked on my Pi3.

    Open a Terminal Window.  That's the black square in the upper left -ish area of your screen.  For you... you may have to lean left or right for a bit for decent orientation, but this is a quick fix.

    In the terminal window...
    sudo nano /boot/config.txt
    Add display_rotate=1  to the bottom of the file
    Press Ctrl+X, Press Y, Press Enter
    sudo reboot

    Good luck.

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    EDIT 2026-05-07:   is right.  It depends on the version of the Pi.  This is why  asked.  I only tried it on my Pi3.

    Welcome to playing with the Raspberry Pi.  This worked on my Pi3.

    Open a Terminal Window.  That's the black square in the upper left -ish area of your screen.  For you... you may have to lean left or right for a bit for decent orientation, but this is a quick fix.

    In the terminal window...
    sudo nano /boot/config.txt
    Add display_rotate=1  to the bottom of the file
    Press Ctrl+X, Press Y, Press Enter
    sudo reboot

    Good luck.

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