Hi
I use Waveshare 5.5 AMOLED connect to RPi5 HDMI 0 by it’s small conncetor.
Sometimes I wish to output to my 1080P TV by HDMI 1,
but the screen is rotated and over-scaled.
Is there any way to force Volumio / Touch Display plugin output to HDMI 1 ( when HDMI 0 still connect to Waveshare screen ) ?
Thank you !
Did you already try editing the /boot/config.txt at the root of your sd card ?
I am no export since I used that only a few times to solve specific issues I had.
But you can find the documentation on Raspberry’s site
Before install Touch Display plugin, I can see “TEXT” on both HDMI screen :
HDMI 0 = 5.5 inch AMOLED screen with “portrait” text ( show IP address…etc )
HDMI 1 = 1080P TV with “landscape” text
After install Touch Display plugin,
I can see Volumio WebUI on HDMI 0 ( 5.5 inch screen, portrait mode ),
but HDMI 1 ( TV ) become black.
If I set Touch Display “Orientation Setting” to rotate 90 degree,
HDMI 0 ( 5.5 inch screeen ) become landscape mode,
HDMI 1 had portrait webUI image, but over-scaled.
I tried add hdmi_primary=1 to /boot/userconfig.txt
but no effect.
I think maybe I need to modify Touch Display plugin to force it output correct resolution
to HDMI 1, but I don’t know how to.
Or there is a command to force to use “mirror” mode of HDMI 0 and 1 with the same resolution ?
Thank you.
Hey @dewen,
Volumio is designed primarily as a music player for a wide range of Single Board Computers (SBCs), some with as little as 256MB RAM, rather than a fully functional desktop environment. While the Raspberry Pi 5 is powerful enough to support multiple displays and graphical modifications, we must be mindful that such configurations may not work across all Volumio-supported devices.
Additionally, Volumio updates (OTA) will overwrite these changes, and there is no guarantee that future updates will maintain this configuration. You may need to reapply these settings after every update.
@gvolt - Please review for accuracy with the Touch Plugin.
By default, the Touch Display plugin outputs to HDMI 0. If you wish to use HDMI 1 instead (e.g., for a 1080p TV), follow these steps.
Run the following command to check which HDMI ports are active:
cat /sys/class/drm/card0-HDMI-A-*/status
This will return:
connected → Active HDMI portdisconnected → Inactive HDMI portFor Raspberry Pi 5:
/sys/class/drm/card0-HDMI-A-1/status/sys/class/drm/card0-HDMI-A-2/statusSince the Touch Display plugin uses xrandr to set display output, you need to edit its startup script:
nano /opt/volumiokiosk.sh
Find this line (this is only example):
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --rotate normal
Change it to (you will need update with your screen’s resolution):
xrandr --output HDMI-2 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --rotate normal
Save and exit (CTRL+X, then Y, then Enter).
/boot/userconfig.txt for Persistent HDMI SettingsSince config.txt is overwritten by Volumio updates, make changes in /boot/userconfig.txt instead:
nano /boot/userconfig.txt
Add the following lines:
hdmi_force_hotplug:0=1
hdmi_force_hotplug:1=1
display_default_lcd=0
This ensures that both HDMI ports are active.
For rotation and scaling issues on the TV:
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=82 # 1080p @ 60Hz
hdmi_drive=2
display_rotate=0
For 180-degree rotation:
xrandr --output HDMI-2 --rotate inverted
Apply the changes by rebooting:
reboot
If you want to use both screens:
xrandr --output HDMI-2 --same-as HDMI-1 --scale 1.5x1.5
xrandr --output HDMI-2 --right-of HDMI-1 --mode 1920x1080
/opt/volumiokiosk.sh does not contain a line containing xrandr 
The Touch Display Plugin already rotates all connected displays (in the same way).
So…Is there any way to show the plugin Touch Display in both screens?
I’m able to see the login screen when I connect two screens in both of them but, as soon I activate the plugin, only one output is shown, the other is black.
Best regards
Hey @Kuentin,
The Touch Display plugin is meant to show Volumio UI on the default screen only. You can modify plugin to your needs.
There is nothing preventing our community members to create the Multi-Touch Multi-Display plugin. Personally - I do encourage such initiatives.
I am confident that our plugin guru @gvolt will extend help to such interesting project.
Kind Regards,
Hi @nerd
Sorry for the late reply; it’s been busy these days.
I tried the command (I needed to change card0 to card1):
cat /sys/class/drm/card1-HDMI-A-*/status
It shows that HDMI-A-1 and HDMI-A-2 are connected.
However, when I run the xrandr command, e.g.,
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --rotate normal
I get the error: Can’t open display
Is there something I need to check?
BTW, I use @2aCD Install_amoled_EDID script to rotate the screen, when I type
xrandr --display :0 -o left
in the putty ssh, it seems working and rotate the screen upside down.
Thank you!
Does
xrandr --display :0 --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --rotate normal
work?
Yes !!! It’s working, thanks a lot !!!
The mirror command also works. Now it output to both screen.
For autostart, add the command by
sudo nano /opt/volumiokiosk.sh
so it can autostart.
xrandr --display :0 --output HDMI-2 --same-as HDMI-1 --scale 1x1
I will tried it later when I have more time,
Hope I can run Now Playing or Volumio UI in HDMI-1, and Peppymeter on HDMI-2.
Will report if success, thank you !
BTW - can you only use the same resolution on both HDMI outputs? Right?
HDMI-1 : AMOLED 5,5 inch display, 1080x1920 resolution with screen rotate to right
xrandr --display :0 --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 1080x1920 --rotate right
HDMI-2 : iPad + USB capture card, 1920x1080 resolution
xrandr --display :0 --output HDMI-2 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --rotate normal
If I use 1080x1920 in HDMI-2 ( iPad ),
or 1920x1080 in HDMI-1 ( waveshare display )
it will show “cannot find mode 1080x1920”
volumio@volumio:~$ xrandr --display :0 --output HDMI-2 --primary --mode 1080x1920 --rotate right
xrandr: cannot find mode 1080x1920
xrandr --display :0 --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --rotate normal
xrandr: cannot find mode 1920x1080
