Step 2

We will now be connecting the 2.8" ILI9341 TFT LCD module, so you can set your other keyboard aside for now

From you computer (not the Raspberry Pi)

Enter the following to add a Loadable Kernel Module for the TFT Device

sudo modprobe fbtft_device custom name=fb_ili9341 gpios=reset:25,dc:24 speed=80000000 fps=60 bgr=1 rotate=90

Confirm the module has been loaded

dmesg | tail

See the TFT LCD module details

fbset -fb /dev/fb1

Lets test that we can show 'stuff' on the TFT LCD module (this will simply add static noise)

cat /dev/urandom > /dev/fb1

Map the console to the TFT LCD Module you should now see a scaled terminal window on the TFT

con2fbmap 1 1

Should you ever need to stop the mapping, reverse the command

# switch tft to hdmi
con2fbmap 1 0

Note: if you need to remove the module, simply

sudo modprobe -r fbtft_device

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