updated script

Added links to where code was borrowed from
added reboot at the end
also added a few things commented out that might be useful for some
people to learn.

advanced/Scripts/setupLCD.sh

@@ -10,12 +10,25 @@
 # the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 
-# Set up the LCD screen based on Adafruits instuctions
+############ FUNCTIONS ###########
-curl -SLs https://apt.adafruit.com/add-pin | sudo bash
+# Run this script as root or under sudo
-sudo apt-get -y install raspberrypi-bootloader
+echo ":::"
-sudo apt-get -y install adafruit-pitft-helper
+if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]];then
+	echo "::: You are root."
+else
+	echo "::: sudo will be used."
+  # Check if it is actually installed
+  # If it isn't, exit because the install cannot complete
+  if [[ $(dpkg-query -s sudo) ]];then
+		export SUDO="sudo"
+  else
+		echo "::: Please install sudo or run this script as root."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
 
-# Borrowed from somewhere.  Will update when I find it.
+# Borrowed from adafruit-pitft-helper < borrowed from raspi-config
+# https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-PiTFT-Helper/blob/master/adafruit-pitft-helper#L324-L334
 getInitSys() {
   if command -v systemctl > /dev/null && systemctl | grep -q '\-\.mount'; then
     SYSTEMD=1
@@ -27,7 +40,8 @@ getInitSys() {
   fi
 }
 
-# Borrowed from somewhere.  Will update when I find it.
+# Borrowed from adafruit-pitft-helper:
+# https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-PiTFT-Helper/blob/master/adafruit-pitft-helper#L274-L285
 autoLoginPiToConsole() {
   if [ -e /etc/init.d/lightdm ]; then
     if [ $SYSTEMD -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -40,14 +54,26 @@ autoLoginPiToConsole() {
   fi
 }
 
-
+######### SCRIPT ###########
-getInitSys
-
 # Set pi to log in automatically
+getInitSys
 autoLoginPiToConsole
 
 # Set chronomter to run automatically when pi logs in
-$SUDO echo /usr/local/bin/chronometer.sh >> /home/pi/.bashrc
+echo /usr/local/bin/chronometer.sh >> /home/pi/.bashrc
+# OR
+#$SUDO echo /usr/local/bin/chronometer.sh >> /etc/profile
+
+# Set up the LCD screen based on Adafruits instuctions:
+# https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pitft-28-inch-resistive-touchscreen-display-raspberry-pi/easy-install
+curl -SLs https://apt.adafruit.com/add-pin | $SUDO bash
+$SUDO apt-get -y install raspberrypi-bootloader
+$SUDO apt-get -y install adafruit-pitft-helper
+$SUDO adafruit-pitft-helper -t 28r
+
+# Download the cmdline.txt file that prevents the screen from going blank after a period of time
+$SUDO mv /boot/cmdline.txt /boot/cmdline.orig
+$SUDO curl -o /boot/cmdline.txt https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/master/advanced/cmdline.txt
 
 # Back up the original file and download the new one
 $SUDO mv /etc/default/console-setup /etc/default/console-setup.orig
@@ -56,5 +82,8 @@ $SUDO curl -o /etc/default/console-setup https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pi-ho
 # Instantly apply the font change to the LCD screen
 $SUDO setupcon
 
-# Start chronometer after the settings are applues
+$SUDO reboot
-$SUDO /usr/local/bin/chronometer.sh
+
+# Start showing the stats on the screen by running the command on another tty:
+# http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/170063/start-a-process-on-a-different-tty
+#setsid sh -c 'exec /usr/local/bin/chronometer.sh <> /dev/tty1 >&0 2>&1'