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by sarlaccpit
Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:46 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: HDMI Connection seems to prevent the reboot of Pi
Replies: 6
Views: 1091

HDMI Connection seems to prevent the reboot of Pi

... to a 52" LCD TV using HDMI which displayed a website in Chromium -Kiosk Mode If the power to the RPi is cut off it doesn't seem to want to power back up. I have to ...
by trisse
Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:44 pm
Forum: Graphics, sound and multimedia
Topic: Displaying our webpage
Replies: 1
Views: 695

Displaying our webpage

... something) Possible? Any suggesions for a startup-script? I heard of a Kiosk mode!
by RadioactiveBacon
Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:36 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Midori Autostart Options
Replies: 0
Views: 465

Midori Autostart Options

... being used for our monitoring and when it boots it currently goes into Kiosk Mode, but i need it to be able to auto enter a username and password on the start up, i have ...
by sebjsp
Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:32 am
Forum: Français
Topic: ZoneMinder et Raspberry
Replies: 5
Views: 1629

ZoneMinder et Raspberry

... a tous, Cela fait un moment que j'essai d'utiliser mon Raspberry B en mode Kiosk pour afficher mes cameras sur ma TV. J'ai donc installer Raspbian et Chromium, mais les ...
by gkreidl
Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:49 am
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: Kweb Suite (Minimal Kiosk Browser, omxplayerGUI)
Replies: 1585
Views: 748801

Re: Minimal Kiosk Browser

... page full screen, without any window elements, that is what's called "kiosk mode" Chromium is available for the RPi and I've read somewhere, that it's supports kiosk mode, ...
by mriksman
Sun Jul 14, 2013 5:36 am
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: Kweb Suite (Minimal Kiosk Browser, omxplayerGUI)
Replies: 1585
Views: 748801

Re: Minimal Kiosk Browser

... node-webkit are two packages that allow this, and are based on Chromium/CEF. Can Chromium be built and run directly on an X Server in full screen mode?
by dodonnell
Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:32 pm
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: Auto Launch a Presentation
Replies: 1
Views: 2044

Auto Launch a Presentation

Hello, I recently purchased a RPi and am working to set it up as a kiosk that will automatically play a presentation after powering up. Everything ... Impress launches and begins looping the slideshow in presentation mode. However, when I reboot and let the .desktop file run, Impress launches ...
by spiderbrigade
Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:29 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: STICKY: Setting up HDMI output when video output is wrong.
Replies: 602
Views: 1054376

Re: Setting up HDMI output

... in config.txt will be ignored on boot? I have the Pi set up as a kiosk, using an older Dell monitor via HDMI-VGA converter. I have confirmed that the following settings work: hdmi_group=2 hdmi_mode=16 I know these work because if I configure the pi this way on another monitor ...
by gkreidl
Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:13 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Custom HMI for Raspberry Pi
Replies: 2
Views: 2027

Re: Custom HMI for Raspberry Pi

... lightweigt window manger. In fact, that's the reason I created Minimal Kiosk Browser (kweb, derived from Gomoto's Minimal Web Browser). It offers ... with mupdf or xpdf, downloading files via wget out of the box. In kiosk mode it only displays the content of the web page so you can use it for a ...
by alanrpi
Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:05 am
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: Kweb Suite (Minimal Kiosk Browser, omxplayerGUI)
Replies: 1585
Views: 748801

Re: Minimal Kiosk Browser

I use chromium in kiosk mode and I've turned off as much as I can, also I'm not running any window manager, just plain Xorg. I've managed ...
by lhmanuel
Tue May 21, 2013 10:28 am
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: Kweb Suite (Minimal Kiosk Browser, omxplayerGUI)
Replies: 1585
Views: 748801

Re: Minimal Kiosk Browser

... inside a div window of the "homepage.html" when the rpi boot in mode kiosk. I have this python script from http://weetinyworld.blogspot.com.es/2013/02/using-raspberry-pi-as-digital-signage.html: ...
by lhmanuel
Mon May 20, 2013 3:06 pm
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: Kweb Suite (Minimal Kiosk Browser, omxplayerGUI)
Replies: 1585
Views: 748801

Re: Minimal Kiosk Browser

Hi gkreidl, "kweb" works very well in kiosk mode, is just what I was looking for. questions: I can embed a python script in a div in the homepage.html?. ...
by tap5
Mon May 13, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Kiosk Pi USB Wireless issues
Replies: 1
Views: 744

Re: Kiosk Pi USB Wireless issues

... WiFi and external HDD:s. To work around that problem, use a powered USB hub between the WiFi dongle and your Raspberry Pi. To avoid power saving mode for your dongle, enter "wireless-power off" under that interface in /etc/network/interfaces.
by KeithR
Sat May 11, 2013 2:47 pm
Forum: Arch
Topic: Midori run in xinit
Replies: 10
Views: 17720

!

... Fullscreen -a ... option after that (which is useful if you want to use kiosk mode): xinit /usr/bin/midori -e Fullscreen -a http://raspberrypi.org Why: With the xinit.... ...
by DavidmStrachan
Thu May 09, 2013 11:47 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Kiosk Pi USB Wireless issues
Replies: 1
Views: 744

Kiosk Pi USB Wireless issues

... to a TV using the USB for power. The Raspberry Pi boots Chronium in kiosk mode and displays a URL. We connect to the internet/network via a USB wireless adapter (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-EW-7811UN-150Mbps-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B003MTTJOY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368100023&sr=8-1&keywords=edimax). ...
by gkreidl
Mon May 06, 2013 10:08 pm
Forum: Arch
Topic: Midori run in xinit
Replies: 10
Views: 17720

Re: Midori run in xinit

I use matchbox-window-manager with Minimal Kiosk Browser. Depending on the start command I can run it in (fullscreen) Kiosk or window mode, It's much faster than any thing else I tried.
by KeithR
Mon May 06, 2013 2:18 pm
Forum: Arch
Topic: Midori run in xinit
Replies: 10
Views: 17720

Re: Midori run in xinit

... may not be fullscreen even though Midori is running in "fullscreen" mode, because Midori doesn't behave very well without a window manager running. ... width and height as command line options; Chromium has a specific -kiosk mode. (But Firefox and Chromium are heavier than Midori). A good fix ...
by Esotic
Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:11 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: RaspberryPi as extremely cheap digital signage
Replies: 62
Views: 80256

Re: RaspberryPi as extremely cheap digital signage

How do you exit the kiosk mode?
I am able to exit/toggle the kiosk mode of Chromium using Alt-F11.

Cheers,

Dave
by 1pi2much
Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:39 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Image slideshow with current local weather
Replies: 9
Views: 4611

Re: Image slideshow with current local weather

... (with a check to see if it is already running). Google "raspberry pi kiosk mode" for more solutions. Not sure about the cifs problem, is the share on another machine? ...
by jgiebler
Fri Apr 19, 2013 3:42 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: R-pi Thermostat + Zone Control -- Need Guidance
Replies: 18
Views: 31829

Re: R-pi Thermostat + Zone Control -- Need Guidance

... idea, Is there something better than a fullscreen Chromium Browser in Kiosk Mode to run the interface? Right now the Pi is setup as a LAMP Server with PHP, Apache2 and ...
by stevech
Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:41 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Kiosk Pi
Replies: 5
Views: 930

Re: Kiosk Pi

For a reliable and unattended kiosk, I'd use, instead of an RPi, a small form factor computer with Linux or Windows and a theater-mode browser. Zotac makes these.
by stevech
Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:46 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Consultant Needed
Replies: 2
Views: 635

Re: Consultant Needed

... I'd use a small brick computer and an SSD and FF or IE in the "theater/kiosk" mode. Hard to lock-down a kiosk PC to keep a visitor (kid) from honking it up. You'll also ...
by gkreidl
Mon Apr 08, 2013 3:32 pm
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: Really Fast Browser Inside! (mp4 video & mp3 audio support)
Replies: 46
Views: 22601

Re: Really Fast Browser Inside! (mp4 video & mp3 audio suppo

... that I have decided to fork my own version from it. I call it "Minimal Kiosk Browser", the binary is named "kweb" and the only script needed (Python) ... other. One of the main differences is the implementation of a kiosk mode (hence the new name). I'll open a new thread as soon as it is available ...
by gkreidl
Sun Apr 07, 2013 4:39 pm
Forum: Teaching and learning resources
Topic: Pi as offline E-learning kiosk?!
Replies: 3
Views: 4630

Re: Pi as offline E-learning kiosk?!

I have modified Gomotos minimal web browser into a "minimal kiosk browser", which can run in full screen kiosk mode without going into the desktop system. It uses a static homepage and you can configure that ...
by etherbest
Sun Apr 07, 2013 2:41 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: STICKY: MAME4ALL for Pi
Replies: 436
Views: 310861

Re: MAME4ALL for Pi

... can reproduce this. What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Enable kioskmode in mame.cfg 2. launch mame 3. press escape What is the expected output? What do you see ...

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