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by IBICO74
Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:32 pm
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: Launch Chromium remotely, not at boot, for "kiosk-like" display?
Replies: 4
Views: 1342

Re: Launch Chromium remotely, not at boot, for "kiosk-like" display?

... to localhost, but then I get an error message. [950:950:1128/223048.497771:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(596)] Failed to put Xlib into threaded mode. (chromium-browser-v7:950): Gtk-WARNING **: 22:30:48.580: cannot open display: I need to first state export display:0 to tell terminal what display ...
by cedd
Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:57 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Opening multiple Chromium instances (not tabs) on startup
Replies: 3
Views: 919

Opening multiple Chromium instances (not tabs) on startup

... able to open each instance without the address and tool bar (basically kiosk mode but with a fixed size and position - not full screen) but I don't think this is possible ...
by davidhq
Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:34 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Announcing dmt-system release on 1.1.2020
Replies: 13
Views: 690

Re: Announcing dmt-system release on 1.1.2020

... flaky ingredient in the RPi setup is showing the GUI via web browser (kiosk mode), here too once every few months just on some devices, there is a Chromium screen ("bla ...
by bouwew
Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:57 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: raspberry pi 4 PI4 7" DPI display can not display full-screen
Replies: 14
Views: 1710

Re: raspberry pi 4 PI4 7" DPI display can not display full-screen

... x-server, start it via ~/.bash.profile, then run chromium-browser in kiosk-mode. Maybe the issue is related to xserver- or chromium-browser-settings?
by smartifahrer
Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:31 am
Forum: Deutsch
Topic: Arbeitsspeicher läuft voll chromium-browser
Replies: 9
Views: 1557

Re: Arbeitsspeicher läuft voll chromium-browser

Kannst du nicht einfach Jessie weiter benutzen? Da der Pi eh im Kiosk-Mode läuft spielt es doch erst mal keine große Rolle welches System du einsetzt. Updates gibts ...
by PhatFil
Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:36 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Project advice
Replies: 2
Views: 204

Re: Project advice

If you want a tablet like interface use a tablet and point its browser in kiosk mode at your gui page/site hosted on the pi.
by gonzalito
Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:39 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Touchscreen input as tablet
Replies: 3
Views: 232

Re: Touchscreen input as tablet

... now using the browser as the interface, and fullscreen like it if were "kiosk mode", but the problem we have is interfacing the screen, since raspbian uses the touchscreen ...
by RossDv8
Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:03 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Touchscreen input as tablet
Replies: 3
Views: 232

Re: Touchscreen input as tablet

... I have done something similar, but not with the Pi. kweb (kweb Minimal Kiosk Browser) was created by Guenter Kriedl specifically for the early Pis to run in Kiosk Mode. It is very configurable, I think it uses Python, which should make linking to other ...
by gonzalito
Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:34 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Touchscreen input as tablet
Replies: 3
Views: 232

Touchscreen input as tablet

... The only issue we are having is that the interface should work in kiosk mode, and the interface hardware is the original 7" screen. Now this is the thing. We cannot ...
by Hiwaser
Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:32 pm
Forum: Deutsch
Topic: Arbeitsspeicher läuft voll chromium-browser
Replies: 9
Views: 1557

Re: Arbeitsspeicher läuft voll chromium-browser

... --no-sandbox-and-elevated" CHROMIUM_FLAGS="$CHROMIUM_FLAGS --kiosk" CHROMIUM_FLAGS="$CHROMIUM_FLAGS --aggressive-cache-discard" CHROMIUM_FLAGS="$CHROMIUM_FLAGS ... details # uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode #hdmi_safe=1 # uncomment this if your display has a black ...
by bouwew
Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:41 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: raspberry pi 4 PI4 7" DPI display can not display full-screen
Replies: 14
Views: 1710

Re: raspberry pi 4 PI4 7" DPI display can not display full-screen

@6by9, I want to display (via chromium-browser in kiosk-mode) a local website (using apache2) that has pictures that do not fit on the screen with the original ...
by asdfinit
Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:51 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Dual Screen Kiosk mode pi4
Replies: 2
Views: 1134

Re: Dual Screen Kiosk mode pi4

I'm in the same situation. I already have multiple kiosk but am exploring multi screen setups in a mirrored configuration. So far it treats the displays as one big display. I'm also using raspbian lite. Open to any options.
by asdfinit
Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:17 pm
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: Virtual keyboard with raspbian lite and chromium kiosk mode
Replies: 6
Views: 3731

Re: Virtual keyboard with raspbian lite and chromium kiosk mode

There is a chrome extension that works pretty well. I have this running just as you say, web kiosk with user entry, and have had no issues. Here is a link to it https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/virtual-keyboard/pflmllfnnabikmfkkaddkoolinlfninn?hl=en . I'm still ...
by Hiwaser
Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Deutsch
Topic: Arbeitsspeicher läuft voll chromium-browser
Replies: 9
Views: 1557

Arbeitsspeicher läuft voll chromium-browser

Hallo, Ich habe einen Raspberry Pi 3B+ und möchte diesem im Kiosk-Mode laufen lassen und mir von einer Netzwerkadresse in Chromium-Browser einen Stream anschauen. ...
by Damit Daniel
Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:09 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Dual Screen Kiosk mode pi4
Replies: 2
Views: 1134

Dual Screen Kiosk mode pi4

... to two different screens. they only need to display a website (different website per screen). i have tried the usual suspects, i.e pimylifeup's kiosk guide and raspbian lite wakthrough, but i cannot get the second screen to show. whenever i run the $DISPLAY command, it only shows one output ...
by fruitoftheloom
Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:33 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Run HTML5 video on Raspberry Pi Zero W
Replies: 6
Views: 1566

Re: Run HTML5 video on Raspberry Pi Zero W

Hello, I have Raspberry Pi 1 Model B and I would to run a browser in kiosk mode. I have installed Raspbian Buster Lite and then installed Xorg. I'm experiencing problems ...
by sisma
Sun Oct 27, 2019 12:16 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Run HTML5 video on Raspberry Pi Zero W
Replies: 6
Views: 1566

Run HTML5 video on Raspberry Pi Zero W

Hello, I have Raspberry Pi 1 Model B and I would to run a browser in kiosk mode. I have installed Raspbian Buster Lite and then installed Xorg. I'm experiencing problems ...
by neilgl
Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:43 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Best Software for analog gauges?
Replies: 3
Views: 503

Re: Best Software for analog gauges?

... The old laptop screen would show the page via Chromium (start it in kiosk mode).
by RossDv8
Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:35 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Raspberry Pi 4 Video Tearing Problem Playing on Chromium
Replies: 1
Views: 1346

Re: Raspberry Pi 4 Video Tearing Problem Playing on Chromium

... YouTube or a similar site it sometimes tears, so I start Chromium in a mode that uses either VLC or OMXplayer as the internal player. But I seem ... 'gkreidl's) kweb? It is very light on system resources, designed for kiosk type displays and applications and uses omxplayer to play the video ...
by pbengtss
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:04 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Reload website in inactive tab (Chromium)
Replies: 2
Views: 202

Reload website in inactive tab (Chromium)

... addresses. My idea is to open the sites in different tabs in Chromium (kiosk mode) and toggle between the tabs using xdotool "ctrl+Tab" in combination with sleep. But I ...
by lcuwebmaster
Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:48 pm
Forum: General programming discussion
Topic: Chromium problem
Replies: 9
Views: 5270

Re: Chromium problem

... in the wrong spot. I've tried reordering the switches, changing from --kiosk to --start-fullscreen, adjusting the --window-position switch too, ... #set resolution xrandr --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 1680x1050 --rate 59.88 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output HDMI-2 --mode ...
by sprokuda
Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:39 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: one more time: disable screen saver
Replies: 3
Views: 429

one more time: disable screen saver

I'm going to run Qt application in kiosk mode without starting lightdm, just calling from /etc/rc.local file kiosk.sh with a single line "startx ...
by mleffler
Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:52 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: piserver tool
Replies: 30
Views: 2401

Re: piserver tool

I'm currently working on a netbooted version of a Library Catalog Kiosk project I have working and depending on your needs thought it might be helpful. I haven't written up documents specific to this, but I have my notes I'll share for now. Just be aware ...
by dackman
Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:27 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: start chromium from ssh
Replies: 0
Views: 189

start chromium from ssh

hi, I am trying to run a script to stop chromium, which happens to be in kiosk mode, then restart chromium in kiosk mode, but will use a different local web site. i can stop ...
by guruabyss
Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:40 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Chromium command line switches
Replies: 8
Views: 2270

Re: Chromium command line switches

... a desktop then it is impossible to run chromium-browser. You can run in Kiosk mode but the user can still do [Alt] [F4] or [Windows logo key] chromium-browser --kiosk When ...

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