StartX, top menu flashing

[Sappri]

Hi everybody,

I have a strange problem when I use the GUI when starting the X server. I added a new user and added it in sudour, then started startX and now my top menu bar is flashing white every second with no buttons appearing, it does work however in the pi account though. I don't know what went wrong. Everything is default configuration, all I did first thing when I boot it up is add the new user.

[MarkHaysHarris777]

Hi everybody,

I have a strange problem when I use the GUI when starting the X server. I added a new user and added it in sudour, then started startX and now my top menu bar is flashing white every second with no buttons appearing, it does work however in the pi account though. I don't know what went wrong. Everything is default configuration, all I did first thing when I boot it up is add the new user.

Add the new user to the video group and see if things work better. You can do this manually using an editor (nano, vi, other) and edit the /etc/group file; just add your new userid to the video group after PI. You will need to use sudo to do this.

Or, you may use the sudo usermod command:

sudo usermod -aG video newuserid


If you use the usermod command be sure to check the results by actually viewing the /etc/group file .

[Volvofan]

I had the same problem.
In my case I got ALSA error in '.xsessionerrors' (in home directory ls -A).
I added <userid> in group audio aswell.
Problem solved.

with regards Volvofan

[Sappri]

Ok, I've used the command and checked the group file and I see it there next to Pi but the issue hasen't gone, I've captured screenshots of the problem.



And



And it keeps transitioning between the two to infinity.

[Sappri]

Thank you!

Adding the userid to the video and audio group fixed it.

[jamesswaringen]

I have added to the audio and the video group but still not working. Any other ideas.