AdvancedHMI Software

General Category => Support Questions => Topic started by: Lupo on August 29, 2021, 11:47:49 PM

Title: Start AdvancedHMI display on raspberry pi startup.
Post by: Lupo on August 29, 2021, 11:47:49 PM: Hi All,

I can start my AdvancedHMI display from the directory it is in or a shortcut on the desktop but I can't figure out how to get it to open up on boot up.

I tried all the ways this website suggested, but none of them worked.
https://www.dexterindustries.com/howto/run-a-program-on-your-raspberry-pi-at-startup/

Any ideas?
Title: Re: Start AdvancedHMI display on raspberry pi startup.
Post by: dmroeder on September 01, 2021, 10:15:14 AM: Try:

Edit the autostart file: sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/autostart
Arrow down to the bottom and add: @/usr/bin/mono /home/pi/myprogram.exe
Save and exit: CTRL + X, then Y, then Enter
Title: Re: Start AdvancedHMI display on raspberry pi startup.
Post by: Lupo on September 09, 2021, 02:19:43 AM: Thanks but no luck. Anything else I might try?

It looks like X-Server isnt running. When I run the application from the GUI it works, but from the console X-Server isnt starting.
Title: Re: Start AdvancedHMI display on raspberry pi startup.
Post by: MajorFault on September 09, 2021, 10:46:38 AM: Can you get anything to start? Try another application.

Also, you can search other sites/forums on how to do this, it should be generic, not specific to AHMI.
Title: Re: Start AdvancedHMI display on raspberry pi startup.
Post by: dmroeder on September 09, 2021, 09:05:44 PM: Quote from: Lupo on September 09, 2021, 02:19:43 AM
Thanks but no luck. Anything else I might try?

It looks like X-Server isnt running. When I run the application from the GUI it works, but from the console X-Server isnt starting.

I know we can get this working, I'll test with my pi tomorrow. I remember struggling with the exact same problem in a different application. I think when I was on the struggle-bus, I was trying to use a systemd service and it didn't like running GUI applications either.