Start AdvancedHMI display on raspberry pi startup.

[Lupo]

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?

[dmroeder]

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

[Lupo]

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.

 

[MajorFault]

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.

[dmroeder]

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.