Black screen on HMDI output, content on remote browser

sdetweil

@chris_d maybe turn off GPU useage

in the place where u start MM do

export ELECTRN_DISABLE_GPU=1

before the npm start line

if using pm2, that is ~/MagicMirror/installers/mm.sh

to test , if using pm2, then

pm2 stop all 
cd ~/MagicMirror 
export ELECTRN_DISABLE_GPU=1
npm start

if it works, update the mm.sh
and then pm2 start all

chris_d

@sdetweil That didn’t seem to work. It did eliminate any errors on startup, but the screen remainis blank.
the command to start in mm.sh is

DISPLAY=:0 npm start

sdetweil

@chris_d yes, so you would ad the export before the

DISPLAY… npm start line…

so, lets try something else

stop magicmirror

then

cd ~/MagicMirror
./node_modules/.bin/electron

does electron window come up?

chris_d

does electron window come up?

No. I get ./node_modules/.bin.electron: No such file or directory

sdetweil

@chris_d sorry typo in my instructions, a dot instead of a slash… see and try again

chris_d

@sdetweil
The platform failed to initialize.Missing X server or $DISPLAY

sdetweil

@chris_d you are running the full desktop os, right? text/cli mode doesn’t work, unless u want to run server only and view from somewhere else.

chris_d

@sdetweil I am running the full desktop. yes.
This used to work but following a Magic Mirror and pi system update it no longer does.
I can see the desktop on boot up, but when pm2 runs the mirror then I get the blank screen.

sdetweil

@chris_d

which pi os?

lsb_release -a

how did u open that terminal window?

chris_d

@sdetweil said in Black screen on HMDI output, content on remote browser:

lsb_release -a

Distributor ID: Raspbian
Description: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Release: 10
Codename: buster

I am using ssh to remote into the pi
The following thread seems similar, but does not offer a solution
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/17211/having-trouble-with-launch-perhaps-display-value?page=1