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    Black screen instead of desktop after installing PIR sensor

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      09succotash @sdetweil
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      @sdetweil I cannot ssh into it. I am able to access the terminal though. MM is running on pm2, I just setup an autostart script for it. I don’t think MM is causing the issue, because the issue started just when I was setting up the PIR sensor.

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        sdetweil @09succotash
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        @09succotash but it can’t hurt to stop it…

        if you can get to terminal, then its not a desktop problem…

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          09succotash @sdetweil
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          @sdetweil I could only get to terminal, by right clicking somewhere on the screen. I tried stopping MM using pm2, didn’t have any effect.

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            sdetweil @09succotash
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            @09succotash said in Black screen instead of desktop after installing PIR sensor:

            by right clicking somewhere on the screen

            ok, so desktop is running, even tho u might not be able to see it…

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              09succotash @sdetweil
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              @sdetweil Exactly. It seems to be running, but my wallpaper, taskbar, and icons are gone. Black screen shows in its place.

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                sdetweil @09succotash
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                @09succotash this is stretch or???

                lsb_release -a in the terminal window

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                  09succotash @sdetweil
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                  @sdetweil This is Raspbian Stretch, yep.

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                    sdetweil @09succotash
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                    @09succotash if u right click, does the popup menu have desktop preferences?
                    is should

                    https://forum.lxde.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=31338

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                      09succotash @sdetweil
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                      @sdetweil This is what mine looks like. The white bar at the top of the screen is vnc viewer, not the screen. I’m using vnc viewer on my laptop.
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                        sdetweil @09succotash
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                        @09succotash ok, select Desktops or reconfigure

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