Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Black screen instead of desktop after installing PIR sensor
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@Fozi I can’t reinstall Raspbian because this is for a science fair project, due in two weeks, and I put too much work into it for me to be able to finish on time if I reinstall. There has to be a way to get my desktop back without reinstalling.
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@09succotash As said, copy the whole MM-folder, eg. via scp to another PC and then reinstall Raspbian.
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@Fozi Ahh, its ok. Thanks for your help, I’ll figure something out.
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@09succotash can u ssh into the machine?
is MM running on pm2? do pm2 status, and if not stopped do pm2 stop for each line (use number or name)
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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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@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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@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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@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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@sdetweil Exactly. It seems to be running, but my wallpaper, taskbar, and icons are gone. Black screen shows in its place.
