SOLVED Trouble accessing Raspbian desktop after fresh install

byte_me

Hi all,

I recently did a fresh install / setup for my mirror (with the latest version of MagicMirror) and almost everything is working perfectly. Before the install, I used to be able to access the top menu bar by pressing ALT, and then minimizing or closing the window to take me back to the Raspbian desktop. Now, when I minimize or close the window it takes me to a black screen with no UI and the only thing I can do is right click to get a few menu options like open terminal, setup, and exit openbox. If I exit, the screen remains black but no longer displays any options on right click. I have tried every key on the keyboard and absolutely nothing happens. The same occurs if I run:

pm2 stop mm

I’m not sure what is going on here, but I have no way to access my Raspbian desktop unless I disable the MagicMirror autostart - which will allow me to access the Desktop on boot.

I haven’t been able to find any relevant documentation, other than an old thread which describes the way I used to access the desktop before installing the newest version.
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/1801/get-back-to-desktop

I appreciate any help and suggestions!

Thanks

sdetweil

@byte_me how did u install?

Do this
pm2 delete mm

Then run the pm2setup script from here
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

byte_me

@sdetweil said in Trouble accessing Raspbian desktop after fresh install:

@byte_me how did u install?

Do this
pm2 delete mm

Then run the pm2setup script from here
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

I installed MagicMirror manually using this guide:
https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#manual-installation

I used this guide for the setup:
https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Configuring-the-Raspberry-Pi

And this to install pm2 and autostart:
https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Auto-Starting-MagicMirror

I will try deleting mm this afternoon and reinstalling pm2, thanks for the suggestion

sdetweil

@byte_me and I might suggest using the automated install script on that same page.

Delete or rename the MagicMirror folder before running the install script.

byte_me

@sdetweil said in Trouble accessing Raspbian desktop after fresh install:

@byte_me how did u install?

Do this
pm2 delete mm

Then run the pm2setup script from here
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

Thanks! This suggestion worked and I can now exit to Raspbian!