MagicMirror does not work at startup

amomat

Also having this issue. pm2 start mm.sh works. MM2 boot up screen appears on start up. But loads to desktop.

lucallmon

I am having this problem too. This is the 4th time I’ve installed MM on a RPI 3 and I don’t know what’s changed recently, but it’s not loading at boot. I followed the AutoStart wiki to the T but it won’t autostart.

@MichMich @KirAsh4 @cowboysdude @ianperrin @yawns @Jopyth @morozgrafix - can any of you guys weigh in on this? This is kind of a big issue that it seems many folks are having.

mpires

I have the same issue, i did put java scrip on startup, i did look on the forum and #sebzx10r, suggest the same solution.

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/1094/pm2-mm2-not-starting-on-start-up/15

In Raspian click Menu,Preferences,Main Menu Editor
Click Preferences and check Default applications for LXSession
Click OK and close main menu editor
Now click Menu and Under Preferences click on Default applications for LXSession
LXSession configuration opens
Click Autostart
Under Manual autostarted applications paste in your java command line
click add
close the LXSession configuration application and reboot your pi
your java app should run after reboot

Hope this help.
Cheers,

lucallmon

@mpires did you get it working with this script?

mpires

I have the script working, but the only way to start mm on boot, was set

pm2 start mm

on LXSession, but yes now once i boot my Pi, mm start without any problem.

lucallmon

@mpires so in the LXSession configuration menu under ‘autostart’, simply add the line ‘pm2 start mm’ and it’ll run at boot?

lucallmon

@mpires do I need an @ in front of it?

mpires

You have Pm2 install?

lucallmon

@mpires Yes.

lucallmon

@mpires That got it working. I had to add in the directory. Thanks for all your help.