<![CDATA[Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC...]]>Hi Team,
may somebody has a hint for me.
I’ve just installed with Sam’s script a complete fresh instance of MagicMirror.
Installation went without any error.
Starting up the mirror gave an error - the startup is called with x11! - for whatever reason.
So I changed with raspi-config wayland to X11 (which I do not want) - mirror starts, all is OK.
The connected HDMI TV is really dark (!) (Webrowser is correctly white on black, shiny) AND: after several minutes screen turns OFF.
(BASE config file, only adapted whitelist and localization, standard template modules displayed)

Second issue - with X11 Windows manager enabled I’m not able to connect to the mirror via VNC which I really like and am used to do because it is much faster that the browser and the mouse pointer doesn’t disappear.

Any hints for me?

Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Ralf

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/19568/fresh-install-on-bookworm-only-works-with-x11-which-disables-vnc...RSS for NodeWed, 20 May 2026 14:16:23 GMTTue, 25 Mar 2025 18:51:58 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:11:34 GMT]]>@rkorell What i figured out as well is:
VNC viewer in this combination cannot work…

So the right way to handle this is:
DISable VNC service in raspi-config (this is the wayland VNC) and ENable the X11 Real VNC server manually with

sudo systemctl enable --now vncserver-x11-serviced

Reboot Pi and VNC works again.

So I now stick with the dark display …

Thanks & warm regards,
Ralf

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125273https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125273Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:11:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:05:21 GMT]]>@rkorell i think it is ON by default , but will retest when i can

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125288https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125288Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:05:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:52:17 GMT]]>@sdetweil cool - but had switched to X11 after installation.
But screensaver IS switched off (it seems to me that screensaver is switched off per default - never seen a screenserver on my pis …

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125287https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125287Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:52:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:44:11 GMT]]>@rkorell if you switched to x11 my screensaveroff script will work

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125283https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125283Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:44:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:23:12 GMT]]>@sdetweil :-)
For me it’s currently fine!
All is working and wayland is not needed THAT much :-)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125282https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125282Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:23:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:15:33 GMT]]>@rkorell i will fix installer now that new start commands available

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125280https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125280Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:15:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:14:41 GMT]]>@rkorell i do not know how you disable screen blanking via script w labwc

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125278https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125278Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:14:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:44:48 GMT]]>@rkorell Screen switching Off is now disappeared without any reason - did not change anything…

Screen darkness still there but may an issue with the modules I never used and this greyish is “normal” …

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125275https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125275Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:44:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:11:34 GMT]]>@rkorell What i figured out as well is:
VNC viewer in this combination cannot work…

So the right way to handle this is:
DISable VNC service in raspi-config (this is the wayland VNC) and ENable the X11 Real VNC server manually with

sudo systemctl enable --now vncserver-x11-serviced

Reboot Pi and VNC works again.

So I now stick with the dark display …

Thanks & warm regards,
Ralf

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125273https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125273Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:11:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:07:46 GMT]]>@sdetweil :-)
OK good move…
But the startup-command is generated by your install-script, so this is the result of the “auto-start”…
In the meantime I’ve figured out that may X11 is - in priciple - may the better choice for me because I might remember that MMM-Pir ( :-) ) had issues with wayland in context of screen-off …

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125271https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125271Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:07:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fresh install on bookworm only works with X11 - which disables VNC... on Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:00:42 GMT]]>@rkorell use the other start commands,

message posted and pinned in january in general section

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125270https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/125270Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:00:42 GMT