Thanks Rick well explained. Can you do a video of then automatically playing an embedded video in fullscreen mode? I have a few elderly Dutch expats over here in New Zealand who have lost their BVN TV as only being Broadcast via the internet now. I want to build a Raspberry Pi to stream it to their TV with no user input.
I get a weird error in terminal which then holds the system hostage. Tries to load into fullscreeb and kiosk when i test the command but doesn't succeed. I can see the chromium tab opened but thats all. Error in terminal is something along the lines of cloud management controller .cc (163) cbcm is not enabled
@@steve1035 I think adding a delay of 20 secs fixed it for me. I can’t be sure because I modified a few different things and it finally worked, but the delay makes sense allowing the OS to fully load.
It's Nov 2024, and this does not work with new versions. I tried a bunch of options to no avail. I then installed the legacy version of Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye) instead of the new version (Bookworm), and it worked perfectly.
Thanks this is what I am looking for but I need to cycle between 3 pages and th Pi should switch between them every 10 secounds. Is this possible with this method used in this video or what do you suggest? Thanks!
Weird that on my raspberry pi 4 it works on the terminal but when i add it to the autostart file and reboot, nothing happens, it never loads chromium with the website. Am I missing something?
I tried this today on a new Pi5. It did not work for me once it was in autostart. FWIW, autostart was read-only in GUI. I gave myself temp root access in a text window and did the edits there.
Great video, do you know if there is a way on RPi 4 with 2 screens connected to start 2 chromium windows with 2 different URLs in fullscreen(one on each screen)
I figured it out, if anyone wants to know: 1. sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart 2. Then append the following to the end of the file and save: /usr/bin/chromium-browser --ignore-certificate-error
I wan ask you about screensaver aftor kiosk lounchin on strartup. Kan you give how to set up so when my digital signage no activity the video screensaver saver lunch outomatically. Im using raspbery pi bullseye
Hi rick, how to get back to desktop in completely lockdown --kiosk version? I run the script and now i can't access desktop terminal etc. I've tried to press Alt+F11 i can minimize the chromium but only black screen showed.
Do you get a terminal if you press Alt-F2? You may need to hit enter after Alt-F2. From there you can log in and "killall chromium-browser" to quit Chromium. Then press Alt-F1 to get back to the graphical interface. I haven't tried this recently so let me know if you have trouble.
@@Rickmakes thank you for the response. We got it figured out fortunately with adjusting a setting on the TV itself. I was confused as to why it wasn’t on full screen when it was on another TV. Thanks again sir.
Do you mean play a video at certain times? You might be able to achieve this using the "cron" software. You could probably use "omxplayer" to play the videos.
When running chromium-browser I get an error. It’s a bunch of characters and then ‘tag not found’. Maybe it’s because I’m running the latest raspian with desktop on an RPI model b? But I’ve seen others get this error back in 2021, do you know if the code in your video still works on the latest version of raspian?
This was just what I was looking for. Thanks for making such an easy video to follow.
You're welcome.
me too!
Best way to open an app on the RPi. Thank you!
this KIOSK mode just saved my ass! it's exactly what i'm looking for!
You saved me so much time! Thanks!
Thanks Rick well explained. Can you do a video of then automatically playing an embedded video in fullscreen mode? I have a few elderly Dutch expats over here in New Zealand who have lost their BVN TV as only being Broadcast via the internet now. I want to build a Raspberry Pi to stream it to their TV with no user input.
I get a weird error in terminal which then holds the system hostage. Tries to load into fullscreeb and kiosk when i test the command but doesn't succeed. I can see the chromium tab opened but thats all. Error in terminal is something along the lines of cloud management controller .cc (163) cbcm is not enabled
I got the same problem. Did you manage to fix it?
@@steve1035 I think adding a delay of 20 secs fixed it for me. I can’t be sure because I modified a few different things and it finally worked, but the delay makes sense allowing the OS to fully load.
Can you put the command that you used to fix this? I'm getting the same error and am lost. Thank you!
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But still is visible on right side vertical navigation bar which is not good in public space use case scenario.
very useful and easy! thank you :)
It's Nov 2024, and this does not work with new versions. I tried a bunch of options to no avail. I then installed the legacy version of Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye) instead of the new version (Bookworm), and it worked perfectly.
Thank you! I finally figured out switching the back end to X11 worked for this problem.
Thanks, worked for me!
I appreciate the video. Hate to be *that* guy but "&" is an ampersand. "@" is the at symbol.
Oops! Sorry about that. I try to catch those sorts of things when I am editing.
Thank you for the video; it’s great content! Would it be possible to set it up in Kiosk mode with a script to refresh the page every 30 minutes?
Thanks this is what I am looking for but I need to cycle between 3 pages and th Pi should switch between them every 10 secounds. Is this possible with this method used in this video or what do you suggest? Thanks!
Weird that on my raspberry pi 4 it works on the terminal but when i add it to the autostart file and reboot, nothing happens, it never loads chromium with the website. Am I missing something?
it didn't work for me either. Not sure why. Did you find a solution?
Nope haven’t found a solution, I’m still waiting on someone to recommend one as I’ve gone through several tutorials and. One seem to work.
I tried this today on a new Pi5. It did not work for me once it was in autostart. FWIW, autostart was read-only in GUI. I gave myself temp root access in a text window and did the edits there.
thank you man
Great video, do you know if there is a way on RPi 4 with 2 screens connected to start 2 chromium windows with 2 different URLs in fullscreen(one on each screen)
Thank you 👍
Great video, I wanted to open my dakboard dashboard full screen auto
thnxx bro
What if you wanted more than 1 browser window and to dismiss the "Restore pages" dialog so that it auto launch those windows?
I figured it out, if anyone wants to know:
1. sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
2. Then append the following to the end of the file and save:
/usr/bin/chromium-browser --ignore-certificate-error
I hadn't got to your question yet. I'm glad you got it figured out. Thanks for sharing!
Rick, How can I make it start with a zoom of %150?
I wan ask you about screensaver aftor kiosk lounchin on strartup. Kan you give how to set up so when my digital signage no activity the video screensaver saver lunch outomatically. Im using raspbery pi bullseye
Can I know how to launch multiple tabs in same browser in kiosk mode?
How can I change the Chromium profile?
how do I enable auto pop up the keyboard in that kiosk mode? Please let me know thank you.
Hi Rick, can you configure the startup of the browser in kiosk mode with a back button available or a bookmark bar?
I don't think you can show the back button or have a bookmark bar. You could create an HTML start screen with links to sites.
@@Rickmakes Thanks Rick.
Thx
Hi rick, how to get back to desktop in completely lockdown --kiosk version? I run the script and now i can't access desktop terminal etc. I've tried to press Alt+F11 i can minimize the chromium but only black screen showed.
Do you get a terminal if you press Alt-F2? You may need to hit enter after Alt-F2. From there you can log in and "killall chromium-browser" to quit Chromium. Then press Alt-F1 to get back to the graphical interface. I haven't tried this recently so let me know if you have trouble.
I have been trying a few different methods this morning to get chromium to auto start. Tried this method and it’s not auto starting any tips?
A year ago this method worked for me, however this doesnt seem to work on newer versions
Rick, we're outrunning Dakboard on our Raspberry Pi on a 32" TV. How do we get it to display full screen on the TV?
What command do you enter to run Dakboard?
@@Rickmakes thank you for the response. We got it figured out fortunately with adjusting a setting on the TV itself. I was confused as to why it wasn’t on full screen when it was on another TV. Thanks again sir.
Can you do a video for autorun more sites at a certain hour? Thank you
Do you mean play a video at certain times? You might be able to achieve this using the "cron" software. You could probably use "omxplayer" to play the videos.
I want to boot to chromium and open 2 website e.g youtube and spotify in chromium. Can i do this with your tutorial?
When running chromium-browser I get an error. It’s a bunch of characters and then ‘tag not found’. Maybe it’s because I’m running the latest raspian with desktop on an RPI model b? But I’ve seen others get this error back in 2021, do you know if the code in your video still works on the latest version of raspian?
Tq your videos
You're welcome.
Make kiosk video tutorial
Can we automatically refresh the page?
I'm not sure if that is an option within Chromium. You might see if you can find a Chrome extension you can install that would do the refreshing.
Can I do this with a bash script that runs fim
I'm not familiar with that software but it depends on if the software has a full screen mode.
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