AutoStart seems to not work

[XEROxMEXICANO]

Hello when I start my pi up the display is black. I think I've looked every on the page and can't seem to find an answer

have any suggestions?

[doris1347]

Do you have a mouse cursor? (if yes) What happens when you right click on the black screen?

[XEROxMEXICANO]

when I right click I get a menu that just says open terminal emulator, open browser, etc

[doris1347]

Can you upload photo's of your below files: 1) sudo nano /etc/xdg/openbox/environment 2) sudo nano /etc/xdg/openbox/autostart 3) sudo nano /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

[XEROxMEXICANO]

/etc/xdg/openbox/environment

/etc/xdg/openbox/autostart

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

[doris1347]

I had a similar problem and added to your below file 2 bottom last entry lines: sudo nano /etc/xdg/openbox/environment

cd/home/xero/retro-ipod-spotify-client/frontend python3 spotifypod.py &

No forward slash ('/") after frontend ... Then reboot and it worked !

[doris1347]

Has your "Spot" ever worked for you?

[XEROxMEXICANO]

Nope it never has.

So I added the new line you told me and it still doesn't auto run the file

[doris1347]

two lines !!

[XEROxMEXICANO]

Yeah I added both lines:

[doris1347]

my autostart only has two lines:

cd /home/pi/retro-ipod-spotify-client/frontend

sudo -H -u pi --preserve-env=SPOTIPY_REDIRECT_URl,SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID,SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET, python3 spotifypod.py &

[doris1347]

Our "sudo nano /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc" are identical!

[XEROxMEXICANO]

let me modify my environment to look similar to yours and and see if it works

[doris1347]

okay I'm at my computer now waiting for you

[doris1347]

yours has to be after home/xero mine is home/pi

[XEROxMEXICANO]

oh yeah, thanks almost forgot going to reboot again

[doris1347]

change you autostart to look exactly like mine as well!

[doris1347]

I also have spaces between my lines

[XEROxMEXICANO]

Yeah it worked! but the clickwheel driver didn't start so going to put it back in the auto start and see if it works with it.

[doris1347]

that always breaks things for me!

[XEROxMEXICANO]

yeah as soon as I add it it doesn't work.

[doris1347]

send a few photo's of your breakout board wiring if you used one and did you compile click.c ?

[doris1347]

Do you or did you work at Xerox?

[XEROxMEXICANO]

send a few photo's of your breakout board wiring if you used one and did you compile click.c ?

Yes I did compile it

And no I never worked at Xerox

[doris1347]

Your breakout board wiring may be incorrect can you send photo of the reverse side

[doris1347]

I'm retired from Xerox

[XEROxMEXICANO]

The wiring is correct it does display it just displays darkness.

You used to work at xerox never heard of them before what did you do?

[doris1347]

Field Engineer

[doris1347]

what to you mean it displays?

[XEROxMEXICANO]

What I mean is when I go and right click it it shows the menu. It just doesn't run the spotifypod.py file on boot.

Was it hard to be a Field Technician?

[doris1347]

I used the 2"Adafriut display with composite video input

[XEROxMEXICANO]

for my display I followed these instructions from rsflights

[doris1347]

I am a certified Electronics Technician so no it wasn't hard for me

[XEROxMEXICANO]

wow, but how come you don't work there anymore if it wasn't hard for you?

[doris1347]

I'm not clear on what worked below:

"Yeah it worked! but the clickwheel driver didn't start so going to put it back in the auto start and see if it works with it."

Your breakout board wiring may be incorrect can you send photo of the reverse side

[XEROxMEXICANO]

The spotifypod.py file booted but the clickwheel isn't working anymore.

Wow, your 70 years old! your pretty smart most people I know who are 70 don't know how to use a tv.

[doris1347]

I Built a color TV from a kit (Heathkit) when I was17 years old

[doris1347]

Are you saying that the clickwheel was working?

[XEROxMEXICANO]

Uh not the clickwheel does not work anymore. it no longer auto starts

[doris1347]

how did you know the clickwheel was working?

[XEROxMEXICANO]

I ssh into the pi and manually started the spotifypod.py file and moved it around

[doris1347]

my clickwheel works with the entries I sent you

[XEROxMEXICANO]

really? let me take a second look at the code and see if I messed up

[doris1347]

how old are you?

[XEROxMEXICANO]

I'm 17 years old

[doris1347]

Ah I see I have a granddaughter your age

[doris1347]

I can't help you with your IPS Display, however can't understand why your clickwheel isn't working if it was before!

[XEROxMEXICANO]

Wow you built a ton of stuff.

I can't understand why it doesn't work anymore either, I think I'm just going to take a break and come back later to try and fix it

[doris1347]

Taking a break always works for me ... Good Luck! & Stay Focused

[XEROxMEXICANO]

Thanks you so much for the help!! Hope you have a great rest of your day/night!!