Think should be the xrdp login, but entering my username and pw and hittingĮnter brings me right back to the first dialog box. I hit enter or press the button, and it brings me to what I It brings up a blank dialog box in the top left corner with no text and anĮmpty button. I just set this up on my RPI and when I enter the IP on my mac to connect, xinit /usr/bin/icewm (depending on which WMs you've got installed and where they're located). Try starting X with xinit - this usually gives you a terminal-window (xterm) on a 'dotted' desktop, but may start a WM too. # to repair xrdp to allow elevated apps like rasperry configure, etc.Īppend si:localuser:root' to /home/pi/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostartĮcho si:localuser:root' | sudo tee -a /home/pi/.config/lxsession/ Try running ps to see what WM you're running.
#Startx blank screen raspberry pi install#
Sudo apt-get -t stretch-backports install xrdp Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.Ĭody, did you reply in email because it appears NOT to have added yourĪnyway, I get XRDP to work these days but have to do the following:Īnd add the following line to the end of the text file: You are receiving this because you commented. Will try reverting back to original password and username later. I am also running the 4.14 version of raspbian with a changed username and password. There's no text at all, just the teal background and the boxes. I hit enter or press the button, and it brings me to what I think should be the xrdp login, but entering my username and pw and hitting enter brings me right back to the first dialog box. I just set this up on my RPI and when I enter the IP on my mac to connect, it brings up a blank dialog box in the top left corner with no text and an empty button. May be useful for smooth transition with eg. From the manual: -background none Asks the driver not to clear the background on startup, if the driver supports that.
Subject: Re: xrdp blank screen on raspberry pi ( #1088) 2 You can use the -background none option when starting the X Server.