X: Setup: Boot to Browser (Iceweasel)

DEPRECATED

This will boot your Pi instantly to a browser without any other nonsense

1. Make sure you boot to command line

2. Make sure you're up-to-date with packages:

   sudo apt-mark hold raspberrypi-bootloader
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get upgrade
   

3. Install X.org, iceweasel and stuff:

   sudo apt-get install matchbox xinit x11-xserver-utils unclutter iceweasel
   

4. Get the TouchUI boot files:

   git clone https://github.com/BillyBlaze/OctoPrint-TouchUI-autostart.git ~/TouchUI-autostart/	& cd ~/TouchUI-autostart/ & git checkout legacy	
   

5. Copy service file and register it as auto boot:

   sudo cp ~/TouchUI-autostart/touchui.init /etc/init.d/touchui
   sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/touchui
   sudo cp ~/TouchUI-autostart/touchui.default /etc/default/touchui
   sudo update-rc.d touchui defaults
   

6. Run sudo dpkg-reconfigure x11-common and allow Anybody to run xinit.

7. Run sudo nano /etc/defaults/touchui and change kweb.xinit into iceweasel.xinit

8. Reboot (& does it work?)

• Do not remove the directory ~/TouchUI-autostart and if you change the path of this directory then edit the file /etc/default/touchui with the new path.
• Troubleshooting:
  • Boots to Blackscreen
  • Calibration
  • Inverted Axis

1. Optional:
   Fine tweak your Iceweasel.

Command line

• Stop TouchUI:
  sudo service touchui stop
• Start TouchUI:
  sudo service touchui start
• Restart TouchUI:
  sudo service touchui restart

Tweaks:

Hide the 'statusbar' (a.k.a. the bottom bar) which shows the URL.

1. Goto /home/pi/.mozilla/firefox/<your default folder>/chrome/
   if you have already a custom userChrome.css then skip step 2 but normally you don't have it

2. Run cp userChrome-example.css userChrome.css

3. Run nano userChrome.css

4. Add the following on the bottom of this document (important: leave the rest of this document intact)

   statuspanel[type="overLink"] {
         display: none !important;
   }
   

5. Save (CTR-O, Enter, CTR-X)

6. Reboot TouchUI (sudo service touchui restart or reboot your Pi)