Hi, Some versions of MachineKit do not come with the desktop environment installed. I'm not sure if that is the problem you are encountering, but I had a similar problem before. I installed lxde as a desktop (remotely) then rebooted, and I got a desktop display after logging in.
Jeff On Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 5:07:38 AM UTC-7, Pierre Ingels wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am attempting to set up a controller for my CNC lathe using the > BeagleBone Black and Machinekit. I have set it up pretty well using remote > terminal and I am now completing the system with a touchscreen (an Elecrow > RR101 10.1 Inch 1280x800). > > It seems to work just fine and displaying the login graphical interface at > 1280x800, but as soon as I login the mouse cursor remains but the screen is > all dark. I have poked around with Xrandr thinking that it is the > resolution but I get this message: > xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default > Screen 0: minimum 1280 x 800, current 1280 x 800, maximum 1280 x 800 > default connected 1280x800+0+0 0mm x 0mm > 1280x800 0.00* > > > I assume that I have to define the screen - any pointers how to do this > and find the relevant parameters? Or obviously if I need to look in a very > different direction :) > > Thank you! > Pierre > -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/machinekit/5719ad5a-797d-440d-bc40-ff53752efb12%40googlegroups.com.
