I installed the Raspbian lite image to my SD card.
After that I installed PIXEL and VNC Server using these commands:
sudo apt-get install realvnc-vnc-server realvnc-vnc-viewer
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends raspberrypi-ui-mods gvfs lxterminal xserver-xorg-video-fbturbo
But when I connect, I see only black screen.
How can I fix this?
You have discovered a "feature" of the Raspbian Lite OS. The way Raspbian Lite differs from Raspbian is it has no GUI, (Graphical User Interface).
So when you try to VNC into the Pi, you are going to get no GUI, as that is exactly what you would get if you connected the Pi to a monitor using HDMI.
However, I can confirm that using SSH will work normally. Also, if you do want to make use of VNC the normal Raspbian distribution will work and I believe it has VNC built-in and enabled by default.
Edit:
It is possible to install the packages required for a GUI interface, this page on the official Raspberry Pi Forum gives a really good explanation and comparison of the different GUI's.
I read tons of posts about this issue... and they all resulted in a RealVNC / x11VNC / Remoter black screen VNC connection on my Mac to my Raspberry Pi.
DISPMANX was the ulimate solution to VNC into the Raspberry Pi running Raspbian Lite.
Here is the summary:
1) BASIC SETUP - RESULTS IN BLACK SCREEN FOR VNC
SSH Enabled via Raspi-Config on Raspberry Pi Remoter for Mac (VNC + SSH/Terminal Access) SETUP: https://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/take-control-of-your-raspberry-pi-using-your-mac-pc-ipad-or-phone--mac-54603
2) TO ELIMINATE BLACK SCREEN FOR VNC
Setup DISPMANX, Desktop GUI for Raspbian Lite needs Additional Support SETUP: http://raspmer.blogspot.ca/2015/07/vnc-server-for-raspberry-pi-with.html
3) START DISPMANX VNC VIA RASPBERRY PI DESKTOP/GUI - NOT REMOTE SSH/TERMINAL sudo dispmanx_vncserver
4) CONNECT VIA REMOTER TO IP
MORE: Black screen using VNC with Raspbian Lite
If it's not actually Raspbian Lite then the problem could be that on the VNC SERVER you need to go in Options -> Expert -> CaptureMethod = 1
See Black or blank screen when connecting to VNC Server running on Windows 10
With Raspberry OS Lite use SSH+Screen. On Lite:
screen -d -m -S 1
-S 1 is the name. Without -dm will exit when closing from remote.
screen -x 1
On remote ssh in then same:
screen -x 1
Ctrl+a+d on remote to detach.
