For questions pertaining to the Chromium browser, its installation, configuration and troubleshooting on the Raspberry Pi
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Raspberry PI 3 - Browser, bad performance (Website with HTML5 canvas)
I have encountered a problem while developing a dashboard which is supposed to run on a Raspberry Pi 3. It is a combination of a HTML5 canvas as background to create visuals and some simple elements ...
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Whatever I do, I cannot get Chromium to open on startup
What I am trying to do:
When the Raspberry Pi turns on, Chromium starts up in kiosk mode, and in full screen, with a specific web page open.
The problem:
Nothing I try works! I have been on every ...
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Chromium Browser History deletion [closed]
How can I delete Chromium browser history at boot up on Raspberry Pi-3?
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xdotool not working as expected at startup
I am trying to simply launch Chromium at startup, then have xdotool press F11 to make it fullscreen.
I don't want to use --kiosk mode so please don't suggest that.
My autostart file is:
@lxpanel --...
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2answers
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Can I fix memory leaks of a chromium tab by killing and restarting the tab or chromium?
I'm running a raspberry with a small monitor in kiosk mode, which means: it's running a full-screen chromium tab all around the clock.
The problem is that I have noticed that there are many websites ...
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Raspbian Stretch Lite with Touchscreen - Chromium “Couldn't initialize SDL: No available video device”
I have a Raspberry Pi 3 B+, with the RPi 7-inch touchscreen hooked up.
I installed Raspbian Stretch Lite on a 16GB SD card. I have booted the Raspberry Pi, changed my password, connected to Wifi, and ...
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Chromium --no-sandbox error
hello there I also have a code in python like this
webbrowser.get("chromium-browser").open("https://google.com")
what will happen that the chrome will say that need to re-run the chrome with
--no-...
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Rpi 3 reboots on opening chrome
Every time I open chromium on my raspberry pi, it just reboots sometimes even 3 or 4 times. I've read about instances of the pi crashing but my device just starts from the rainbow screen. There's also ...
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Chromium and ALSA route problem
I have set up a virtual device in asoundrc which works in Audacity but when I open it using the Chromium --alsa-input-device flag I get the following error:
Rate doesn't match (requested 48000Hz, get ...
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chromium browser not starting: Cannot open ELF file
pi@rp1:~ $ uname -a
Linux rp1 4.9.35-v7+ #1014 SMP Fri Jun 30 14:47:43 BST 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux
chromium-browser 56.0.2924.84-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1000 armhf Chromium ...
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ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(344)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process
I am using a Raspberry Pi:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Raspbian
Description: Raspbian GNU/Linux 9.3 (stretch)
Release: 9.3
Codename: ...
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Chromium is not generating google voice
Chromium is not producing voice when I am running my code, while this is working in Chrome.
var msg = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('Hello World');
window.speechSynthesis.speak(msg);
For running ...
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1answer
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Raspbian Stretch Strict chromium strict kiosk mode
I have setup raspberry pi to autostart chrome in kiosk mode when it boots up and open a locally hosted web application successfully. The web application will require keyboard and mouse for the user to ...
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Raspberry Pi 3 Parrot OS Chromium not working
I am a noob and recently started trying out Parrot OS for my Raspberry Pi 3. Firefox opens, but crashes every time I try to do anything on it. I installed Chromium and it worked. But after a reboot it ...
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WebGL does not work properly on Raspberry Pi Chromium Browser
I have a problem with WebGL on Raspberry Pi 3's Chromium browser. I did the settings required but nothing happened.
Here is my information
Device : Raspberry Pi 3
OS : Linux raspberrypi 4.9.80-v7+ #...
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RFID RC522 Reader & Chromium Web Page
I'm having a bit of difficulty locating a specific example, however I have found people referencing that they have accomplished what I am looking for.
At a basic level, I have a webpage being served ...
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Why is Chromium so small with “large screen” appearance settings?
I have a Raspberry Pi 3 running Raspbian Stretch connected to a 1824x984 TV screen.
To fix UI elements being difficult to see from a distance, I switched my display settings to the large screen ...
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Check Chromium loading
I use chrome in kiosk mode, opened by my c++ script.
What i want to do is to check when chromium is done to load the pages.
There are any way?
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Chromium Kiosk - Navigation Menu
I am very new to Raspberry
I am trying to add the below HTML page in Chromium Kiosk - which is not supporting - is their anyway i can achieve the below ?
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<...
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Chromium launched on boot goes to localhost:81 instead of localhost
I have a pi configured to launch chromium on boot (see How to auto start chromium after boot on the Raspberry 2 (2015-01-31 debian wheezy)?) in kiosk mode, and the web app I have set up is a flask app ...
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Chromium extremely slow until crash on a Raspberry Pi Zero W
I use this RPi Zero W mainly from ssh.
All updates and upgrades performed.
I wanted to install an app from its website.
No way.
Attaching keyboard, mouse and monitor I opened Chromium and the ...
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1answer
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Downgrading Raspbian Stretch Chromium over HTML5 Audio Issues
I've got my rpi set up as an alarm clock with python/flask and a chromium front-end. When it wakes me up it plays two html5 audio elements simultaneously: some music and a news podcast. I did a fresh ...
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Trouble getting Flash Player plugin to run under Chromium
I have just set up a Raspberry Pi 3 model B, which came with the "Boolean Box" for my daughter. Everything worked fine, but the browser that was on the SD card did not run Flash, which would be ...
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2 Chomium windows side by side on boot
How / is it possible to have 2 chromium windows open side by side (one left half of screen one right side) once the desktop loads up using raspberian?
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How to install a second version of chromium in raspbian
I followed this guide to watch WidevineCDM pages (like netflix, amazon video, ...) on raspbian, which basically downgraded the pre-installed chromium.
It works fine and I can watch those streaming ...
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Chromium Kiosk options
I'm using a Raspberry PI 3 with chromium and kiosk. If I start chromium as normal, I can enable kiosk and set specific options, namely hide cursor, disable context menu, disable image drag, disable ...
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Chromium web browser won't load any webpage
So I'm new to the Raspberry pi 3. Just got it all hooked up last night. I did the Raspian build and have kept everything original to that download.
My problem is no matter what web address I put in ...
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Chromium scrolling lag on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B running Raspbian Stretch
I received my Raspberry Pi 3 Model B a few days ago, I copied Raspbian Stretch img with dd to 64 GB Samsung EVO card.
I am using a HDMI to VGA adapter on a 1920x1080 Samsung monitor.
Also, I have ...
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Autostart not working if using a script file (RASPBIAN)
Hi I'm wondering why an autostart is not working on my raspberry pi if I use a script file insted using the application directly within the autostart command.
I'm using the .desktop / [Desktop Entry] ...
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1answer
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Raspbian, Hanns.G HT231HPB and chromium browser
I am using the set up above as a dumb terminal/kiosk my issue is that the Chromium on screen keyboard is offsetting the touch so that you can't accurately type. I know the monitor is operating as a ...
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Raspberry Pi on Network with ethernet but not connecting to internet
I've had Pi-Hole on my pi to some success but after a while of inaction my pi cannot connect to the internet now. Unsure what will help, as I've tried what I thought were all the obvious things.
I'm ...
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Raspberry Pi 3 Freezes
My Raspberry Pi 3 Model B freezes randomly. This as been going on since I got it, about 4 months ago. It sometimes freezes on reboot causing reboot loops. It freezes on Chromium when all that's open ...
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Xdotool not resizing Chromium on startup
Edit: RPi 3, fully updated.
I have a raspberry pi build where RPi is supposed to run a bash script on boot. The script shows specific videos, then opens chromium and runs specific webpage in ...
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Raspbian image creation: install plugins with the Raspbian version of Chromium?
Is there a away to install pre-defined plugins with the Raspbian version of Chromium?
I have been looking at editing and the image creator tool to include chromium with metamask by editing Stage 3.
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Autostart Chromium cloud print service on startup
I am using my Raspberry Pi to set up a print station in a remote location, and I am using Google Cloud Print to send prints from my home.
Everything works fine when I am booted to desktop on RPi, but ...
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Jessie: How to log in to a Gmail account in Chromium 51
I am starting from a fresh NOOBS install on a Raspberry Pi 3B.
Once Raspbian is installed and working, I used:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
I followed this procedure to ensure my clock ...
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Can I install Google Chrome? [duplicate]
I'm a user with rpi3. I'm wondering if I can install Google chrome on my rpi. Can I install it?
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Issues when trying to open Chromium at a certain URL on boot
I am having some issues with automating tasks at boot on the Pi. I have tried numerous different methods to do this including the systemd method and the .bashrc method. The command is a simple one ...
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Can't update to latest Chromium version after upgrade to Stretch (59 or 60)
I upgraded to Stretch following the normal procedure, changed the repositories, etc. But after all, I'm still running Chromium 56, a older version of the browser.
When I try to update the system, it ...
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1answer
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autostart Chromium using Pixel
I'm about done with this, for two days i have tried to simply autostart Chromium on a pi for a project at work but nothing happens when I reboot.
Using the path -
~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/...
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Streaming video fails to display page
YouTube is one of the top websites to view streaming videos. Oh well. It's not working on my RPi.
I have no idea if this question is any relevant to the Raspberry Pi, but I'm asking it anyway.
So, ...
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Open chromium full screen on start up
I would like to set up a couple of raspberry pis to open automatically chromium or any other browser available to BUT in full screen mode.
I was wondering if any of you can help me. These will be ...
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chromium with two tabs in kiosk mode
I want to create a kiosk that always has two tabs open.
I've found plenty of articles that show how to open chromium on boot in kiosk with one webpage. But is there any way to create a kiosk mode ...
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How do I disable Restore pages? Chromium didn't shut down correctly. Prompt?
I am automating a RPi for four displays at my company. I have them rebooting every day so the browser will refresh. I can't get the Restore pages? Chromium didn't shut down correctly bubble to not ...
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How to install Chromium 57
Currently my Raspberry Pi uses Chromium 56. I'm having a hard time upgrading it to the latest version. I tried
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
Unfortunately I got this message:
chromium-...
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Kiosk a raspberry pi
I know what you're thinking, "this has been asked a thousand times" and you're right, but why is it none of the answers are helpful? I have a brand new pi, I'm using the April 2017 release of NOOBS. I ...
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Open chromium in kiosk mode at start with URLs from a text file
I'm new to bash scripting and just a little familiar with basic Linux.
We've setup a Pi showing dashboards using the code below:
@chromium-browser --disable-infobars --disable-session-crashed-bubble -...
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Chromium crashes repeatedly on Ubuntu mate(Rpi3)
Edit: Crashing in the sense: The page is getting killed, I'm able to open chromium but unable to browse anything.
I'm not even able to open settings page on chromium, it's crashing. Repeatedly!
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Animated GIF won't work on raspberry pi
i'm building a local website that displays an animated GIF.
The website is opened using chromium web browser.
i'm sure that the GIF itself is working because I've tried to open it in different ...
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Open URL with chromium then close after time
I'm trying to write a bash script on Raspbian that will open a video URL in fullscreen, wait 2 minutes, then close the window
#!/bin/bash
chromium-browser <url> --start-fullscreen
sleep 120
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