Questions tagged [systemd-startup]
Startup programs on boot with systemd services.
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Kiosk mode audio output problem
When the Raspberry Pi 4/5 boots, I automatically start the Chromium browser (kiosk mode) with systemd according to the configuration below.
[Unit]
Description=kiosk app
After=graphical.target
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Raspberry Pi boot time issue
I am using Raspberry pi 3b+ and trying to reduce the boot time from power-on, till the GUI is shown(desktop mode).
What basically happens is after power-on it takes some time to show the splash screen ...
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systemd user service shows status "dead" on boot, but runs when manually restarted
I'm writing some code to run a sound/light show from a raspberry pi 3 A+, using the latest Bullseye OS. I've been testing it manually, running via ssh, and all is well. However, it needs to run ...
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Starting problem after Buster upgrade to Bullseye [closed]
I have a Raspberri Pi 4 of 4Gb my Operating System was Debian Buster that I upgraded to Bullseye and since when I restart I have a whole bunch of messages see the screenshots attached it seems to me ...
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Logging output from autostarted program (LXDE-pi/autostart)
So I have a headless Pi CM4 running standard Raspbian, its only function is to auto-start an application at boot which is invoked from /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
I would like to log the ...
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Unable to boot because mounting /boot fails during boot
My Raspbian/Debian buster fails booting with
[ TIME ] Timed out waiting for device /dev/mmcblk0p1.
[DEPEND] Dependency failed for /boot.
If I disable mounting of the /boot partition by commenting ...
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Launch a Bluetooth Low Energy command after raspberry startup
I wrote a command in swift that uses the internal bluetooth low energy module of my Raspberry PI 4. This command must be launched as superuser.
Everything works perfectly if I launch the executable ...
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Configure GPIOs output upon system start [duplicate]
I'm using to systemd to launch my application and on starting the application the GPIO07 is configured as Output and set to High I want to set it to low as the system startup.
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How to auto run moonlight-qt in console after auto login?
moonlight-qt runs in the terminal without desktop environment fine but I would like it to auto launch after auto login. I tried creating systemd service to do this but nothing happened.
[Edit] This is ...
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Connect to vpn network on startup
I have installed openvpn on my raspberry pi:
sudo apt-get install openvpn
I can connect to my VPN server with command:
sudo openvpn confyg.ovpn
Everything runs fine, but what is the best way to ...
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Start mono application on startup
This is my first time using a linux/rasbperry pie and I am trying to start a program I made in c# on my windows on startup. It has a graphical user interface, and can run from the command line using ...
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Sound playback trough bluealsa-aplay not working as a service
I am trying to manually setup my raspberry pi 4 as a Bluetooth audio receiver, but there is no sound playback when I start the bluealsa-aplay service I created. It only works when I run the bluealsa-...
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Systemd service not updating
I have a service on my Raspberry Pi which runs a bash file on boot. I recently updated the bash file (run.sh) but the service is not reflecting the update.
So far I have tried:
sudo systemctl disable/...
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Why remove systemd random seed in read-only filesystems?
I'm following this excellent tutorial.
In it, he guides through creating a read-only filesystem for raspberry pis.
One of the steps is to remove the systemd/random-seed
$ sudo rm /var/lib/systemd/...
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Start Python Script on Startup
I am having trouble getting what seems like a simple task to work. I have created a Python file that I want to begin on startup. I have followed the steps for rc.local and init.d found here.
To test ...
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autostart application on raspberry pi 4 (systemd)
I am working with raspberry pi os lite on raspberry pi 4.
I wanted to autostart a Qt application.
I created under /etc/systemd/system a .service file named application_one.service
this is what the ....
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Raspberry Pi Auto-start Executable with Systemd, Loaded but Inactive (Dead)
I am trying to run a CPP client application to connect to a server when Raspberry Pi is booted and connected to the Internet. I validated this CPP executable (Asio_Client_Main) works fine when ...
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Execute A Jupyter notebook file using runipy -o myfile.ipynb command upon Raspberry PI 4(Raspbian OS) boot-up
My research regarding this issue: All methods available on the internet are about running .py files on Raspberry Pi boot.
NO ACTUAL HELP ABOUT RUNNING JUPYTER NOTEBOOK FILES .ipynb ON RASPBERRY BOOT ...
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Boot Raspberry Pi to GUI Qt app using OpenBox doesn't work
I'm trying to run Qt GUI application automatically when booting Raspberry Pi using Openbox but have problems and can't make it work.
Steps I did:
run raspi-config and changed Boot Options to Console ...
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UART not working until after first log on
I'm trying to run a service which uses the UART to control some hardware. The UART is using pins 8/10 (GPIO 14/15). raspi-config has been used to disable the login shell over serial and enable the ...
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How can I start x11vnc headless?
Currently, I am starting x11vnc on my Pi 400 (stock Raspbian) after it boots up (with no display attached) via ssh with command x11vnc -forever -display :0
How can I do it with systemd? I am trying ...
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Earliest systemd target for running Python script
I have an LED strip connected to my Raspberry Pi Zero W, and I would like to run a Python script to turn on the LED’s as soon as possible after boot.
In my systemd unit file, I’m using After=multi-...
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says i don't have wiringpi module when runing code at startup
I have a code set up to run at boot, and it works fine when I start it via terminal, but it doesn't run at boot. I opened the terminal, and this is what I saw:
Running at boot
Traceback (most recent ...
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Service in systemd dies when logging rotated
I have a Python program that I start on boot with a service in systemd. It works fine until Unix tries to rotate the system log file, and I get an error: "Journal has been rotated since unit was ...
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Pigpio won't initialise when used by a script started by a service even with root privilege
Problem:
I'm writing a Homebridge plugin that needs access to the Pi's GPIO.
This plugin uses the pigpio javascript wrapper (https://github.com/fivdi/pigpio) of the pigpio C library (https://github....
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Error "couldn't create client for the 'wds' service" when qmicli command is given automatically via start up script at raspberry pi4b
I've connected a LTE usb dongle at raspberry pi 4B which has raspbian buster 10.
I have created a initialization script which consists of the following :
modprobe qmi_wwan
echo 'xxxx xxxx' > /sys/...
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Raspberry Pi4 systemctl suspend or systemctl hibernated not supported?
I need to get my Pi4 running Raspbian to sleep or hibernate.
The when I type the commands systemctl suspend or systemctl hibernated I get the error 'not supported'.
Is it possible to enable this ...
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Mounting an external drive by label at startup with systemd
I'm working on some home automation via a Raspberry Pi 3 B, I've got an external drive attached to it that I want to mount at startup without using fstab because I'll likely remove it at some point ...
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execute Python file on Systemstart
I want to run a simple python script like:
import webbrowser
webbrowser.open('http://google.com/', new=2)
when the startup progress of my RPI 4 is finished.
I tried something like "[How to run a ...
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Disable LAN Interface duirng boot
Is there any option to disable LAN and USB interfaces during boot.
I found options to disable the interfaces using the Following command.
echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/...
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systemd service enabled doesnt start on boot
Im having troubleshooting configuring systemd with rtorrent and screen in my raspberry pi.
I have the service unit file configured and when i start it manually with systemctl start rtorrent it starts ...
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Unable to start a script as a service at boot using openvt (Pi 4)
Before I describe the problem, I just want to mention that I was able to get this working on a Pi 3 under Raspbian Buster. For some reason it's not firing on a Pi 4 under the same OS.
I have a basic ...
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dnsmasq not starting on boot
Hey guys so I'm using my RaspberryPi with a 4g dongle as gateway for my wireless AP. The pi is connected to the AP through ethernet eht0 and the external internet comes from the dongle eth1. The ...
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How to clear the screen and auto-mount device on startup?
I have a Raspberry Pi connected to my TV, which I use to read videos stored on an external hard drive.
I have 2 commands that I run everytime the Raspberry Pi reboots:
This one, to clear the prompt ...
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How to run a graphical app before console login in a systemd-nspawn'd container?
TL;DR I'm looking for a way to autostart graphical applications, without first requiring the user to manually login.
I'm improving my Vdesktop script that runs multiple versions of Raspbian on one Pi ...
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Run script on startup not working
So I'm pretty new to the pi. I'm trying to run chromium in kiosk mode on boot and point it to a local page. I've tried many tutorials online and they're all for versions of the pi that are older than ...
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Raspberry PI @reboot open xterm windows
Hello i am trying to open two shell scripts on reboot.
Crontab
My crontab is the following
@reboot sh /home/pi/Desktop/autoStart.sh
autoStart.sh
in this shell script is the following
#!/bin/sh
cd /...
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start chromium on raspberry pi in kiosk mode using systemd service instead of through LXDE-pi/autostart
As many people, i'm looking to use my pi as a kiosk. I have managed to get everything running when starting the kiosk.
my kiosk.sh script, which works fine
#!/bin/bash
URL="http://127.0.0.1"
xset s ...
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Raspberry Pi run commands on boot
I thought that running commands on raspberry pi on boot was the easiest thing in my project. But it seems that it is complex enough not to work.
I've searched a lot on the internet on a simple ...
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Run a script before blank screen on shutdown/reboot
I am trying to get my raspberry pi 3 (running Raspbian 10) to show an animation on boot and before shutdown/reboot.
using Plymouth I managed to get the boot animation, however, it doesn't display ...
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Connect to Wifi for 10 minutes then disconnect
I use one of my Raspberry Pi as a headless desk clock and, apart from a reboot once a day which forces the OS to synchronise time to an NTP server, I would like to turn the WiFi off after that stage ...
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The service error for startup app in a terminal
My Python application needs to run on a Raspberry Pi 3 at startup and in a terminal.
What I did:
I created a service screenscript.service in /etc/systemd/system
a bash file in /home/pi/mydir/screen....
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Running Hologram cellular network from startup issues [cannot run on rc.local or .bashrc]
I’m playing around with the hologram Nova cellular USB kit and I’m trying to create an automatic connection using the /etc/rc.local file. Hologram uses it's own way of connecting to a ppp0 network ...
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Pi - own python startup script in the wrong order
I've written a python script to connect to mysql & insert the current time then close. The use case is if my Pi browns out/restarts (often does) the time of this event will be logged. The script ...
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mpiexec with mpi4py not executing on startup raspberry pi
I have a python programme that works out primes that I have set up with mpi4py, for it to run on my raspberry pi cluster, and I can normally run the command from any directory but when I put it in rc....
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Make "iw wlan0 set power_save off" permanent
Q How can I make iw wlan0 set power_save off permanent for stretch? What's the proper way to do it?
Edit I'm using an r-Pi 1 Mod. B with an Edimax wifi dongle and Raspian stretch.
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Running a Python script as a service file on boot
I have a Python script (that works) set up and I want to run it automatically every time the Raspberry Pi is on.
I have read that I need to create a unit file and I have done so, but whenever I try ...
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Crontab suddenly doesn't start jobs
I'm suddenly having crontab issues, I didn't do anything other than change the script names and then change them in crontab as well so they all natch, the scripts work if I start them manually, so i'm ...
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/etc/rc.local fail on boot with "Failed at step STDOUT spawning /etc/rc.local: No such device" in /var/log/syslog
I am trying to diagnose why /etc/rc.local is not successfully executing on boot of a raspberry pi.
I have stripped the content of /etc/rc.local to a minimal version, and still cannot get it to touch ...
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How to start a systemd service as a non-root user?
I've been using qbittorrent-nox on a headless Raspberry Pi 3 B+. The setup was a breeze. But then I wanted to autostart qbittorrent after boot, so I wrote a systemd service unit and enabled it. It ...
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