X: Setup: Boot to Browser (Wheezy & KWEB)

DEPRECATED

This is a guide for Debian Wheezy

kweb3 requires OctoPrint 1.2.9 and TouchUI 0.3.2, for older versions install Iceweasel

• Fresh install
• Upgrade from Iceweasel

Fresh install

1. Make sure you boot to the 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 the Minimal Kiosk Browser

   wget -P /home/pi/ http://steinerdatenbank.de/software/kweb-1.6.8.tar.gz
   tar -xzf /home/pi/kweb-1.6.8.tar.gz
   cd /home/pi/kweb-1.6.8
   ./debinstall
   

4. Install X.org and stuff:

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

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

6. Get the TouchUI boot files:

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

7. 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
   

8. Reboot

• Do not remove the directory ~/OctoPrint-TouchUI-autostart and if you change the path of this directory then edit the file /etc/default/touchui with the new path.

• If you would like to stream your webcam to a touchscreen, then we recommend installing the SnapStream plugin from OctoPrints repository. (Lower CPU usage)

• Troubleshooting:

  • Boots to Blackscreen
  • Calibration
  • Inverted Axis
  • Webcam image not working

Upgrade from Iceweasel

1. Install the Minimal Kiosk Browser

2. Remove the old autostart files:

   rm -rf ~/OctoPrint-TouchUI-autostart/
   

3. Continue on to Fresh install and skip to step 6.