mouse pointer missing on Rsp3

bnilsson

I just booted my Rsp3 with RuneAudio for the first time.
Booted fine, but I cannot see the mouse pointer.
Moving around does activate menus and such, but I cannot see where it is so control is difficult.
Known problem?

hondagx35

Hi bnilsson,

Known problem?

No, because it is not a problem it is a feature.
RuneAudio is a headless player with a web UI.
The local browser is only a addon and optimized for 7" touch displays.

Please search the forum.

Frank

bnilsson

Oh, great.

I am connecting my Rsp3 to the HDMI port on my livingroom TV, but apparently this is not supported?
I have connected the mouse and kbd by wireless.
Without a visible mouse, this is not very workable.

PeteB

bnilsson wrote... Without a visible mouse, this is not very workable.

It is a little confusing, but it does work. There is a setting you have to edit manually, and another one to change the scale so it fits 1080p TVs. See this post by Frank:

#35207

edit:

in /root/.xinitrc change "-use_cursor no" to "-use_cursor yes"

#!/bin/bash
export XDG_CACHE_HOME="/tmp/.cache" &
export DISPLAY=":0" &

# start the touchscreen calibration utility
# needed for some screens (Pollin 7" tft)
# for this to work you have to disable loading midori
#xinput_calibrator &

# turn off display power management
xset -dpms &

# turn off screensaver
xset s off &

# start the window manager without titlebar and mouse
matchbox-window-manager -use_titlebar no -use_cursor yes &

# install multimedia keyboard shortcuts
xbindkeys &

# start midori in privat mode with fullscreen display
midori -p -e Fullscreen http://localhost

in /root/.config/midori/config set "zoom-level=1" for a 1080p display

in /etc/vconsole.conf set "KEYMAP=<your country code>"

bnilsson

Thanks a lot for your swift and friendly answer.
It is working perfectly now.
As they say, it is [SOLVED]

hondagx35

Hi bnilsson,

I am connecting my Rsp3 to the HDMI port on my livingroom TV, but apparently this is not supported?

What do you expect from RuneAudio?
How should it work?
You know what i mean with "web UI"?
You know what a "headless device" is?

If you had asked something like:
- Is it possible to get a mouse on the local browser?
- Is it possible to zoom the local browser, so it fits on my TV?
you probably will get a in depth answer.

Frank

bspoon1960

I have tried the suggestion
in /root/.xinitrc change "-use_cursor no" to "-use_cursor yes"

but still no cursor. I am running a Pi3 B.

Any other thoughts?

jcmpes

Hi I am having the same issue with the mouse pointer. I try the mentioned method by Frank but what I find is a /root empty folder.

What am I missing here? How can I see my mouse?

Many thanks in advance,

JC

Yatsushiro

jcmpes wrote I try the mentioned method by Frank but what I find is a /root empty folder.

In Linux, file names beginning with a '.' are hidden and will not show up with the ls command. You can view the current contents of the file by entering 'more .xinitrc' at the command prompt, assuming you are in the /root directory. Similarly, 'nano .xinitrc' will allow you to edit the contents.

wiskinr

hondagx35 wroteHi bnilsson,

Known problem?
No, because it is not a problem it is a feature.
RuneAudio is a headless player with a web UI.
The local browser is only a addon and optimized for 7" touch displays.

Please search the forum.

Frank

This is exactly the type of thing that makes Linux the tool for "tools" not normal people. Anyone normal wants a mouse and keyboard to work whilst setting up the wireless network configuration. "Oh lets go and play with the command prompt", er no, not all of us. I don't own an anorak, sorry.

janui

Hi All,
You can now switch the mouse cursor on and off in the Settings UI of Rune 0.5b. You need to enable the local browser to see this control.
You will first need to update 0.5b to patch-level 7 with a git pull. This can be done without accessing the command line interface.
janui
PS @[deleted], I needed to borrow an anorak to get it all working, so you won't need one.