Using my TV as a Monitor

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Hello
I’m booting from an SD card with Debian and LXDE. When I connect my Insignia TV to the BBB HDMI port, all I see is the BeagleBone logo. Shouldn’t I see the LXDE desktop? I’ve run “apt-get install lxde xorg” & “apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-all”.
Any solution would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Michael

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“Startx” ??

http://www.packtpub.com/building-a-home-security-system-with-beaglebone/book

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Thanks for the help
“Startx” did the trick, but I haven’t any icons. Do I need to configure the GUI in order to make it work?
WIll be “Googling” the subject.
Thanks
Michael

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Hi Michael;

I use Ubuntu 12.04LTS so I’m not sure what the LDXE desktop is supposed to look like.

But it probably comes as a blank slate and has a method of adding “launchers” (Windows short cut) and links to the desk top.

As you say, Google is your best shot. Also there is probably a way in Debian to have the BBB boot straight to the desktop.

Good Luck J

Bill

http://www.packtpub.com/building-a-home-security-system-with-beaglebone/book