In the files /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/raspi.list , change every use of the word “stretch” to “buster”.
In a terminal,
sudo apt update
and then
sudo apt dist-upgrade
Wait for the upgrade to complete, answering ‘yes’ to any prompt. There may also be a point at which the install pauses while a page of information is shown on the screen – hold the ‘space’ key to scroll through all of this and then hit ‘q’ to continue.
The update will take anywhere from half an hour to several hours, depending on your network speed. When it completes, reboot your Raspberry Pi.
When the Pi has rebooted, launch ‘Appearance Settings’ from the main menu, go to the ‘Defaults’ tab, and press whichever ‘Set Defaults’ button is appropriate for your screen size in order to load the new UI theme.
Buster will have installed several new applications which we do not support. To remove these, open a terminal window and
Hi, im trying Rpi 4 with Screenly and i’m getting this error which i’m not getting on RPI 3b+ with same versions.
I cannot add any video, no matter which extension, codec, etc. I can add images.
Any idea?
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) Traceback (most recent call last):
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) File “server.py”, line 690, in api_view
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) return view(*args, **kwargs)
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/flask_restful_swagger_2/swagger.py”, line 219, in inner
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) return f(self, *args, **kwargs)
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) File “server.py”, line 1019, in post
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) asset = prepare_asset_v1_2(request_environ, unique_name=True)
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) File “server.py”, line 553, in prepare_asset_v1_2
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) asset[‘duration’] = int(get_video_duration(uri).total_seconds())
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) File “/data/screenly/lib/utils.py”, line 184, in get_video_duration
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) run_player = ffprobe(‘-i’, file, _err_to_out=True)
06.05.20 11:48:43 (-0300) NameError: global name ‘ffprobe’ is not defined
Could anyone port screenly on Raspberry pi 4 successfully?
I have the same issue, I tried writing OSE image from sprint 10.1 with balena Etcher and splash screen did not show up…
then tried option 2 with NOOBS installation and there was no Option available on installation screen for screenly…
at the end, I tried really DIY optine 3 and installed raspbian os full latest release and then with the command run bash and the script (bash <(curl -sL https://www.screenly.io/install-ose.sh)), tried answering questions with different NO and Yes combination installation and it did not work either…
I really need to have screenly on Rpi4, any suggestion what should I do? or any work around?
When the fix will be available? kindly ask contributor to help us;
otherwise, I have no choice except finding another solution and I think there is no better free on-premise solution better than screenly
During package installation I get this Error…
Hardware: 64 GB microSDcard
OS: 2020-08-20-raspios-buster-armhf-full
Screenly: sprint 10.1—2020-07-17-Screenly-OSE.zip
I also checked check-sum of the downloaded file, it was not corrupt.
@docent31
could you please share with us working image that installed on ur rPi4?
I need it badly for my project. I tried all Options and still not working and do not have rPi3 to test ur solution…for rPi4 it need buster OS…
@jsal
Did you give this fork a try since someone else said it worked for them? https://github.com/ealmonte32/screenly-ose/blob/master/bin/install.sh
Just use the same bash curl method you used to install official repo.
Need more users to confirm that this works on rpi4, that is why I am suggesting it, thanks.
I’ve been spending a lot of cycles in the last few weeks on trying to get Pi 4 support working. Unfortunately this work is deeply entangled/blocked by other changes.
If you want to get Pi 4 support, I could definitely need a hand. The big remaining tasks are tracked here.
When we’re done, we’ll be able to get things like:
A modern browser based on a recent version of WebEngine (the engine in Chrome/Chromium) that should be able to render most modern websites.
Hardware acceleration in the browser (something that we couldn’t get in Uzbl).
Simpler installation thanks to full dockerization.
For the fellow geeks who wants to get their hands dirty with some bleeding edge tech, the QT build process is using the latest Docker technologies, such as multi-stage builds and multi-platform.
Looks like there was a bug in the installation script. This has now been resolved. Sorry about that.
With regards to lsb-release, that should already be available on Raspbian/Raspberry Pi OS. What version are you running? Regardless, you can just install it (apt install lsb-release).
Hello,
I have installed today screenly OSE on the Pi 4 ( Raspberry Pi OS Lite) by runing bash <(curl -sL https://www.screenly.io/install-ose.sh) and select the Developer/Master branch.
It works for images and websites but not for videos (the video is in the active assets but on the display it is black).
Do you think I have to download Raspbian Buster Lite ?
Thank you
no possibility to set displays etc…but the assets are running.
EDIT2: The WLAN Access Point doesn’t start up as planned. So there is only the possibility of wired updates for it.
Hi, I installed Screenly OSE on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8GB RAM manually on Raspbian Lite. As suggested I took the Master Branch and it works properly.
But I am not able to get WIFI working. I read that the Service for the AP is disabled, but when I configure WIFI on my own it doesn’t work, Has anybody an Idea?
Or should I deny the network option on installation.
EDIT:
I installed Screenly again and denied the “Manage your network” Option. Now it works!
What is the current situation for installing on a Pi4. I have tried using Raspberry Pi Buster and runing bash <(curl -sL https://www.screenly.io/install-ose.sh) but this hasn’t worked with either the development or stable installations?
well I installed legacy edition of raspian okay. I set up the wifi so it always connects and I enabled ssh. I followed instructions above and I got pretty far, but there were timeout errors when the installer was trying to reach docker related stuff. I have a screenshot which I will try and post.
when it rebooted, I saw the screenly splash screen, but then it went blank and has stayed that way for a long time. I tried webbing to it on both https and http and it does not respong on the default ports. I am able to SSH to it, so that confirms I have the correct network address.
