Jarno Rantanen fe9c34c3a3 Fix chromium version, as the latest (at the time of writing) segfaulted on the pi.

Also update partition sizes to make the resulting image smaller.

2016-03-26 11:07:09 +02:00

chilipie-kiosk

Raspberry Pi 2 image for booting directly into full-screen Chrome. Perfect for dashboards and build monitors. Main features:

Boots directly to full-screen Chrome - with all the features of a modern browser
No automatic updates - no surprises due to Chrome (or other packages) suddenly updating
Automatic crash-recovery - accidentally unplugging your kiosk won't result in "Chrome did not shut down correctly :("
Custom startup graphics - displays customizable graphics while the browser is starting up
Lightweight window manager - uses Matchbox for minimal clutter and memory footprint
HDMI output control - ready-made scripts for e.g. turning off the display outside of office hours
Cursor hiding - if you leave a mouse plugged in, the cursor is hidden after a brief period of inactivity
Based on a recent Ubuntu - if you want to add your own hacks, all the expected packages are one apt-get away

Hardware

Not all hardware works perfectly with the Pi, so you'll want to do some digging. The product links are a configuration that's known to work, though:

Raspberry Pi 2 (verkkokauppa.com)
8+ GB microSD card (verkkokauppa.com)
Micro-USB power source (most people will have these laying around)
Display cable, either
- Regular HDMI for televisions, or
- HDMI-to-DVI for computer displays

Optional extras:

Case for the Pi (verkkokauppa.com) - if you're worried about looks and/or gathering dust
USB WiFi-dongle (verkkokauppa.com) - if you can't get ethernet, which will usually be more reliable
Big Red Button (Dream Cheeky) - if you want a simple way to interact with the kiosk

TODO