Thank you!!! Switching to LXDE-pi-x fixed SO MANY ISSUES!!! Not only does my Pi4 now boot all the way into GUI and show display, but VNC now works also! I feel like the switch to Wayland is extremely premature, as it doesn't work on any Pi I have (0-4) with any screen I have!Wayland and X11 are display compositors. X11 is the "old" method used prior to the Bookworm version of the PI OS.
Wayland is a "new" compositor with better security. you can switch between them using the raspi-config tool. you can tell which one you are running by using "echo $GDMSESSION" in a terminal.
result of : "LXDE-pi-wayfire" means Wayland.
result of "LXDE-pi-x" means X11
Enable VNC using the Menu - preferences - raspberry pi configuration - interfaces tab, turn on VNC.
it will enable Wayvnc if you are under Wayland, or enable RealVnc under x11.
if under Wayland, you should use "tigervnc-viewer" on your PC to connect to the PI
if under x11, you can use "realvnc-viewer" on your PC to connect to the PI.
Important note: Switching to/from wayland or X11 (via raspi-config) will turn (whichever) VNC OFF automatically !
Statistics: Posted by reukiodo — Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:03 pm