Start program when inserting / removing an USB device

For my digital signage / kiosk system I want to start a slideshow when inserting an USB stick and show a splash screen when no USB stick is inserted. This is how I did it. Enable USB automounting Enable automounting of a (single) USB stick in read-only mode to /mnt/usb1 when inserting it. Add aContinue reading “Start program when inserting / removing an USB device”

A digital signage / kiosk system using Raspbian Lite / RPI Zero

I needed headless (well, inputless) system for displaying a slideshow from a USB drive via HDMI. I had a Raspberry Pi 0 with an attached USB hub and a USB WiFi dongle lying around. Here goes… Install Raspbian Lite 32bit, e.g. via Raspberry Pi imager Note that you can set up user name, password, SSHContinue reading “A digital signage / kiosk system using Raspbian Lite / RPI Zero”

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