# Balena-Dash Pi4-b issue

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457>\
**Category:** Project help\
**Tags:** balenadash\
**Created:** [January 16, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457 "2020-01-16T16:47:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![theiconrichie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@theiconrichie](https://forums.balena.io/u/theiconrichie)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457/1 "2020-01-16T16:47:07Z")

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HI Everyone,

I deployed the dash normal everything installs no issue.

WPE\_URL is just [google.com](http://google.com) as a test it says in the WPE logs.

16.01.20 11:42:36 (-0500) wpe Connecting to localhost:8080 (127.0.0.1:8080)  
16.01.20 11:42:36 (-0500) wpe 2020/01/16 16:42:36 Launch page with desiredURL = ‘[https://www.google.com](https://www.google.com)’. Slack: false  
16.01.20 11:42:36 (-0500) wpe 2020/01/16 16:42:36 Redirecting to home page  
16.01.20 11:42:36 (-0500) wpe 2020/01/16 16:42:36 Running ‘cog [https://www.google.com](https://www.google.com)’  
16.01.20 11:42:36 (-0500) wpe 2020/01/16 16:42:36 Responded with home page  
index.html 100% |\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*| 2090 0:00:00 ETA

nothing shows on the screen at all no failed message just the balena logo.

is this because its a 4b model not just a 4?

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**Author:** ![theiconrichie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@theiconrichie](https://forums.balena.io/u/theiconrichie)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457/2 "2020-01-16T17:03:14Z")

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got this log which makes no sense?

16.01.20 11:51:29 (-0500) wpe 2020/01/16 16:51:29 Responded with home page  
16.01.20 11:51:29 (-0500) wpe wget: can’t open ‘index.html’: File exists

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**Author:** ![theiconrichie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@theiconrichie](https://forums.balena.io/u/theiconrichie)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457/3 "2020-01-16T17:55:02Z")

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Also redeployed same error im going to use openbox instead to have a dashboard.

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**Author:** ![thundron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/thundron/32/1379_2.png) [@thundron](https://forums.balena.io/u/thundron)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457/4 "2020-01-16T19:26:18Z")

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Hi,  
Just to be sure - did you add the env variables mentioned in the configuration section [https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-wpe#configuration](https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-wpe#configuration) ?

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**Author:** ![rquant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@rquant](https://forums.balena.io/u/rquant)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457/6 "2020-05-11T21:28:03Z")

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Hello, I have the same problem:

Raspberry Pi 4 using BalenaDash  
Its only showing the balena logo, not the WPE\_URL  
Also if you try to change it via Tohora, it will still show the balena logo.  
I am not getting any error messages.

Do you know how to fix this?

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**Author:** ![saintaardvark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/saintaardvark/32/3390_2.png) [@saintaardvark](https://forums.balena.io/u/saintaardvark)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457/7 "2020-05-11T21:48:10Z")

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Hi @rquant – can you let us know if you set the environment variables mentioned in the configuration section for the project? They’re detailed at [https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-wpe#configuration](https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-wpe#configuration). If you have set these variables already, can you let us know what you set them to, and how much RAM your Raspberry Pi 4 has?

All the best,  
Hugh

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**Author:** ![rquant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@rquant](https://forums.balena.io/u/rquant)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457/9 "2020-05-11T21:54:37Z")

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Yes, everything set it also shows in console.  
RPI 4 with 4 GB RAM.

I have read another thread here just now.

> [@Balena Dash Project Won't Display](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-project-wont-display/5201/37):
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> Glad to hear you got the WPE working. I’m checking with the balena-dash repo maintainer to check the syntax of the photos/udev/ files for possible errors.

" Regarding running the project on the Pi 4, currently the issue is that the `balena-wpe` project can’t run on Pi4 because the graphics drivers changed and the project needs to be recompiled against the new ones. Unfortunately this is not a simple task, we do plan on tackling this though we don’t have a set date for it yet. You can track the progress on [this](https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-wpe/issues/58) GitHub issue."

and tried to use this [Bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/danielboe/balena-wpe/src/master/) in the Dockerfile FROM danielboe/balena-wpe in wpe, but does not work.

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**Author:** ![phil-d-wilson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/phil-d-wilson/32/3730_2.png) [@phil-d-wilson](https://forums.balena.io/u/phil-d-wilson)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-dash-pi4-b-issue/57457/11 "2020-05-14T20:18:30Z")

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Hi @rquant

Since you are using a RPi 4, you won’t be running WPE, you’ll be running Chromium. If you look at the balenaDash repository, you’ll notice that there are three docker files in the Kiosk service (this is the one that runs the browser), and one is specifically for the RPi 4:  
[https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-dash/tree/master/kiosk](https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-dash/tree/master/kiosk)

This dockerfile is using Chromium instead of WPE, to allow balenaDash to use the extra horsepower of the RPi 4 and support more sites.

Therefore, the WPE\_URL will not be working, because your device isn’t running WPE. Instead set a device environment variable LAUNCH\_URL to the site you wish to view on your Dash.

Or, if it helps, you click this [link](https://dashboard.balena-cloud.com/deploy?repoUrl=https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-dash&d_id=1720872580b274-0811541e3ff9058-4c302d7c-1fa400-1720872580cc19) and deploy the code straight to your account with all the environment variables pre-set for you (click `Advanced` and you’ll see what will be set).

HTH,  
Phil
