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How to change cDAQ desktop background?

Hi,

 

Anybody know how to change the desktop background on a cDAQ?  When I click on the display properties icon it does absolutely nothing!

 

Regards

 

Ashley

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Hi ashesman1,

 

To better diagnose your problem I have a couple questions:

 

1. Which cDAQ are you using?

 

2. Which Operating System are you using?  

 

3. Have you restarted your cDAQ after clicking on the display properties icon?

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Hi,

 

Using cDAQ-9132.  Runninf Linux.  It has the latest firmware.  Using Labview 16.1.  I have restarted it many times during my playing.  Clicking the display properties icon brings up a window that closes almost immediately.  Too fast to see what is on it.

 

Thanks

 

Ashley

 

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Hi ashesman1,

 

Haven't been able to test this on my end, but it seems like you could shell into the Linux RT cDAQ by browsing to its IP address in a web browser (something with Silverlight installed) and run some standard Linux command line code to change the background.  

 

Here's some general information from a Linux forum on the commands to change desktop background: 

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/change-background-via-command-line-350936/

 

And here's some more information about getting those commands pushed to the Linux RT target: 

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/AFCAC25164CDBD4C86257C6A00545CD5

 

Hopefully this helps!

Matt | NI Systems Engineering
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OK, thanks for your help.  I will give it a go...  

 

I have used SSH to change some stuff before so could do it that way.  I got a new cDAQ the other day and it actually allows me to open the display properties dialog so I may even be able to do it through there.  I havent looked yet...

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