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This is alternative to the running as service as described above. | This is alternative to the running as service as described above. | ||
Whichever operating system you are using, to run MX requires an instruction that changes to the directory where it is installed (the instruction below is assuming it is in the standard Pi user home directory, the change directory command will be different if you have installed it elsewhere), and then starting the executable (using mono in the instruction below that applies to any non-Windows operating system). You may wish to add [[Cumulus_MX#Optional_parameters_to_add_to_the_instruction_to_run_the_MX_engine|Optional_parameters]]. | Whichever operating system you are using, to run MX requires an instruction that changes to the directory (EXISTING PATH) where it is installed (the instruction below is assuming it is in the standard Pi user home directory, the change directory command will be different if you have installed it elsewhere), and then starting the executable (using mono in the instruction below that applies to any non-Windows operating system). You may wish to add [[Cumulus_MX#Optional_parameters_to_add_to_the_instruction_to_run_the_MX_engine|Optional_parameters]]. | ||
The simplest instruction to run Cumulus MX is <tt>cd CumulusMX && sudo mono | The simplest instruction to run Cumulus MX is <tt>cd EXISTING PATH/CumulusMX && sudo mono CumulusMX.exe</tt>. Just in case it is not obvious .... if you start MX using this command in a terminal window on your Pi, you must leave that session running, then MX will continue to run. | ||
You can start it off directly on your Pi, and then | You can start it off directly on your Pi, and then | ||
*optionally disconnect the keyboard, | *optionally disconnect the keyboard, | ||
*switch off monitor or TV attached to your Pi, | *switch off monitor or TV attached to your Pi, | ||
*Just ensure you leave Pi on so that terminal session continues running. | *Just ensure you leave Pi on (with that window minimised) so that terminal session continues running. | ||
Use <tt>'''ps -ef | grep -i cumulus | grep -v grep'''</tt> to see if Cumulus is running or not. | Use <tt>'''ps -ef | grep -i cumulus | grep -v grep'''</tt> to see if Cumulus is running or not. | ||