How To Switch From MotionEye to Raspbian ??

[J J]

OK, I dusted off my SD card with MotionEye on Raspbian. 

I start the Pi up and SSH directly into MotionEye, which is working.    As expected. !

How do I switch from MotionEye to the Raspbian interface ?

[StarbaseSSD]

If you are using motionEyeOS, you can't, it's not using Raspbian, it's using a stripped, basic OS without most of the programs or features.

If you are using RaspianOS with motionEye as an app, you would access it using the normal functionality like "sudo raspi-config"

[J J]

Thank you.
I have a couple of different installations.
This one on Raspbian is:
   motionEye Version  0.42.1
  Motion Version 4.3.2
  OS Version Raspbian 11

As for typing in Sudo raspi-config, there is the slight problem that it boots up into Motion Eye when powered on, so I don't even see any terminal window to type commands into. 
So how do I overcome that problem ?

[My other installation is MotionEye OS, but at the moment, I would like to experiment with the Raspbian one]

[StarbaseSSD]

The Raspbian 11 setup you need to SSH in or be on the local keyboard  mouse and monitor. You can then stop motionEye using

> sudo systemctl stop motioneye

but if you are ssh'd in you are at a terminal, and depending if you installed Lite or Desktop on the console (kvm) you would be at a terminal or normal desktop sign in.

[StarbaseSSD]

What exactly do you see on your screen?

Something like the attached?

Are you connected to the monitor & keyboard directly attached to the Pi? Or ssh'd in from another PC?

[J J]

Perhaps I'm using the wrong terminology here.    But I view it remotely via the network, which I thought was called SSH.
I also have a keyboard plugged into the Pi.

Anyhow, there is no terminal window visible.   Just the Motion Eye application, menus & camera feeds.  Complete with confirmation it's running Raspbian.

   How do I get a terminal window up ?    I've tried every key press I can think of and googled it.  

[J J]

The screen is like this

[StarbaseSSD]

You are connected to the WebUI, not to the ssh. The WebUI does not have a console or terminal access. Are you connected from a Windows PC, Mac, or Linux PC (like Ubuntu or similar?

[J J]

Ah, thank you !  
I found some leads and connected the Pi to a monitor.     Which solves the immediate problem. 

I had been connecting from a Windows PC.

[StarbaseSSD]

There are several ways to connect via ssh from windows to the pi, also.

If you have the linux tools installed you can use a 'cmd' window ant use

> ssh [username]@[ip_address_of_pi]

or you can install an app like PuTTY.

either will get you to the terminal window of the Pi to run things.

If you need the graphical desktop on the Pi, you can run 

> sudo raspi-config

Select

3 Interface Options

select 

I3 VNC

Enable

this will allow you to connect remotely via TigerVNC or RealVNC viewer from the Windows PC

[J J]

Thank you