The npm install command takes as long as 15-20 minutes and will max the load to about 6-10 with little to no background tasks. Even a fresh reboot does not affect the time. I know its just a wee-raspberry pi 3 but dang that is slow. My Pi shows about a 50C temp with a small heatsink on it with a plastic vented case. Added bonus is sits on top of a server that has a fan blowing moderately ‘cool’ (30-40C) air at high speed. How long should I expect the npm install to take?

@TobbeE49 said in MagicMirror2: Thankful if anyone can help me. { module: 'MMM - RandomPhoto', position: 'fullscreen_below', config: { opacity: 0.3, animationSpeed: 500, updateInterval: 60, url: 'https: //unsplash.it/1920/1080/?random' //where your pictures are } }, This you CAN copy and paste, if you need to. You still have to enter the url to your pictures.

Can someone please tell me how i can change the color of the numbers next to the sun? The 17.3 degrees bit. [image: 5ww76x.png] And here, can someone please tell me how i can change the color of the song title, there are two of them in white so both preferably. [image: izvtky.png]

Thanks Mason I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out why it would not work. works like a charm now… thanks Sithas

@docino said in How to halt execution of MM2: Thanks for the speedy response! I will remember that! My pleasure. Enjoy your mirror

Yes it’s good ! Thank you ! :)

I’m pretty sure you still wrote a wrong path, check this post https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/62/face-recognition-file-can-t-be-opened-for-writing/5

I would like to ask for help - module doesn’t work for me at all. I’ve got an error: Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found) loader.js:190 Error on loading script: modules/iFrameReload//iFrameReload.js but it’s not possible. here is my config.js: { module: 'iFrameReload', position: 'top_center', // This can be any of the regions. config: { // See 'Configuration options' for more information. url: "http://portal.chmi.cz/files/portal/docs/meteo/rad/mobile/ra6_30min.gif", width: "160px", // Optional. Default: 400px height: "120px", // Optional. Default: 800px refreshInterval: 1800 //Optional. Default: 3600 = 1 hour } }, the url exists, feel free to try. with iFrame module it works, but without updating/refresh thanks for help

@malicious_banjo said in ENOMEM errors coming from UpdateNotification and MMM-PIR-Sensor modules: pihole module I would suggest uninstalling the pihole module… pihole uninstall [I believe I read somewhere]

Have you confirmed the sensor itself is actually working? Write out the following python script and run it: import gpizero import MotionSensor pir = MotionSensor(x) //x = the out pin on your Pi. while True: if pir.motion_detected: print("Motion detected!") else: print("Nothing") And make sure you’re using the BCM pin numbering.

@tunamelt that one I’m not too sure about…perhaps someone else can shed some light on this one :)

Nevermind. I get it now. Node helper is the way around this problem. I’m all set.

@canadrian said in can’t start on jessie with pixel: did a fresh install, not on pixel, updated, updated new version of node, did a manual install, looks ok thanks for advice You’re welcome. It’s good to know that you successfully installed MM. I’m an old “tinkerer” who likes doing things the old fashioned way. That is why I recommend the manual installation. At least you can check your steps if something goes awry. When the automatic installation fails, there’s nothing you can troubleshoot. Enjoy your mirror.

So, at least for my installation I was able to sort things out. This also included as well re-installing Raspbian, but I just wanted to have a clean installation. The main culprit seem to be the node.js version which is important to be at least from the V7 branch (V8 not tested, my system shows v0.10.x before any installation steps) and an issue with the automated installation script: Problem in automated installation script: It tests for node.js V5.1.x and if not or only an earlier version is found, asks to install node.js from the V6 branch. Even with the latest node.js version from V6 the installation of electron fails in a postinstall step due to a problem in the extract-zip package (yes, complicated, indeed). Indicator for the problem in the electron installation is a missing path.txt file which should be in the electron sub folder and the message “Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again” if MM is tried to be started. Even, if the electron installation is fixed as described before, you will just get a black screen: MM starts, but all areas remain empty which is optically “a black screen”. This (and actually the other problems as well) can be fixed by installing the node.js version of the V7 branch before installation. Additionally, due to the problems during the installation the final steps, e.g. creating the config file and asking, if the automatic start manager PM2 should be used, are not executed. Hint: You can check the node.js version by issuing: node -v Clean installation steps: Optional: Re-install Raspbian to get a clean system Update Raspbian: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Reboot Update to node.js V7.x (if you have already installed and used node.js of the V8.x branch then you may not like to execute the following lines) as described on node.js project website: curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs Get and install MagicMirror (without starting it) from the PI home folder: git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror cd ~/MagicMirror npm install Fix complaints about global scripts (may be optional, requires sudo due to the global option as special folders have to be accessed): sudo npm install --global stylelint sudo npm install --global coffeescript Execute post installation steps from the automatic installation script to make it perfect: cp ~/MagicMirror/config/config.js.sample ~/MagicMirror/config/config.js sudo mkdir /usr/share/plymouth/themes/MagicMirror sudo cp ~/MagicMirror/splashscreen/splash.png /usr/share/plymouth/themes/MagicMirror/splash.png sudo cp ~/MagicMirror/splashscreen/MagicMirror.plymouth /usr/share/plymouth/themes/MagicMirror/MagicMirror.plymouth sudo cp ~/MagicMirror/splashscreen/MagicMirror.script /usr/share/plymouth/themes/MagicMirror/MagicMirror.script Optional: If you would like to autostart MM and to install the automatic start tool PM2: sudo npm install -g pm2 sudo su -c "env PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin pm2 startup linux -u pi --hp /home/pi" pm2 start ~/MagicMirror/installers/pm2_MagicMirror.json pm2 save Steps in 7&8 taken from the automatic script: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh Oh, start MM, if you a directly working on the system (no SSH/Putty connection): npm start or while using a SSH/Putty connection: DISPLAY=:0 nohup npm start & Regards, HerrB92

Fixed it after reinstalling everything. #Can get closed

@cowboysdude I think I got lucky with it actually being the micro-SD card. I’ve been using a SD card adapter to fit into the SD slot in my computer, and unfortunately there’s only one of those on my laptop :P For some reason, when I had the old card, formatting it (even when it was completely empty and fresh out of the box) took at least half an hour. Now with the new one it only took about 5 minutes.

I had to do this in one of my node_helper modules… Hope it helps: request({ url: url, method: ‘GET’, headers: { ‘User-Agent’: ‘MagicMirror/1.0 (’ + this.config.email + ‘)’ } You won’t need the +this.config.email but it was required for the data I was seeking :)

[image: 1497484075106-capture11.jpeg] Sorry I missed you “Sneaker.” You may want to message me on the forum first so that we can arrange to meet at the Help Desk. However, feel free to use it at any time with anyone you like.