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  Introduce yourself!
  community • • MichMich

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  Hello my name is Steve, I’m retired and trying to keep the old mind sharp. Creating my first MagicMirror has really helped. It was a tremendous struggle. There is a whole new mindset and language to learn when it comes to talking and coding and working with MagicMirror. Took me awhile to catch on. Before I started all I wanted to do was figure a way to automate some window blinds in a upstairs window. YouTube introduces me to Arduino then Esp8266 then Raspberry pi. Then Raspberry pi introduces me to MagicMirror. Have forgotten the automated blinds. So I guess I’ll see you around.
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  YAPi0 Installer Stretch Lite
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  Apols as have been editing and doing new for the last couple of days the unlink is nothing to worry about as if you run the script again it just deletes previous symbolic links. I have changed the way I install and going to update that github repo maybe tonight prob tomoz. But here is my much prefered method as basically its standard magicmirror install after you have installed node. So here is a quick run down from a new flash of Stretch Lite onto your SD. Boot the Pi0 sudo raspi-config enable ssh, set your wifi, set boot to autologin console Do the usual sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get dist-upgrade sudo apt-get install chromium-browser unclutter lightdm git rpd-plym-splash plymouth-x11 xdotool Then your choice of node install is yours but all I do is create a folder and sym link it as its easy just to delete with another version. You can just download the tar from https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v10.x/ and untar and copy folder contents into /usr/local/ if you wish. Even releases are LTS with v12 almost out, but the below will grab the latest LTS which is https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v10.x/node-v10.15.1-linux-armv6l.tar.gz so if you create a script node.sh throw this in just to get the latest or just grab it yourself either /usr/local or sym link it to a neater separate folder. web_dir="https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-v10.x/"; wget -nv -r -l1 --no-parent -A "*linux-armv6l.tar.gz" "$web_dir"; find . -name "*linux-armv6l.tar.gz" -exec cp {} ~/ \; rm nodejs.org -r -f; full_file_name=$(find . -type f -name "*linux-armv6l.tar.gz" -printf '%f\n'); echo "Extracting ${full_file_name}"; tar -xzf "$full_file_name"; file_name="${full_file_name%.*.*}"; echo "Extracting ${file_name}"; sudo rm -rf /opt/nodejs; # This next line will copy Node over to the appropriate folder. sudo mv "${file_name}" /opt/nodejs/; # Remove existing symlinks sudo unlink /usr/bin/node; sudo unlink /usr/sbin/node; sudo unlink /sbin/node; sudo unlink /usr/local/bin/node; sudo unlink /usr/bin/npm; sudo unlink /usr/sbin/npm; sudo unlink /sbin/npm; sudo unlink /usr/local/bin/npm; sudo unlink /usr/bin/pm2; sudo unlink /usr/sbin/pm2; sudo unlink /sbin/pm2; sudo unlink /usr/local/bin/pm2; # Create symlinks to node && npm sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/node /usr/bin/node; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/node /usr/sbin/node; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/node /sbin/node; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/npm /usr/sbin/npm; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/npm /sbin/npm; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/npm /usr/local/bin/npm; then we just clone the main repo git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git cd ~/MagicMirror Install magic mirror npm install The only thing we need to do is change the /MagicMirror/run-start.sh from if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then #If not set DISPLAY is SSH remote or tty export DISPLAY=:0 # Set by default display fi electron js/electron.js $1 to if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then #If not set DISPLAY is SSH remote or tty export DISPLAY=:0 # Set by default display fi sh xdotool.sh & node serveronly $1 electron will not run on the zero hence why we installed chromium and make these changes. we will also add xdotool.sh which is a sendkey ctrl+F5 which clears the java cache & refreshes as killing and restarting is heavy lifting for the zero and likely unnecessary. When I do the git I will do something where after 3 concurrent refreshes it will kill and restart. nano ~/MagicMirror/xdotool.sh paste the following export DISPLAY=:0 export XAUTHORITY=/var/lib/lightdm/.Xauthority sleep 25 xdotool search --onlyvisible --class "chromium" key ctrl+F5 Install PM2 which now complains with the current script with the startup command sudo npm install -g pm2 Then add the PM2 sym links sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/pm2 /usr/bin/pm2; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/pm2 /usr/sbin/pm2; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/pm2 /sbin/pm2; sudo ln -s /opt/nodejs/bin/pm2 /usr/local/bin/pm2 PM2 startup and that will give you the command for the correct startup so just copy and paste what the startup command tells you, which tells me, prob don’t even need to sym link it. sudo env PATH=$PATH:/opt/nodejs/bin /opt/nodejs/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 startup systemd -u pi --hp /home/pi add the job and save pm2 start ~/MagicMirror/installers/pm2_MagicMirror.json pm2 save copy config.js to /MagicMirror/config and sudo reboot. I will sort that out as said prob tomoz as actually the install is now far closer to defacto Pi2/3 install. I will give you a shout here when complete but the above should get you going. [edit] Whoops you need something to autostart chromium Configure /home/pi/.Xsession (create new) xset s off xset -dpms xset s noblank chromium-browser --noerrdialogs --kiosk http://localhost:8080 --incognito --disable-translate --window-size=1920,1080 --window-position=0,0 A final sudo raspi-config and set boot for desktop autologin. Job done until I update the git.
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  MMM-MovieInfo
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  Lols it would seem so, as so far much effort but no completed magic mirror, but much fun Its been really interesting introduction to nodejs and a whole previously hidden browser console. I am still banging my head with this PiZero as really with any complexity the proc load goes crazy. Great if you keep it relatively simple, but being trying ‘other’ browsers to be lighter and to my surprise chromium is by the the best. Midori & Epiphany even after java problems or bad animation are still no lighter from what I am seeing in Top. Its a tremendous project and I will bung it a donation when I have a bit of cash.
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  3 different Alexa modules, which one is the best?
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  @romain I have the exact same problem and can’t seem to find any brief explanation. Did you manage to sort out Alexa yourself ?
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  Touch overly VS. "Smart Glass"
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  @cowboysdude Hi, I have my MM up and running but can’t seem to get my 42” IR Touch Frame to adjust from Landscape mode to Portrait. I swipe up but the cursor moves left. I installed Xinput but not having any luck How did you get you IR calibrated? Cheers!
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  Can you call a module multiple times with different parameters?
  • stuartiannaylor

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  @sdetweil Yeap works just the same. Starting to get to grips with things Pages just suspends and restarts scripts for each page they are allocated. So it just needs to be referenced once in pages.
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  Mirror Film Directly on Monitor?
  monitor mirror film • • MwMagicMirror

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  It did work fine for the monitor I am using, right up to the point where I let the raspberry pi touch the metal portion of the back of the screen and shorted it (the reaspberry pi) out. What I did learn is the area has to be clean as an operating room when you are cleaning the screen before you add the film or you for sure will get a crappy result. MW
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  Amazon Alexa confusion...
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  Hey guys, I’ve just started using Amazon Alexa on my magic mirror pi and I’m a little bit confused with different options available. Currently, I’ve set up Alexa using this guide: https://developer.amazon.com/docs/alexa-voice-service/set-up-raspberry-pi.html This gives me a script to run a “sample app” which runs and listens to my voice commands in the background separately from my magic mirror app. To my understanding, this is just an example for developers to get started and to build their own Alexa devices, but should be OK to use for my personal magic mirror long term? Also, there are different options like AlexaPi client or using Alexa magic mirror module. Aside from magic mirror integration (in case of Alexa MM modules), what are benefits of using those over the above sample app? Are there differences to underlying software?
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  Google home any way to get more features
  • ScotsFrog

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  “Google Assistant SDK for device” is not for Alternative to Google Home itself. Some features are limited or blocked or not implemented yet. It’s main purpose is not making Google Home but giving feature for vocal assistant environment to your device.
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  has anyone used any of the charting tools, like chartjs?
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  @lavolp3 i do not… there are tons of options, which I guess you would expect.
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  What can YOUR mirror do?
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  animations looks cool but for my next project i am looking something like “touch” based animations.I am thinking about a coffee table for our living room with a 50" touch screen powered from an old “decapitated” laptop that can show MM plus my Habpanel dashboard of my Openhab home system…Any ideas?
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  Hello , my english is not good ....
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  je me permet de deterrer j’ai tenté l’install de magic mirror2 cet aprem j’ai un rpi3B+neuf, j’ai mis le raspbian complet dessus j’ai lancé l’install auto, ça a bien été jusqu’à : installing dependencies… bash: ligne112: npm: commande introuvable unable to install dependencies! Bref la loose un conseil ?
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  New Project! I think!
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  @lavolp3 said in New Project! I think!: Well there is an MMM-OpenHab module already. You might find a way to use it or expand it. Regarding speech commands: It might be possible to use one of the local speech recognition modules here (Lucy?) to send commands to the Openhab module or even to your local Openhab server. You wouldn’t have to use google then… Just a thought and not very much thought through… Hola @lavolp3! Thanks for the reply. Why google assistant is not good for launching commands? Is it difficult to implement the commands? What is “Lucy”? If I’m not wrong, it’s an “extension” of the MMM-Voice module…right? If I understand correctly, I can send the commands only to the OpenHAB server and not to the module. The MMM-OpenHAB module can only show me the status … right? On the MMM-OpenHAB module page there is written: “The module displays all values from your Openhab sitemap. You can also change all values and switches (like lites, temperature and s.o.)”
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  Node Serveronly - Internet Connection
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  @m-tarek - Technically, only the Pi needs a connection out to the Internet in order to display the modules correctly. Your devices behind your firewall/gateway/router will need to be able to see the Pi in order to display the interface. (Be sure to carefully configure your IP whitelist) We have a similar setup in my office for the superwide mirror in the lobby. The gateway has a bypass set up for the Pi running one of the Magic Mirror installations (the superwide runs two Magic Mirror installations). Everything behind the gateway is forced to our capture portal except the Pi, which is allowed to bypass the gateway and get an internet connection. Anyone behind the gateway can see the data displayed upon the Pi without having an internet connection yet. There is some other trickery that we do that isn’t relevant here.
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  IR frame calibration
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  @trich1 Yes. You need to install WinScroll. This program limits miuse/pointer movement to a specific area of the frame.
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  Surfbars a second use for the RaspberryPi
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  Hey folks, I build my mirror some moth ago and I’m very happy with it so far, while I was surfing the internet i stumbled about Surfbars. These are websites that surf autonomous and while they surf you earn money. Because we are using a Raspberry pi for the magic mirror, it came to my mind that I let some of these websites run in the background. I’m still in trying out different setups. Following are some examples.When I break any rules with this post I apologies but I think this could be interesting for some of you. PS: These are all my referral links. Edit: you can expect 5$ per site per Month. spoiler
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  Change images slides by buttons or by scheduled events
  mirror modules won’t load imageslideshow carousel • • Agustin

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  Hi everybody, I have an issue that I don’t realize how to solve it: My mirror has several modules, but particularly has MMM-ImageSlideshow to show images in an iterative way. Everything works fine, but now, I need to pass the images shown by ImageSlides with a button action (show previous or next image). At first, I tried to instance some ImageSlides modules (each module showing only one picture) and I tried to manage the visualization of each module with MMM-Carousel without success, because all instances of ImageSlides were shown in the mirror at the same time (not only one at time). So, I researched in the 3rd-party-modules but I didn’t find anything that can fit to my requirement. In summary, I’m looking for some way to pass images (previous and next) by a button action. I would be very nice to me if some of you have an idea how to do this. Also, if someone want to share a config file as an example I would be very grateful. Thank you very much. Regards! Agustin.
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  syncing PRIVATE Calenders
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  Thanks sdewell! Will stop trying then.
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  The oldest to make a Magic Mirror?
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  I’m born november 1949, so I am 69.
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  MagicMirror voice control for MMM-Carousel
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  @lamachine said in MagicMirror voice control for MMM-Carousel: i It appears carousel may not be the best choice for this. I am now trying with MMM-Remote-Control.