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    • J Offline
      jimb
      last edited by

      Sam, I’m trying to get to the point where I can copy/paste the config where you can take a look at it. It’s been 45 years since I looked at Unix, never Linux.

      IP Config from the OS prompt on the Pi yields -
      “Link/loopback 'all zeros…”
      “inet 127.0.0.0/8 scope host lo”
      NOT a valid IP address, it should be in the range of 192.168. x.x

      hostname command from the Pi gives “rutspi” which is the hostname I assigned as it was building.

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        sdetweil @jimb
        last edited by

        @jimb if that is the only ip address, then it is not on your wifi or Ethernet networks.

        127.0.0.1 is the fake internal only network

        Sam

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        • BKeyportB Offline
          BKeyport Module Developer @sdetweil
          last edited by

          sounds to me like too much tinkering got the network FUBAR.

          I’d reset and start over, personally.

          The "E" in "Javascript" stands for "Easy"

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            jimb
            last edited by

            Sam, from the Pi I can use the browser to get to the Internet so it has an IP address. I can ping Google from it, too. At this point I think the best thing would be for me to start over with a fresh installation. I don’t want to be a PITA here!

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              sdetweil @jimb
              last edited by

              @jimb not a PITA. just odd that ip addr didn’t give u all adapters info

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              • bheplerB Offline
                bhepler Module Developer @jimb
                last edited by

                @jimb said in Modifying the Config File:

                IP Config from the OS prompt on the Pi yields -
                “Link/loopback 'all zeros…”
                “inet 127.0.0.0/8 scope host lo”

                This should be the first entry of three in the response when you enter ip addr. The next entry should be your ethernet port, and the final entry should be your wireless LAN. My suggestion is to try this on your pi: ip addr | grep inet

                Secondly, when Sam told you to switch on SSH, did you go into the config app and do it? You can get to it from the desktop but the fastest way is to type sudo raspi-config and then navigate to “Interface Options”->“SSH”. Make sure it is enabled.

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                  jimb
                  last edited by

                  Gents, my goal was not to build a watch, only to tell the time. I have bit the bullet and will be building a new image of the OS and setting it up to run from my PC. That way I’ll be able to copy configs for all to peruse, trying to get Magic Mirror up and running. Thanks for your continued support!

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                    jimb
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                    Sam, et all: I have installed a fresh copy of the OS to a new SD card , booted up the Pi, and installed a new copy of the MM2 files, etc. from Sam’s installation script. The only mistake I made was making the MM auto-install. I attempted SSH into the Pi to modify the config on my PC. Had the same “no connnection” issue I had before. However, I now have the IP address of the Pi and I’m not able to ping it from my PC. When the Pi boots this IP address is displayed in the upper right corner for a few seconds so I know it’s correct. An IP config /all display shows-

                    C:\Users\Owner>ipconfig /all

                    Windows IP Configuration

                    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-LE5LUCM
                    Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
                    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
                    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
                    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
                    DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : attlocal.net

                    Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

                    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : attlocal.net
                    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller
                    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 78-E7-D1-C8-69-02
                    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
                    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
                    IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900::681(Preferred)
                    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1:44:08 AM
                    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 28, 2023 6:10:32 PM
                    IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900:17cb:6c66:31f8:87bb(Preferred)
                    Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900:3974:7e8b:2c4:8999(Preferred)
                    Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900:e81f:6b5c:4ac6:b88d(Deprecated)
                    Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900:f895:4134:2f63:7933(Deprecated)
                    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3b70:ff2e:ecd1:4297%12(Preferred)
                    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.65(Preferred)
                    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
                    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1:44:03 AM
                    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, December 2, 2023 1:44:06 PM
                    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::3a3b:c8ff:fe33:13d9%12
                    192.168.1.254
                    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
                    DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 158918609
                    DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-25-B7-F6-59-78-E7-D1-C8-69-02
                    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900::1
                    192.168.1.254
                    2600:1700:d10:2900::1
                    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

                    Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

                    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
                    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
                    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11n Wireless LAN Card
                    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 68-A3-C4-EA-95-83
                    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
                    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

                    Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1:

                    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
                    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
                    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
                    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 68-A3-C4-EA-95-85
                    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
                    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

                    Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

                    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
                    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
                    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2
                    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 68-A3-C4-EA-95-86
                    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
                    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

                    Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

                    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
                    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
                    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter
                    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 68-A3-C4-EA-95-84
                    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
                    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

                    C:\Users\Owner>

                    Does anyone see anything weird?

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                    • BKeyportB Offline
                      BKeyport Module Developer @jimb
                      last edited by

                      @jimb that appears to be your windows computer, not the pi.

                      The "E" in "Javascript" stands for "Easy"

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                        sdetweil @jimb
                        last edited by

                        @jimb said in Modifying the Config File:

                        only mistake I made was making the MM auto-install.

                        u mean auto start??? install was my script

                        ssh doesn’t work unless you enable it on the pi

                        desktop, menu top left,
                        preferences
                        raspberry pi configuration
                        then the itnerfaces tab, click the slide on the ssh row,
                        then press ok…

                        if latest os, then you don’t have to boot

                        open a terminal window on pi
                        type

                        ip addr
                        

                        you should see like this

                        pi@raspberrypi4:~ $ ip addr
                        1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
                            link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
                            inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
                               valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
                            inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
                               valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
                        2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
                            link/ether dc:a6:32:20:b0:94 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
                            inet 192.168.2.44/24 brd 192.168.2.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute eth0
                               valid_lft 50521sec preferred_lft 36219sec
                            inet6 fe80::a5a6:f1d1:50e7:1c5/64 scope link 
                               valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
                        3: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN group default qlen 1000
                            link/ether dc:a6:32:20:b0:95 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
                        

                        in this setup my wifi (wlan0) is not connected but my ethernet (eth0) is

                           inet 192.168.2.44
                        

                        doesn’t matter what the PC says…

                        do you have a guest network at home and did u connect the pi to that?

                        can’t connect to it from home network if so… intentional firewall…

                        Sam

                        How to add modules

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