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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
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        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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            BKeyport Module Developer @jimb
            last edited by

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

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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

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                jimb
                last edited by

                Sam, the Pi is connected via wireless. Yes, I meant autorun on my first post. I did change the Pi configuration to allow SSH. I have Eero mesh AP’s connected to my home network. I don’t know how to check if access is being blocked to the Pi. Since everything is fresh on the install it makes sense that the network is the culprit. The reason I went with a new install was to enable pasting config, etc. files here on the forum.

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                  sdetweil @jimb
                  last edited by sdetweil

                  @jimb i understand… if you can use a terminal window on the pi, can you ping xxxx, where xxxx is the hostname or ip address of the windows pc?

                  what is the output of ip addr ?

                  i know it stinks, but you can post a pic, third icon from the right above the forum post editor

                  Sam

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                    sdetweil @sdetweil
                    last edited by sdetweil

                    @jimb I’d also suggest trying my MMM-Config module, which presents a form for config.js including outside modules… all done with discovery of the installed modules and there parms…

                    some modules cause trouble… but there are ways around with some extra work… it may not be for you… another pile of work to learn, it it doesn’t work…

                    https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config

                    it doesn’t help with module install, only configure

                    Sam

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                      jimb
                      last edited by

                      Sam,
                      OK progress on the network front. I spent some time yesterday on the phone with eero tech support. At rhe end they suggested connecting my PC wirelessly and seeing if I could ping the rasberry. It works. I can ping and SSH/Putty into the pi, but have an additional snag. It accepts the login and sends a password request. BUT, I can’t enter anything- the keyboard is dead at that point.

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                        sdetweil @jimb
                        last edited by sdetweil

                        @jimb ok, sounds like the wifi network is a guest, not connected to the regular ethernet network…

                        don’t use putty

                        open a cmd.exe window

                        ssh user_name@machine_ip
                        

                        add one of the tools

                        winscp or bitvise ssh clients

                        they will give you a filemanager view of the files and an ssh window ,
                        per system you connect to…

                        bitvise also provides a filemanager view of the pc filesystem , so you can drag/drop files in either direction… (you would only do that for logs to pc, of special bug fix file , to pi)

                        Sam

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