Issues with MMM-PIR

eyesallin

Hi
I’m completely new to this.
I have a Pi 5 on Magicmirror.
I installed MMM-Pir when ir runs the countdown but it displays 2 errors top of screen, pir has no effect countdown expires and turns of the screen.
Unable to recover without rebooting
Errors on screen :
EINVAL: Invalid argument, write
Command failed: /usr/bin/vcgencommand display_power

diccon

@bugsounet thank you changing to pir_mode 1 fixed the problem. Just for awareness I am running on a RPi 3 B+ Rev 1.3 hence why I didn’t do this sooner.

sdetweil

@eyesallin on pi5 by default you have to use mode 10, as Wayland is the display manager

eyesallin

@sdetweil
Many thanks I’ll give it a try. Will report back.

eyesallin

@eyesallin

50% unfortunately the top error is still there, any other help would be appreciated.
EINVAL: Invalid argument, write.

bugsounet

@eyesallin hi, eventually can I have the result of this commands in a terminal:

groups

thanks

eyesallin

@bugsounet Apologies but I don’t understand what you are asking for?

bugsounet

@eyesallin

like that:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ groups
pi adm dialout cdrom sudo audio video plugdev games users input render netdev lpadmin gpio i2c spi
pi@raspberrypi:~ $

I have to see if you are in gpio group :)

ingo916

@bugsounet said in Issues with MMM-PIR:

groups

I am also getting the error
MMM-Pir
Error detected: EINVAL:invalid argument, write

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ groups
pi adm dialout cdrom sudo audio video plugdev games users input render netdev lpadmin gpio i2c spi
pi@raspberrypi:~ $

ingo916

@ingo916

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules $ git clone https://github.com/bugsounet/MMM-Pir
Cloning into 'MMM-Pir'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 546, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (136/136), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (111/111), done.
remote: Total 546 (delta 79), reused 47 (delta 24), pack-reused 410
Receiving objects: 100% (546/546), 287.37 KiB | 2.79 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (308/308), done.
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules $ cd MMM-Pir/
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Pir $ npm install
npm WARN deprecated @npmcli/move-file@2.0.1: This functionality has been moved to @npmcli/fs

> MMM-Pir@1.1.2 preinstall
> installer/preinstall.sh -d 'unclutter cec-utils ddcutil build-essential'


Welcome to MMM-Pir v1.1.2

No root checking...
Checking MMM-Pir: pi/pi
Checking MagicMirror: pi/pi

Checking OS...
OS Detected: linux-gnu (debian 12 aarch64)

Checking all dependencies...
Updating package...
Missing package: unclutter
Missing package: cec-utils
Missing package: ddcutil
Installing missing package...
Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian bookworm InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libcec6 libp8-platform2 unclutter-startup
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  cec-utils ddcutil libcec6 libp8-platform2 unclutter unclutter-startup
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 549 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,084 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 libp8-platform2 arm64 2.1.0.1+dfsg1-4 [20.9 kB]
Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 ddcutil arm64 1.4.1-1 [286 kB]        
Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 unclutter arm64 8-25 [15.6 kB]
Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 unclutter-startup all 8-25 [8,860 B]  
Get:5 http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian bookworm/main arm64 libcec6 arm64 6.0.2-5+rpt2 [188 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian bookworm/main arm64 cec-utils arm64 6.0.2-5+rpt2 [30.0 kB]
Fetched 549 kB in 1s (469 kB/s)     
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package libp8-platform2:arm64.
(Reading database ... 154590 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-libp8-platform2_2.1.0.1+dfsg1-4_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking libp8-platform2:arm64 (2.1.0.1+dfsg1-4) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libcec6:arm64.
Preparing to unpack .../1-libcec6_6.0.2-5+rpt2_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking libcec6:arm64 (6.0.2-5+rpt2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package cec-utils.
Preparing to unpack .../2-cec-utils_6.0.2-5+rpt2_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking cec-utils (6.0.2-5+rpt2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ddcutil.
Preparing to unpack .../3-ddcutil_1.4.1-1_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking ddcutil (1.4.1-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package unclutter.
Preparing to unpack .../4-unclutter_8-25_arm64.deb ...
Unpacking unclutter (8-25) ...
Selecting previously unselected package unclutter-startup.
Preparing to unpack .../5-unclutter-startup_8-25_all.deb ...
Unpacking unclutter-startup (8-25) ...
Setting up libp8-platform2:arm64 (2.1.0.1+dfsg1-4) ...
Setting up unclutter (8-25) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/unclutter-classic to provide /usr/bin/unclutter (unclutter) in auto mode
Setting up libcec6:arm64 (6.0.2-5+rpt2) ...
Setting up unclutter-startup (8-25) ...
Setting up ddcutil (1.4.1-1) ...
Setting up cec-utils (6.0.2-5+rpt2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+rpt2+deb12u3) ...
All Dependencies needed are installed !

Installing @sdetweil sandbox fix...
fixing sandbox permissions

> MMM-Pir@1.1.2 postinstall
> installer/postinstall.sh -r -m


Minify Main code...
Found: 8 files to minify

Process File: ../MMM-Pir.js
Process File: ../node_helper.js
Process File: ../components/screenLib.js
Process File: ../components/screenDisplayer.js
Process File: ../components/progressbar.js
Process File: ../components/pirLib.js
Process File: ../components/parseData.js
Process File: ../components/loadLibraries.js
Done

Try to Disable screen saver...
Found: screen saver in gsettings
gsettings screen saver already disabled
Found: screen saver in lightdm
screensaver via lightdm already disabled but need to be updated
Found: screen saver in lxsession
lxsession screen saver already disabled but need to updated
Found: screen saver in wayland
disable screensaver via wayfire.ini

[WARN] There is some change for disable screen saver
[WARN] Please, don't forget to reboot your OS for apply the new configuration!
Done

Rebuild MagicMirror...
make: Entering directory '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Pir/node_modules/epoll/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/epoll/src/epoll.o
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/epoll.node
  COPY Release/epoll.node
make: Leaving directory '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Pir/node_modules/epoll/build'
Done

MMM-Pir is now installed !

added 218 packages in 53s

43 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Pir $

ingo916

@ingo916
Config

		{
			module: 'MMM-Pir',
			position: 'top_left',
			config: {
				debug: false,
				delay: 2 * 60 * 1000,
				turnOffDisplay: true,
				mode: 10,
				ecoMode: true,
				displayCounter: false,
				//displayCounter: true,
				displayBar: false,
				//displayBar: true,
				displayStyle: "Circle",
				displayLastPresence: false,
				//displayLastPresence: true,
				lastPresenceTimeFormat: "LL H:mm",
				mode6_gpio: 20,
				mode6_clearGpioValue: true,
				pir_gpio: 22,
				//pir_gpio: 21,
				pir_reverseValue: false,
				xrandrForceRotation: "normal",
				wrandrForceRotation: "normal"
			}
		},

eyesallin

@bugsounet

Thanks for your patience, this is what i get.

admin@garyspi:~ $ groups
admin adm dialout cdrom sudo audio video plugdev games users input render netdev lpadmin gpio i2c spi
admin@garyspi:~ $

schris88

your config looks good thus far, if you´re not getting it to run you can try my solution which is currently running like a charm

I installed it with MMM-Pir-Sensor-light and changed the code to use wayland,
to toggle the display on Pi5 this is working on a fresh OS install

WAYLAND_DISPLAY=“wayland-1” wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --off
WAYLAND_DISPLAY=“wayland-1” wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --on

possible outputs HDMI-A-1 (the one right next to usb-c), HDMI-A-2

If you monitor turns back on by itself after ~10 secs add “vc4.force_hotplug=1”(1=hmdi1 / 2=hdmi2 / 3=both) to the end of your /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt without creating a new line

All I did was change the command in activate and deactivate display function in the node_helper.js and added the cmdline parameter (dont forget to reboot)

eyesallin

@eyesallin
I’m beginning to think that all this is Pi 5 related.
Also changing to mode 10 as previously stated screws with the weather modules which don’t load. Remove MMM-PIR from config and everything works fine.
It doesn’t help that I’m completely new to all this.

schris88

@eyesallin yes it´s an “issue” with the pi5 as the os is now using wayland as graphical environment instead of x11 which was used forever, a lot of tools are written for it and now need to be updated to work with wayland. You will find a lot of scenarios where there is no updated tool or alternative for the pi5 atm. The switch was done end of 2023 so it´s very new.

eyesallin

@schris88
Thx for the info, I guess a lot of the modules require reworking for the Pi 5.
Unfortunately I do not have the ability, totally new to the Pi and programming.

ChanceTime

Is anyone able to get MMM-PIR successfully running on Bookworm? Feels like every option I’ve tried to turn my screen on and off after the PIR senses movement has been a struggle with no results. I’ve confirmed with tests that my sensor is working, but all the old ways to trigger the display on-off behaviour seem to not be running. I’m on a Pi4 running 12 with Wayland.

Unfortunately I can’t go back to 11 because 10 worked like a dream, and 11 for some reason i could never successfully troubleshoot would refuse to load a taskbar in. Hardware seems to be working fine again in 12…

I can post my config if it helps. Thanks for the hard work, bugsounet. :)

sdetweil

@ChanceTime bookworm on pi4 or 5 uses a different window manager, Wayland, and requires different commands

you can go back to xorg by using the raspi-config command

diccon

Hi

I have had MMM-Pir module running perfectly for months. When I updated my RPi 3B+ to the latest updates this week the module produce the same error message

Pir Error Detected: EINVAL: invalid argument, write

I have tried reinstalling the module but no luck.

Any help greatly appreciated

Thanks

sdetweil

@diccon which MMM-PIR?

bugsounet

Hi, check pir_mode feature in readme readme

by default pir_mode is on mode 0
With pi 4 and pi 5, you can have EINVAL: invalid argument, write error
In this case
you have to use with pi 4: pir_mode: 1,
with pi 5 pir_mode: 2,