MagicMirror stutters and doesn't run smoothly

sdetweil

@drx1984 if you are running under windows native… you don’t need to run in lsr
if you ARE running under lsr, then u need the ‘export’

just open cmd.exe and follow instructions in doc…
have to manually install nodejs on windows and git.

then a windows mm.cmd file

@echo off
cd %home%\MagicMirror
ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1
npm start

then execute

%home%\mm.cmd

drx1984

@sdetweil what do you mean by LSR? what does that mean?
I have now done this:
Of course, with “npm run server” it runs in the browser.
but how do I do it natively on the computer itself? When I enter the command “npm run start” there is an error in the cmd, something with the display.
I wonder if I did everything correctly, as you described it.

sdetweil

@drx1984 DISPLAY… you didn’t follow all the instructions …

see https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#other-operating-systems

LSR (you can install the linux system runtime under windows too) …

sdetweil

@drx1984 said in MagicMirror stutters and doesn't run smoothly:

Of course, with “npm run server” it runs in the browser.
but how do I do it natively on the computer itself?

i don’t understand your question…

MM is a browser app.
it runs in Electron, (default), Chromium, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Midori, …

drx1984

@sdetweil oh yes sry, I saw it, ok now I have adapted the Package.jason and it is now running.

Did I do that correctly with the mm.cmd file so that the GPU is active? It still stutters or the clock module is also lagging behind :-(

Do you speak German too?

sdetweil

@drx1984 I don’t speak German, but can use translators to read/reply.

I mislead you, for Windows to set the env variable you have to use set

set ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1

drx1984

@sdetweil So you mean?

…unbelievable does it require so much power? of the stottort anyway.

the IntelNuc is powerful enough, right?

sdetweil

@drx1984 yes, set ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1

powerful enough? I do not know…
drawing lots of things on the screen takes lots of power. the screen is very slow compared to the processor…

I don’t run either of those module.

drx1984

@sdetweil yes certainly more than a Raspi 4 or 5.
then are the script and path correct?
I don’t notice any difference and it still stutters.

sdetweil

@drx1984 yes, looks OK.

I would try to run one module at a time

to disable the other, add

disabled: true,

after the module: line
so you don’t have to redo config.js

we don’t officially support Windows, so I don’t know if you have to do something else to enable gpu for electron.

you could try running under edge, at

http://localhost:8080

drx1984

@sdetweil yes, I have already tried the exact same configuration under Linux. > unfortunately it stutters there too.
That’s why I thought I’d try it on Windows level.
I will probably install Ubuntu on the Intelnuc again >because Windwos is not official, as you say.

But I don’t think it will stutter anymore, unfortunately.

sdetweil

@drx1984 well, you tried before enabling the GPU on linux so I still think the best approach is to test with one module at a time… globe alone, rain alone. see what they do

then enable the other…

bhepler

@drx1984 said in MagicMirror stutters and doesn't run smoothly:

the IntelNuc is powerful enough, right?

I don’t think so. It’s the MMM-Globe module. It’s pure javascript and doesn’t make use of the graphics hardware at all. You might get away with turning off the MMM-Rain and running just the globe module. Might.

I really should get around to rewriting it.

drx1984

@bhepler
Good morning, I have now deactivated MMM Rain. The Globle module is still shaking/stuttering a bit.

I have already set the parameter “export ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1” in the mm.sh file.
But yes then the Globle module should also have GPU support.
Can you fix that?

bhepler

@drx1984 - Yeah, I can. It’s on the list of projects. I don’t know when I’ll get to it. For you I’ll bump it up the priority list a bit. But I don’t have an estimate.

drx1984

@bhepler said in MagicMirror stutters and doesn't run smoothly:

@drx1984 - Yeah, I can. It’s on the list of projects. I don’t know when I’ll get to it. For you I’ll bump it up the priority list a bit. But I don’t have an estimate.

Good morning,
aha ok, thank you very much, yes that would be very good.