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  • S Offline
    Scott-M
    last edited by Mar 20, 2025, 5:23 PM

    Thanks for posting that but even with that config it is still blank. I have to leave it for now but will start on it fresh tomorrow and rebuild it and see what happens. Hopefully it is just something simple I missed.

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      Scott-M
      last edited by sdetweil Mar 21, 2025, 2:34 PM Mar 21, 2025, 2:16 PM

      I wasted most of today writing new Pi images to new SD cards, using the script to install MagicMirror again, only to have it crash / hang on the [LOG] Starting server on port 8089 … message every time.

      I gave up and went back to my working SD card and it seems to work now. I had been using this from some sample code I found online, just to test and get the MMM-CalendarExt3 module working

      {
      		url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/76/US_Holidays.ics",
      		name: "holiday",
      		fetchInterval:  60000,
      },
      

      I decided to add a couple of other calendars in and all of the others I tried show up in the Ext3 view, except this one. Not sure what the problem with it is but I won’t be using it so will move on.

      I now have 4 random calendars and the code above in the calendar module and they all work, except the US_Holidays, the events for that one show in the list view but not in Ext3.

      Thank you for taking the time to reply and help, sorry it seems to have been a bit of a waste of time.

      S 1 Reply Last reply Mar 21, 2025, 2:51 PM Reply Quote 0
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        sdetweil @Scott-M
        last edited by sdetweil Mar 21, 2025, 2:53 PM Mar 21, 2025, 2:51 PM

        @Scott-M just fyi, we replace webcal: with https: under the covers…

        I’d like to know more about the system hang…

        what OS, what UI engine (x11 wayland vs labwc)
        note we added new start commands for the different engines…

        see https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/19269/new-magicmirror-start-options-in-version-2-30-0

         [LOG] Starting server on port 8089 
        

        if you are doing npm run server, that is the end of the messages
        until a browser connects… (it might LOOK like a hang… but its just waiting)

        IF the installer detects that electron did not install for some reason (armv6, or …)
        THEN it sets up my script (run-start.sh) to run browser over server
        ( you can check by examining the start: clause in package.json)

        and ASSUMES
        chromium is the browser..  
        

        the end of the scripts web page explains how to use some other browser

        if chromium is not found, an error message will be logged in the npm start output, but nothing will be shown on the screen

        now, in ANY case, did you install the clipping fix?
        see https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/19282/version-2-30-0-calendar-fix-for-clipping-broadcast-event

        which accidentally chopped off the messages sent to ext3 (and others)
        my fault… it passed test

        60 seconds to fetch holidays will trigger a block on calendarlabs as they warned us a couple years ago about being pounded by hundreds of mirrors getting content too often (we changed that fetch to once a week)

        ext3 is designed to NOT flash the screen on every update… all calendars are processed concurrently but independently and broadcast when they have data.
        ext3 wants to WAIT til all the data has arrived, (waitFetch config time, 5 seconds by default)

        IF the data does NOT arrive for A calendar before waitFetch, THEN it will NOT BE DISPLAYED until the refreshInterval time (default 30 minutes)
        (or you MANUALLY refresh the page (ctrl-r))

        Sam

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          Scott-M
          last edited by Mar 21, 2025, 3:18 PM

          Back to the SD card that hangs on the starting server message…

          I used Raspberry Pi OS (64 Bit) Bookworm, onto a Pi5, labwc compositor. I did install the clipping fix after the MagicMirror install

          I ran with

          npm run start
          

          with this result, it may just be waiting but CRTL C does nothing and I have to close the ssh connection and reconnect.

          scott@MagicMirror:~/MagicMirror $ npm start
          
          > magicmirror@2.31.0-develop start
          > npm run start:x11
          
          
          > magicmirror@2.31.0-develop start:x11
          > DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
          
          [2025-03-21 15:14:51.442] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.31.0-develop
          [2025-03-21 15:14:51.451] [LOG]   Loading config ...
          [2025-03-21 15:14:51.453] [LOG]   config template file not exists, no envsubst
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.019] [INFO]  Checking config file /home/scott/MagicMirror/config/config.js ...
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.045] [INFO]  Your configuration file doesn't contain syntax errors :)
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.045] [INFO]  Checking modules structure configuration ...
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.081] [INFO]  Your modules structure configuration doesn't contain errors :)
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.083] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ...
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.084] [LOG]   No helper found for module: alert.
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.093] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.094] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: updatenotification
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.094] [LOG]   No helper found for module: clock.
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.231] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.231] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: calendar
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.237] [LOG]   No helper found for module: weather.
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.339] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.339] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: newsfeed
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.339] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded.
          [2025-03-21 15:14:52.342] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8089 ...
          
          
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            sdetweil @Scott-M
            last edited by sdetweil Mar 21, 2025, 5:57 PM Mar 21, 2025, 3:34 PM

            @Scott-M ok, starting server is correct…

            did you npm install or npm run install-mm
            after installing the clipping fix?? (its required)

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

            S 1 Reply Last reply Mar 21, 2025, 6:45 PM Reply Quote 0
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              Scott-M @sdetweil
              last edited by Mar 21, 2025, 6:45 PM

              @sdetweil said in MMM-CalendarExt3 and MMM-MonthlyCalendar blank:

              @Scott-M ok, starting server is correct…

              did you npm install or npm run install-mm
              after installing the clipping fix?? (its required)

              I see, my mistake. I assumed from the forum post that this was if you use the development branch, as the instructions said

              cd ~/MagicMirror
              git fetch origin pull/3679/head:_fix_clipping
              git switch _fix_clipping
              # if you get an error error, rm package-lock.json
              # and repeat the git switch
              restart MM
              

              with npm run install-mm further down the post. I must have done this on the older one I am using though as it works.

              Away all weekend so won’t be able to check until Monday.

              Thanks again!

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                Scott-M
                last edited by Mar 25, 2025, 9:49 AM

                Just to pick back up on this, I checked my bash history and I did npm run install-mm after the clipping fix.

                I have tried a few times now to do this with the same result, this time without the clipping fix.

                Reflashed the image and then the following steps are my bash history from first run of the OS. Only change to the config file is changing the port and the full whitelist. I selected No to the pm2 question, the screensaver was not disabled, just a waring about not knowing how to disable on an labwc compositor.

                bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)"
                cd ~/MagicMirror/config
                nano config.js
                npm run start
                

                With the following results, MagicMirror doesn’t start. and doesn’t get any futher that the whitelist warning. Same result without the full whitlist though…

                scott@MagicMirror:~/MagicMirror/config $ npm run start
                
                > magicmirror@2.30.0 start
                > npm run start:x11
                
                
                > magicmirror@2.30.0 start:x11
                > DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
                
                [2025-03-25 09:38:22.852] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.30.0
                [2025-03-25 09:38:22.861] [LOG]   Loading config ...
                [2025-03-25 09:38:22.862] [LOG]   config template file not exists, no envsubst
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.052] [INFO]  Checking config file /home/scott/MagicMirror/config/config.js ...
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.078] [INFO]  Your configuration file doesn't contain syntax errors :)
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.078] [INFO]  Checking modules structure configuration ...
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.117] [INFO]  Your modules structure configuration doesn't contain errors :)
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.119] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ...
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.119] [LOG]   No helper found for module: alert.
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.122] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.122] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: updatenotification
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.122] [LOG]   No helper found for module: clock.
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.169] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.169] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: calendar
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.170] [LOG]   No helper found for module: compliments.
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.170] [LOG]   No helper found for module: weather.
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.208] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.208] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: newsfeed
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.208] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded.
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.211] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8089 ...
                [2025-03-25 09:38:23.216] [WARN]  You're using a full whitelist configuration to allow for all IPs
                
                
                

                Would be useful is someone can replicate this and see if it is something peculiar to my enviroment.

                Raspberry Pi5 with 64 Bit Debian Bookworm with desktop.

                I am just about to try with the 32 bit image but the whole process takes a while.

                Update: couldn’t get it to install on the 32 bit version. New install of 32 bit bookworm, ran the install script and it fails with:

                installing correct version of node and npm, please wait
                /usr/local/bin/n: line 753: /usr/local/bin/node: cannot execute: required file not found
                bash: line 309: /usr/local/bin/node: cannot execute: required file not found
                node failed to install, exiting

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                  sdetweil @Scott-M
                  last edited by Mar 25, 2025, 12:43 PM

                  @Scott-M i will examine and fix the installer

                  32bit on pi5 might never run as there were conflicting hardware changes

                  can you try to start for wayland?

                  npm run start:wayland
                  

                  see https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/19269/new-magicmirror-start-options-in-version-2-30-0

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                  S 1 Reply Last reply Mar 25, 2025, 1:07 PM Reply Quote 0
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                    Scott-M @sdetweil
                    last edited by Mar 25, 2025, 1:07 PM

                    @sdetweil said in MMM-CalendarExt3 and MMM-MonthlyCalendar blank:

                    npm run start:wayland

                    > magicmirror@2.30.0 start:wayland
                    > WAYLAND_DISPLAY="${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:=wayland-1}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland
                    
                    did not find extension DRI_Mesa version 1
                    failed to bind extensions
                    did not find extension DRI_Mesa version 1
                    failed to bind extensions
                    did not find extension DRI_Mesa version 1
                    failed to bind extensions
                    did not find extension DRI_Mesa version 1
                    failed to bind extensions
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:24.800] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.30.0
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:24.809] [LOG]   Loading config ...
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:24.811] [LOG]   config template file not exists, no envsubst
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.425] [INFO]  Checking config file /home/scott/MagicMirror/config/config.js ...
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.451] [INFO]  Your configuration file doesn't contain syntax errors :)
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.451] [INFO]  Checking modules structure configuration ...
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.489] [INFO]  Your modules structure configuration doesn't contain errors :)
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.491] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ...
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.492] [LOG]   No helper found for module: alert.
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.498] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.499] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: updatenotification
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.499] [LOG]   No helper found for module: clock.
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.640] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.640] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: calendar
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.642] [LOG]   No helper found for module: compliments.
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.647] [LOG]   No helper found for module: weather.
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.761] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.762] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: newsfeed
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.762] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded.
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.765] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8089 ...
                    [2025-03-25 13:07:25.770] [WARN]  You're using a full whitelist configuration to allow for all IPs
                    [1800:0325/130726.055765:ERROR:wayland_connection.cc(198)] Failed to connect to Wayland display: No such file or directory (2)
                    [1800:0325/130726.055835:ERROR:ozone_platform_wayland.cc(264)] Failed to initialize Wayland platform
                    [1800:0325/130726.055842:ERROR:env.cc(258)] The platform failed to initialize.  Exiting.
                    /home/scott/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/electron exited with signal SIGSEGV
                    
                    
                    S 1 Reply Last reply Mar 25, 2025, 1:16 PM Reply Quote 0
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                      sdetweil @Scott-M
                      last edited by sdetweil Mar 25, 2025, 1:19 PM Mar 25, 2025, 1:16 PM

                      @Scott-M this is confusing… by default the system is setup for wayland/labwc,
                      not x11 (which npm start does)

                      just another test, using manual install into another folder

                      cd ~
                      git clone https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror.git fribble
                      cd fribble
                      npm run install-mm
                      npm start 
                      

                      if that fails then try erasing the saved electron info

                      cd ~
                      rm -rf .config/Electron
                      cd MagicMirror 
                      npm start 
                      

                      you try the fribble directory too

                      Sam

                      How to add modules

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                      S 1 Reply Last reply Mar 25, 2025, 2:15 PM Reply Quote 0
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