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  • J Offline
    jfodor
    last edited by Jan 4, 2017, 7:43 AM

    i can only get this to work in the full screen locations. can this be placed in any other locations?

    i would also second the network share for the photo location.

    as a note to others you have to create a folder in ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RandomBackground called photos and place your photo’s in there.

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      docmucki
      last edited by Jan 26, 2017, 5:40 PM

      Hi, i have some warnings when I try to install this module. Can someone give me a hint what to do?

      thx,
      docmucki

      pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules $ git clone https://github.com/Ultimatum22/MMM-RandomBackground.git
      Klone nach 'MMM-RandomBackground'...
      remote: Counting objects: 81, done.
      remote: Total 81 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 81
      Entpacke Objekte: 100% (81/81), Fertig.
      Prüfe Konnektivität... Fertig.
      pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules $ npm install
      npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/package.json'
      npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/node_helper/package.json'
      npm WARN modules No description
      npm WARN modules No repository field.
      npm WARN modules No README data
      npm WARN modules No license field.
      
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        in_a_days @docmucki
        last edited by in_a_days Jan 26, 2017, 5:44 PM Jan 26, 2017, 5:43 PM

        @docmucki

        I suspect you need to execute

        npm install
        

        From ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RandomBackground rather than ~/MagicMirror/modules.

        Try:

        cd MMM-RandomBackground
        npm install
        

        What ship would bear me ever back across so wide a Sea?

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          docmucki @in_a_days
          last edited by Jan 26, 2017, 5:59 PM

          @in_a_days
          Thank you. That was the case.

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            docmucki
            last edited by Jan 26, 2017, 7:53 PM

            Changing the updateInterval seems to have no effect. Always feels like 3 seconds.

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              jfodor
              last edited by Jan 27, 2017, 5:29 PM

              it uses milliseconds. mine is set at 900000 which is 15 minutes.

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                lignumaqua
                last edited by Jan 30, 2017, 3:36 PM

                This works, but the background image is only in the top half of the screen (running portrait). Is there a way to make it fill the entire screen?

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                  Ultimatum22 Module Developer @docmucki
                  last edited by Jan 30, 2017, 3:52 PM

                  @docmucki What is the value you use, because it is indeed in miliseconds as jfodor said.

                  @lignumaqua Can you post your configuration for my module? It should work full screen if you look at the default ‘fullscreen_below’.

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                    lignumaqua
                    last edited by Jan 30, 2017, 3:56 PM

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                      lignumaqua
                      last edited by Jan 30, 2017, 4:02 PM

                      Oops! My apologies, I was getting this module confused with another. Mea culpa!

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