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    johnnyboy @Alvinger
    last edited by johnnyboy Apr 28, 2017, 10:34 PM Mar 2, 2017, 11:06 AM

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      Alvinger @johnnyboy
      last edited by Mar 2, 2017, 11:15 AM

      @johnnyboy
      That’s technology development for you. Of course, in this case @infamoustiggr has the luxury of having someone with the exact same equipment already having the solution running.

      As to the speed issue, apart from taking a few extra seconds on boot, I have no issues whatsoever with speed for functionality on my Pi 1. But I must admit it took me a number of tries to get there! Doing it with little to no experience with Linux is really tough.

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        infamoustiggr @Alvinger
        last edited by Mar 2, 2017, 12:58 PM

        I would go for the pi3 option, but it goes against my eco principles! Spare computer must have a job somewhere!

        Thanks, I’ll try one line at a time and see how things go! Just out of interest though, how much fiddling did it take you? And how did you know the nodes hadn’t downloaded properly?

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          Alvinger @infamoustiggr
          last edited by Alvinger Mar 2, 2017, 2:15 PM Mar 2, 2017, 2:13 PM

          @infamoustiggr
          I didn’t fiddle that much with the mirror pi. But ahead of that I’ve been doing quite some fiddling with Pis in general so I didn’t start from scratch.

          To help you with troubleshooting:

          After installing DietPi and rebooting you are presented with the dietpi-software screen:
          0_1488462696670_upload-e5c282b6-f86e-4f85-9db8-c09d2112e649

          Look under “Software Optimized” and “Software Additional” and make sure that NONE of the options are selected, you want an install that is as clean as possible.

          Under DietPi-Config make sure that Autostart is set to option 0 (default):
          0_1488462810956_upload-7d9332c2-e5a0-4048-9a38-cd6b58a09246

          Change directory to /root and install MagicMirror according to instructions in the README.

          Following my instructions above to install all systemd scripts and their helpers. My /root contains the following:
          0_1488463243912_upload-a81285c4-984c-490f-9115-d51ae96b7284

          Stop magicmirror service (just to make sure it isn’t running) with the command:

          systemctl stop magicmirror.service
          

          Start the magicmirror interactively by running node serveronly from the MagicMirror directory. You should see something similar to this:

          root@mirrortest:~/MagicMirror# node serveronly
          Starting MagicMirror: v2.1.1
          Loading config ...
          Loading module helpers ...
          No helper found for module: alert.
          Initializing new module helper ...
          Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
          No helper found for module: clock.
          Initializing new module helper ...
          Module helper loaded: calendar
          Initializing new module helper ...
          Module helper loaded: MMM-WunderGround
          Initializing new module helper ...
          Module helper loaded: newsfeed
          Initializing new module helper ...
          Module helper loaded: MMM-ResRobot
          Initializing new module helper ...
          Module helper loaded: MMM-NetworkScanner
          All module helpers loaded.
          Starting server op port 80 ... 
          Server started ...
          Connecting socket for: MMM-Remote-Control
          Starting node helper for: MMM-Remote-Control
          Connecting socket for: calendar
          Starting node helper for: calendar
          Connecting socket for: MMM-WunderGround
          MMM-WunderGround helper started ...
          Connecting socket for: newsfeed
          Starting module: newsfeed
          Connecting socket for: MMM-ResRobot
          Starting node_helper for module: MMM-ResRobot
          Connecting socket for: MMM-NetworkScanner
          Starting module: MMM-NetworkScanner
          Sockets connected & modules started ...
          
          Ready to go! Please point your browser to: http://localhost:80
          

          If any errors are shown, investigate them.

          Now that MagicMirror is running it’s time to move on to the browser part.
          Stop MagicMirror with ctrl+C and start the service with systemctl start magicmirror.service.

          Make sure browser and matchbox are stopped by running the commands:

          systemctl stop kioskbrowser.service
          systemctl stop matchbox.service
          

          Start matchbox with the command systemctl start matchbox.service. Check that it started ok with systemctl status matchbox.service. If not investigate.

          Once you get this far the “only” thing left to check is the midori browser. As you don’t have an X Display on the console it is slightly trickier. Let me know if/when you made it this far and we’ll take it from there.

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            infamoustiggr
            last edited by Mar 27, 2017, 1:44 PM

            Ah… Found it thanks to the checking…

            Node.js:339
            Throw err;
            ^

            Error: Cannot find module ‘wtf-8’

            Then a long list of different places that I’m guessing it’s where it’s missing…

            I’ll have a blast at this for a bit. If it continues to fail so absolutely, maybe I’ll have to restart my bluetooth lawnmower project…

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              Alvinger @infamoustiggr
              last edited by Mar 29, 2017, 9:27 PM

              @infamoustiggr
              Try installing wtf-8 module by running the command npm install wtf-8 from the MagicMirror directory.

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                Doublefire.Chen @infamoustiggr
                last edited by Nov 23, 2022, 1:53 PM

                @infamoustiggr Hello, may I ask you that did you make it? I also want to install MM on B+. Now the new board is so expensive that I just want to use my old B+ to do this awesome project.

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                  sdetweil @Doublefire.Chen
                  last edited by Nov 23, 2022, 1:56 PM

                  @Doublefire-Chen last update was 5 years ago… so, unlikely to be helpful.

                  try my script. it’s probably the only hope. arm6l aren’t supported much anymore

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                  D 1 Reply Last reply Nov 23, 2022, 2:02 PM Reply Quote 0
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                    Doublefire.Chen @sdetweil
                    last edited by Nov 23, 2022, 2:02 PM

                    @sdetweil I have a idea. I have a linux server. I can use docker to install MM on my server and B+ open the browser with full screen to display info after I set port forwaring.

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                      sdetweil @Doublefire.Chen
                      last edited by sdetweil Nov 23, 2022, 9:24 PM Nov 23, 2022, 3:03 PM

                      @Doublefire-Chen that works too. but don’t need port forwarding…

                      if u look in my run-start.sh script, u will see the parms I use to launch chromium to look like electron full screen.

                      Sam

                      How to add modules

                      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                      D 1 Reply Last reply Nov 24, 2022, 5:57 AM Reply Quote 0
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