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    Hawking @strawberry 3.141
    last edited by Hawking Apr 22, 2017, 9:30 AM Apr 22, 2017, 9:28 AM

    I now did a installation on a fresh image and used node version 6.6.1 which automatically includes npm 3.10.8. So instead of

    sudo wget http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb
    sudo dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb
    sudo apt-get install npm
    

    I did

    wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdesalas/node-pi-zero/master/install-node-v6.9.1.sh | bash
    

    Then I got later on no warnings about to old or insecure version any more but just

    npm WARN prefer global coffee-script@1.10.0 should be installed with -g
    npm WARN prefer global jsonlint@1.6.2 should be installed with -g
    npm WARN prefer global colorguard@1.2.0 should be installed with -g
    
    > electron-chromedriver@1.6.0 install /home/hawking/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron-chromedriver
    > node ./download-chromedriver.js
    
    
    > electron@1.6.5 postinstall /home/hawking/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
    > node install.js
    
    npm WARN lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~install: cannot run in wd %s %s (wd=%s) magicmirror@2.1.1 cd vendor && npm install /home/hawking/MagicMirror
    npm WARN lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~postinstall: cannot run in wd %s %s (wd=%s) magicmirror@2.1.1 sh installers/postinstall/postinstall.sh /home/hawking/MagicMirror
    

    (in this installation I did not use the pi user, but I had the same problem when I used the default pi user).

    If one knows the solution for the blank screen it is obvious that this is a strong hint that one should run

    cd ~/MagicMirror/vendor/ && npm install 
    cd ~/MagicMirror/ && sh installers/postinstall/postinstall.sh 
    

    (the later at the moment just prints a success message and is therefore not really needed)
    I don’t know why these commands did not work automatically, maybe an issue with some directories that are not set (I assume in the error instead of %s the directory should be displayed).

    M 1 Reply Last reply Apr 26, 2017, 10:07 PM Reply Quote 0
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      Iseknutz
      last edited by Apr 22, 2017, 9:43 AM

      I installed the image from https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/1183/how-i-got-my-magic-mirror-working-on-a-raspberry-pi-0-zero/84 , updated the System to use the onboard wifi and this works for me.

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        Mitchfarino Module Developer @Hawking
        last edited by Apr 26, 2017, 10:07 PM

        @Hawking Thanks for all your help and comments, I’ve managed to get it up and running now!

        Now I just need to get the whitelist sorted :grimacing:

        H 1 Reply Last reply Apr 26, 2017, 10:18 PM Reply Quote 0
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          Hawking @Mitchfarino
          last edited by Apr 26, 2017, 10:18 PM

          @Mitchfarino said in MagicMirror on Pi Zero W:

          @Hawking Thanks for all your help and comments, I’ve managed to get it up and running now!

          No problem.

          @Mitchfarino said in MagicMirror on Pi Zero W:

          Now I just need to get the whitelist sorted :grimacing:

          This worked fine for me, I just added the IP of my regular PC (e.g 192.168.2.185) to the list in the config file so that it looked like

          ipWhitelist: ["192.168.2.185", "127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"],
          

          If I then typed the ip:port (the port is also defined in the MM config, default is 8080) of my raspi (e.g.

          http://192.168.2.170:8080/
          

          ) in the browser bar of my regular PC I could see the page also on my regular PC (took 1-2 seconds to load).
          If this does not work for you, just open a new thread and provide details.

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            CaptnJB
            last edited by CaptnJB May 3, 2017, 11:59 PM May 3, 2017, 11:57 PM

            BLANK SCREEN, NO CLOCK/CALENDAR/MOMENTS solved and simplified from other topics and posts:

            After you follow the instructions in the first post to #23 then jump to here:

            24 cd ~/MagicMirror/vendor
            25 npm install
            26 sudo reboot

            I’m not a linux expert, but I built this a few weeks back before the latest version of MM and it worked flawlessly. There should be a hook in the original package.json that kicks it into the vendor directory and runs “npm install” there but it doesn’t happen now (5/3/2017).

            Also, for those of you who do not have a monitor, after you SSH into your Rpi Zero W:
            sudo raspi-config
            5 interfacing options
            P3 VNC
            YES you want to enable the VNC server
            reboot when it asks.

            Use VNC Viewer or whatever, connect to your rpi using either ip address or if you set it up in your DHCP table with a :0 (zero) to see your screen or :1 to have a desktop.

            CaptnJB

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              kylelmartin @Iseknutz
              last edited by May 12, 2017, 4:30 PM

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                kylelmartin @Iseknutz
                last edited by May 12, 2017, 4:33 PM

                @Iseknutz said in MagicMirror on Pi Zero W:

                I installed the image from https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/1183/how-i-got-my-magic-mirror-working-on-a-raspberry-pi-0-zero/84 , updated the System to use the onboard wifi and this works for me.

                @Iseknutz
                At least I can get this method up and running on my RPI0w, but what’s the trick to updating the system to use the onboard wifi? I’ve created the wpa_supplicant.conf and I’ve even jacked with the etc/network/interfaces - but no luck getting it to connect to the network.
                Thx

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                  CaptnJB @kylelmartin
                  last edited by May 12, 2017, 4:43 PM

                  @kylelmartin can you post or pm your WPA_supplicant.conf file? Please remove your passwords and maybe change your wifi name if that makes you feel better.

                  How are you updating your wpa-supplicant through a terminal or by copying it onto your card? Windows or Mac?
                  CaptnJB

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                    kylelmartin @CaptnJB
                    last edited by May 12, 2017, 6:28 PM

                    @CaptnJB
                    here is the wpa_supplicant.conf file - or at least the latest rendition of it.

                    country=US
                    ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
                    update_config=1
                    
                    network={
                        ssid="KLM-Guest"
                        key_mgmt=NONE
                        priority=1
                        id_str="guest"
                    }
                    
                    network={
                        ssid="mywebsite.com"
                        psk="oldasspw"
                        priority=2
                        id_str="klm"
                    }
                    
                    

                    My regular old wifi network name has a “.” in the name and I thought that might cause some problems. So, I set up a second guest wifi network so this device wouldn’t need a password.

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                      CaptnJB @kylelmartin
                      last edited by yawns May 13, 2017, 10:08 AM May 13, 2017, 8:06 AM

                      @kylelmartin, I apologize for the delay just landed in Madrid. For starters I would take out the id lines. Keep it simple. Try this.

                      country=US
                      ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
                      update_config=1
                      
                      network={
                          ssid="KLM-Guest"
                          psk=""
                          priority=1
                      }
                      
                      network={
                          ssid="KLM"
                          psk="oldasspw"
                          priority=2
                      }
                      

                      Also, mywebsite.com should be be your router ssid. If you have it set to that “mywebsite.com” in the file you gave it is most likely “KLM”.

                      Why would you want the guest network to have priority?

                      CaptnJB

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