Super nooby question- How to configure the downloaded modules and weather wont show up

hartattack

Hi Ghaal! Welcome first and foremost!

You need to edit the config.js file. However, we first need to make sure it is created. On your pi, in the GUI, look for an icon that looks like a file folder. If you click on that, it will open a directory of your files. From there, look for the file called Magic Mirror, open that, then look for a file called Config and open that. Inside there, do you see a file that is titled config.js (don’t confuse this with the config.js.sample file)?

Mykle1

@ghaal

Do you have Teamspeak?

Mykle1

@hartattack said in Super nooby question- How to configure the downloaded modules and weather wont show up:

Hi Ghaal! Welcome first and foremost!

You got him hart? Ok! Remember, you can use the TeamSpeak Help Desk if you want to take him there

hartattack

@Mykle1 If it gets too complex, I will work my way over there, but I have a feeling this should be fairly simple as pointing in the right direction ;)

Mykle1

@hartattack said in Super nooby question- How to configure the downloaded modules and weather wont show up:

should be fairly simple as pointing in the right direction

Riiiiiggghtt! ;-)

At least he’s up and running.

ghaal

Sorry, I haven’t replied in like two weeks, but I ran into some major problems. My brother broke my HDMI cable while it was plugged into my monitor and I take to take off half the plastic to take the head out of the monitor. Then I had to put the plastic back on so it would fit in my frame again. I also had to order a new cable. But I’m here and ready to work on it thank you.

cowboysdude

@ghaal Don’t feel bad so far I’ve broken a 32" tv and a 24" monitor… that’s some of the stuff I’ve broken LOL

ghaal

@hartattack Okay, I got to the config folder. I saw all my modules there and I edited the weather modules so they have the location ID an appid and clock module so it has the 12 hour format, saved, and restarted my Pi. I turned on the Pi using:

pi@magicpi:~ $ cd MagicMirror/config
pi@magicpi:~/MagicMirror/config $ cp config.js.sample config.js
You can now try to start MagicMirror².

pi@magicpi:~/MagicMirror/config $ cd $HOME/MagicMirror
pi@magicpi:~/MagicMirror $ npm start

I got that code from: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/236/complete-setup-tutorial/6

When I turned it on though, none of the edits I made were showing. The weather wasn’t showing and the clock was still in 24 hour format. When I went to the config folder none of the previous edits were there.

ghaal

@Mykle1 I don’t have it and I don’t know what it is TBH. Is it an app or an online thing, or something integrated into this forum?

Mykle1

@ghaal said in Super nooby question- How to configure the downloaded modules and weather wont show up:

When I went to the config folder none of the previous edits were there.

It sounds like you didn’t save the config.js after you edited it. Copy and paste your config.js here so we can take a look at it.

Mykle1

@ghaal said in Super nooby question- How to configure the downloaded modules and weather wont show up:

Is it an app or an online thing, or something integrated into this forum?

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/2147/teamspeak-magic-mirror-help-desk

I don’t know if anyone is there right now but i’ll be there 3 hours from now. If you can make it then I’ll try to help you

ghaal

@Mykle1 I will, but I can’t do that until an hour or two

broberg

@ghaal this line cp config.js.sample config.js
Copys the sample config to the config.js file and should only be done once. If you do this everytime you start your mirror you will keep replacing your config.j s file with the sample config.

ghaal

@broberg I don’t get it. I have not copied any file into another one (does it automatically happen?) Should I copy this file? How? I have tried editing the regular config, and haven’t touched the sample one. Should I?

broberg

@ghaal you copy the sample file ONCE after you have installed the mirror software.

But it looked like you where repeating the copy command ( cp = copy ) before you started the mirror (npm start ) and IF you do this each time, it doesn’t matter what you have saved in the config.js file since it will be overwritten each time you type in : cp config.js.sample config.js

ghaal

{
module: “currentweather”,
position: “top_right”, .
config: {
location: “(My city)”,
locationID: "(my id) ",
appid: “my appid”
}
}

ghaal

@ghaal that’s my weather module, but it doesn’t show up

ghaal

@ghaal {

		module: "currentweather",

		position: "top_right",

		config: {

			location: "Irvine",

			locationID: "5359777",

			appid: "ee6dbcc4823bb3f9a7f26c49fa64729c"

		}

	},

	{

		module: "weatherforecast",

		position: "top_right",

		header: "Weather Forecast",

		config: {

			location: "BlahBlah",

			locationID: "####",

			appid: "blahblahblah"

		}

that’s a more accurate of focast and current, both don’t show on the magicmirror page. I made sure not to add extra spaces when removing my appid and location.

Mykle1

@ghaal said in Super nooby question- How to configure the downloaded modules and weather wont show up:

that’s a more accurate of focast and current, both don’t show on the magicmirror page. I made sure not to add extra spaces when removing my appid and location.

Here it is! You can copy and paste right from here into your config

              {
		module: "currentweather",
		position: "top_right",
		config: {
			location: "Irvine",
			locationID: "5359777",
			appid: "YOUR API KEY"
		}
		},
		{
		module: "weatherforecast",
		position: "top_right",
		header: "Weather Forecast",
		config: {
			location: "Irvine",
			locationID: "5359777",
			appid: "YOUR API KEY"
		}
		}, // end of weatherforecast entry needs a comma