Config.js file Syntax

Mykle1

@amosh83 - Well, progress. You have a config.js file in the right place and it’s passing the syntax checks.

Maybe I should have paid more attention while reading. I see now that I asked something that you had already established. My bad.

I am extremely curious to see how MM can report "Please create a config file. See README for more information. If you get this message while your config file is already created, your config file probably contains an error." when there is a working config in the proper directory.

letsirk

@amosh83 Did you post the exact config.js file. If so you’re missing a “/” on the first line.

amosh83

@letsirk YES!!!
I MADE IT!!! turns out that all I was missing was that “/”, are you kidding me??? ahahah

I’m so thankful to ALL of you, I’ve never touched a Terminal in my life and I managed to do this with manual installation all thanks to you geniuses!!!
Thank you
@Mykle1 @bhepler @letsirk

Mykle1

@amosh83 said in Config.js file Syntax:

all I was missing was that “/”,

Ahh, you missed when you copied and pasted. That’s fairly common.

are you kidding me???

Now where have I heard this before? Oh yeah, I said it!

Enjoy your mirror

jade

I’m having this exact problem, but I’ve used a linter to check for errors and there are none, and my file is in /var/www/html/MagicMirror/config/config.js, I have no idea what I’m doing wrong!

Mykle1

@jade said in Config.js file Syntax:

my file is in /var/www/html/MagicMirror/config/config.js,

Your installation of MM belongs as follows, and so the path to your config.js file

pi@raspberry ~/MagicMirror/config/config.js

Then we can work on your config.js if need be

strawberry 3.141

@Mykle1 not necessarily, you can install the mirror in every directory you like

Anhalter42

@strawberry-3.141 … except for directories with different read/write permissions. Not a linux expert, but I guess this includes /var/ in its default status!?

Mykle1

I was referring to this forums very own “Complete Setup Tutorial.” Specifically, this:
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/236/complete-setup-tutorial/6

I guess I shouldn’t assume that everyone follows the installation procedure.

jade

@Mykle1 said in Config.js file Syntax:

Your installation of MM belongs as follows, and so the path to your config.js file

pi@raspberry ~/MagicMirror/config/config.js

When I first started using Linux I was taught the very bad habit of switching to the root user and doing everything as root, so I moved the file into where it needs to be in /home/pi but I still have the same problem

var config = {
    port: 8080,
    ipWhitelist: [],
    language: "en",
    timeFormat: 24,
    units: "metric",
    modules: [
        {
            module: "clock",
            position: "top_left"
        },
        {
            module: "calendar",
            header: "CWG  Pi",
            position: "top_left",
            config: {
                calendars: [
                    {
                        symbol: "calendar-check-o ",
                        url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/cwgpi2017%40gmail.com/private-b287e4ebe0e8f5d66665e0c83f9e3fa0/basic.ics"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            module: "compliments",
            position: "lower_third",
            updateInterval: 3600000,
            config: {
                compliments: {
                    morning: [
                        "Valar Morghulis",
                        "Valar Dohaeris",
                        "When You Play The Game Of Thrones You Win Or You Die",
                        "Where Is The God Of Tits And Wine?"
                    ],
                    afternoon: [
                        "Sometimes, Those With The Most Power Have The Least Grace",
                        "A Mind Needs Books Like A Sword Needs A Whetstone",
                        "Chaos Isn't A Pit, Chaos Is A Ladder",
                        "A Lion Doesn't Concern Himself With The Opinions Of Sheep"
                    ],
                    evening: [
                        "The Night Is Dark And Full Of Terrors",
                        "Night Gathers And Now My Watch Begins",
                        "Winter Is Coming",
                        "Power Resides Where Men Believe It Resides. It's A Trick, A Shadow On The Wall, And A Very Small Man Can Cast A Very Large Shadow"
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        {
            module: "currentweather",
            position: "top_right",
            config: {
                location: "Corby",
                locationID: "2652381",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                appid: "39ab36a3fa513354fbe406263f175c07"
            }
        }
    ]
};

Everything is ok according to jslint but something has got to be not working. Incidentally if I use the sample file and don’t change anything I have the same problem.

Mykle1

@jade said in Config.js file Syntax:

When I first started using Linux I was taught the very bad habit of switching to the root user and doing everything as root, so I moved the file into where it needs to be in /home/pi but I still have the same problem

Again, I hate to refer to the Complete Setup Tutorial but item #7 of Notes at the very beginning of the tutorial states:
"DO NOT INSTALL MagicMirror² as the root user! Always do it as the regular, non privileged pi user"

With that said, your config is not the problem. I just tested it and it fired right up.

Unless, it’s not named correctly (config.js) or MM can’t find it at its proper path

jade

@Mykle1 I’m wondering if the problem was actually that I was using a Pi 0, I’m testing now on a Pi 2 and I’ve run the automatic installer, though it is now just sitting doing absolutely nothing, the last thing it said is:

>node-gyp rebuild > build_log.txt 2>&1 || exit 0

And now it’s just sitting there. It hasn’t bought the prompt back up yet so maybe I’m being impatient.

Anhalter42

@jade several people were struggling with PI0 IIRC. Search the forum (for example start here).

jade

@Anhalter42 I’ve got it mostly up and running on Pi 2 now, my only issue now is it’s loading a black screen with no info, the terminal says launching application and then access denied to IP address 0.0.0.0/0 I have no idea what’s going on now!

jade

@Anhalter42 Ok, it’s all good, I just took the ipWhitelist section from the sample pasted it in and now I have a working mirror that sporadically gives me game of thrones quotes! My office at work is now much brighter!

bhepler

@jade said in Config.js file Syntax:

now I have a working mirror that sporadically gives me game of thrones quotes! My office at work is now much brighter!

Well, you do until he kills off another Stark child.