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    Electron CPU usage

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    • SnilleS Offline
      Snille Module Developer
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      @Mykle1 Here is my full “list”. :)

      processor       : 0
      model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
      BogoMIPS        : 76.80
      Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm crc32
      CPU implementer : 0x41
      CPU architecture: 7
      CPU variant     : 0x0
      CPU part        : 0xd03
      CPU revision    : 4
      
      processor       : 1
      model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
      BogoMIPS        : 76.80
      Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm crc32
      CPU implementer : 0x41
      CPU architecture: 7
      CPU variant     : 0x0
      CPU part        : 0xd03
      CPU revision    : 4
      
      processor       : 2
      model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
      BogoMIPS        : 76.80
      Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm crc32
      CPU implementer : 0x41
      CPU architecture: 7
      CPU variant     : 0x0
      CPU part        : 0xd03
      CPU revision    : 4
      
      processor       : 3
      model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
      BogoMIPS        : 76.80
      Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm crc32
      CPU implementer : 0x41
      CPU architecture: 7
      CPU variant     : 0x0
      CPU part        : 0xd03
      CPU revision    : 4
      
      Hardware        : BCM2835
      Revision        : a02082
      Serial          : x
      

      If you cant find it, make it and share it!
      Modules: MMM-homeassistant-sensors, MMM-Modulebar, MMM-Profilepicture, MMM-Videoplayer

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      • Mykle1M Offline
        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Snille
        last edited by

        @Snille

        The only difference I see:

        My hardware = BCM2709
        Your hardware = BCM2835

        I’m curious to see @wtidwell results

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          wtidwell @Mykle1
          last edited by

          @Mykle1
          @Snille
          I’ll do this as soon as I can, I’m still not home from the day yet but I’ll get to it later this evening.
          Thank you everyone for your help!

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            wtidwell @Mykle1
            last edited by

            @Mykle1
            @Snille

            My hardware is also BCM2835 revision a02082 , just like Snille. I have another micro SD I think floating around somewhere in my house, I’ll try and do a clean install of rapsian stretch lite on it tomorrow and use the auto install script on that and see how that goes. Fingers crossed I just got a crappy SD card or something.

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            • Mykle1M Offline
              Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
              last edited by

              @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

              Fingers crossed I just got a crappy SD card or something.

              How did you make out? I’ve been thinking about this issue since you started the topic. I did quite a bit of googling and there are a number of instances where people had trouble (not with MM) with performance, and heat. In many cases, those people determined that their Pi’s were faulty, after much time, frustration and troubleshooting. In those cases, they had their Pi’s replaced and the problem was solved.

              I hope the new SD solves your problem but I have my doubts about that. Please keep me informed and good luck.

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                wtidwell @Mykle1
                last edited by

                @Mykle1
                Well I ordered a new pi 3 on Amazon and did a fresh install it’s the same thing all over again. Every time the text changes on magic mirror it maxes out my cpu. And it’s starting to overheat as well and I didn’t even change any overclock settings.

                Quite infuriating honestly. I don’t know what I’ll try next.

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                • Mykle1M Offline
                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                  last edited by Mykle1

                  @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                  Quite infuriating honestly. I don’t know what I’ll try next.

                  Oh man, that sucks. I’m sorry to hear that. I’m at a lost here. Really, there is no logical reason for that to happen

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                    wtidwell @Mykle1
                    last edited by

                    @Mykle1
                    My last ditch effort is to try a new SD card. The card it came with is a SanDisk 32gb card and it’s just a plain black card and I have this otherone which is a SanDisk ultra 32gb card so maybe that does something.

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                    • Mykle1M Offline
                      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                      last edited by

                      @wtidwell

                      I am certainly rooting for you! I think there was/is a walk-through on preparing the SD card, formatting and such, although I don’t remember where. It’s been a long time.

                      The best of luck to you. Please keep me posted

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                        wtidwell @Mykle1
                        last edited by

                        @Mykle1
                        Just to rule out one more variable: the pi 3 should be fine running at 1080p yes?

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                        • Mykle1M Offline
                          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                          last edited by Mykle1

                          @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                          Just to rule out one more variable: the pi 3 should be fine running at 1080p yes?

                          Here is my res on an old HP monitor. That’s using the DVI interface. It does not have HDMI.

                          0_1503620651851_Capture.JPG

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                          • cowboysdudeC Offline
                            cowboysdude Module Developer @wtidwell
                            last edited by

                            @wtidwell Yeah I don’t use those plain black sd cards I buy the more expensive ones because of the issues.

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                            • Mykle1M Offline
                              Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                              last edited by

                              @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                              I have this otherone which is a SanDisk ultra 32gb card so maybe that does something.

                              I looked to see what SD card is in my Pi but all I could come up with is the wrapper it came in. I bought one of those CanaKit’s with everything included. I don’t want to take my mirror down if I don’t have to, sorry.

                              0_1503621710743_IMG_1996.JPG

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                                wtidwell @cowboysdude
                                last edited by

                                @cowboysdude
                                @Mykle1

                                I’m beginning to think it’s the SD card. I did a clean install of Raspian on the SanDisk ultra which is the same class (u1) as the other card which was plain black and it seemed like it was a twinge better but not fantastic. Thanks for your input cowboysdude.

                                I ordered a SanDisk extreme u3 which will get here tomorrow and try that and report back in. Don’t take your mirror down haha

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                                • Mykle1M Offline
                                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                                  last edited by Mykle1

                                  @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                                  I’m beginning to think it’s the SD card.

                                  I hope that’s it. Then we can all laugh about it. Keep me posted.

                                  Just in case:
                                  https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/

                                  And:

                                  HOW TO FORMAT AN SD CARD AS FAT
                                  
                                  Note: If you're formatting an SD (or micro SD) card that has a capacity over 32GB (i.e. 64GB and above), then see the separate SDXC formatting instructions.
                                  
                                  WINDOWS
                                  
                                  For Windows users we recommend formatting your SD card using the SD Association's Formatting Tool, which can be downloaded from sdcard.org. You will need to set "FORMAT SIZE ADJUSTMENT" option to "ON" in the "Options" menu to ensure that the entire SD card volume is formatted, and not just a single partition. The updated size will be shown after the format is complete.
                                  
                                  MAC OS
                                  
                                  The SD Association's Formatting Tool is also available for Mac users, although the default OS X Disk Utility is also capable of formatting the entire disk. To do this, select the SD card volume and choose Erase with MS-DOS format.
                                  
                                  LINUX
                                  
                                  For Linux users we recommend gparted (or the command line version  parted). Norman Dunbar has written up instructions for Linux users.
                                  

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                                  • Mykle1M Offline
                                    Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                                    last edited by Mykle1

                                    @wtidwell

                                    Ok, this is the kit I bought back in January. I checked my amazon.com history.
                                    “You purchased this item on January 16, 2017”
                                    https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Complete-Starter-Kit/dp/B01C6Q2GSY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1503626951&sr=1-1&keywords=32+GB+Micro+SD+Card+(Class+10)+pre-loaded+with+NOOBS

                                    So this is the SD card I have in my Pi3-B mirror. Recommended Micro SD Card pre-loaded with NOOBS

                                    0_1503627277699_71AWjYnh4pL.SL1500.jpg

                                    That is also where I installed my Raspbian Jessie from. You can install it from NOOBS

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                                      wtidwell @Mykle1
                                      last edited by

                                      @Mykle1

                                      Well I just installed everything on a brand new SanDisk extreme u3 MicroSD. And it’s still using all my dang cpu and the transitions are still so laggy.

                                      I think I’ve tried everything at this point.

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                                      • Mykle1M Offline
                                        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                                        last edited by

                                        @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                                        I think I’ve tried everything at this point.

                                        Damn! :-(

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                                          wtidwell @Mykle1
                                          last edited by

                                          @Mykle1
                                          Is there anything to do after using the install script? Am I missing some next step?

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                                          • Mykle1M Offline
                                            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                                            last edited by

                                            @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                                            Is there anything to do after using the install script? Am I missing some next step?

                                            You could try this, but I don’t think it’s anything you’re doing or not doing. MM is running, it’s just not running well. I left you another suggestion in the other topic you posted in.

                                            Updating your MagicMirror²

                                            If you want to update your MagicMirror² to the latest version, use your terminal to go to your Magic Mirror folder and type the following command:

                                            git pull && npm install
                                            If you changed nothing more than the config or the modules, this should work without any problems. Type git status to see your changes, if there are any, you can reset them with git reset --hard. After that, git pull should be possible.

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