keep running against a wall

[noiz13]

@Mykle1 said in keep running against a wall:

“MMM-rainfc”

that is so small i did not see it can you recommend a good text editor for a noob?

[Mykle1]

I prefer notepad++ on PC and notepadqq on linux but there are others. Sublime is another favorite of many people

[Mykle1]

@noiz13 said in keep running against a wall:

https://www.nu.nl/rss/Algemeen.xml

Ok, I took a look at this at Peter’s request, so you can thank him. A number of things wrong with this config.

1. This calendar url fails to load
   https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/8tjs1qac4300edu3evdqsh3gp8%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

2. This calendar url:
   https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/ferrynoiz%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

Only returns this

3. This newfeed url is not working
   https://www.nu.nl/rss/Algemeen.xml

4. The author of “rainfc” created the repo in the name of MMM-rainfc. This is a problem because the module files are named “rainfc.js” and “rainfc.css”. So, for now, you can simply rename your MMM-rainfc folder to “rainfc” to coincide with your config.js entry. You can message the author about the error.

5. the rainfc module loaded once for me with a black and white graph. The very next time I tried to run it I saw the message “NO DATA” and this:
   

I highly suspect that the API for this module is having troubles, at least at the moment of my testing.

6. I have no idea where all those double dashes in your config came from. Those have to go. If you can simply copy and paste you can use this, saved as a js file and named “config.js”

/* Magic Mirror Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information how you can configurate this file
 * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration
 *
 */

var config = {
	address: "localhost", // Address to listen on, can be:
	                      // - "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1" to listen on loopback interface
	                      // - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
	                      // - "", "0.0.0.0", "::" to listen on any interface
	                      // Default, when address config is left out, is "localhost"
	port: 8080,
	ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses
	                                                       // or add a specific IPv4 of 192.168.1.5 :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"],
	                                                       // or IPv4 range of 192.168.3.0 --> 192.168.3.15 use CIDR format :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"],

	language: "en",
	timeFormat: 24,
	units: "metric",

	modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			position: "top_left"
		},
		{
		module: "rainfc",
		position: "top_right",
            	header: "Rain forecast",
		config: {
			lat: "52.37",
			lon: "4.90", 
			width: 200,
			height: 150,
			lineWidth: 2,
			lineColor: "#e0ffe0",
			fillColor: "#e0ffe0",
			maxPower: 300,
			rainText: "Tot: ",
			noRainText: "Geen regen tot: ",
			nrOfTimeLabels: 5 // advised values: 2-5
		}
	},
		{
			module: "calendar",
			header: "US Holidaysz",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				calendars: [
					{
						symbol: "calendar-check-o ",
						url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/ferrynoiz%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics"
					//	url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/8tjs1qac4300edu3evdqsh3gp8%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics"
					//	url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/templates/ical/US-Holidays.ics"
					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{
			module: "currentweather",
			position: "top_right",
			config: {
				location: "New York",
				locationID: "",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
				appid: "YOUR_OPENWEATHER_API_KEY"
			}
		},
		{
			module: "weatherforecast",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
				location: "New York",
				locationID: "5128581",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
				appid: "YOUR_OPENWEATHER_API_KEY"
			}
		},
		{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
						title: "New York Times",
					//	url: "https://www.nu.nl/rss/Algemeen.xml",
						url: "http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml"
					}
				],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true
			}
		},
	]

};

/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}

[noiz13]

thank you this is awesome much appreciated. now i can appropriated old laptop and use it as my test set.

[Mykle1]

@noiz13

Graag gedaan! (I googled that)

Old laptops are an excellent choice for getting to know the MM software or for driving the mirror itself. In fact, they are all I use these days. They are widely available, relatively inexpensive and have everything you need built right in. I’ve made 2 mirrors using just a laptop. They perform exceptionally well.

Peace.

[noiz13]

@Mykle1 it works thank you for your code now i can learn more.

regarding the os i have put raspian on the laptop because my thought is that works the best.
however MM is seeing my laptop as a raspberry 1 witch is incompatible with MM can i use normal debian would that be better?

[Mykle1]

@noiz13 said in keep running against a wall:

can i use normal debian would that be better?

You sure can. I use ubuntu on my old laptops. It works perfectly for MM.