Multiple screens fo MM.

[ninjabreadman]

@tbbear @Mykle1 Do you mean multiple pages of modules? I don’t see how this would help with configuring two monitors. Are you showing different pages on different displays?

@Joshrobbs1 The Raspberry Pi will not support a second monitor out of the box. It is possible to support a second monitor on the RPi, but it will require additional hardware and a different flavour of Linux: See here You could also look for an old laptop that already supports dual monitors, which may be easier and give your setup much more memory and processing power.

Even if you run two separate computers, you may decide to have them run off of a single MM server (think RPi3b with MM install, and an RPi0W that connects to it). Have a look at this tread here. Because their index.html codeblock is empty, I think @Alvinger used code (something like) this:

document.documentBody.setAttribute('data-useragent', navigator.userAgent);

Anyhow, this solution can be used regardless of whether the monitors are connected to the same computer, if you simply want to avoid running a separate instances of MM on each computer. This way you can decide which modules appear on each of your displays simply by using two different browsers.

[Mykle1]

@ninjabreadman said in Multiple screens fo MM.:

Do you mean multiple pages of modules? I don’t see how this would help with configuring two monitors.

I didn’t say a word. Robert mentioned Hello-Lucy, not me. :-/

[ninjabreadman]

@Mykle1 I know, but I figured as the author of MMM-Hello-Lucy you might be able to explain how (and if) it could help (because it wasn’t apparent to me). I only meant to mention you so that you got a notification; it definitely wasn’t meant to be accusatory.

[cowboysdude]

I know about dueling banjos… don’t think that’ll help LOL

[Mykle1]

@ninjabreadman

Heh, no worries ninja. :-)

Now, as far as the dual monitor setup is concerned, I think it’s asking a little too much from the Pi, which struggles under some ordinary circumstances

[tbbear]

OOOO sorryyyy i didnt want a fight it was a misunderstanding my English :-(
I thought he wants multiple pages on ONE screen
my fault
sorry…

[Joshrobbs1]

Yes I️ guess what I️ meant wast different modules showing on different screens at the same time. For instance on the left monitor I️ would put time & date, & on a right monitor on the opposite side of the mirror I️ would have my weather etc. keeping all the info on the outer edges of a large 60”w x 36” H mirror. My idea is to run two monitors vertical on each side.

[Mykle1]

@tbbear said in Multiple screens fo MM.:

OOOO sorryyyy i didnt want a fight

haha, there’s no fight. Everything is cool. Me, you, ninja, we’re all one happy forum family. :-)

[Mykle1]

@Joshrobbs1 said in Multiple screens fo MM.:

My idea is to run two monitors vertical on each side.

I like the idea a lot. Please keep us posted. i am curious as to whether you experience any performance issues.

[ninjabreadman]

@Joshrobbs1 Two monitors on each side, or one each/two total? You could run two completely separate mirror instances, or one instance (i.e. server) and hide the modules (via CSS) you don’t want displayed on each one.

I suggest using a Raspberry Pi Zero W to power one display, run a browser and connect to the other instance/server (or run an MM instance on the RPi Zero W). The server could be on a more powerful Raspberry Pi (3b) or some old laptop hardware. You would want to run the simpler, static modules (weather, time, calendar) on the RPi Zero W and the more demanding, processor-intensive modules (voice, video feeds, complex rendering) on the server.

I don’t know how MM feels about running two instances on the same machine – you’d need to set different ports, scripts, etc, but I imagine it’s possible with some reconfiguration to avoid collisions.