Don't know how to use MagicMirror 2 on Raspberry pi zero w

alessandroiacovella

Hey guys, I’m all new to this stuff. I have just bought a raspberry pi zero w and don’t know how to set it up with magic mirror and serveronly mode. Can someone please guide me on how to do it. I’m only 14 and really want to make something cool.

Thanks

Mykle1

@alessandroiacovella

Do a search of this forum. I’m pretty sure you’ll find a tutorial or two specific to the pi zero

alessandroiacovella

I have but nothing showing how to use serveronly

NoNameRo

@alessandroiacovella

how to use serveronly on a Raspberry Pi Zero W

prepare your raspberry

sudo raspi-config

Localisation Options -> Change Locale -> Change Timezone etc
Boot Options -> B1 Desktop/CLI -> B2 Console Autologin
Advanced Options -> Expand Filesystem

Finish = reboot

Update your raspberry

sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade

Install packages

sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install xinit xserver-xorg
sudo apt-get install unclutter

Install Node

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grayda/node-pi-zero/master/install-node-v6.14.3.sh -O /tmp/install-node-v6.14.3.sh && source /tmp/install-node-v6.14.3.sh

cd ~

Install Cromium

sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

Install MagicMirror

git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror
cd ~/MagicMirror
npm install
cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js

cd ~

Auto Starting MagicMirror

sudo nano /home/pi/startMirror.sh

enter the following

#! /bin/bash
cd /home/pi/MagicMirror
node serveronly

Control + X > Y > Return

sudo chmod a+x /home/pi/startMirror.sh

Auto Starting Chromium

sudo nano ~/.config/autostart/autoChromium.desktop

enter the following

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Connect
Comment=Checks internet connectivity
Exec=/usr/bin/chromium-browser --noerrdialogs --disable-session-crashed-bubble --disable-infobars --kiosk --incognito http://localhost:8080

Control + X > Y > Return

sudo nano /etc/rc.local

Add the following lines before exit 0:
/home/pi/startMirror.sh &

Control + x > Y > Return

sudo reboot

alessandroiacovella

Thank you sooo much. I’ll try now

alessandroiacovella

@nonamero Thanks it seemed to work but what should happen after I reboot it ??

alessandroiacovella

@nonamero My screen just goes black and nothing happens?? Do I have to do something else or more stuff??

Thanks for your help :)

NoNameRo

@alessandroiacovella

what is displayed when you enter the following

./startMirror.sh

alessandroiacovella

@nonamero sorry I took long but thanks it worked :)

alessandroiacovella

@nonamero I’ve started the mirror but it won’t show up with the weather. How do I fix that??

Thanks for your help:)