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A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
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Initial Setup Q's and Some Doc Feedback

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    sdetweil @ember1205
    last edited by Dec 17, 2019, 1:30 PM

    @ember1205 thanks… I wished we had worked on it a little more…

    i have a script that just does setting screensaver off…

    haven’t had it fail on anything in a while… just tested Zorin OS. it worked properly

    Sam

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    E 1 Reply Last reply Dec 19, 2019, 3:30 PM Reply Quote 0
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      ember1205 @sdetweil
      last edited by Dec 19, 2019, 3:30 PM

      @sdetweil said in Initial Setup Q's and Some Doc Feedback:

      @ember1205 thanks… I wished we had worked on it a little more…

      i have a script that just does setting screensaver off…

      haven’t had it fail on anything in a while… just tested Zorin OS. it worked properly

      I’m going to try a fresh build and will use your script to see how it fares on this exact version of Raspbian…

      S 1 Reply Last reply Dec 19, 2019, 3:35 PM Reply Quote 0
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        sdetweil @ember1205
        last edited by Dec 19, 2019, 3:35 PM

        @ember1205 k… let me know

        Sam

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          ember1205
          last edited by Dec 20, 2019, 5:19 PM

          I have started my new build from scratch and used your install script.

          There are a number of ‘vulnerability’ warnings that show, and I’m curious if I should actually try and repair them with the suggested npm commands or not.

          Also, so far, the screensaver does seem to be disabled, but I haven’t yet jumped into the MM configuration to put in place the same modules I had been using on the other setup as of yet.

          S 1 Reply Last reply Dec 20, 2019, 5:23 PM Reply Quote 0
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            sdetweil @ember1205
            last edited by Dec 20, 2019, 5:23 PM

            @ember1205 yes, the vulnerability warnings are troublesome… they usually cannot be all resolved, and some modules fixes force changes that break applications using them. i prefer NOT to attempt to resolve the problems…

            screensaver…

            can u show/send me the ~/install.log

            my email is the same userid as here on gmail

            Sam

            How to add modules

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              ember1205
              last edited by Dec 20, 2019, 10:07 PM

              install starting  - Fri Dec 20 08:32:44 EST 2019
              installing on armv7l processor system
              the os is Distributor ID: Raspbian Description: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) Release: 10 Codename: buster
              Updating packages ...
              Hit:1 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian buster InRelease Get:2 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian buster InRelease [15.0 kB] Get:3 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian buste
              r/main armhf Packages [13.0 MB] Fetched 13.0 MB in 15s (852 kB/s) Reading package lists...
              apt-get update  completed ok
              apt upgrade result =rc=0 Reading package lists...
              Building dependency tree...
              Reading state information...
              Calculating upgrade...
              The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
                point-rpi
              Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
              0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
              Installing helper tools ...
              Check current Node installation ...
              Node currently installed. Checking version number.
              Minimum Node version: v10.1.0
              Installed Node version: v10.15.2
              No Node.js upgrade necessary.
              Check current NPM installation ...
              NPM currently installed. Checking version number.
              Minimum npm version: V6.0.0
              Installed npm version: V5.8.0
              npm should be upgraded.
              Installing npm ...
              Reading package lists...
              Building dependency tree...
              Reading state information...
              npm is already the newest version (5.8.0+ds6-4).
              npm set to manually installed.
              The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
                point-rpi
              Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
              0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
              upgrading npm to latest
              /usr/local/bin/npm -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
              /usr/local/bin/npx -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js
              + npm@6.13.4
              added 430 packages from 854 contributors in 42.042s
              npm installation Done! version=V6.13.4
              Cloning MagicMirror ...
              Cloning MagicMirror Done!
              Installing dependencies ...
              Dependencies installation Done!
              setting up initial config.js
              Check plymouth installation ...
              Splashscreen: Checking themes directory.
              Splashscreen: Create theme directory if not exists.
              Splashscreen: Changed theme to MagicMirror successfully.
              install and setup pm2
              pm2 not installed, installing
              pm2 install result /usr/local/bin/pm2 -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 /usr/local/bin/pm2-dev -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2-dev /usr/local/bin/pm2-docker -> /usr/lo
              cal/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2-docker /usr/local/bin/pm2-runtime -> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2-runtime npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@2.1.2 (node_
              modules/pm2/node_modules/fsevents): npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@2.1.2: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"linux","arc
              h":"arm"}) + pm2@4.2.1 added 207 packages from 202 contributors in 38.506s
              get the pm2 platform specific startup command
              startup command = sudo env PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin:/bin /usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 startup systemd -u pi --hp /home/pi
              
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                                        Runtime Edition
              
                      PM2 is a Production Process Manager for Node.js applications
                                   with a built-in Load Balancer.
              
                              Start and Daemonize any application:
                              $ pm2 start app.js
              
                              Load Balance 4 instances of api.js:
                              $ pm2 start api.js -i 4
              
                              Monitor in production:
                              $ pm2 monitor
              
                              Make pm2 auto-boot at server restart:
                              $ pm2 startup
              
                              To go further checkout:
                              http://pm2.io/
              
              
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              [PM2] Init System found: systemd
              Platform systemd
              Template
              [Unit]
              Description=PM2 process manager
              Documentation=https://pm2.keymetrics.io/
              After=network.target
              
              [Service]
              Type=forking
              User=pi
              LimitNOFILE=infinity
              LimitNPROC=infinity
              LimitCORE=infinity
              Environment=PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin:/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
              Environment=PM2_HOME=/home/pi/.pm2
              PIDFile=/home/pi/.pm2/pm2.pid
              Restart=on-failure
              
              ExecStart=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 resurrect
              ExecReload=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 reload all
              ExecStop=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 kill
              
              [Install]
              WantedBy=multi-user.target
              
              Target path
              /etc/systemd/system/pm2-pi.service
              Command list
              [ 'systemctl enable pm2-pi' ]
              [PM2] Writing init configuration in /etc/systemd/system/pm2-pi.service
              [PM2] Making script booting at startup...
              [PM2] [-] Executing: systemctl enable pm2-pi...
              [PM2] [v] Command successfully executed.
              +---------------------------------------+
              [PM2] Freeze a process list on reboot via:
              $ pm2 save
              
              [PM2] Remove init script via:
              $ pm2 unstartup systemd
              pm2 startup command done
              configure the pm2 config file for MagicMirror
              start MagicMirror via pm2 now
              save MagicMirror pm2 config now
              disable screensaver via lxsession
              We're ready! Run pm2 start MagicMirror from the ~/MagicMirror directory to start your MagicMirror.
              install completed - Fri Dec 20 08:59:08 EST 2019
              
              
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                ember1205
                last edited by Dec 20, 2019, 10:19 PM

                Some additional notes:

                • The screensaver settings appear to have been set in the /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart file
                • No settings have been adjusted in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
                • The mouse pointer auto remove configuration has not been completed, but there appears to be no issue with the pointer remaining on the screen once Electron loads
                • There was no change made to the system to disable power saving on the WLAN interface - as a result, the interface seemingly “could” go into powersave mode and affect network connectivity (I have not yet experienced an issue with this)
                S 1 Reply Last reply Dec 20, 2019, 10:28 PM Reply Quote 0
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                  sdetweil @ember1205
                  last edited by sdetweil Dec 20, 2019, 10:34 PM Dec 20, 2019, 10:28 PM

                  @ember1205 cool. great feedback.

                  i dont have lightdm changed on my buster system.
                  according to this, its still lxde
                  https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=249837

                  correct, there is no mod for mouse pointer.
                  can also be done in css
                  cursor: none;

                  also no setting change for wlan power

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                  E 1 Reply Last reply Dec 20, 2019, 10:39 PM Reply Quote 0
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                    ember1205 @sdetweil
                    last edited by Dec 20, 2019, 10:39 PM

                    @sdetweil

                    -Should- the WLAN power setting be changed? It would seem that this would be a wise approach to ensure it doesn’t go into powersave mode.

                    S 1 Reply Last reply Dec 20, 2019, 10:40 PM Reply Quote 0
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                      sdetweil @ember1205
                      last edited by Dec 20, 2019, 10:40 PM

                      @ember1205 i don’t know the answer… depends on how much its used I would guess…
                      I don’t know what the power save rules are

                      Sam

                      How to add modules

                      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                      E 1 Reply Last reply Dec 20, 2019, 10:45 PM Reply Quote 0
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