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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 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

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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)
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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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                    ember1205 @sdetweil
                    last edited by Dec 20, 2019, 10:45 PM

                    @sdetweil

                    I believe the rules are less important than the consequences. I don’t believe WLAN has a good track record overall of waking up from a sleep state. And, regardless of how much it’s directly used, you can bet that the one time it won’t work is when you try using the remote control module to power it down. :)

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