Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
PI Zero module issues for this beginner
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Hello,
After a year of on and off trying to get a MM to work on a PI I figured it out and even changed the stock modules to work for me. I have to do everything from the command line. I have no desktop. I found a direct load and go at
http://emmanuelcontreras.com/how-to/how-to-create-a-magic-mirror-2-with-pi-zero-w/
I downloaded the image and started it up.Issues:
- I cant figure out how to see what modules I currently have loaded? (what is the command line script?
- I loaded My-Commute followed all of the 3rd party direction. when I went into the config.js I had to manually add the configuration I found on the My-commute page so is that normal to have to enter in configuration to the config.js? when I started up the mirror it showed the default walking, flying, driving with an error at the end. So how to I edit the actual modular configuration information from the command line?
any help would be great. I will attempt to get code for you tomorrow when im not at work.
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@wagon40 you should use my installation script… it does it all…
see here https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/blob/master/run-start.shuse the desktop version of the pi 0… stretch or buster… jessie is too old
what modules
what is installed is folders in ~/MagicMirror/modules
what is being used , see the ~/MagicMirror/config/config.js, and each module: statement
where disabled is not specified or disabled: falsenano is the commandline editor
ctrl-o to save the file
ctrl-x to exit
ctrl-w to search the fileI had to manually add the configuration I found on the My-commute page so is that normal to have to enter in configuration to the config.js?
yes. u install the code, then have to update the MM config to actually use it
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@sdetweil thank you for the quick reply. I will try your download tomorrow if I get a chance and hopefully have better luck.
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@wagon40 to install MM again, you will need to rename the current folder out of the way
do this
cd ~ mv MagicMirror MagicMirror.save -
can you send me the direct script to place in the command line to load your script? I have tried a few bash $( bala bal bal) and im not getting much luck.
I tried to follow this https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9386/installing-on-a-pi-zero/72
but of course it wont start. screen goes to sleep and it only starts for a minute then goes to desktop.
I installed buster with desktop. -
@wagon40 from the page I referenced
bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)"you can do that over ssh, or on the pi monitor terminal session
it will prompt you about autostart with pm2 and turning off screensaver
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@sdetweil
all was going well until the dependencies stopped it. tired to send the code using </> or :: but it blanks out the submit button? -
npm WARN grunt-stylelint@0.13.0 requires a peer of stylelint@^12.0.0 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself. npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! electron-chromedriver@1.8.0 install: `node ./download-chromedriver.js` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the electron-chromedriver@1.8.0 install script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above. npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2020-02-05T21_24_22_985Z-debug.log Unable to install dependencies! -
@wagon40 hm… I don’t see that on my pi 0…
And electron is optional, so there should be no need for chrome driver
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Same issue I had with the other download. any suggestion?
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! electron-chromedriver@1.8.0 install: `node ./download-chromedriver.js` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the electron-chromedriver@1.8.0 install script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above. npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2020-02-05T22_31_04_266Z-debug.log -
@wagon40 I will have to look. It will be a couple hours. Have grandson now
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Tried to npm start and it states that i dont have a config.js. went to the desktop and i can navigate to the magicmirror file and open the config sample. not sure why it isnt loading? did a reboot and it is not starting MM.
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@wagon40 because the install didn’t finish… copy config.js.sample to config.js
can u show me the ~/install.log?
other things might fail too… as it didn’t complete the install steps…
i am trying again right now on my pi 0, but on jessie (as thats the OS level I have installed there at the moment)
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nothing for install.log. tried a few different ways. I was able to make a copy but just a black screen on npm start up. not sure what to do.
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I ran this command and got that
npm run config:check
npm ERR! code ENOENT npm ERR! syscall open npm ERR! path /home/pi/package.json npm ERR! errno -2 npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/package.json' npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file. npm ERR! enoent npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2020-02-06T00_34_33_299Z-debug.log -
@wagon40 did u run my script? it creates a log file…
npm run config:check
gotta be IN the MagicMirror folder
to get the base config
cd ~/MagicMirror/config cp config.js.sample config.jsbut the system is a mess right now… hang on I am testing a fixed installer…
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I appreciate your help and putting up with a noob
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/config $ npm run config:check > magicmirror@2.10.1 config:check /home/pi/MagicMirror > node tests/configs/check_config.js Checking file... /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js Your configuration file doesn't contain syntax errors :) -
erase the current MagicMirror folder (rm -rf MagicMirror )
and run the install script again , they changed some upstream library to hard fail…
but we didn’t need it anyhow… -
@wagon40 said in PI Zero module issues for this beginner:
I appreciate your help and putting up with a noob
we were all noobs once…
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@sdetweil my test of installer on buster on pi 0, comes up running fine now
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