Fresh Install

sdetweil

@johnnyboy i don’t think u need to wipe the OS, if it still boots… how did MM start before, some system file you had?

to get the current version do

grep version ~/MagicMirror/package.json

current is 2.11

what os level is it?

do

lsb_release -a

probably jessie

does it start with npm start in the MagicMirror folder?

if so, it could be worth a try to use the upgrade script command from my repo (you don’t download my repo, just cut/paste the command string into a terminal or ssh window)
(it will do stashes for you, gives you a review of any issues/changed files…) second invocation with additiona ‘apply’ parm will actually modify things

once u get it running, then u can use my fixuppm2 script to add autostart from boot

worst case, rename the MagicMirror folder out of the way and use the install script command from my repo

Mykle1

@johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

@Mykle1 … Have you not made a new Tutorial on the install since last year? You’re Tutorials really helped and covered everything

First, how the hell are you bro? Glad to see you. :-)

No new tutorials. @sdetweil’s installers have made the need for tutorials obsolete. I use his installers myself and I highly recommend them. He is always here to support them in the unlikely event that you have trouble with them. I never have. They work flawlessly for me .

johnnyboy

@sdetweil
Thanks

Not possitive, but since it was last year, then version is prob 2.6?
OS is Jessie for sure as it was built a few years back.

It had the auto npm that always worked… but even forcing a start does nothing, and is why I assumed that the version was so out of date, it simply crashed?

That’s me away to fire it back up and try your suggestions first, and worse case, I will start from fresh again with new OS, and your install script, and hope I can migrate my CSS stuff over from the present MM folder… which I will obviously move and rename first.

Will update on how I got on.

sdetweil

@johnnyboy ok, watching for your feedback

johnnyboy

@Mykle1

Hey up Amigo… Yeah, all’s well here across the pond… how’s things with you? Hope you keeping well, and keeping yourself busy?

Yeah, as you can tell, I aint been around here a while, and kinda lost interest in my MM, and it has been off for a year, but seems such a waste being there with all that kit inside, being nothing more that a mirror, so felt the need to re-kindle that passion I had initially with it.

I did occasionally drop in here whenever I could, just to see you guys, and what y’all been up to… but life was just too busy and finding the time to play, was few and far between.

Hopefully, following @sdetweil’s instructions, I will get my MM back to life, and regain my interest?

Mykle1

@johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

Hopefully, following @sdetweil’s instructions, I will get my MM back to life, and regain my interest?

I can’t speak to your interest but you will get up and running following his directions.

johnnyboy

@sdetweil said in Fresh Install:

@johnnyboy ok, watching for your feedback

Okay, I renamed original MM folder, and did your install - bash -c “$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)”

This took a long time and initially thought Pi had froze, so went off and did a few things.
Came back and looked as if everything installed, and it was awaiting me to enter y/n about splashscreen/autostart… so tried to enter y… but the Pi had froze by that point.

Pulled the power, and Pi restarted, then went to desktop, and then to MM… so I take it that all went well?

I checked version and OS — 2.11.0… Raspbian GNU/Linux 9.11 { Stretch }

So, is that it?.. has it all went okay? and I can now start playing about adding/changing modules?

How do I change screen to Portrait again?

sdetweil

@johnnyboy well, the last two steps didn’t finish, pm2 (autostart) and screen saver

u can find separate scripts on my repo for those

system change the screen to portrait? that changed too from boot long ago?
https://clevertap.com/blog/using-raspberry-pi-to-build-a-commercial-grade-wall-information-dashboard/#:~:text=To change the orientation%2C set,display_rotate%3D3 and reboot again.

johnnyboy

@sdetweil

u can find separate scripts on my repo for those

Will do those

system change the screen to portrait? that changed too from boot long ago?
https://clevertap.com/blog/using-raspberry-pi-to-build-a-commercial-grade-wall-information-dashboard/#:~:text=To change the orientation%2C set,display_rotate%3D3 and reboot again.

Ok, I went to the Boot/config.txt… entered the display_rotate=1 and tried to save but says cannot?
Rebooted but still in landscape and my entry not saved in boot.

Where am I going wrong?

sdetweil

@johnnyboy stuff in /boot, /etc are protected, so you have to use the sudo comand
nano is the editor
sudo nano /boot/config.txt

johnnyboy

@sdetweil
Sorry … I must have missed something?

Pi@raspberrypi:~ S sudo nano/boot/config.txt

sudo: nano/boot/config.txt : command not found

Pi@raspberrypi:~ S sudonano/boot/config.txt

Bash: sudonano/boot/config.tx : no such file or directory

BKeyport

FWIW, I would have started with a fresh image. whenever I’m working with a system that’s not been used in a while, I grab what I can and start the OS over fresh, it just seems to work better.

johnnyboy

@BKeyport
Am I entering the correct text into Terminal?
Is path right? Is spacing right?

Unsure here so trying all sorts to no avail

sdetweil

@johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

udonano/boot/config.txt

always a space between command and path

sudo nano /boot/config.txt

sdetweil

@BKeyport he has a some mods… so, trying to help get it up and running and find them

johnnyboy

@sdetweil said in Fresh Install:

@johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

udonano/boot/config.txt

always a space between command and path
sudo nano /boot/config.txt

Thanks… that got me in… i entered that txt in a space… rebooted… and still in landscape?

Tried again, entered sudo nano /boot/config.txt … same as you say with spaces… but now the terminal text that wss within the config has gone… and at bottom it says [Directory ‘boot’ does not exist ]

I then look in the boot folder, and i now have - config.tx… config.txt save 1… config.txt save 2… and config.tct save 3 and within all 3 saved ones, it shows - display_rotate=1

johnnyboy

@johnnyboy
Ok… got back in after a reboot… how do i enter display_rotate=1

Do i find a space and type it in… and how do i save that entry before re-booting?

sdetweil

@johnnyboy hit enter, add a new line, type the text, hit ctrl-o to save, ctrl-x to exit

johnnyboy

@sdetweil

do i enter # before text, same as everything else in there or simply that text on its own?

johnnyboy

@johnnyboy

display_rotate=1

Then I click on Ctrl o… and it asks "file name to write: boot/config.txt