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    Looking for beta testers for MMM-Remote-Control

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    • BangeeB Offline
      Bangee Module Developer
      last edited by

      I’ll join ;-)

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      • R Offline
        rvdgeer
        last edited by rvdgeer

        I’ve joined…
        Tried some and ran into some trouble…
        Will give you a more detailed report when I have the time…

        I noticed all parameters and values in config.js are wrapped in quotes…
        Maybe that’s why I’m seeing

        0|mm       | ** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/js/main.js @38: TypeError: undefined is not an object (evaluating 'wrapper.appendChild')
        0|mm       | ** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/js/main.js @130: TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'moduleWrapper.getElementsByClassName')
        

        The second line is repeated a couple of time (for each module?)…

        And when I tried to save eanbled/disabled modules from the remote, the pm2 logs showed an error about insufficient rights…
        Sorry for not having the error log…

        The config.js now looks like (just a small part):

        var config =
        {
            "port": 8080,
            "kioskmode": false,
            "language": "nl",
            "timeFormat": 24,
            "units": "metric",
            "modules": [
                {
                    "module": "MMM-Remote-Control",
                    "config": {}
                },
                {
                    "module": "clock",
                    "position": "top_left",
                    "header": "",
                    "config": {
                        "displayType": "digital",
                        "timeFormat": 24,
                        "displaySeconds": false,
                        "showPeriod": false,
                        "showPeriodUpper": false,
                        "clockBold": false,
                        "showDate": false,
                        "analogSize": "100px",
                        "analogFace": "simple",
                        "analogPlacement": "bottom",
                        "analogShowDate": "top",
                        "secondsColor": "#888888"
                    }
                },
        '''
        etcetera...
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        • D Offline
          done @Jopyth
          last edited by done

          @Jopyth said in Looking for beta testers for MMM-Remote-Control:

          It does not show the installed modules list on smartphone in landscape?

          Exactly. I just checked again.
          I use a Galaxy S6 (just for the dimensions) and I experience that on chrome and the default browser.
          I have an idea for the reason.
          You work with something like frames.
          You have the fix navigation area with “Back”, “Brightness” etc. on top and you have a scrollable list with the installed mods below.
          When I go for landscape, there is no chance to get to the scrollable area since the fix area takes already whole of the screen.
          The solution could be to make the whole screen scrollable.
          At least for small mobile devices.
          Or you prevent the browser from going into landscape :D

          I guess this is an easy one.

          I tried to install modules. MMM-hue and FUEL worked but I had no time to configure them. But they showed on the mirror.

          Let me know if I should retry.

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          • J Offline
            Jopyth Moderator @done
            last edited by

            @done Yes the fixed area there takes up way to much space.

            Does it still do the restart thing? If yes, can you check the output of pm2 show mm and see if Watch & Reload is enabled? I am currently trying to figure out a way to stop pm2 from restarting on changes of files.

            Helpful sticky: How to troubleshoot

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              Jopyth Moderator @rvdgeer
              last edited by Jopyth

              @rvdgeer The quotes wrapping should be ok, since whether the key of an object is wrapped in quotes or not, does not make a difference as far as I know. However something is still wrong. Are these console messages coming from your browser?

              And did the saving of hidden/shown modules work before you changed to the development branch? Did you change permissions on any folder, and do you have a dedicated user which runs you MagicMirror?

              Helpful sticky: How to troubleshoot

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                done @Jopyth
                last edited by

                @Jopyth said in Looking for beta testers for MMM-Remote-Control:

                Does it still do the restart thing?

                I installed the new dependencies and now it seems to work. :)

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                • R Offline
                  rvdgeer @Jopyth
                  last edited by rvdgeer

                  @Jopyth The console messages are from the pm2 logs…
                  I run MM as the default user (pi) and didn’t set any special rights for any folders or files…
                  Now that you mention it, it could be that the saving of the shown/hidden modules didn’t work before either.

                  BTW: I’m running MM on a Pi Zero (so using ‘serveronly’).

                  Edit: now that I think about it: I do have a HelloWorld module enabled which already used single and double quotes before. So maybe there’s a conflict with the added quotes. I will look in to this this weekend.

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                  • ToastT Offline
                    Toast
                    last edited by

                    @Jopyth is there a possibility to include system updates in the remote ? ie “apt dist-upgrade” or whatever subsystem thats used on the system.

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                    • J Offline
                      Jopyth Moderator @rvdgeer
                      last edited by

                      @rvdgeer Would be great to find out what causes this and hopefully fix it, however it is still not clear to me, what the reason is. I will investigate a little bit more on the weekend. Maybe I am able to reproduce the issues, could you post your node --version?

                      In the meantime you could compare your config.js and the config.js.backupX and see if you find possible differences?

                      Helpful sticky: How to troubleshoot

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                      • R Offline
                        rvdgeer
                        last edited by

                        This morning (CET) I have a little more time to do bug reports, troubleshoot and answer some of your questions.
                        So, first things first.

                        My node version:
                        v6.8.1

                        About the config backups:
                        I noticed the that the double quotes were added to the keys and values before the backup was made.
                        This means I don’t have a backup of the true original.
                        It also means I can only compare the current config file to the backup and not the the original.

                        Another thing I noticed is that backupfile got overwritten this morning.
                        Because my MagicMirror is still a work in progress it’s powered off most of the time.
                        When I tried to reproduce the issues I came across last time I noticed that the first backup I made was saved as config.js.backup1, overwriting a previous backup.
                        At least for me this wasn;t expected behaviour and I don’t think it’s how I wish to save (or lose) my backups.

                        About saving hidden/shown modules:
                        As I said before, I haven’t set any special permisions and I’m using the default useron my Pi Zero: pi
                        Becasue there’s no keyboard and mouse attached (the Pi Zero’s micro usb port is used for a wifi dongle) I use ssh and scp (and of cource the Remote!) to do most editing, testing and troubleshooting.
                        On saving the current state of hidden/shown modules the pm2 logs reported this:
                        On hiding the helloworld module:

                        0|mm       | ** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/modules/MMM-Remote-Control//MMM-Remote-Control.js @219: [object Object]
                        0|mm       | ** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/js/logger.js @20: helloworld is suspended.
                        0|mm       | ** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/js/module.js @313: TypeError: Object is not a function (evaluating 'callback()')
                        

                        On saving the current state directly after:

                        0|mm       | ** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/modules/MMM-Remote-Control//MMM-Remote-Control.js @219: [object Object]
                        0|mm       | Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
                        0|mm       | { Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Remote-Control/settings.json'
                        0|mm       |     at Error (native)
                        0|mm       |   errno: -13,
                        0|mm       |   code: 'EACCES',
                        0|mm       |   syscall: 'open',
                        0|mm       |   path: '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Remote-Control/settings.json' }
                        0|mm       | MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
                        0|mm       | If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
                        

                        This can be reproduced every time when I follow these steps.
                        I you need any specific testing, please let me know and I’ll try to find the time.

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