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      Bj0rne
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      Hi, sdetweil, I just ran your script on top of the full install in this thread, now the mirror is up. Thanks!

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        akz_g
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        Hi

        I followed the pdf instructions step by step but does not seem to work for me.

        I started with clean install of raspbian on my Pi Z W. Followed, your instructions step by step. no errors apart from the same ones in your pdf (errors while installing dependencies). After some time the installation was complete. It asked if I want to restart, I did. Once booted back up nothing loaded even after half an hour. I navigated to localhost:8080 with no success. I also tried run serveronly/ and this didn’t help.

        I’m not sure what I am doing wrong as it seems most people are getting it working very easily.

        Any help would be great! Thanks

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          sdetweil @akz_g
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          @akz_g use my script. the old instructions don’t work anymore

          see here
          https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

          Sam

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            RushHour99
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            @sdetweil said in Installing on a Pi Zero:

            https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

            @sdetweil My Magic Mirror install on a Pi Zero has been running great. I see an alert now that there is a Magic Mirror Update available. Do I just run your upgrade-script.sh to bring my Pi Zero install up to date with Magic Mirror v2.13.0?

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              sdetweil @RushHour99
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              @RushHour99 yes, note that u have to run two times.

              Sam

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                RushHour99 @sdetweil
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                @sdetweil said in Installing on a Pi Zero:

                @RushHour99 yes, note that u have to run two times.

                Thanks! Out of curiosity, why do I need to run it 2 times? I would have missed that detail if you didn’t’ let me know.

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                  sdetweil @RushHour99
                  last edited by sdetweil

                  @RushHour99 i don’t understand , then doc says

                  Update to next MagicMirror version from an existing MagicMirror installation
                  upgrade-script.sh will do the git pull and npm install, and refresh npm setup for any modules that might need it
                  it should handle all the work…
                  
                  and give you a trial run of all that, only applying changes if u request them
                  give it a try
                  
                  this works on Mac as well, cut/paste this line into the terminal window on your device
                  
                  bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/upgrade-script.sh)"
                  ================no changes are made to the local repo or the working copy========================
                  if you WANT to actually apply the changes, cut/paste this line into the terminal window on your device
                  bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/upgrade-script.sh)" apply
                  

                  Sam

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                    RushHour99
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                    Thanks for the reply. I did read that but it just seemed a little confusing since it was the same bash command. I haven’t run the upgrade script yet, so it might be more clear when I do but i guess the script knows if it’s been run a 2nd time?

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                      sdetweil @RushHour99
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                      @RushHour99 its NOT the same, there is an extra parameter at the end… apply

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                        RushHour99 @sdetweil
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                        @sdetweil Thanks! It is much more clear now. My screen size truncated the “apply” parameter at the end of the line. Now that I scroll horizontally I see the “apply”. Thanks again for the feedback.

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                          sdetweil @RushHour99
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                          @RushHour99 as folks have invested a lot of time in setting up their systems, only to have an update crash everything,
                          I wanted to provide a ‘test’ 1st, so people might be more comfortable with what might be impacted…
                          and NOT make changes if they don’t want to continue…

                          all my work suffers from problems in the base that is being applied, like some new translation file comments for years old modules this time…

                          Sam

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                            akz_g @sdetweil
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                            @sdetweil said in Installing on a Pi Zero:

                            @akz_g use my script. the old instructions don’t work anymore

                            see here
                            https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

                            Thanks for this @sdetweil I will try with a fresh image. Do I just run master/raspberry.sh… ?

                            Going to try it tonight! many thanks

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                              sdetweil @akz_g
                              last edited by sdetweil

                              @akz_g no… the script is not in the base anymore … run it directly from here

                              https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

                              it does everything, prep the system, download the code, install the dependencies, add support for pi 0,
                              add support for starting at boot, turn off screen saver

                              Sam

                              How to add modules

                              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                akz_g @sdetweil
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                                @sdetweil Thanks again! will let you know how I get on :)

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                                  akz_g @akz_g
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                                  @akz_g first message I got was

                                  this appears not to be a Raspberry Pi 2, 3 or 4, do you want to continue installation (y/N)?
                                  
                                  

                                  should I continue? don’t want to waste another hour if i’m doing it wrong.

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                                    sdetweil @akz_g
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                                    @akz_g no, keep going

                                    Sam

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                                      akz_g @sdetweil
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                                      @sdetweil Thanks so much! got it working and it was a very easy install in the end. My next step is to have a look at the config.js file and tailor it to UK etc… I guess this is the place I can add new modules also?

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                                        sdetweil @akz_g
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                                        @akz_g yes, see the links in my signature for learning

                                        Sam

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                                          eracerhead @andyc7687
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                                          @andyc7687 I know this is almost 2 years later, but this did not work on the pi zero w. I got to the point of on page 18 where it was supposed to say MagicMirror running. But it never did. It did say it was installed correctly, and to reboot, which I did, but it isn’t working.

                                          $ pm2 show MagicMirror
                                          [PM2][WARN] MagicMirror doesn’t exist

                                          I don’t even know how to begin to troubleshoot this. (This was my second attempt at trying to install magic mirror.)

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                                            sdetweil @eracerhead
                                            last edited by sdetweil

                                            @eracerhead use my script
                                            see here for instructions
                                            https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

                                            remove the MagicMirror folder

                                            Sam

                                            How to add modules

                                            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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