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A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
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Any module I add turns to blank screen.

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    sdetweil @Socrates
    last edited by sdetweil Oct 25, 2021, 3:41 PM Oct 25, 2021, 3:40 PM

    @socrates said in Any module I add turns to blank screen.:

    Cannot find module ‘request’

    see the link I gave you in my 1st reply

    but looks like u are moving in the right direction

    Sam

    How to add modules

    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

    S 1 Reply Last reply Oct 25, 2021, 3:46 PM Reply Quote 0
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      Socrates @sdetweil
      last edited by Oct 25, 2021, 3:46 PM

      @sdetweil thanks see my third post , i have the logs uploaded when i tried to install request using
      npm install request

      and then it shows three more packages that are depreciated.
      Not able to install none of those.

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        sdetweil @Socrates
        last edited by Oct 25, 2021, 3:49 PM

        @socrates said in Any module I add turns to blank screen.:

        Not able to install none of those

        don’t worry about that… one step at a time…

        don’t do npm fund unless u want to contribute money to other developers (outside MM)

        Sam

        How to add modules

        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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          Socrates @Socrates
          last edited by Socrates Oct 25, 2021, 4:09 PM Oct 25, 2021, 4:08 PM

          @sdetweil
          Do u think i should install MM some other way? I cannot think of anything else.

          S 1 Reply Last reply Oct 25, 2021, 4:19 PM Reply Quote 0
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            sdetweil @Socrates
            last edited by Oct 25, 2021, 4:19 PM

            @socrates well, i would start with one module at a time…

            save the current config.js
            copy the config.js.sample to config.js

            confirm MM runs

            add one module

            resolve any missing dependencies

            i don’t THINK u need to resinstall, but if u want to
            then use my install script… see
            https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

            it doesn’t look like config.js editing is the problem, but if so, try my MMM-Config module which generates a form for config , see
            https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config

            but missing libs are a pain in the rear… just no way to know when it will hit

            note that the instructions link I posted will load ‘request’ or any other missing lib
            IN THE MODULE folder

            so, if u find ANOTHER module with the same problem, then u have to load it THERE TOO
            over and over

            you can do it in the MM folder instead, BUT… be warned… if you do an upgrade, the libs will be tossed as they are not referenced by the base, and are considered a security risk (in NPM, not the MM code) so, you could get to do it all over again, …
            (I am considering making a change to my upgrade script to try and detect this… not sure yet)

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              Socrates @sdetweil
              last edited by Socrates Oct 25, 2021, 5:46 PM Oct 25, 2021, 5:46 PM

              @sdetweil Thanks i am gonna follow these steps and let you know.
              I am literally installing one module at a time, but none of the 3rd party module works. Even if i try to edit the inbuilt module that MM came with for eg:- the calendar, i try to add my own google calendar, it wont work. (meaning my calendar wont show up).
              Do u have recommendations of which modules i can initially start with so that all the basic pre-requisite libraries get installed?

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                sdetweil @Socrates
                last edited by Oct 25, 2021, 5:53 PM

                @socrates the defaults ones work pretty reliably…

                for mail, the url for the cal ics lnk should download the ics file when used in a browser…
                that is what the cal modules uses

                what modules have u been trying over than default?

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                S 1 Reply Last reply Oct 25, 2021, 6:01 PM Reply Quote 0
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                  Socrates @sdetweil
                  last edited by Oct 25, 2021, 6:01 PM

                  @sdetweil
                  I have tried todoist, the calander ext2 module, dynamic weather module, several others. I think i might have an installation issue… I will just reformat my card and re-install using your script.
                  So after i install rpi, do i run ur script in terminal, and follow the prompts?

                  S 1 Reply Last reply Oct 25, 2021, 6:25 PM Reply Quote 0
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                    sdetweil @Socrates
                    last edited by Oct 25, 2021, 6:25 PM

                    @socrates said in Any module I add turns to blank screen.:

                    do i run ur script in terminal, and follow the prompts?

                    yes, just copy paste the one line for install in a terminal window

                    Sam

                    How to add modules

                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                    S 1 Reply Last reply Oct 25, 2021, 9:58 PM Reply Quote 0
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                      Socrates @sdetweil
                      last edited by Oct 25, 2021, 9:58 PM

                      @sdetweil
                      So i have installed mm using your script, and i am up and running, havent installed the modules yet, but that is because i am not able to shutdown mm using pm2 command, mm has been started using pm2 via your script.
                      None of these commands work
                      pm2 restart mm
                      pm2 stop mm

                      S 1 Reply Last reply Oct 25, 2021, 9:59 PM Reply Quote 0
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