Any module I add turns to blank screen.

Socrates

@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.

sdetweil

@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)

Socrates

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

sdetweil

@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)

Socrates

@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?

sdetweil

@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?

Socrates

@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?

sdetweil

@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

Socrates

@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

sdetweil

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

pm2 stop mm

cause its not called mm…

pm2 status

will show u the name , you can also use the number

or all to stop everything

Socrates

@sdetweil Dear Sir, you are a genius, i finally got it working. Surely it was an install issue. Using your installation script, and in the past 2 hours i have already inculcated 4 third party modules, and all seems to be working. I might have a question or two later tomorrow when i make more progress, but for now, the main issue is resolved.

Socrates

So everything is working out great for me, i have added some great modules, and in the processing of adding more.
The only one thing i am not able to figure out is the measure of unit for the weather.
I am in the US, in texas, and even if i use the imperial unit it wont show it correctly and the weather is totally off.

                {
                        module: "MMM-Weather",
                        position: "top_right",
                        header: "Weather Forecast - Katy, TX",
                        configDeepMerge: true,
                        config: {
                        debug: false,
                        updateInterval: "15m", // 15 minutes
                        updateFadeSpeed: 500,
                        api: {
                          key: "98dbcccba012ef0fd49c86665a0df584",
                          latitude: "29.71490",
                          longitude: "95.83688",
                          units: "imperial"
                                },
                        display: {
                          CurrentConditions: true,
                          ExtraCurrentConditions: true,
                          Summary: true,
                          ForecastTableColumnHeaderIcons: true,
                          HourlyForecast: true,
                          DailyForecast: true,
                          Precipitation: true,
                          Wind: true,
                          InlineIcons: true,
                          Feels: true,
                          SunCondition: true,
                          Humidity: true,
                          UV: true,
                          Beaufort: true
                                },
                        personalize: {
                          hourlyForecastInterval: 3,
                          maxHourliesToShow: 3,
                          maxDailiesToShow: 3,
                          concise: false,
                          colored : true,
                          forecastLayout: "table",
                          forecastHeaderText: ""
                                },
                        labels: {
                        high: "H",
                        low: "L",
                        timeFormat: "kk[h]"
                        }
                        }
                },

Have a look a this code.. and the partial screenshot of my magic mirror through vnc viewer

Socrates

sdetweil

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

                     longitude: "95.83688",

we are west of england, so longitude should be negative (right?)… I am in texas too,

so, if u fix that and leave units off, it will take from the top of config

Socrates

@sdetweil
Gosh, my parcel got delivered in Europe… :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

The dashboard is starting to take shape.
alt text

A few more important modules and i am set.

sdetweil

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

, my parcel got delivered in Europe…

more like central China!

Socrates

@sdetweil
hahaha

sdetweil

@socrates easy, maps.google.com, get the map of your location, in the url, delete the minus sign on longitude, and press enter

it will map that location… zoom out til u figure out where that is

Socrates

Thank you for your help. I have successfully managed to add quite a bit of useful modules as per my requirements, and have added styling to the fonts etc.
However there are two things I am unable to get around.
First is the wallpaper module.
If i use the default bing option for the source, it wont show more than 10 wallpapers, i have tried to change the “maximumEntries” to 20 or more and it still wont show more than the original 10 wallpapers it loaded the first day (3 days back). Then i tried to change the source to Flickr groups, and it wont show anything now. Please have a look at my code snippet below.

                {
                        module: "MMM-Wallpaper",
                        position: "fullscreen_below",
                        config: { // See "Configuration options" for more information.
                        source: "flickr-group:113291043@N05",
                        maximumEntries: "20",
                        slideInterval: 60 * 1000 // Change slides every minute
                                }
                },

The second item is, i am not able to increase the calendar items, right now it only shows me 5 or 6 items, i am trying to increase it to 10 and it still show the default items.
see below.

                {
                        module: "calendar",
                        header: "Holidays & Reminders",
                        position: "top_left",
                        maximumEntries: "20",
                        config: {
                                calendars: [
                                        {
                                                symbol: "calendar-check",
                                                url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/76/US_Holidays.ics",
                                                maximumEntries: 20,
                                        },
                                        {
                                                symbol: "calendar-check",
                                                url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/lxxxxxxxxx.ics",
                                                maximumEntries: 20
                                        }
                                ]
                        }
                },

sdetweil

@socrates

maximumEntries

goes outside the calendars list

config: {
                               maximumEntries: 10,
                                calendars: [

Configuration options

is ALL calendars,. outside the calendars list

Calendar configuration options:

is per calendar