Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Beginner
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I was a complete beginner when I started working on my mirror. I watched a bunch of youtube videos, skipping the ones dedicated to building frames, and learned about installation. There is an asian woman on youtube who does a tutorial walking through the installation of the magic mirror and its modules. It wasn’t perfect but it helped me learn.
Read everything you can. Look at the stuff on reddit. Read this forum. Understand the problems people went through and bookmark pages that seem interesting to you. Learn from people’s mistakes. Ask questions. Experiment and get frustrated when it doesn’t work. Read code carefully as a slight deviation at all will mess things up. Ask questions, have fun. Use the search feature. Ask questions.
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I am still a beginner but one of my best tipps so far:
Don’t use a cheap SD card and make constant backups.
For backups I use Win32DiskImager and WinSCP -
before doing anything mirror related, use the pi to turn on/off a light when u press a button…
learn how the pi works.
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Get a cana kit. will include most of waht you need and has a very good quick setup guide to get you up an running
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I think the installation tutorial is pretty good, only outdated a bit. Really, you’re only talking about 2 commands: The installation command for MagicMirror and the installation of dependencies command for MagicMirror. Installation of your OS is pretty straightforward, as well.
You will learn as you go along. I did, starting out with no prior knowledge of the Pi or coding. I second all the suggestions above. Don’t forget to have fun.
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@Mykle1 try my install script. It handles missing npm
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/10171/anyone-want-to-try-updated-installer/16
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RIght! Forgot about that. I used it on my last install :thumbsup:
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In the Pi terminal what is the command for the config file?
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@motdog I am also a new and its fun when it works just the way I want
English is not my best I try my best and have fun
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@wdmark I “bugged” people when I couldn’t figure things out. Then you start to know what to look for. I am picking up my one way mirror tomorrow and will build in the next week or so. Just make sure you have a good working backup before trying to install a new module or changing the configuration of one you have working. It allows you to see what was working and prevents you from pulling your hair out.
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@BandNerd1002 said in Beginner:
What are some tips for a complete beginner for a raspberry pi?
Youtube has a grensom
He has a lot of set up videos
I think there will be a lot of help for beginners.
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