Webcam for MM build?

[sdetweil]

@bumrocks the motion log is on /var/log/motion/motion.log

so u can see what it is doing

[bumrocks]

@sdetweil , well my issue of the moment is it will not let me save the changes made to the motion.conf file, arg! I tried to change the files attributes to “anyone” and I get…

Error setting permissions: Operation not permitted

[sdetweil]

@bumrocks yes, the file is in the etc tree, so u need sudo

[bumrocks]

@sdetweil , :) Thank you! It appears I have made the necessary changes and will test here shortly! :crossed_fingers_light_skin_tone:

Ug! I have apparently edited my config file improperly…Message I get after checking it…

pi@mm2:~/MagicMirror $ npm run config:check

> magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check /home/pi/MagicMirror
> node js/check_config.js

[2020-09-06 01:16:00.192] [INFO]   Checking file...  /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js
[2020-09-06 01:16:00.266] [LOG]    Line 101 col 16 Parsing error: Unexpected token below
/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/check_config.js:66
			throw new Error("Wrong syntax in config file!");
			^

Error: Wrong syntax in config file!
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/check_config.js:66:10
    at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (internal/fs/read_file_context.js:53:3)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check: `node js/check_config.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2020-09-06T07_16_00_294Z-debug.log

Here are the lines in question…

    module: 'MMM-SleepWake',
    delay:  15,               // default
    source: 'external',
    mode:  see below,
     // detectionDir: folder containing externally generated file when motion starts
     //               will be created if needed
     // detectionFile:  filename generated for motion start. default = 'detected'

}
},
	]

“mode: see below,” is line 101 as referenced in file check above…

[sdetweil]

@bumrocks you are missing

config:{

after the module:
line

[bumrocks]

@sdetweil , my apologies for not thanking you sooner! I have too many "projects in the works at any given moment and I caved to my frustration with the mirror and took a break. Intended to be a present to my wife, I am now hoping that I can get this the way I want before her birthday comes around again facepalm

Anyways, I am back to being committed and frustration slaps me in the face immediately…I added the line that was missing (not sure how I did that when I copy and pasted it to begin with) and now I get this error…

[2020-10-01 23:26:22.548] [INFO]   Checking file...  /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js
[2020-10-01 23:26:24.211] [LOG]    Line 1 col 1 Definition for rule 'prettier/prettier' was not found.
/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/check_config.js:66
			throw new Error("Wrong syntax in config file!");
			^

Error: Wrong syntax in config file!
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/check_config.js:66:10
    at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (internal/fs/read_file_context.js:53:3)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check: `node js/check_config.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.12.0 config:check script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2020-10-02T05_26_24_231Z-debug.log

Here is my config file from top to bottom as it is now…

/* Magic Mirror Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information on how you can configure this file
 * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration
 *
 */

var config = {

	address: "localhost", // Address to listen on, can be:
	                      // - "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1" to listen on loopback interface
	                      // - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
	                      // - "0.0.0.0", "::" to listen on any interface
	                      // Default, when address config is left out or empty, is "localhost"
	port: 8080,
	ipWhitelist: [], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses
	                                                       // or add a specific IPv4 of 192.168.1.5 :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"],
	                                                       // or IPv4 range of 192.168.3.0 --> 192.168.3.15 use CIDR format :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"],

	useHttps: false, 		// Support HTTPS or not, default "false" will use HTTP
	httpsPrivateKey: "", 	// HTTPS private key path, only require when useHttps is true
	httpsCertificate: "", 	// HTTPS Certificate path, only require when useHttps is true

	language: "en",
	timeFormat: 24,
	units: "imperial",
	// serverOnly:  true/false/"local" ,
			     // local for armv6l processors, default
			     //   starts serveronly and then starts chrome browser
			     // false, default for all  NON-armv6l devices
			     // true, force serveronly mode, because you want to.. no UI on this device

	modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			position: "top_left"
		},
		{
			module: "calendar",
			header: "US Holidays",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				calendars: [
					{
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/76/US_Holidays.ics"					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "currentweather",
			position: "top_right",
			config: {
				location: "Colorado Springs",
				locationID: "5417598", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				appid: "cf2de0d28398c756b6bad589d8e33c2a"
			}
		},
		{
			module: "weatherforecast",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
				location: "Colorado Springs",
				locationID: "5417598", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				appid: "cf2de0d28398c756b6bad589d8e33c2a"
			}
		},
		{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
						title: "BBC Top News Stories",
						url: "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml"
					}
				],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true,
				broadcastNewsFeeds: true,
				broadcastNewsUpdates: true
			}
		},
{
    module: 'MMM-SleepWake',
    config:{
       delay:  15,               // default
       mode:  Hide
    }
		},
	]
};

/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}

Lastly, did I understand that if I am using an energy star lcd tv with floating “no signal” message when Pi is off that I should use "mode: Hide " ?

[sdetweil]

@bumrocks general rules

the thing on the left of : does not need quotes

if the thing to the right of : is a number or true/false, also does not need quotes

if the thing to the right of : has letters in it, then it needs quotes, either kind are ok, but must be the same

yes, if the monitor/tv has the ugly no signal/connection, then u want to use hide