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    • A Offline
      Atahan
      last edited by

      Hi there
      I am new raspberry and I install magicmiror.
      When I run the software with the code I shared below, nothing appears on the screen.

      cd ~/MagicMirror
      
      DISPLAY=:0 npm start
      

      When I look at module file from file manager, I see that modules like clock, calendar are installed. I’d appreciate it if you could help me.

      PS: I use raspberry pi4 2Gb and television

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        qu1que Project Sponsor
        last edited by

        Take a look at your config.js file. At first installation, you have a file called config.js.sample. You must rename that file to config.js and try again.

        The path to those files is: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/

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          Atahan @qu1que
          last edited by

          @qu1que said in How to start smart mirror:

          Take a look at your config.js file. At first installation, you have a file called config.js.sample. You must rename that file to config.js and try again.

          The path to those files is: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/

          Thank you for your comment. I try this but it doens’t fix. Can I ask one more question

          Does config file contain both config.js and config.js.sample files?

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            qu1que Project Sponsor @Atahan
            last edited by

            @Atahan

            On a clean installation of MM, only config.js.sample exists, I think. You have to rename it to config.js and configure it as you wish. If config.js doesn’t exists, you can not watch anything on the screen of your mirror.

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            • Mykle1M Offline
              Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Atahan
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              @Atahan

              I would make a copy of the config,js,sample and rename the copy to config.js, leaving the sample file as a safety net in case something goes wrong when you start editing.

              https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4528/how-to-create-a-working-config-for-absolute-beginners

              Create a working config
              How to add modules

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                sdetweil
                last edited by

                The installer should have done all this for you

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                • qu1queQ Offline
                  qu1que Project Sponsor @Mykle1
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                  @Mykle1

                  Yes, always is a good idea to make a backup of a file before modified it :winking_face:

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