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    MMM-BackgroundSlideshow Problems

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      carltonb
      last edited by

      I am attempting to use this module but am having a probably basic problem.
      The module works for about 10 minutes before the screen goes blank with my cursor arrow showing.
      I am using this as a clock on a refurbished laptop screen. On the left I have a date/clock heavily modded with css. On the right I have the darksky weather module. All works for days without activating the background module.
      Using the background module in which the jpg files are loaded in a separate directory and the script looks like this…

        {
          module: 'MMM-BackgroundSlideshow',
          position: 'fullscreen_below',
          config: {
            imagePaths: ['modules/images/'],
            transitionImages: true,
            randomizeImageOrder: true,
            backgroundSize: 'cover',
            slideshowSpeed: 60000
          }
      

      After about 10 minutes the images stop and I have a blank screen with the cursor. I either have to do a reboot or an npm restart to get it going again, and then after another 10 minutes it stops. I have tried various pictures with the same problem happening.

      Does anyone have a possible solution.
      Thanks
      Carltonb

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        sdetweil @carltonb
        last edited by sdetweil

        @carltonb i just installed this and don’t see that problem at all.

        you are updating images once every 60 seconds

        slideshowSpeed: 60000
        

        how many images are in the folder?

        modules/images/
        

        try this
        on the mirror, using keyboard, ctrl-shift-i, to open the deverlopers window,
        select the console tab, and scroll up to see any errors…

        also look at the log from where u started MM…

        if pm2, then pm2 logs
        otherwise on the terminal window itself

        Sam

        How to add modules

        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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          carltonb
          last edited by

          Thank you for the reply.
          Can you tell me what I MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR.
          There is a lot of code with errors and warnings both in the developers window and the pm2 logs.

          I do not know what is a valid error and not.

          Again thank you.

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            sdetweil @carltonb
            last edited by

            @carltonb in the dev window (described two posts back), add ‘back’ (no quotes) to the filter field, to remove other module messages

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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