Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
MM keeps freezing
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@requiemmg IIRC, the lightning bolt went away with Raspbian Buster.
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@requiemmg Did I understand correctly that the display controller powers the Pi via its USB port? If so, I very strongly believe that this might be the source for the problem for two reasons:
- The USB port does not provide enough power for the Pi
- If the display controller goes in standby, then probably the power provided via its USB port might also be reduced.
I would always recommend to connect the Pi directly to a dedicated power supply, which can supply min. 2.5A.
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@Fozi Oooh, good call. Strong power is good power. Part of the reason I upgraded to Pi4’s for most everything, honestly. Got tired of the weak power supplies on the old USB spec, so…
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Okay, I’ll try this. Did also not know that the bolt signal is no longer available with current Raspbian.
Oh, the controller does not enter standby, I have it running 24/7.
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FYI. the bolt is still active, fresh copy of the OS downloaded from their website, on RPI3b+. whipped it together so to test for mirror frame placement.
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@BKeyport - Good to know, thanks.
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So, both mirrors are now running on an external 3A power supply.
Unfortunately, the still keep freezing. I fear that I have to setup from scratch, step by step, to see what is causing this. :-( -
Yeah, that would be a good idea, who knows what got screwed up on the old SD cards with the freezing.
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Installed to both fresh SD cards as well as USB stick before, fresh setup! Only thing that was copied over was the config.js and main.css
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I think I figured out:
As soon as I use the MMM-News module, MagicMirror will freeze at some point. Uninstalled it - no issues.
