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      sdetweil @johnnyboy
      last edited by

      @johnnyboy i don’t think u need to wipe the OS, if it still boots… how did MM start before, some system file you had?

      to get the current version do

      grep version ~/MagicMirror/package.json
      

      current is 2.11

      what os level is it?

      do

      lsb_release -a
      

      probably jessie

      does it start with npm start in the MagicMirror folder?

      if so, it could be worth a try to use the upgrade script command from my repo (you don’t download my repo, just cut/paste the command string into a terminal or ssh window)
      (it will do stashes for you, gives you a review of any issues/changed files…) second invocation with additiona ‘apply’ parm will actually modify things

      once u get it running, then u can use my fixuppm2 script to add autostart from boot

      worst case, rename the MagicMirror folder out of the way and use the install script command from my repo

      Sam

      How to add modules

      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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      • Mykle1M Offline
        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer
        last edited by

        @johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

        @Mykle1 … Have you not made a new Tutorial on the install since last year? You’re Tutorials really helped and covered everything

        First, how the hell are you bro? Glad to see you. :-)

        No new tutorials. @sdetweil’s installers have made the need for tutorials obsolete. I use his installers myself and I highly recommend them. He is always here to support them in the unlikely event that you have trouble with them. I never have. They work flawlessly for me .

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

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          johnnyboy @sdetweil
          last edited by

          @sdetweil
          Thanks

          Not possitive, but since it was last year, then version is prob 2.6?
          OS is Jessie for sure as it was built a few years back.

          It had the auto npm that always worked… but even forcing a start does nothing, and is why I assumed that the version was so out of date, it simply crashed?

          That’s me away to fire it back up and try your suggestions first, and worse case, I will start from fresh again with new OS, and your install script, and hope I can migrate my CSS stuff over from the present MM folder… which I will obviously move and rename first.

          Will update on how I got on.

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            sdetweil @johnnyboy
            last edited by

            @johnnyboy ok, watching for your feedback

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              johnnyboy @Mykle1
              last edited by

              @Mykle1

              Hey up Amigo… Yeah, all’s well here across the pond… how’s things with you? Hope you keeping well, and keeping yourself busy?

              Yeah, as you can tell, I aint been around here a while, and kinda lost interest in my MM, and it has been off for a year, but seems such a waste being there with all that kit inside, being nothing more that a mirror, so felt the need to re-kindle that passion I had initially with it.

              I did occasionally drop in here whenever I could, just to see you guys, and what y’all been up to… but life was just too busy and finding the time to play, was few and far between.

              Hopefully, following @sdetweil’s instructions, I will get my MM back to life, and regain my interest?

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              • Mykle1M Offline
                Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @johnnyboy
                last edited by

                @johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

                Hopefully, following @sdetweil’s instructions, I will get my MM back to life, and regain my interest?

                I can’t speak to your interest but you will get up and running following his directions.

                Create a working config
                How to add modules

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                • johnnyboyJ Offline
                  johnnyboy @sdetweil
                  last edited by

                  @sdetweil said in Fresh Install:

                  @johnnyboy ok, watching for your feedback

                  Okay, I renamed original MM folder, and did your install - bash -c “$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)”

                  This took a long time and initially thought Pi had froze, so went off and did a few things.
                  Came back and looked as if everything installed, and it was awaiting me to enter y/n about splashscreen/autostart… so tried to enter y… but the Pi had froze by that point.

                  Pulled the power, and Pi restarted, then went to desktop, and then to MM… so I take it that all went well?

                  I checked version and OS — 2.11.0… Raspbian GNU/Linux 9.11 { Stretch }

                  So, is that it?.. has it all went okay? and I can now start playing about adding/changing modules?

                  How do I change screen to Portrait again?

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                    sdetweil @johnnyboy
                    last edited by

                    @johnnyboy well, the last two steps didn’t finish, pm2 (autostart) and screen saver

                    u can find separate scripts on my repo for those

                    system change the screen to portrait? that changed too from boot long ago?
                    https://clevertap.com/blog/using-raspberry-pi-to-build-a-commercial-grade-wall-information-dashboard/#:~:text=To change the orientation%2C set,display_rotate%3D3 and reboot again.

                    Sam

                    How to add modules

                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                      johnnyboy @sdetweil
                      last edited by johnnyboy

                      @sdetweil

                      u can find separate scripts on my repo for those

                      Will do those

                      system change the screen to portrait? that changed too from boot long ago?
                      https://clevertap.com/blog/using-raspberry-pi-to-build-a-commercial-grade-wall-information-dashboard/#:~:text=To change the orientation%2C set,display_rotate%3D3 and reboot again.

                      Ok, I went to the Boot/config.txt… entered the display_rotate=1 and tried to save but says cannot?
                      Rebooted but still in landscape and my entry not saved in boot.

                      Where am I going wrong?

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                        sdetweil @johnnyboy
                        last edited by

                        @johnnyboy stuff in /boot, /etc are protected, so you have to use the sudo comand
                        nano is the editor
                        sudo nano /boot/config.txt

                        Sam

                        How to add modules

                        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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