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Running MM2 on Pi Zero W

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    sdetweil @pattanner92
    last edited by Jul 2, 2020, 8:44 PM

    @pattanner92 use the install script line from my repo

    https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

    it will.install and run on the pi0w
    use raspian buster

    Sam

    How to add modules

    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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      pattanner92
      last edited by Jul 2, 2020, 8:45 PM

      I will give this a try. Is there anything different your script does than just installing directly from Michael’s site?

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        sdetweil @pattanner92
        last edited by Jul 2, 2020, 9:50 PM

        @pattanner92 my stuff is listed as one of the alternative installers. I do a lot of work to make it run, regardless of platform.

        on pi0w I use chrome to show mm. over the server. as electron is no longer available

        Sam

        How to add modules

        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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          sdetweil @pattanner92
          last edited by Jul 2, 2020, 9:51 PM

          @pattanner92 u need to move the current MagicMirror folder out of the way, or delete it

          Sam

          How to add modules

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            pattanner92 @sdetweil
            last edited by Jul 3, 2020, 10:36 PM

            @sdetweil I know of and appreciate the work you do, and this did work, however I am someone who likes to know what is going awry when tinkering. So I can apply that knowledge later when something is broken again. Which is why I ask. I am not using the browser on the Pi itself. Is a browser still needed when running server only mode? I figured the Pi just shares the information to whatever device is requesting it to allow it to be analyzed and displayed on the client.

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              sdetweil @pattanner92
              last edited by Jul 3, 2020, 11:31 PM

              @pattanner92 browser is not needed. you can set

              serverOnly: true, 
              

              in config.js to have it not start the browser.
              to access mm from outside the pi, u need to enable outside access

              address:"0.0.0.0",
              ipWhitelist:[],
              

              it’s a lot for people to learn all at once. I want to get you running, then you feel accomplished and can move on to other changes.

              Sam

              How to add modules

              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                pattanner92 @sdetweil
                last edited by pattanner92 Jul 4, 2020, 12:04 AM Jul 4, 2020, 12:02 AM

                @sdetweil I understand all that, I was just getting tripped up on making it show things. For some reason it was displaying a black screen on remote devices. It was properly connecting to the Pi as the tab in the browser showed “MagicMirror2”, but no modules loaded. I couldn’t make sense of the logs either.

                I appreciate your script as it got me going. I can indeed move to other changes, and I have plenty to do if I want something to look as nice as the one in my office (photo attached - including my custom Christmas snow)!

                https://imgur.com/rQcRCWH

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                  sdetweil @pattanner92
                  last edited by Jul 4, 2020, 12:31 AM

                  @pattanner92 open the developers window on the remote browser
                  ctrl-shift-i and select the console tab

                  Sam

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