Are you tired of editing config.js, or have trouble doing it, see my new module

[mumblebaj]

@sdetweil The QR code gave me machine name. But I figured that could not be correct. When I used the review URL earlier it did not work, When I started my Ubuntu Instance now and tried review with this URL:
http://localhost:8080/modules/MMM-Config/review
it worked fine and resolved to the following:
http://localhost:8080/modules/MMM-Config/config.html?port=8300
which I guess is what you were referring to?

[sdetweil]

@mumblebaj yes but localhost will only work w browser inside same machine as mm

[sdetweil]

@mumblebaj typically dhcp addresses now register the hostname in the router DNS server.

[josh45631]

@sdetweil I am using my cell phone connected to my wifi network. When I scan the code it sends me to

http://raspberrypi:8080/modules/MMM-Config/review

When I replace “raspberrypi” with the actual ip of the pi, it works.

[sdetweil]

@josh45631 yes
I ‘assumed’ that name will work… doesn’t…

will fix, thx

[sdetweil]

@josh45631 @mumblebaj do a git pull in the module folder, and then restart mm and try the qr image again

[louise]

When I try to use your MMM-config I get this error…

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ~/MagicMirror/modules
bash: /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules: No such file or directory

[sdetweil]

@louise explain a little more… where are u typing that info ?

where is your MagicMirror installed?

read the link in my signature How to add modules (I didn’t write it)

[louise]

@sdetweil I am soooooo new at this. I had it working once by someone else, card got corrupted and the person building it no longer available. So I’m trying to rebuild on my own. Not a coder, programmer or anything else.

I’ve tried the modules, got the calendar and weather in the config.js but it doesn’t run.

So what do you need me to show you?

[louise]

@sdetweil This is what I get when trying to run Magic Mirror from npm start

JavaScript error occurred in the main process
Uncaught Exception:
Error: Cannot find module ‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/…/modules/default/defaultmodules’
Require stack:

• /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js
• /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
• /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
• at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:887:15)
  at Function.n._resolveFilename (electron/js2c/browser_init.js:257:1128)
  at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
  at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:732:27)
  at Function.f._load (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:12913)
  at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:959:19)
  at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)
  at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:16:24)
  at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1078:30)
  at Object.Module._extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1108:10)

[sdetweil]

@louise so, read the link… it will help A LOT…

from a command line, (terminal window) you need to change folders

cd new_folder_name

just like on windows
(except here the names are case sensitive)

when I said in doc

Clone this repo into ~/MagicMirror/modules directory.

that means change directory (cd command)

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules

u left off the cd

but the error implies you have not installed MagicMirror yet…

I have a script for that
see
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

its just a cut/paste of one line

[sdetweil]

@louise errors. looks like you didn’t do npm install after git clone of MagicMirror repo …

[sdetweil]

@sdetweil said in Are you tired of editing config.js, or have trouble doing it, see my new module:

@josh45631 @mumblebaj

@josh45631 @mumblebaj i updated the readme to specify MM_IP_Address instead of ‘machine_name’ if you need/want/have to use the manual reivew url instead of the QR

[brianlove]

Thank you for this! So I’m new to MM (you’ve got to love that phrase, right?) but slowly learning. I’ve got MM-Config running and can access it via a separate laptop on my network. I can see the running modules, and the QR Code, but when I go to turn a module on/off and “save,” it won’t do anything on the MM side. I can see the “config_last_change” file has the date and time, but can’t figure out why nothing is changing or saving.

Any ideas? Thanks again!

[BKeyport]

@brianlove Did you restart your Mirror? (Not the whole pi, just the mirror app)

If so, please elaborate. Which module are you toggling? Can you share the config segment showing the change?

[brianlove]

@bkeyport

I did restart the mirror. As for the modules, I’ve tried multiple ones, but specifically currentweather & CalendarWeek.

	{
	module:"MMM-Config",
	position:"top_right",  // the QR code (if requested) will appear here
	config:{

	}
},

[sdetweil]

@brianlove I will check when I can.

could u enable debug in my module
( if using pm2, do pm2 stop all)
then start with

npm start > somefile.txt

then do the edit and save on the form

and then stop mm (ctrl-q) and send me the
somefile.txt via email.

same userid as here at gmail.
thanks

[doogy_rev]

Hi All,

I reinstalled my MM this week and decided to use this module to do the configurations. Its all installed and I can see all my modules, however it seems to be hit and miss on enabling and setting the positions. for example,

default clock - this would not enable, I manually enabled it in the config and now shows Blue but can not set the position, either from the page or in the config.

Default calendar - this enabled ok, shows blue, but can not set the position, does not save

MMM-OpenWeatherForecast - works perfectly

newsfeed - works perfectly.

Any ideas on why some modules seem to be hit or miss?

Sorry for the thread resurrection, was not sure where to post.

Thanks

[sdetweil]

@doogy_rev set debug in my module config

debug:true,

then start mm like this

cd ~/MagicMirror
npm start >somefile.txt

if you use pm2 for autostart
before the above do

pm2 stop all

after running and ‘saving’

ctrl-c to stop mm

send the somefile.txt to my email, or open an issue on the module and attach it there. (warning this log file has full text contents of config.js, so sending as email is better as issues are public). my email is this same userid at gmail

also, positions are set down below, not in the config up above… right?

[doogy_rev]

@sdetweil I just emailed you the file, and yes I am setting the positions using the positions drop down menu at the bottom.