Modifying the Config File

jimb

Sam, et all: I have installed a fresh copy of the OS to a new SD card , booted up the Pi, and installed a new copy of the MM2 files, etc. from Sam’s installation script. The only mistake I made was making the MM auto-install. I attempted SSH into the Pi to modify the config on my PC. Had the same “no connnection” issue I had before. However, I now have the IP address of the Pi and I’m not able to ping it from my PC. When the Pi boots this IP address is displayed in the upper right corner for a few seconds so I know it’s correct. An IP config /all display shows-

C:\Users\Owner>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-LE5LUCM
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : attlocal.net

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : attlocal.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 78-E7-D1-C8-69-02
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900::681(Preferred)
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1:44:08 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 28, 2023 6:10:32 PM
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900:17cb:6c66:31f8:87bb(Preferred)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900:3974:7e8b:2c4:8999(Preferred)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900:e81f:6b5c:4ac6:b88d(Deprecated)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900:f895:4134:2f63:7933(Deprecated)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3b70:ff2e:ecd1:4297%12(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.65(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1:44:03 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, December 2, 2023 1:44:06 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::3a3b:c8ff:fe33:13d9%12
192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 158918609
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-25-B7-F6-59-78-E7-D1-C8-69-02
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 2600:1700:d10:2900::1
192.168.1.254
2600:1700:d10:2900::1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11n Wireless LAN Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 68-A3-C4-EA-95-83
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 68-A3-C4-EA-95-85
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 68-A3-C4-EA-95-86
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 68-A3-C4-EA-95-84
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Owner>

Does anyone see anything weird?

BKeyport

@jimb that appears to be your windows computer, not the pi.

sdetweil

@jimb said in Modifying the Config File:

only mistake I made was making the MM auto-install.

u mean auto start??? install was my script

ssh doesn’t work unless you enable it on the pi

desktop, menu top left,
preferences
raspberry pi configuration
then the itnerfaces tab, click the slide on the ssh row,
then press ok…

if latest os, then you don’t have to boot

open a terminal window on pi
type

ip addr

you should see like this

pi@raspberrypi4:~ $ ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether dc:a6:32:20:b0:94 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.2.44/24 brd 192.168.2.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute eth0
       valid_lft 50521sec preferred_lft 36219sec
    inet6 fe80::a5a6:f1d1:50e7:1c5/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether dc:a6:32:20:b0:95 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

in this setup my wifi (wlan0) is not connected but my ethernet (eth0) is

   inet 192.168.2.44

doesn’t matter what the PC says…

do you have a guest network at home and did u connect the pi to that?

can’t connect to it from home network if so… intentional firewall…

jimb

Sam, the Pi is connected via wireless. Yes, I meant autorun on my first post. I did change the Pi configuration to allow SSH. I have Eero mesh AP’s connected to my home network. I don’t know how to check if access is being blocked to the Pi. Since everything is fresh on the install it makes sense that the network is the culprit. The reason I went with a new install was to enable pasting config, etc. files here on the forum.

sdetweil

@jimb i understand… if you can use a terminal window on the pi, can you ping xxxx, where xxxx is the hostname or ip address of the windows pc?

what is the output of ip addr ?

i know it stinks, but you can post a pic, third icon from the right above the forum post editor

sdetweil

@jimb I’d also suggest trying my MMM-Config module, which presents a form for config.js including outside modules… all done with discovery of the installed modules and there parms…

some modules cause trouble… but there are ways around with some extra work… it may not be for you… another pile of work to learn, it it doesn’t work…

https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-Config

it doesn’t help with module install, only configure

jimb

Sam,
OK progress on the network front. I spent some time yesterday on the phone with eero tech support. At rhe end they suggested connecting my PC wirelessly and seeing if I could ping the rasberry. It works. I can ping and SSH/Putty into the pi, but have an additional snag. It accepts the login and sends a password request. BUT, I can’t enter anything- the keyboard is dead at that point.

sdetweil

@jimb ok, sounds like the wifi network is a guest, not connected to the regular ethernet network…

don’t use putty

open a cmd.exe window

ssh user_name@machine_ip

add one of the tools

winscp or bitvise ssh clients

they will give you a filemanager view of the files and an ssh window ,
per system you connect to…

bitvise also provides a filemanager view of the pc filesystem , so you can drag/drop files in either direction… (you would only do that for logs to pc, of special bug fix file , to pi)

jimb

Sam, success! I have d/l’d the SSH gui program and here is my config.js file. I have deleted my apiKey

modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			position: "top_left"
		},
		{
			module: "calendar",
			header: "US Holidays",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				calendars: [
					{
						fetchInterval: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						url: "https://ics.calendarlabs.com/76/mm3137/US_Holidays.ics"
					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{
			module: "weather",
			position: "top_right",
			config: {
				weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
				apiVersion: "3.0",
				lat: 33.50872,
				lon: -96.612213,
				weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",
				type: "current",
				location: "Houston",
				locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				apiKey: "8eca2aec"
			}
		},
		{
			module: "weather",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
				weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
				apiVersion: "3.0",
				lat: 33.50872,
				lon: -96.612213,
				weatherEndpoint: "/onecall",
				type: "forecast",
				location: "Houston",
				locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				apiKey: "8
"
			}
		},
		{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
						title: "New York Times",

sdetweil

@jimb missing some at the bottom

I assume the apikey with a new line inside is a removal edit problem

always wrap config.js content in code block

paste into editor
blank line above and below
select pasted text
hit button </>

jimb

Sam, here is a copy of the config.js (with the apiKey deleted)

let config = {
	address: "localhost",	// Address to listen on, can be:
							// - "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1" to listen on loopback interface
							// - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
							// - "0.0.0.0", "::" to listen on any interface
							// Default, when address config is left out or empty, is "localhost"
	port: 8080,
	basePath: "/",			// The URL path where MagicMirrorÂ² is hosted. If you are using a Reverse proxy
					  		// you must set the sub path here. basePath must end with a /
	ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"],	// Set [] to allow all IP addresses
															// or add a specific IPv4 of 192.168.1.5 :
															// ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"],
															// or IPv4 range of 192.168.3.0 --> 192.168.3.15 use CIDR format :
															// ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"],

	useHttps: false, 		// Support HTTPS or not, default "false" will use HTTP
	httpsPrivateKey: "", 	// HTTPS private key path, only require when useHttps is true
	httpsCertificate: "", 	// HTTPS Certificate path, only require when useHttps is true

	language: "en",
	locale: "en-US",
	logLevel: ["INFO", "LOG", "WARN", "ERROR"], // Add "DEBUG" for even more logging
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "imperial",

	modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			timezone: "America/Chicago",
			showPeriodUpper: "true",
			showDate: "true",
			position: "top_left",
		},
	{
			module: "calendar",
			header: "US Holidays",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				calendars: [
					{
						fetchInterval: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						url: "https://ics.calendarlabs.com/76/mm3137/US_Holidays.ics"
					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{			
			module: "weather",
			units: "imperial",
			windUnits: "imperial",
			tempUnits: "imperial",
			showPeriodUpper: "true",
			appendLocationNameToHeader: "true",
			colored: "true",
			position: "top_right",
			config: {
				apiVersion:"3.0",
				weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
				weatherEndpoint:"/onecall",
				lat: "33.50872",
				lon: "-96.612213",
				type: "current",
				location: "Houston",
				locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
				apiKey: "8acfbcab123ce212",
			}
		},
		{
			module: "weather",
			units: "imperial",
			winUnits: "imperial",
			tempUnits: "imperial",
			showPeriodUpper: "true",
			appendLocationNaneToHeader: "true",
			colored: "true",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
 				apiVersion:"3.0",
 				weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
				weatherEndpoint:"/onecall",
				lat: "33.50872",
 				lon:"-96.612213",	
 				type: "forecast",
     				location: "Houston",
				locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and find your city
					apiKey: "8eca2acaacfbcab123ce212",
			}
		},
		{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
						title: "New York Times",
						url: "https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml"
					}
				],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true,
				broadcastNewsFeeds: true,
				broadcastNewsUpdates: true
			}
		},
	]
};

/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}

jimb

Sam, I tried to do the Ctrl-Shift_i keypress in the browser, but nothing happened. Do I need to do this at a certain point in time or from a certain place. The reason is because I’m still getting the 401-unauthorized messages if I perform the npm start dev process during application start.

sdetweil

@jimb weird… always works for me.

I meant to test w my apikeys today.

will get to it

sdetweil

@jimb well, I used your exact weather config, and used my openweather api key , and it worked perfectly

Screenshot 2023-12-04 8.45.24 PM.png

sdetweil

@jimb and you’ve got some stuff out of position

this is the more correct layout

                {                       
                        module: "weather",
                      position: "top_right",
                       config:{
                           units: "imperial",
                           windUnits: "imperial",
                           tempUnits: "imperial",
                           showPeriodUpper: "true",
                           appendLocationNameToHeader: "true",
                           colored: "true",
        //              position: "top_right",
        //              config: {
                                apiVersion:"3.0",
                                weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
                                weatherEndpoint:"/onecall",
                                lat: "29.8155405", //"33.50872",
                                lon: "-96.0607878", //"-96.61",
                                type: "current",
                                //location: "Houston",
                                //locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and fi>
                                apiKey:""
                        }
                },
  GNU nano 6.2                                                       config/config.js                                                                
                {
                        module: "weather",
                        position:"top_right",
                        header: "Weather Forecast",
                        config:{
                            units: "imperial",
                           winUnits: "imperial",
                           tempUnits: "imperial",
                          showPeriodUpper: "true",
                          appendLocationNaneToHeader: "true",
                          colored: "true",
                        //position: "top_right",
                        //header: "Weather Forecast",
                        //config: {
                                apiVersion:"3.0",
                                weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
                                weatherEndpoint:"/onecall",
                                lat: "33.50872",
                                lon:"-96.612213",       
                                type: "forecast",
                                //location: "Houston",
                                //locationID: "4699066", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/city.list.json.gz; unzip the gz file and fi>
                                        apiKey:"// "
                        }
                },

jimb

Sam, that’s helpful, thanks! The items out of alignment happened when I deleted some of my apiKey. The original is perfectly straight. Since it worked with your Key, a couple of questions.

Does your Key have 28 digits?
Can you answer my question concerning the Ctrl-Shift-i keys to display the browser data. Can I stop the MM app and load the browser, or…
JimB

sdetweil

@jimb my apikey has 33 characters

it is the default key in openweather (I have multiple)

i just brought up MM, and used my chromebook to bring up the page… and then ctrl-shift-i (letter sounds like eye) all at once, opened the dev window

you can do those three keys on any webpage, its a toggle… on/off

using normal chrome, you can use the 3 dot menu to get there too
Screenshot 2023-12-05 12.51.15 PM.png

jimb

Sam, why is it always the simple things :-)
I found a simple link that allowed me to test the openweather api link:
http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/forecast?id=524901&appid={API Key}
I saw the 2.5 and changed it to 3.0 and got a 401 error. I changed it back to 2.5 and it worked. I tried commenting out the 3.0 & /onecall items in config.js and got a “config.js not found” error when running MM. I had used (/*) in the leftmost column as a ‘ignore line’ comment. So, I deleted the 4 lines from config.js and it worked fine except for a teensy error “displaying Howe instead of Houston” in the display. I have no idea where that came from. I wonder why the fourth largest city in the US isn’t listed in the pull-down menu?

Now, I’m going to see if I can add additional modules.
Thanks for your very patient help!!

sdetweil

@jimb awesome… making progress!!!

BKeyport

@jimb it’s always the simplest solution… ALWAYS.