MagicMirror stutters and doesn't run smoothly

drx1984

@sdetweil
aha ok, you mean like this:

?

sdetweil

@drx1984 yes…

then

pm2 status

to see what apps pm2 controls
then

pm2 restart xxx

where xxx is the number on the row, or the name on the row
examples

pm2 restart 0

or

pm2 restart MagicMirror

drx1984

@sdetweil OK, thanks, I’ll test it.
Question: Is it possible to switch on exactly the same parameters for the GPU with MagicMirror in Windows?
export ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1 ?

sdetweil

@drx1984 yes, you just don’t use the ‘export’ keyword on Windows

we don’t supply a .cmd file for Windows, and I don’t provide the install script or install pm2.

but its all the same functionally…

drx1984

@sdetweil aha ok then to line 4:
ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1

sdetweil

@drx1984 if you are running under windows native… you don’t need to run in lsr
if you ARE running under lsr, then u need the ‘export’

just open cmd.exe and follow instructions in doc…
have to manually install nodejs on windows and git.

then a windows mm.cmd file

@echo off
cd %home%\MagicMirror
ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1
npm start

then execute

%home%\mm.cmd

drx1984

@sdetweil what do you mean by LSR? what does that mean?
I have now done this:
Of course, with “npm run server” it runs in the browser.
but how do I do it natively on the computer itself? When I enter the command “npm run start” there is an error in the cmd, something with the display.
I wonder if I did everything correctly, as you described it.

sdetweil

@drx1984 DISPLAY… you didn’t follow all the instructions …

see https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#other-operating-systems

LSR (you can install the linux system runtime under windows too) …

sdetweil

@drx1984 said in MagicMirror stutters and doesn't run smoothly:

Of course, with “npm run server” it runs in the browser.
but how do I do it natively on the computer itself?

i don’t understand your question…

MM is a browser app.
it runs in Electron, (default), Chromium, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Midori, …

drx1984

@sdetweil oh yes sry, I saw it, ok now I have adapted the Package.jason and it is now running.

Did I do that correctly with the mm.cmd file so that the GPU is active? It still stutters or the clock module is also lagging behind :-(

Do you speak German too?

sdetweil

@drx1984 I don’t speak German, but can use translators to read/reply.

I mislead you, for Windows to set the env variable you have to use set

set ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1

drx1984

@sdetweil So you mean?

…unbelievable does it require so much power? of the stottort anyway.

the IntelNuc is powerful enough, right?

sdetweil

@drx1984 yes, set ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1

powerful enough? I do not know…
drawing lots of things on the screen takes lots of power. the screen is very slow compared to the processor…

I don’t run either of those module.

drx1984

@sdetweil yes certainly more than a Raspi 4 or 5.
then are the script and path correct?
I don’t notice any difference and it still stutters.

sdetweil

@drx1984 yes, looks OK.

I would try to run one module at a time

to disable the other, add

disabled: true,

after the module: line
so you don’t have to redo config.js

we don’t officially support Windows, so I don’t know if you have to do something else to enable gpu for electron.

you could try running under edge, at

http://localhost:8080

drx1984

@sdetweil yes, I have already tried the exact same configuration under Linux. > unfortunately it stutters there too.
That’s why I thought I’d try it on Windows level.
I will probably install Ubuntu on the Intelnuc again >because Windwos is not official, as you say.

But I don’t think it will stutter anymore, unfortunately.

sdetweil

@drx1984 well, you tried before enabling the GPU on linux so I still think the best approach is to test with one module at a time… globe alone, rain alone. see what they do

then enable the other…

bhepler

@drx1984 said in MagicMirror stutters and doesn't run smoothly:

the IntelNuc is powerful enough, right?

I don’t think so. It’s the MMM-Globe module. It’s pure javascript and doesn’t make use of the graphics hardware at all. You might get away with turning off the MMM-Rain and running just the globe module. Might.

I really should get around to rewriting it.

drx1984

@bhepler
Good morning, I have now deactivated MMM Rain. The Globle module is still shaking/stuttering a bit.

I have already set the parameter “export ELECTRON_ENABLE_GPU=1” in the mm.sh file.
But yes then the Globle module should also have GPU support.
Can you fix that?

bhepler

@drx1984 - Yeah, I can. It’s on the list of projects. I don’t know when I’ll get to it. For you I’ll bump it up the priority list a bit. But I don’t have an estimate.