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    Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer
    last edited by Jul 13, 2017, 9:46 PM

    I was referring to this forums very own “Complete Setup Tutorial.” Specifically, this:
    https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/236/complete-setup-tutorial/6

    I guess I shouldn’t assume that everyone follows the installation procedure.

    Create a working config
    How to add modules

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      jade @Mykle1
      last edited by jade Jul 14, 2017, 8:24 AM Jul 14, 2017, 8:16 AM

      @Mykle1 said in Config.js file Syntax:

      Your installation of MM belongs as follows, and so the path to your config.js file

      pi@raspberry ~/MagicMirror/config/config.js

      When I first started using Linux I was taught the very bad habit of switching to the root user and doing everything as root, so I moved the file into where it needs to be in /home/pi but I still have the same problem

      var config = {
          port: 8080,
          ipWhitelist: [],
          language: "en",
          timeFormat: 24,
          units: "metric",
          modules: [
              {
                  module: "clock",
                  position: "top_left"
              },
              {
                  module: "calendar",
                  header: "CWG  Pi",
                  position: "top_left",
                  config: {
                      calendars: [
                          {
                              symbol: "calendar-check-o ",
                              url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/cwgpi2017%40gmail.com/private-b287e4ebe0e8f5d66665e0c83f9e3fa0/basic.ics"
                          }
                      ]
                  }
              },
              {
                  module: "compliments",
                  position: "lower_third",
                  updateInterval: 3600000,
                  config: {
                      compliments: {
                          morning: [
                              "Valar Morghulis",
                              "Valar Dohaeris",
                              "When You Play The Game Of Thrones You Win Or You Die",
                              "Where Is The God Of Tits And Wine?"
                          ],
                          afternoon: [
                              "Sometimes, Those With The Most Power Have The Least Grace",
                              "A Mind Needs Books Like A Sword Needs A Whetstone",
                              "Chaos Isn't A Pit, Chaos Is A Ladder",
                              "A Lion Doesn't Concern Himself With The Opinions Of Sheep"
                          ],
                          evening: [
                              "The Night Is Dark And Full Of Terrors",
                              "Night Gathers And Now My Watch Begins",
                              "Winter Is Coming",
                              "Power Resides Where Men Believe It Resides. It's A Trick, A Shadow On The Wall, And A Very Small Man Can Cast A Very Large Shadow"
                          ]
                      }
                  }
              },
              {
                  module: "currentweather",
                  position: "top_right",
                  config: {
                      location: "Corby",
                      locationID: "2652381",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt
                      appid: "39ab36a3fa513354fbe406263f175c07"
                  }
              }
          ]
      };
      
      

      Everything is ok according to jslint but something has got to be not working. Incidentally if I use the sample file and don’t change anything I have the same problem.

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        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @jade
        last edited by Jul 14, 2017, 11:33 AM

        @jade said in Config.js file Syntax:

        When I first started using Linux I was taught the very bad habit of switching to the root user and doing everything as root, so I moved the file into where it needs to be in /home/pi but I still have the same problem

        Again, I hate to refer to the Complete Setup Tutorial but item #7 of Notes at the very beginning of the tutorial states:
        "DO NOT INSTALL MagicMirror² as the root user! Always do it as the regular, non privileged pi user"

        With that said, your config is not the problem. I just tested it and it fired right up.
        0_1500031554343_v.JPG

        Unless, it’s not named correctly (config.js) or MM can’t find it at its proper path

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

        J 1 Reply Last reply Jul 14, 2017, 11:39 AM Reply Quote 0
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          jade @Mykle1
          last edited by Jul 14, 2017, 11:39 AM

          @Mykle1 I’m wondering if the problem was actually that I was using a Pi 0, I’m testing now on a Pi 2 and I’ve run the automatic installer, though it is now just sitting doing absolutely nothing, the last thing it said is:

          >node-gyp rebuild > build_log.txt 2>&1 || exit 0
          

          And now it’s just sitting there. It hasn’t bought the prompt back up yet so maybe I’m being impatient.

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            Anhalter42 @jade
            last edited by Jul 14, 2017, 12:06 PM

            @jade several people were struggling with PI0 IIRC. Search the forum (for example start here).

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              jade @Anhalter42
              last edited by Jul 14, 2017, 12:22 PM

              @Anhalter42 I’ve got it mostly up and running on Pi 2 now, my only issue now is it’s loading a black screen with no info, the terminal says launching application and then access denied to IP address 0.0.0.0/0 I have no idea what’s going on now!

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                jade @Anhalter42
                last edited by Jul 14, 2017, 12:39 PM

                @Anhalter42 Ok, it’s all good, I just took the ipWhitelist section from the sample pasted it in and now I have a working mirror that sporadically gives me game of thrones quotes! My office at work is now much brighter!

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                  bhepler Module Developer @jade
                  last edited by Jul 14, 2017, 5:16 PM

                  @jade said in Config.js file Syntax:

                  now I have a working mirror that sporadically gives me game of thrones quotes! My office at work is now much brighter!

                  Well, you do until he kills off another Stark child.

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