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    • Mykle1M Offline
      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer
      last edited by

      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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      • jadeJ Offline
        jade @Mykle1
        last edited by jade

        @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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        • Mykle1M Offline
          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @jade
          last edited by

          @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

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          • jadeJ Offline
            jade @Mykle1
            last edited by

            @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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            • A Offline
              Anhalter42 @jade
              last edited by

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

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              • jadeJ Offline
                jade @Anhalter42
                last edited by

                @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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                • jadeJ Offline
                  jade @Anhalter42
                  last edited by

                  @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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                  • bheplerB Offline
                    bhepler Module Developer @jade
                    last edited by

                    @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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