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raspberry-pi alternatives
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do a cron job to restart your raspi every night!
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- any SHORT intro on how to put a MM onto an old laptop with Ubuntu running on it?
I have it on two Pis (2 and 3); managed to get it onto a Win10 box - Ubuntu is next :)
Thanks
- any SHORT intro on how to put a MM onto an old laptop with Ubuntu running on it?
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@amanzimdwini Installing MM is easy on Unbuntu.
I downloaded it and unpacked it into MagicMirror folder then in a terminal window:
npm install
npm startStarts right up no issues :)
Pretty much everything works just as it did on a Pi except it’s a lot faster :)
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@cowboysdude It was nearly that easy… on LTS 16.04 on an ancient Dell:
sudo npm install (failed)
sudo apt install nodejs-legacy
sudo npm install (succeeded)
npm start
-> Please create a config.js fileThanks for the help!
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@cowboysdude said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
Starts right up no issues
Pretty much everything works just as it did on a Pi except it’s a lot fasterSo you’re running it on a Windows machine? I ask because I am too, only without being able to use the
sudocommand in Windows, some dependencies installations won’t work. i.e. MMM-voice. I really want to make a laptop MMM-NFL machine (with MMM-voice) for my son-in-law but that is the problem I am running into.So, have you used MMM-voice on anything other than a Raspberry Pi?
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@amanzimdwini said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
It was nearly that easy… on LTS 16.04 on an ancient Dell:
sudo npm install (failed)
sudo apt install nodejs-legacy
sudo npm install (succeeded)
npm start
-> Please create a config.js fileI may try this. I’ve got MM running on an old Compaq laptop. As you can see from my post above, I can’t install the dependencies for MMM-voice because
sudoisn’t recognized by WIndows and is required by the dependency installer. However, if I do as you did and make it an uBuntu machine, that might make life easier for me.Anyway, I’ve got nothing to lose by trying, except a little time
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@Mykle1 said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
@cowboysdude said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
Starts right up no issues
Pretty much everything works just as it did on a Pi except it’s a lot fasterSo you’re running it on a Windows machine? I ask because I am too, only without being able to use the
sudocommand in Windows, some dependencies installations won’t work. i.e. MMM-voice. I really want to make a laptop MMM-NFL machine (with MMM-voice) for my son-in-law but that is the problem I am running into.So, have you used MMM-voice on anything other than a Raspberry Pi?
I would format the laptop and install Unbuntu and run MM on that… I have a mini-itx with a 120G SD running Unbuntu and my 32" mirror… works well and you have the terminal window to install just as you would on a Pi… works great! :)
You can do in Windows10 but it takes more work… In Windows10 there is Bash on Unbuntu on Windows you just have to turn it on :)
I just Unbuntu. I did order an IR frame yesterday and under Windows it would be a 6 points of touch but under Linux it’s one… but still I’m happy with that :)
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@cowboysdude said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
I would format the laptop and install Unbuntu and run MM on that… I have a mini-itx with a 120G SD running Unbuntu and my 32" mirror… works well and you have the terminal window to install just as you would on a Pi… works great!
It’s funny, because uBuntu is where this all started for me (See my story in Show Your MIrror) so I shouldn’t have much trouble backtracking to that
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@Mykle1 Which is REALLY funny because it was where I started too! :)
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@cowboysdude said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
Which is REALLY funny because it was where I started too
Which is REALLY REALLY funny because that means there is hope for me ;-)
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@amanzimdwini said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
@cowboysdude It was nearly that easy… on LTS 16.04 on an ancient Dell:
sudo npm install (failed)
sudo apt install nodejs-legacy
sudo npm install (succeeded)
npm start
-> Please create a config.js fileThanks for the help!
Well in doing this so much sometimes forget to add little extra instructions…sorry!
Glad you got it working but it does work well!
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@Mykle1 said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
@cowboysdude said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
Which is REALLY funny because it was where I started too
Which is REALLY REALLY funny because that means there is hope for me ;-)
The fact that you refuse to give up means there is MUCH hope for you!! I think you’re doing quite well!!! Two months ago I wouldn’t even think to write a module… now I am working on them all the time… improving… tweaking… making new ones… I don’t release all of them but I make them :)
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Just wondering if it is possible to run the MM on this Banana Pi or on this ASUS Tinker Board and if any one tried that with good or bad results?
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@wizz said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
Just wondering if it is possible to run the MM on this Banana Pi or on this ASUS Tinker Board and if any one tried that with good or bad results?
If there is a nodejs version around, the MM will run. Not out of the box, but it will
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Ok than i have to check it is any Nodejs for any of them as i got this two just lying around and collecting dust :)
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@Mykle1 I have it on my working laptop (ie Win10) - slight pain, since I have to launch MM & it runs in a console in the background, so I regularly worry what that is :) I dumped it onto an old laptop (which actually works with Ubuntu!) & that headache is gone… Now I just glance over into the corner & know what I am working on (i LOVE Wunderlist). So it does work on Win10 and Ubuntu.
Good luck
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@amanzimdwini said in raspberry-pi alternatives:
So it does work on Win10 and Ubuntu.
Yes, thanks. And as of this very moment, I can confirm that an old Compaq Presario CQ57 laptop, with a fresh install of uBuntu 16.04 LTS, is running MagicMirror 2 without a hitch. And, more importantly, it’s running MMM-NFL and MMM-Voice for voice control of the module. Voice control was the important factor for me as it’s the only way to access almost all of the features on MMM-NFL As a super deluxe and surprising added benefit to the whole thing, MMM-Voice recognized, and is using, the built-in microphone of the laptop.
I’m dancing on air right now. This NFL machine is going to be a gift to my son-in-law who loves NFL football and Fantasy Football. I’m sure he’s going to love it and be the envy of all his friends.
@cowboysdude > I would format the laptop and install Unbuntu and run MM on that
Great peace of advice bro!
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