Pi Zero

[evos]

@Mitchfarino I’m using a Pi Zero (Raspbian Jessie Lite) with the node serveronly option. After that Kweb browser starts in kiosk mode.

Installation on Pi Zero

Install Node with dpkg (apt repo has old version)

• sudo wget http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb
• sudo dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb

Install npm

• sudo apt-get install npm

Install MagicMirror

• cd /home/pi/
• git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror
• sudo npm install

Install Kweb and unclutter

• sudo apt-get install kweb
• sudo apt-get install unclutter (removes cursor)

Autostart at boot

• Setup autologin with raspi-config (http://elinux.org/RPi_raspi-config), mode: Console Autologin
• Create script /home/pi/start.sh:

cd ~/MagicMirror
node serveronly &
sleep 30
xinit /usr/bin/kweb -KJE4 “http://localhost:8080”

• Edit /home/pi/.bashrc
• Add /home/pi/start.sh at the bottom.

[Neokamikaze]

Hi,

I modify the installation file for Pi0. But the program don’t start. My Post “npm-do-not-start”
and the file.
0_1469782479446_MagicMirrorInstallPi0.sh

I don’t find the solution for the moment.

[evos]

@Neokamikaze I did not use the installation script, the above method works for me.

[Neokamikaze]

Ok thanks

[Neokamikaze]

Now is ok for the Pi0. But just for install Kweb.
i use this commands:

wget http://steinerdatenbank.de/software/kweb-1.7.3.tar.gz
tar -xzf kweb-1.7.3.tar.gz
cd kweb-1.7.3
./debinstall

[nigel-daniels]

I’ve just tried out running MM2 on a Pi0. It all seems to load up using the server only but when I fire up kweb I just end up with a blank screen. This was a new install so I used the basic config file and added my own data (e.g. weather app key, etc.). I’m new to using MM2 as well so I was not sure if I should be seeing lines like:

No helper found for module: nnnn

As far as I can tell the calendar and newsfeed have started, but nothing is displayed :(

Any recommendations on the diagnostic steps I need to take?

[KirAsh4]

Hopefully the community can help you out here as the Pi0 is not supported. Some people may have gotten it to work though …

[Mitchfarino]

@evos I’ve only just seen this. Awesome work! I’ll check it out!

This means I can free up my Pi3 for something else

[Neokamikaze]

Hi All,

MM2 works on Pi0. If you want install MM2 on Pi0 use the @evos process or use my install file.
MagicMirrorInstallPi0.sh

[nigel-daniels]

@Neokamikaze thanks, I’d manually got to the same sort of place the script would have got me to… It would have got me there faster ;) Further testing has shown it was my set up of kweb that was at fault not MM2 (the page loaded correctly with firefox). I was testing the page in regular browser mode before using kiosk mode so I can perfect my own config.sh. It turned out I had jScript and cookies off, with these enabled fixed the issue I was seeing.

Thanks for all your great work on getting MM2 working on the Pi0!