@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 file

Thanks for the help!

@cowboysdude

• 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

@yawns
Upvote.

Sorry that I seem to have kicked a hornet’s nest – I was just reading that people had had problems, and found a way that worked for me. But yes, updating etc is not going to work. And yes, GIT pulls are best…

BUT for real Noobs (been there, done that), GIT might be a bit “weird”, while ZIP is recognized.

Bottom line:
This all works - use @yo-less instructions, then either go the ZIP route (where you have to remove the -master) OR the GIT route (nice & easy).

Thanks everyone for finding all the problems. Let’s leave this with the conclusion that THIS AWESOME MAGIC MIRROR works on Win-boxes too!

@strawberry-3.141

Hmm - you SURE? I must have been lucky, since it worked for me just the way I described it (though I had to rename the extracted ZIPs by removing the -master extension: that’s why I published my results: so that others would also succeed). On my Win10, I successfully installed at least

Wunderground
MMM-forecast-io
Wunderlist
Valentine

(and probably a few others - would need to check).

Like I said, probably I was just lucky. But it worked for me.

[@cowboysdude said I should rename (have not tried it, though you stated that that would not work?)]

Thanks for reading/commenting.

@cowboysdude - DUH. Sorry - good point!

THIS is the setup that worked GREAT for me:
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/236/complete-setup-tutorial

Really - even someone like me could not mess it up.

Works like a charm! (except that folders constantly have the post-name _Master - which you need to remove: after installation, make sure everything “lives” in the folder C:\MagicMirror (or similar)

Notes on how to install modules - here are MY 2 cents:
Find the module you like; go to the GTT depository but select “Downloads as Zip”. Find the ZIP file and extract it into the MODULES subdirectory (in my example, C:\MagicMirror\modules). RENAME the folder you just created by removing the trailing _Master.
Presto. Works great.

@PointPubMedia
Sorry - what are you trying to ask me? I can send you “my” module (basically hacked KirAsh’s a bit - works like a charm). I’m actually trying to use the “Carousel” right now…

@PointPubMedia
I like @barnabycolby 's version (ie exempting all but the ones you want to rotate) a lot.
But here is something KirAsh4 made for me a while ago
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/373/alternating-modules-to-save-on-real-estate/3
that will do the job too - and it will let you learn a bit java along the way

Enjoy

@PointPubMedia
Once I get home, i can post MY CRUDE hack for that…
I am on pacific time, though. So give me at least 10 hours

@samydp Wunderlist was down for most of the day yesterday - try it again now…

Found this when sending messages:
If I use this in config.js:

//              HELLOWORLD - use to ALERT user;
                      {
                      module: 'helloworld',
                      position: 'middle_center',
                      config: {
                              text: 'when is "The Last Gold"'
                      } // closes config
                      }, // closes module helloworld

(NOTE: no space btween double-quote and single-quote, I get a totally black screen. (Even when I look at it from a remote webbrowser)
However,

//              HELLOWORLD - use to ALERT user;
                      {
                      module: 'helloworld',
                      position: 'middle_center',
                      config: {
                              text: 'when is "The Last Gold" showing?'
                      } // closes config
                      }, // closes module helloworld

works just fine.

Other modules I am using:
alert
clock
MMM-Wunderlist (twice)
MMM-WunderGround
calendar (7 different ones)
newsfeed

I was able to reproduce this using pm2 reboot - I have NOT hard rebooted.

@Notumlord

• can you have a look at the suggested solution in
  https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/388/wunderlist-acess-token

that might help
best,

@paviro
COOL! Never thought of that. BTW: is there a limit to the number of lines displayed? It seems I top out at 10 - can you confirm that?

Re: Wunderlist - your todos on the mirror

@paviro
This is -apart from calendar- my favourite module! I have two request for enhancements:
a) If have have several lists in my lists: [] - would it be possible to separate them?

---

List 1
*item 1a
*item 1b
*item 1c

---

List 2
*item 2a
*item 2b

---

List 3

• item 3a
  etc

b) [much less important]: can they be SORTED by due date?

Minor minor, I know. But in case you are looking for ways to improve this great module, I thought I’d let you know

Thanks!

@Jakllo
I initially had that problem too - you need to be logged in as PI - not root.
I’d suggest starting all over: it really wont take that long. Follow the
tutorial @strawberry-3-141 mentioned (https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/236/complete-setup-tutorial) to the letter. It was written by @KirAsh4 & made all of my problem go away. I have now done it 4 times, getting it done in less than an hour from unpacking to having it all run!

My raspberry all of a sudden even connected via WiFi, and I am expecting my hair to grow back any day now.

I’m telling you - pure magic, these guys.

All the best

@yo-less :)
Thx - will keep an eye out for things

@yo-less
Woah - THATs why I like Linux hackers… simple problem followed by a solution that is WAY OVER THE TOP (and I mean that in the nicest possible way). Now there are probably setting to determine when the new day will start / how many days in advance / how to deal with Daylight-savings time etc. And since you stay up longer on Fridays and Saturdays than on the other days, that is probably also taken care of. Come to think of it, maybe the facial recognition software will determine by your frown if the data are confusing or not and readjust :)

Care to share what you “tweaked”? I love it!

@yo-less
See my problem - I was getting the hourly forecasts for TODAY as well as the “daily” forecast for TODAY (which I considered superfluous). Setting fcdaystart=1 simply removes todays “daily” forecast & resulted exactly in what I wanted:
today 3pm
today 9pm
tomorrow 3 am
all day tomorrow
all the day-after-tomorrow
etc

But tomorrow morning, I’ll see
9am
3pm
9pm
next day etc.

@amanzimdwini said in MMM-Wunderground - dates are off??:

@RedNax
Ahh - I guess that makes sense (kind of). Have to admit that I thought I remembered it did hourly for today; then daily for the next few days. I’ll look through the config to “remove” the daily forecast for today & post what I found.

config.js:
fcdaystart = "1"

Duh

Thanks