@sdetweil This is not a Docker install.

I would note that I had a very difficult time with installing Pi OS even before I got to the point of using your alternative MM install script.
I tried to run the script again just a few minutes before this reply with the same result. The log file should be on its way to you via your address.

I am going to run through the Pi OS install then follow right behind with a fresh attempt at MM install.
The folks who manage the Pi OS just upgraded the Imager tool last week.
Coincidentally I did two separate Pi OS installs in last couple of weeks. One was before the Imager was upgraded, and one after the Imager upgrade.

Had no issues with the Pi OS install via the older Imager tool. After the upgrade I had nothing but trouble. My low level of programming knowledge tells me that the problem is with the Pi OS image , not the imager tool but either way, it may be that the failure to install the MM is being caused by whatever is causing me trouble with Pi OS setup.

I want to see what happens start to finish.

I am setting up a new MM and using Sam’s alternative install method. I have done this several times with no issues.
I copied the script as instructed, executed it. It runs for a bit but then I get the following failure message.
This is being done via Pi Connect.
Here are the lines I get.

Installing helper tools ...
nvm_command is sudo n v22.18.0
installing correct version of node and npm, please wait
tar: bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
Error: failed to extract archive for 22.18.0
node failed to install, exiting

@sdetweil I’ve done that. I intend to follow-up with those folks tomorrow. There are a few NWS API pages that indicate what options are available and while they show various iterations of Forecast, Current is not in the list. They have the api set where you can plug in GPS coordinates, the NWS office that manages those GPS coordinates and it will generate the https address so you just plug it into the module. That is what I did a few years ago when I first built that MM.
I am going to look at Observations options at bottom of the picture to see if the have changed the format.

I am using the default weather module and accessing the Weather.gov option to give me both the current weather and the forecast using “current” and forecast options. They are stacked one above the other.
About a month ago the “current” option quit working and I am leaning toward NWS changing the API to a different term. Does anyone have experience with that module using weather.gov as who they are pulling the data from that might have some insight?

I am in the process of getting an older MM up to date and doing some tweaking of individual modules while I am at it.
When I load config.js file into VS Code, it looks like two instances of Code launch but the Pi appears to lock up and become unresponsive and I have to toggle power to get it to reset.
I say “it looks like” because the locked up Pi shows two instances of Code in the Pi OS version of the task bar.
The mirror runs fine, does what it is supposed to do, and I can edit the config file in one of the other editors with no issues.
I did uninstall and reinstall Code but that did not help.

@sdetweil Thank You

Hello folks
It’s been a while since I’ve built a new MM and was looking at Sam’s installation script on Github. Down a bit is a section about other browsers. I had never heard of Midori so Googled it and on Wikipedia there is the following text.

In 2019, the Midori project was acquired by the Astian Foundation.[7][8] After the acquisition, the project became a derivative of the Firefox browser.[9]

Can anyone opine on this as I do not want to go down some browser rabbit hole. The Github dates for Midori are very old and the links that point to Astian.org as a source for the code are spitting out a 404 error.
I am assuming this is optional to use as a browser within MM.
It seems like Midori has died and maybe just to use Firefox rather than a Firefox derivative (Midori)??

@sdetweil Thanks, I do appreciate it.
Are you supporting Wayland going forward and just letting the old [name I can’t remember] wither away to old app/process heaven?

That was good where you and the other current administrators put together that list of modules that were no longer maintained. Saw Mykle’s name in there which is too bad. He provided me with some good guidance on occasion.

Magic Mirrors are going to be my Christmas gifts this year so time to get cracking!!

Since it has been about a century since I’ve built a MM, the most important keystroke combo which is to toggle Fullscreen mode on and off that I used no longer works.
What is the current set of keys or specific key I need to use to get the MM out of fullscreen. Pi 5 w 8GB

@sdetweil You’ve got that right. I think the model you all are using is on the spot. Whether it is the Magic Mirror or those folks doing open source operating systems and front-ends for 3d printers you kind of have to be a tinkerer at heart and while companies think they can make money by filling a niche for people who aren’t tinkerers, I think they will find it more of a challenge than they realize.

I have to go to a doctor every month and chatting with one of the PA’s it turns out he has same 3d printer as me. He has never run it. He assembled it but did not know it was on him to compile/configure the software. It is a massive paperweight as of last time I asked.

Same with these Magic Mirrors. It’s on the person who builds it to configure it to their personal liking. When you first install the basic package, that’s just the start.

I was looking to see if I could use a stylus on a Pi 7" touchscreen and and in poking around various sellers of these small screens came across that Waveshare deal.