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    • RE: Weather.gov problem in default weather module.

      @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.

      api picture.jpg

      posted in Troubleshooting
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    • Weather.gov problem in default weather module.

      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?

      posted in Troubleshooting
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      ankonaskiff17
    • Updating an older MM

      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.

      posted in Troubleshooting
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    • RE: Midori Firefox Browser Question

      @sdetweil Thank You

      posted in General Discussion
      ankonaskiff17A
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    • Midori Firefox Browser Question

      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)??

      posted in General Discussion
      ankonaskiff17A
      ankonaskiff17
    • RE: Toggle Fullscreen

      @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!!

      posted in Utilities
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      ankonaskiff17
    • Toggle Fullscreen

      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

      posted in Utilities
      ankonaskiff17A
      ankonaskiff17
    • RE: Where have I seen this??

      @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.

      posted in General Discussion
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      ankonaskiff17
    • RE: Where have I seen this??

      @bugsounet I have been idle in the Magic Mirror end of things and came across that MM ad by accident.
      But I have been rehabilitating a 3d printer I bought and part of that has been installing some software, Klipper and Mainsail OS and something came up on their Discord which is potentially germane to Magic Mirror project.

      One of the larger manufacturers of printers, Creality, came out with a sort of pre-configured tablet style device to run their printers. It has Klipper under the pretty cover and Klipper is open source, so according to one of the prime maintainers of Klipper, Creality is supposed to make their rendition of Klipper available based on the usage license but that is his battle to fight if he so desires.

      The other point though is the part that I see as a somewhat double edged sword.
      The version of Klipper in the Creality product is apparently an older buggy version of Klipper. The Klipper maintainer commented to the Discord at large that "good luck getting Creality to troubleshoot their own product which I can relate to, as I bought one of their products and there is no documentation or support from Creality. The same may apply to people that buy a Waveshare Magic Mirror. Who helps when a purchaser messes it up. Sam and the other helpful folks on the MM Forum, or Waveshare? Especially if it is an outdated version of MM they are selling.

      If you want more people making Magic Mirrors you could facilitate that by getting Magic Mirror on to the Raspberry Pi Imager. I was flabbergasted to see DAKBOARD on the Imager as a downloadable Pi image. Flabergasted because I found MM by way of Dakboard which is the lamest MM Clone you could imagine for a monthly fee no less

      posted in General Discussion
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      ankonaskiff17
    • Where have I seen this??

      Talk about brazen.
      https://www.waveshare.com/product/raspberry-pi/laptop/all-in-one/13.3inch-magic-mirror-c4.htm

      Stolen.jpg

      posted in General Discussion
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