Check your internet connection at the mirror. Several modules are set to update on the hour.
Did you update your raspbian installation? Like so:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo raspi-config and find the section that allocates memory to the graphics processing (I think it is under “advanced options”). I have mine set to 128 MB.Good luck.
@BD0G - Yeah, that’s a good idea. Right now, so long as nobody bumps it, it should be okay. The spade connectors include a little bit of insulation at the joint where you crimp them down. The plug really is a nifty little addition.
The 2nd mirror I made was for my office using a really wide piece of one-way mirror that I had fall into my lap. After a lot of tribulations, I got it done. But I was never really happy with it. The mounting system was clunky, it hung away from the wall a lot, there was a huge dead space in the middle, I used two different processors for the monitors, power was via a concealed power strip mounted on the wall, etc.
I just finished upgrading the double-wide mirror to a triple-monitor setup. New frame, new facing, better mounting and a power plug that I highly recommend to anyone.
First, I build the support frame. I added a rabbit around the inside to hold the glass.
Next I built the facing out of chair rail molding. This is the same material as previous (the boss likes it).
After staining the facing, I joined the support frame to the facing. Eventually, the glass will sandwich between these two pieces. The metal L brackets are screwed in so that I can transport the entire thing as a unit and detach the pieces when it’s time to migrate the glass from the existing mirror to the new frame.
Next, I cut a hole for the power plug. I found these on Amazon. I did have to wait a couple weeks while they shipped from China, but I think they were worth the wait. No more inline switches on power cords!
The power port is wired into a power strip that I also bought off of Amazon. This will provide a place for the monitors and Pi to plug in. It just has enough slots. I’m using every AC and USB socket on this thing. I tried glueing it to the support frame but it didn’t work. I ended up zip tying it in place.
Quick testing to make sure I didn’t miswire anything. You can see some other steps here: the support frame has been painted black so it won’t show through the one way glass. The holes in the support frame for the power cords and USB cords have been drilled and the cords are threaded. The power cords were snipped in order to make it through the holes, so I reconnected those with some wire nuts. There are some pieces of scrap wood on the support frame that are screwed in with one screw. Those hold the monitor up against the glass so the monitor doesn’t slide out due to gravity. They’ll rotate into place one the monitors are in position up against the glass.
After testing, I took it to work and installed in over about 3 hours. I had someone in the office help me which was a lifesaver. It’s heavy! We took down the old mirror, disassembled it, moved the glass over to the new frame, screwed the facing on, flipped it over, removed the monitors from the old mirror, took off the bezels, installed them in the new mirror, took down the old VESA mounts, put up the new French cleats and then finally hung the mirror.
I went back today to configure it. I think it turned out really well!
https://youtu.be/A4nr88bGblI
@sdetweil - Brand new Buster installation on a RPi 3B+. Installation script worked as expected.
I had trouble with pm2 on my existing mirror too. I ended up upgrading to the latest pm2 in order to get it to remember to start on boot.
At this point, I think your script is handling it properly. Thanks for the quick replies!
hi,in this config i am unable to add a line under position in compliments to insert config.
If you are using the nano editor, you can go to the end of the line above where you want to insert the new line and then press enter. That will give you a new line to play with.
i can do this in config.sample and config.file which is a copy.
can anyone explain this please.
For starters, the name of the file is config.js. It has to be named exactly that in order for the system to work. So I would recommend that you copy your config.sample to config.js by entering cp config.sample config.js and then start your mirror process.
Once you have a working config file, we can work on modifying it.
@sdetweil - No worries. I have a spare Pi and a SD card I can use. I’ll get it cranked out tonight. I’ll get you that info.
@sdetweil - Woohoo! A testament to your hard work and skill. Good job, dude.
@sdetweil - I pulled this from the official GitHub page: sudo npm install -g pm2. Once I ran that, I just changed to the ~/MagicMirrors/installers folder and told pm2 to run/maintain it: pm2 start mm.sh
@sdetweil - No joke. I whinge, but I love your installer. It’s yards above the official installer.