sudo Raspi-config 

Advanced Options -> GL Drivers -> Legacy.

“legacy” and “normal” drivers are the same thing.

For those who run across this and want to do it yourself:

@Sean said in MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth:

@mrdenmark
I think multi-instances are possible, but all the instances will display same result unless you modify the source of each instance.

This is correct. I’ve got it completely solved. Instructions are written for Raspberry Pi.

1. Install the module once using original directions.
2. Change to the modules home directory:

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules

1. Copy the module from it’s install directory to a new directory, so you have multiple copies (I used MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth2):

cp -r MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth2

1. Change to new directory:

cd MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth2

1. Rename files MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth.css and MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth.js to new directory name.

mv MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth.css MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth2.css
mv MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth.js MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth2.js

5.  Modify the following lines - // and everything after it is my note: 

```js
dom.id = "CXMM" // Change "CXMM" to another id, I used CXMM2
colors.id = "CXMM_COLOR_TRICK" // Change CXMM to same as dom.id  
var trick = document.getElementById("CXMM_COLOR_TRICK") // Change CXMM again
Module.register("MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth", { // Change MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth to name of directory
return ["MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth.css"] // change to name of CSS file. 

1. Change every instance of ‘moment()’ to ‘moment().add(1, “month”)’ in the file except for the two “Today” calls:

Example:

// Change

var startCalDate = moment().locale(locale).startOf('month').startOf('week')
var endCalDate = moment().locale(locale).endOf('month').endOf('week')

// To: 

var startCalDate = moment().add(1, "month").locale(locale).startOf('month').startOf('week')
var endCalDate = moment().add(1, "month").locale(locale).endOf('month').endOf('week')
```js 
// DO NOT CHANGE THESE
// var startToday (If today is the 15th, it'll mark the 15th of next month as today if it's changed)
// var endToday (If today is the 15th, it'll mark the 15th of next month as today if it's changed)
// moment. (No "()") - Other function, not using moment library
//  moment(anything) - special function

1. In the renamed CSS file change all instances of CXMM to new dom.id name - If you don’t do this, you’ll get a string of numbers up the side.

2. In your config.js file - call it as a separate module:

{
module: "MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth2",
position: "bottom_right",
refreshInterval: 60*2.5*1000,
}, 
{
module: "MMM-CalendarExtMinimonth",
position: "bottom_right",
refreshInterval: 60*2.5*1000,
}, 

Make other changes to CSS as for default instructions.

Enjoy!

This is the fun part of the process. Figuring out what’s best to do for YOU.

I Would:

• Get a fan “hat” for your Pi.
• Use heat sinks
• If you use the HDMI outputs, use the one closest to the power plug.
• Know your power supply is proper for the unit. (Bad power = bad experience).
• Install using @sdetweil scripts. (See: https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#alternative-installation-methods)

I Wouldn’t:

• Follow any old guides regarding magic mirror or follow guides not on the magicmirror.builders website - They may have bad information.
• forget to specify your OS version when searching for help (major system breaking changes happen between releases, so always search for things like this “Static IP address using buster”)
• ask questions before searching for an answer (We’ve been through it all).
• be afraid to ask questions here - no question is stupid, just some are already answered.

– Good luck, may your project be successful.

One of the best commands to know is

 npm run config:check

Start at the topmost error and work your way down the file - it’s got lots of problems, but is easily fixed. Also, I highly recommend a graphical type editor if possible - Geany is what I use.

I installed samba on my magic mirror so I can edit with the PC version of Geany and save it right to the Pi. It’s great.

MagicMirror Module to display a calendar with multiple months

A mini-calendar with as many months as the user wants, assuming screen space is available.

Download

https://www.github.com/BKeyport/MMM-Multimonth

Installation

Clone this repository in your ~/MagicMirror/modules/ folder ( $ cd ~MagicMirror/modules/ ):

git clone https://github.com/BKeyport/MMM-Multimonth.git

Using the module

To use this module, add it to the modules array in the config/config.js file:

{
  module: 'MMM-Multimonth',
	position: 'top_left', // can be any of the postions
	config: { // Optional - will default to 3 months, with one previous and one next. 
	  startMonth: -1, // Define when you start from current month (negative is before current, zero is current, positive is in future) 
		monthCount: 3, //  How many months to display 
	}
}

Many thanks to kirash for the inspiration with the monthly_calendar module, sdetweil and lavolp3 for the help in coding and CSS work. Without your help, this would just be a pipe dream.

This is still a very basic module, but I felt it was good enough for release to the public. Please, if you have any suggestions for improvement, let me know, I’m learning Javascript and CSS as I write this, and I dream of much bigger things.

Versioning

0.1 Initial release, English / Sunday first only
0.2 Change code to improve functionality, allow for some localization - will not move start of week yet, but will change languages with system.
0.25 Temporary fix to allow module to refresh highlighted day of week - sometime between midnight and 1am, wasn’t doing any refresh at all in new MM configuration, didn’t realize it because I rebooted my system nightly for another tool I no longer use. Will adjust later to join in the midnight madness…
0.3 Now properly refreshes at midnight.

I’d just run a fan through a couple of extra holes in the frame… Easy – if you get the right voltage, you could just use the pi for powering it.

Yep.

			dateFormat: "M/D h:mm a",

That’ll fix it.

Same here, if I’m not using the legacy driver, all hell breaks loose.

yes, as a matter of fact. Fixes the centering too if you have that problem:

custom.css in css subdirectory:

.MMM-NewsFeedTicker .image {
position: absolute;
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
margin-left: 0;
height: 40px; /* set to your image size */
z-index: 1;
background-color: #FFF;
bottom: 0;
left: 0px;

}

@thedoorsfanatic clearly you cut a wire when pulling it apart. use plastic, patience, and small moves.

@PHAGE-GOV yes.

I forgot one:

Don’t freak out about the “Mirror” in the name. It don’t have to be a mirror. Much creativity is coming from not even bothering to do a mirror - My setup, for instance, is filling a former passthrough in my office… It’ll be a monitor covered with clear material, then wrapped with a face wood and framed to look decent.

This is the fun part of the process. Figuring out what’s best to do for YOU.

I Would:

• Get a fan “hat” for your Pi.
• Use heat sinks
• If you use the HDMI outputs, use the one closest to the power plug.
• Know your power supply is proper for the unit. (Bad power = bad experience).
• Install using @sdetweil scripts. (See: https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#alternative-installation-methods)

I Wouldn’t:

• Follow any old guides regarding magic mirror or follow guides not on the magicmirror.builders website - They may have bad information.
• forget to specify your OS version when searching for help (major system breaking changes happen between releases, so always search for things like this “Static IP address using buster”)
• ask questions before searching for an answer (We’ve been through it all).
• be afraid to ask questions here - no question is stupid, just some are already answered.

– Good luck, may your project be successful.

Honestly, I would resort to an out-of-MagicMirror experience. I whipped up some python code using GPIOZero to replace MMM-Buttons, for instance…

Here’s what I’ve done.

Everything I modify, including instructions for things that can’t be moved is stored in a “MyConfigs” directory on my harddrive, with symlinks in the original folder - so config.js and custom.css is actually symlinks in the magicmirror folders.

Modifications to modules that I do are all forked off the original and stored independently.

It took me literally 5 minutes to get config up again after a SD Card blowout…

Pros: no work to get unmodified modules and MagicMirror up to current.

Cons: remembering the dang symlink command. I’m gonna write a script.

FYI. the bolt is still active, fresh copy of the OS downloaded from their website, on RPI3b+. whipped it together so to test for mirror frame placement.

@joshajh No. I rotated between single modules and ran it portrait mode even.

@joshajh I used the official screen for a long time for a desktop viewer.

As with anything, you get what you pay for. Mine run off canakit power supplies. Works extremely well.

@uros76 The icons are straight from font awesome, and part of the base package, from what I understand. Not having icons might be indicative of a weak connection to the 'net.