@BKeyport another way I also do it is I use GoogleAssistant and then use what they call a recipe these recipes you can make yourself on my recipe I have turned the lights on so as long as I have my microphone on and link to the mirror I can turn the lights on and off https://wiki.bugsounet.fr/MMM-GoogleAssistant

@sdetweil - Thanks for the help here and offline. My problem is solved, and for the sake of others following is the resolution. Problem: MagicMirror install script outputs node.js errors on new RaspbianOS install running under VirtualBox. Diagnosis [by sdetweil]: “so, the problem is that the intel raspian is a hybrid, x86_64 kernel with a i386 user runtime. and they stopped making a nodejs for i386 after node 12” Solution: Rebuilt the virtual machine using Ubuntu instead of RaspbianOS. [I’m sure any Debian or other Linux distribution would work just fine…] Thanks again - I can now use this as a dev machine and spare myself the risks associated with fiddling with the production machine!

@wishmaster270 Great start, now to adjust to fit… 🤣 Edit: here I am adjusting it and trying to figure out why it wouldn’t move up to the bar, then I realized, you had it in Top Center. 😞😞😞😞😖😖😖😖

@BKeyport https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/104181/colored-emojis-in-chromium

for clarification: it doesn’t matter if you update or not. With the updates you have a new readme file (which is irrelevant for the install) and improved thai language files (only relevant if you use thai language).

@BKeyport ther are two logs the node_helper logs to stdout from npm start or pm2 (which does an npm start via the script pm2 starts) the modulesname.js runs in the browser and logs to the browser log

@BKeyport I do not see that. 3 different systems, phone, laptop and desktop

Put down as a google bug.

Devil in the details, again. :)

@Foxy25 It’s a warning, not an error. Likely no issue. Something we don’t use. I brought it up solely because it’s there.

After playing with various options for countdown clocks, and not really liking any of them, I’ve decided to revive an old module, and make it my way… Much credit to the original author. MMM-CountDown2 This is a module for the MagicMirror² which can count down the days to a date/event. This module is an updated version of MMM-Countdown. [image: 1650655250228-20548f2e-a1b9-4f9b-9bc5-94fa0213c35f-image.png] Using the module To use this module, add the following configuration block to the modules array in the config/config.js file: var config = { modules: [ { module: 'MMM-CountDown2', config: { // See configuration options } } ] } Configuration options Option Description position Required Where do you want to place the counter (use standard magicmirror positions) event Required Name of event to count down to (displayed above counter) date Required Date to count down to (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) showHours Decide whether or not to display the hours. Default is true showMinutes Decide whether or not to display the minutes. Default is true showSeconds Decide whether or not to display the seconds. Default is true customInterval Change the update interval which will help reduce load if you are only showing specific time metrics. Default is 1000 daysLabel Choose how you wish to display your Days label. Default is d hoursLabel Choose how you wish to display your Hours label. Default is h minutesLabel Choose how you wish to display your Minutes label. Default is m secondsLabel Choose how you wish to display your Seconds label. Default is m If either of the above are missing, the module will count down to the New Millenium (3000-01-01) Version History V1.0 - Adjust name, Fix counters to show 0# under 10s for all but days, remove unneeded fluff, not allow to go past time. adjust for my uses. Publish v1.01 - CSS now works through MMM-CountDown2.css - please use custom.css to override as you like. Planned work Setup more options. Make labels more intuitive/optional. Make sections “optional” under condition. EG: if time left is over 1 day, don’t show seconds. I’d like to work on integrating with calendar module(s), but that’s very long term at this point.

@mykle1 Yeah, I was looking for my modules too. :)

@bert269 It’s likely a missing required piece, like it was for me. take a look at logs. if using PM2, I suggest multiple terminal windows to your system, then on one: pm2 logs and the other pm2 restart MagicMirror (or other name that you use for MagicMirror)

@sdetweil ahh. I see. I’ll have to get a fresh install going to play. Seems fonts are 1.5x bigger on the “normal” modes, and way smaller on the former smaller fonts. Breaks a couple of modules, MMM-Worldclock being one of 'em.

@sdetweil Ha!

@bkeyport said in Cached pictures in iFrame: I’m trying to understand how to use the example, bro. Been there. I only knew because I came across the same issue and didn’t know what to do, too. You’ll notice that I stated that Sean and Strawberry taught me the solution. Anyway, it looks like you worked it out. Good on ya, mate! :thumbsup:

This is really my first module, Decided to make it public because I could see others using it. For a while now, I’ve been using OMXPlayer as an external operation, as the video players are much more stable outside of MagicMirror for some reason. I’ve needed a blank area of the screen to allow a space for the video player to roam, but wanted a module to use the area directly below it. Here’s my solution. All it does is provide a blank area in a region, defined in pixels (px). That’s it. Simple, quick, easy. No CSS. No Mess. No Screenshot, as it’s a blank area. :) Installation Clone this repository in your ~/MagicMirror/modules/ folder ( $ cd ~MagicMirror/modules/ ): git clone https://github.com/BKeyport/MMM-Block.git Using the module To use this module, add it to the modules array in the config/config.js file next to the module you’d like to move (Above the module if you want to move a module DOWN, below the module if you wanna move the module UP) { module: 'MMM-Block', position: "top_right", config: { height: 600, } }, The only config option is “height” - as seen above. Set it to the pixels (px) you’d like to move an item.

I’d like to see the current region set expanded and adjusted: Currently we have: top_bar, bottom_bar top_left, bottom_left, top_center, bottom_center, top_right, bottom_right upper_third, lower_third middle_center fullscreen_below, fullscreen above. I’d like to see the grid a bit differently: Vertically: Top, Middle, Bottom. Horizontally: Left, Center, Right. 3x3 grid, in essence. Also, I’d like to see the ability to span two spots, say Top_center_right This would make it much better for portrait mode screens.

So, my independent OMX solution for my camera won’t work anymore. They’ve updated their firmware to use H.265, and abandoned H.264. both FFMPeg and VLC picks up the new stream flawlessly, but of course, there’s no module that works that I can find that uses either of those. (RTSP-stream is broken beyond help, IMO) Anyone got any suggestions on what to use? Thanks!

@UncleRoger No, it wasn’t that. I forgot about that code. I might go back in and grab it and offer it to the other version once updated.