Hi there,
2 years ago I built my own RIBBA-MagicMirror using a 19" TFT monitor. The monitor`s energy consumption is 25W. This is why I am using a PIR for saving energy. But, is has to switch on many times a day because it is standing on the relatively crowded floor.
This I why I would like to ask for a more energy saving idea. At first e-ink displays came to my mind, of MM does not show IP cam feeds or similar.
Is there a energy saving MagicMirror out there ?
No one? Why does MM not update to the newest version?
Hi,
Tried to update MM to newest version using git pull & npm install via ssh.
But, all I get is this (german) error messsage:
fatal: Kein Remote-Repository angegeben. Bitte geben Sie entweder eine URL
oder den Namen des Remote-Repositories an, von welchem neue
Commits angefordert werden sollen.
Could someone tell me the the solution for this problem?
Hi,
started my MM after several months not using it.
At first I executed sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y.
The following error occurred:
Konfigurationsdatei »/etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart«
==> Geändert (von Ihnen oder von einem Skript) seit der Installation.
==> Paketverteiler hat eine aktualisierte Version herausgegeben.
Wie möchten Sie vorgehen? Ihre Wahlmöglichkeiten sind:
Y oder I : Die Version des Paket-Betreuers installieren
N oder O : Die momentan installierte Version beibehalten
D : Die Unterschiede zwischen den Versionen anzeigen
Z : Eine Shell starten, um die Situation zu begutachten
Der Standardweg ist das Beibehalten der momentanen Version.
*** autostart (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [Vorgabe=N] ? N
Neue Version der Konfigurationsdatei /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/desktop.conf wird installiert ...
Neue Version der Konfigurationsdatei /etc/xdg/menus/lxde-pi-applications.menu wird installiert ...
Openbox-Message: Konnte das Display aus der Umgebungsvariable DISPLAY nicht öffnen.
The desktop has been updated.
Some obsolete configuration files have been removed and backed up in ~/oldconffiles.
To apply the updates, please reboot your Pi, and then select one of the options on the Defaults page in Appearance Settings.
Unable to init server: Verbindung ist gescheitert:Verbindungsaufbau abgelehnt
(zenity:26783): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/xdg/lxpanel/profile/LXDE-pi/panels/panel ...
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/xdg/lxpanel/profile/LXDE-pi/config ...
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autokey.sh ...
Later I tried to update MM to 2.6 using git pull && npm install, but I got the error:
“fatal: Kein Git-Repository (oder irgendein Elternverzeichnis): .git”
What went wrong ?
Hello,
I‘m using the PIR python-script-method.
It is working fine… but, my mirror is installed in a floor, where people are crossing the mirror several times a day without looking at it.
It would be a helpful solution, if the script switches on the monitor if a person is standing in front of the mirror for 6 seconds.
Is there a possibility for modifying the script ?
Thank you, done this several times… but this time I haven´t seen it…
Hi there,
I flashed a brand new SD card with Raspbian Stretch and installed MM 2.41 using “bash -c “$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh)””
During this installation the script asked me, if I want to use pm2 for starting MM automatically at start up. I´ve chosen “yes”, but MM did not start at the end of the boot.
So, I tried:
sudo npm install -g pm2
pm2 startup
cd ~
nano mm.sh
and added the lines:
“cd ~/MagicMirror
DISPLAY=:0 npm start”
Then:
chmod +x mm.sh
pm2 start mm.sh
pm2 save
But, MM is not starting after the end of the boot sequence.
I have to type in “pm2 start mm.sh” every time, but it is not working automatically.
Could someone help ?
Anyone?
Monitor is freezing or switching on/off all the time…
Hi there,
i took my 1-year-old MagicMirror and switched from a Raspberry Pi 3B to a 3B+. I flashed the newest Raspbian Stretch to my SD card and installed MagicMirror 2.41 without any problems.
After installing a couple of modules, I added a python script to crontab for fan controlling in cases of a system temperature over 58 degrees.
I set up the PIR-sensor for switching on/off the monitor behind the mirror using MMM-Display-Controller - it is not a module.
All this hardware and software was working in my old MagicMirror-Setup. The difference from the old to the new MagicMirror is the MagicMirror Version 2.41, Raspberry 3B+ and the fan python script.
The new setup was working fine, too, including the PIR-sensor. But, after running fine for 1-2 boot sequences, it all comes to the same:
Sometimes, the system is answering via SSH - sometimes, it answers after a couple of minutes.
I am very dissapointed - put a lot of work into this mirror…
Could someone help ?
Why is the new installed system freezing or showing a blank screen after all was working fine ? Are there any known problems with the Raspberry Pi 3B+ ? Is there a log I can post ?
Thanks in advance…
Hi there,
after months of not using my MagicMirror, I wanted to modify some components.
I changed the Raspberry Pi 3 to a 3B+ and put the SD card into the newer one.
Now, nothing is working like before…
Raspbian is working very slow… most of the time the OS hangs for 2-3 minutes before executing my orders.
I updated Raspbian using sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y and pushed MagicMirrorOS to 2.41 using git pull & npm install. Then I switched to the GL driver via raspi-config.
MagicMirror shows the screen like in good old times, but the modules are not updating after their initial screen. System temperature, for example, is showing 49 degrees all the time.
Installed a PIR-script for my PIR-sensor, which was working fine in the past. Now, after 10 seconds, it is showing the screen for 5 seconds and switches it off again.
The hole system is slow like hell…
At the moment I am very dissapointed… tried to get it running several times using a SD backup…
Is there anything I have to think about after switching the Raspberry Pi to a newer version ?