@sdetweil said in Getting MMM to open on the second monitor and correctly size:

n config.js u need to tell it where (left/right) to position the monitor in the display space.
add this to config.js
var config = {
electronOptions:{x:1920 }, // add this line, where x is the width of your 1st display

now orientation… you MAY be able to use also width and height… altho it says to fullscreen on that montitor, so it should work
electronOptions:{x:1920, width:xx, height: yy },

Great thank you for the advice I will try it later.

I have a second monitor to the right of my default monitor

The idea is to open MMM on that screen and have it scaled correctly which is about 220 x 330 mm, this monitor is mounted vertically.

Your help is appreciated.

@sdetweil Great thanks for the advice I will follow it.

I have managed to get this sorted by importing the .ics file from Gmail that is public and does not require authentication.

Next I have a problem with the .ics file since it only shows South African public holidays.

Other holidays such as Russian holidays, Christian and Orthodox holidays show on the Google Calendar but are not imported in the .ics file.

The default module looks like this.

url: ‘http://www.calendarlabs.com/templates/ical/US-Holidays.ics’,
symbol: ‘calendar’,
auth: {
user: ‘username’,
pass: ‘superstrongpassword’,
method: ‘basic’

However mine does not have the following.

auth: {
user: ‘username’,
pass: ‘superstrongpassword’,
method: ‘basic’

I tried to ad these manually but that just corrupts the code.

I am doing this in Windows 10 using Note++ to edit.

your help is appreciated

Finally found it

It resides in package.json

DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}

Deleted the above

" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js"

and it works

I get this screen again on both PC’s I have tried to install on.

Once before I had this problem the fix was to delete

Problem is now I can’t seem to find the correct place where this instruction is

Below is the message I get.

C:\Users\Dell Server>cd MagicMirror

C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror>npm start

magicmirror@2.11.0 start C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror
DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

‘DISPLAY’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.11.0 start: DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.11.0 start script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Dell Server\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-05-01T04_29_44_426Z-debug.log

C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror>

@Mykle1 said in How to add modules. For absolute beginners.:

There isn’t one because the only difference is the path to your config folder. So, navigate to your config folder (inside the MagicMirror folder) and open it. If you don’t find a config.js file there then you need to copy and paste the config.js.sample file and rename the copy to config.js. Once you have made or found a config.js file then you can just follow the tutorial from there.

Thank you very much, I will follow the instructions and see how I go.

@bhepler said in ENOENT yet the file exists within the Magic Mirror folder:

They’re pretty much one and the same. You already have git installed. Open a terminal in the modules folder, clone the module repository into it, follow the module’s instructions on installing & configuring.

Thank for the advice.

Thanks

Now to add modules…

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners/2

The link shows instructions for the Pi and not Windows.

Where do I find the Windows version of what needs to be done here?

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4231/how-to-add-modules-for-absolute-beginners/2

@Mykle1 said in How to add modules. For absolute beginners.:

Go to your Pi desktop

Click the File Manager folder. (Top menu bar, 3rd from the left, in Raspbian Jessie)

Double click the MagicMirror folder.

Double click the config folder.

Double click the config.js file. (Not the sample! The config.js file you made during setup)

Your config.js file is now open in a text editor. If not, open it in your text editor.

You have to add an entry for the module you just downloaded so that MM knows to load it.

Lets put the entry for MMM-JEOPARDY under your calendar module entry.

Modules that occupy the same postition display in the order they appear in the config.js file.

Scroll down to the calendar entry in the config.js file.

The calendar entry “ends” at the last }, and the compliments module entry begins with a {.
So, all module entries in the config.js file begin with a { and end with a },
Look at the way the modules are entered. What I just described should be evident.

Copy and paste the following “between” the ending of the calendar module entry - },

And the beginning of the compliments module entry - {

Found and sorted !

Now to load custom modules for news weather quote of the day etc.

Got this now I read somewhere that this is what needs to change for the display to work.

`DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

needs to be removed, I just can’t remember where to access this setting.

$ npm start

magicmirror@2.11.0 start C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror
DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

‘DISPLAY’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.11.0 start: DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.11.0 start script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Dell Server\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-04-29T08_02_47_846Z-debug.log

thanks I have used this since I am trying to do this on a Windows PC.

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4089/complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7-10

It is installed on my Dell Server.

I have not done git clone yet

It asks that I clone a repository

Not sure which depository it wants me to clone and how do I point it to that repository.

C:\Users\Dell Server\

thanks how do I access that directory?

Hi this is what I find there

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [
1 verbose cli ‘C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe’,
1 verbose cli ‘C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js’,
1 verbose cli ‘start’
1 verbose cli ]
2 info using npm@6.14.4
3 info using node@v12.16.3
4 verbose config Skipping project config: C:\Users\Dell Server/.npmrc. (matches userconfig)
5 verbose stack Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘C:\Users\Dell Server\package.json’
6 verbose cwd C:\Users\Dell Server
7 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.18363
8 verbose argv “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js” “start”
9 verbose node v12.16.3
10 verbose npm v6.14.4
11 error code ENOENT
12 error syscall open
13 error path C:\Users\Dell Server\package.json
14 error errno -4058
15 error enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘C:\Users\Dell Server\package.json’
16 error enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
17 verbose exit [ -4058, true ]

Dell Server@DellServer MINGW64 ~
$ npm start
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path C:\Users\Dell Server\package.json
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘C:\Users\Dell Server\package.json’
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\Dell Server\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-04-29T05_59_08_412Z-debug.log

@Mykle1 @sdetweil thanks I will do that

Thank you again it works!

I now have to figure out a way to change the news feed and get the local weather.