How to Get MagicMirror to Run on a Raspberry Pi Zero W Rev 1.1

Late-May 2024

Huge thanks to @sdetweil for all his help!

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1. Flash card with Legacy 32-bit.
2. Connect via ssh to run script:

   bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)"
   

   Answer yes to disable screen saver and use pm2 questions.

3. Remove chromium with:

   sudo apt-get remove chromium-browser
   sudo apt autoremove
   

4. Add Firefox with:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install firefox-esr
   

5. Enable VNC using GUI (Interface Options):

   sudo raspi-config

6. Connect via TigerVNC (Apple app)
7. Edit installers/mm.sh via VNC using Pi's baked-in text editor by adding:

   cd ~/MagicMirror
   export external_browser=firefox
   DISPLAY=:0 npm start
   

8. Execute fix'em-up script:

   bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/fixuppm2.sh)"
   

9. cd ~/MagicMirror/
   pm2 start MagicMirror
   

10. sudo reboot

Note: On my Pi Zero W it takes a solid ten minutes from reboot to actually seeing MM output via HDMI.