Re: My first attempt…

Google Photo Album of most of the construction process

New link to photo album that I hope works

plus the following modules not listed above…

MMM-BackgroundSlideshow,
MMM-pages,
MMM-Page-Indicator,
worldclock
MMM-AVStocks

plus a birthday calendar workout using an export/import I read about here on the forum (and now I can’t find the post to give the proper forum member credit)

I did a search on google and ifixit to see if I could get some guidance on getting the case off of my monitor and ran across this: Monitor Disassembly (http://h22235.www2.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/productdata/disassemblymonitors.html) for my HP monitor.

Other manufacturers may have a similar resource…

I finally quit procrastinating and read the config.js instructions, coupled with your comments above… and a few other posts here about the same subject

Voila! MM2 runs natively on my Pi4 and in Chrome on my MacMini!

Now the next time the screen goes black with the cursor visible we’ll be able to see if MM is still running.

…and thanks again for your help and guidance.

@earnestrichards

I had the same question when I started work on my ‘mirror’ earlier this summer. I had purchased a HP monitor and found a link for 3rd party recyclers to properly disassemble and recycle the various monitor parts.

I used the same search term (except Dell not HP) and found this:
Dell Monitor Disassembly

@macg I’ve got a version of Option 1. I used a 3-port extension cord and used a child safety cover as a ‘mount’ for the cord. Then there are two outlets on one side - one for the monitor PS and one for the Pi4 PS (which is an Anker 5V/3A wall wart type).

@earnestrichards

@Jalibu I love the new module… got it going just in time to track Tropical Storm Nicholas

ISO: I would like some recommendations for a(some) newsfeed(s) from France. My daughter is a French teacher and I think that would be a nice addition to my mirror.

@macg I’ve got a version of Option 1. I used a 3-port extension cord and used a child safety cover as a ‘mount’ for the cord. Then there are two outlets on one side - one for the monitor PS and one for the Pi4 PS (which is an Anker 5V/3A wall wart type).

@earnestrichards
-from the index.html file:

<h3>Double click on the image to <i class="fas fa-heart"></i> it</h3>

from the style.css file:

.fa-heart {
color: red;
}

@ankonaskiff17 I’ve been doing some web tutorials and you can change the color of the icons with CSS

This may have been this way for some time. Having said that, the dates on the calendar items are correct but the times are off.

The piano lesson was at 2:30PM and the kids swim school is at 5:00PM.

I looked on my Google calendar page that holds all of the various calendars and it’s set to the correct time zone. Also, the time is correct in the menubar on the pi4 desktop.

I have not yet upgraded to v2.15.0.

Guidance on where else to look?

As I have read so many times here on the forum… Read. The. Instructions. Thanks!!!

I guess I’ve done something wrong…

I copied the link, installed to my modules folder, ran the “npm i” command, and updated my config .js file

{
			module: "MMM-Jast",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				maxWidth: "100%",
				updateIntervalInSeconds: 300,
				fadeSpeedInSeconds: 3.5, // Higher value: vertical -> faster // horizontal -> slower
				scroll:"none", // "<none, vertical, horizontal>",
				showChangePercent: true,
				showChangeValue: false,
				showChangeValueCurrency: false,
				showDepotGrowth: false,
				stocks: [
					{ name: "FFFEX", symbol: "FFFEX",quantity: 1},
					{ name: "FFFDX", symbol: "FFFDX", quantity: 1},
					{ name: "PLFJX", symbol: "PLFJX", quantity: 1}
					// { name: "DJIA", symbol: "DJIA"}
				]
			}
		},

@sdetweil Prayers for your recovery.