@dcarls91
I understand that in the beginning the amount information can be overwhelming, but how are you going to find out what you are doing when you scrape your project?
Especially when you are so close in getting the ‘Mirror’ started; just a few characters are missing in the config file.
The community here is very active and very helpful and can step down a nodge when it is getting too technical.
Of course it is expected that you have a certain level of knowledge or that you are willing to obtain that level.

Besides spending several hours, did you spend any money on equipment, etc?

If you decide to give it a last effort, then it would help to tell us on what platform your Mirror is running (Raspberry, PC, Ubuntu, etc) and it would help to report back with a bit more details (other than I tried and it did not work).
And if someone tells you to perform action XYZ and you have no idea what the heck XYZ is or how to execute, then don’t be afraid to say so.

The suggestions given, like try it module by module and the config check are very useful (I guess everyone was in this position, I know I was) and will solve your issues.

If you decide to move away from Magic Mirror, then I respect that, but perhaps you will reconsider.

Disclaimer: I do not have any shares in the project and am by no means an expert. Just reaching out.

Hi,

For beginners, the catchphrase is “JSON syntax”.
There are many articles to be found, both short and lengthy.
A small article would be:
https://restfulapi.net/json-syntax/

The main things to look for in your config.js file are:

• does every [ have a matching ]
• are all arrays separated by a , (the last array does not need a ,)
• does every { have a matching }
• are all objects separated by a , (the last object does not need a ,)
• is every name value pair separated by a ,

The syntax checker will try to find out if this syntax is correct and tries to predict where the error could be.
So, when it says it saw a [ and it cannot find a matching ] it tells you what was expected and what it saw.

Try to format you config.js to make it more visible.
For example this:

[{},{}],[{},{[]}]

is better written like this:

[
  {},
  {}
],
[
  {
  },
  {
    [
    ]
  }
]

Pairs of [ ]and { } are better visible like this.

Good luck

@CyruS1337 said in Cronjob:

I have always used the command sudo crontab -e and with this it did not work.

Just to clarify.

Normally you are user pi: $ who am I

So crontab -e will work for the pi user.
Using sudo crontab -e will change the crontab for the root user.

Now how can you tell what is what ?

For the user pi:
$ sudo crontab -l -u pi
which is the same as
$ crontab -l
For the user root:
$ sudo crontab -l -u root

Furthermore, when you have activated the root crontab, then the command will run as root, in the root (/) directory.
In this case pm2 reload command will search for the mm.sh script under / and will not find it.
Whereas when activated the pi crontab, the mm.sh script will be searched in the /home/pi directory, where it should be, and it will work.

Use pm2 show mmto show the details on mm under pm2.
Then you will understand it better.

Cron messages normally are directed to /var/log/cron.log, but on my system it is not directed:

$ grep cron /etc/rsyslog.conf
#cron.*				/var/log/cron.log

To see the cron messages, when not in cron.log:

$ tail -F /var/log/syslog | grep CRON

[ On my system I see CRON messages for root, although I do not have root crontab entries. There is a crond running that runs alongside $ systemctl status cron.]

Have fun

I got streaming from a Linux SAT receiver with enigma2 working, using the module MMM-RTSPStream-
But you will need to supply a bit more information than rather ‘a TV tuner’.

See this thread:
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9730/led-monitor-vertical-setup-how?_=1591998940597

In your case I would try

display_hdmi_rotate=1

@Clubjack and others,

I noticed this problem too.
For instance my birthday lasted 2 days ( only got presents once though) and my wedding-day is one day forward (which will upset my wife).
The entries were made using Google Calendar (so not a calendar app that synchronizes with Google).
I notice this since 2020, but that does not mean it did not happen before, could have overlooked it.
When I ran a test with a dummy entry, it worked fine.
When I toggle a „faulty“ entry from repeating to not repeating and then back to repeating, the entry is shown correct.
I collected some data and will post it when I sorted it out a bit.

Probably there are better and possible simpler ways to get it done, but I do something similar using a Perl script and this module:
https://github.com/eouia/MMM-HTMLBox
The Perl script reads values and builds a HTML page.
The module displays it on the Magic Mirror.
A cron job makes it semi-static as it runs the script regularly.

Okay, got it working.

In ioBroker I needed to activate the "Build-in Simple-API in web.0.

Then this works:

http://[ioBroker_IP]:8082/help

And this works:

http://[ioBroker_IP]:8082/getPlainValue/hm-rpc.0.xxxxxxxxx.1.ACTUAL_TEMPERATURE

@johnnyboy said in Fresh Install:

Fingers x there is a Portrait fix going about, as cannot afford another build in Landscape mode

Hi,

Please read this thread:

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9730/led-monitor-vertical-setup-how?_=1591998940597

Perhaps it helps .

@sdetweil said in pm2 Autostart invert issue:

@Ethyx r u running buster?

try this
https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-rotate-screen/

@Ethyx

Did you try this?

display_hdmi_rotate=2

Make sure you only have one of the options active; not that you rotate a rotated screen.

@sdetweil

I applied your fixed calendarutils.js and ical.js files and it works like a charm now.
Many thanks for solving this, very much appreciated !!

E.J.

Sam,

Thanks a lot for diving into this.
I had massive Internet problems the last 4 weeks and could not get to it myself.

I am happy to modify a file or two to see if your fix works.
Just send me the filename(s) and what to modify and I will test it.

Btw, the Internet problems showed that when the calendar module cannot connect for some time, it just gives up and stalls.
When Internet is present again it does not try to connect again or does not put an effort to get calendar data (ics file).
But that is another topic.

Greetings,

E.J.

Hi,

I have an issue with the calendar module that occurs when you move an Allday event.
It can be recreated.
Perhaps someone has an idea where it goes wrong ?

Scenario:

Added an event ‘ThirdAllday event (date, repeating weekly)’, starting Nov 01.

–> On MMM: event seen on all Tuesdays, including this event on Tuesday Nov 08.

Moved one ‘ThirdAllday event (date, repeating weekly)’ event from Tuesday Nov 08 to Wednesday Nov 09.
Used click and drag.
‘Edit recurring event: This event’

On Google Calendar:

events seen on all Tuesdays, except the moved event (correct)
moved event not on Tuesday Nov 08 (correct).
moved event on Wednesday Nov 09 (correct).

On MMM:
events seen on all Tuesdays, including the moved event (false)
still the moved event on Tuesday Nov 08 (false).
NO moved event on Wednesday Nov 09 (false).

basic.ics on event creation:

BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221102
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=TU
DTSTAMP:20221026T100527Z
UID:1gfcnpgedl6tfe33rpebem95fm@google.com
CREATED:20221026T100523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T100523Z
LOCATION:
SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ThirdAllday event (date\, repeating weekly)
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT

basic.ics after moving 1 event:

BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221110
DTSTAMP:20221026T100622Z
UID:1gfcnpgedl6tfe33rpebem95fm@google.com
RECURRENCE-ID;VALUE=DATE:20221108
CREATED:20221026T100523Z
DESCRIPTION:
LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T100610Z
LOCATION:
SEQUENCE:1
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ThirdAllday event (date\, repeating weekly)
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT

DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221102
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=TU
DTSTAMP:20221026T100622Z
UID:1gfcnpgedl6tfe33rpebem95fm@google.com
CREATED:20221026T100523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T100523Z
LOCATION:
SEQUENCE:0
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ThirdAllday event (date\, repeating weekly)
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT

@GuestMirror

Hi,

I do not have a Pi 4 but on my Pi 3 Model B I have this:

sudo nano /boot/config.txt

# Disable the PWR LED
dtparam=pwr_led_trigger=none
dtparam=pwr_led_activelow=off

# Disable the Activity LED
dtparam=act_led_trigger=none
dtparam=act_led_activelow=off

crontab -e

@reboot echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/class/leds/led1/brightness

You can try this to see if the above cron entry works (before rebooting):

echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/class/leds/led1/brightness

Perhaps some stuff does not work or does the same, but both the power LED and activity LED on my Pi are off in the end.
Btw, on my Pi 3 Model B Plus, only the /root/config.txt line are needed.

Concerning the LAN LED’s I found following:

# Disable LAN-LEDs on Raspberry Pi 3B+
dtparam=eth_led0=14
dtparam=eth_led1=14

# Disable LAN-LEDs on Raspberry Pi 4
dtparam=eth_led0=4
dtparam=eth_led1=4

Good luck!

@Nneuland

Just a small remark: /del/null is a typo.
When off works, then on will work when you change to /dev/null.
Unless it is right on your system and the typo is in your thread.

@desert-rat

Could you please show the crontab ?

$ crontab -l

To get rid of this:

(CRON) info (No MTA installed, discarding output)

you have to add >/dev/null 2>&1

Try:

44 * * * * /usr/local/bin/pm2 start MagicMirror >/dev/null 2>&1

@desert-rat

I would try pm2 iso PM2.
And even would advise to use the full path, that can be determined using:
which pm2

With Debian it would be /usr/local/bin/pm2

And you can check this log if cron did anything at all:
/var/log/syslog

Or edit /etc/rsyslog.conf and remove comment on the line with cron (around line 63)
Then the dedicated cron log will be in /var/log/cron.log.
After editing, restart with „sudo systemctl restart rsyslog“.

Good luck,

E.J.

@Babene1

Your config looks okay to me.

I do not use it anymore, but from my notes (June 2020):

$ sudo vi /etc/grafana/grafana.ini

[auth.anonymous]
l
# enable anonymous access
enabled = true 

# specify organization name that should be used for unauthenticated users
org_name = MagicMirror

# specify role for unauthenticated users
org_role = Viewer

[security]
# https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/configuration/#allow-embedding
allow_embedding = true

$ sudo systemctl restart grafana-server

I cannot remember why I needed this.
Perhaps because of the allow_embedding and enabled settings.

Good luck,

E.J.

Hi Peter,

@peterkatana said in Grafana chart will not appear in MM:

host: “http://pi-hole:3030/d/o9mIe_Aik/internet-connection?from=1624514783736&to=1624601183736&orgId=1&refresh=5m”, //Mandatory. See url when displaying within grafana

I would try:

host: "<grafana_host_ip>",

Nothing to be seen in the pm2 logs ?

I used both MMM-GrafanaChart and MMM-GrafanaGauges for a short time a while ago, but wasn’t really happy with it.
But perhaps it will suit your needs.

Okay, understood.
It means my oven is not on
When I put on the oven, I see the Oven and the oven graphic.
Neat !