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Are you running pm2? If so,
pm2 restart mm
will restart your mirror software. Otherwise use
DISPLAY=:0 npm start
from the MagicMirror folder and it will start up.
EDIT: Just realized this last suggestion is only applicable if you don’t have the MM software already running.
If you have a keyboard plugged into your Pi you should be able to use the ‘Windows’ key to pull the start menu up on top of MM, from which you can select Accessories > Terminal. Not sure what the equivalent key would be for a non-Windows system keyboard. You can also Alt + F4 to close the MM program - but you’ll have to act fast because the pm2 software is going to automatically re-load it. Either method should allow you to get into the Terminal.
After that, as previously suggested
pm2 stop mm
will shut down the MM program and stop it from re-loading until your next boot up.
I suspect most people prefer to access their Terminal over SSH from a different system. It’s pretty easy to enable on your Pi, and though the process varies depending on your OS, it’s pretty easy to figure out. I can give some pointers if you can’t figure it out from available documentation.
Most definitely! I inferred from
“even though I did all the pm2 steps”
that @PhilsterM9 had gone through the pm2 install process after re-flash - but your directions should definitely help cross the finish line.
Still a long way to go, but I’ll keep working at this till I make something work! :)
The parser is available here if anybody wants to play around with displaying the data.
https://github.com/in-a-days/MMM-NBA/blob/master/MMM-NBA.py
It’s the first original code I’ve written in a very long time so forgive me if it’s not pretty. ;)
That is weird! If you are able to launch the mirror software with
DISPLAY=:0 npm start
PM2 should definitely work :(
If you want to modify system settings like timezone, go to your terminal command line and
sudo raspi-config
This will allow you modify a LOT of system settings including time zone and keyboard layout. If you’re looking to modify the configuration of modules on your mirror software you need to edit your config.js file. In a new Terminal session:
cd MagicMirror/config
nano config.js
This will allow you to edit your MM config file which holds the specific configuration options for your MM modules.
Yes! From that screen type:
cd ..
So you see
pi@raspberrypi: /MagicMirror $
then type
DISPLAY=:0 npm start
You need to launch the Terminal to get to the command prompt. Same place from which you launched the MM installer. If you type:
cd MagicMirror/config
you should see that you’ve changed directories. Then type:
cp config.js.sample config.js
That’s it. MM should be ready to launch.
No worries, I did the same thing on my first install!
If you made it this far you should be able to put a fresh copy of Raspbian on your SD Card. Once done, go to the terminal and:
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh | bash
for a clean install of MM.
Before it’s going to run, you need to rename/copy the config.js file. Hit the terminal and
cd MagicMirror/config
cp config.js.sample config.js
That config.js file is going to be very important in customizing your mirror. Next:
cd ..
DISPLAY=:0 nohup npm start
If your mirror software pops up without issue you’re in the clear and can proceed with the Configuration and Auto-Start stuff. But if you’ve got any issues at this point, it ought to be troubleshot before continuing with system changes.
Looks like your issues are occurring in the pm2 install/setup process. Are you able to get the Magic Mirror software up and running before moving on to this step? All this pm2 stuff is intended to restart your mirror in the event of a crash. Did you have the mirror software working first?
These are both excellent and easy-install modules. Probably a good place to start. You can always create a private IG account or Flickr stream if it’s mostly for family photos.