@sdetweil yeah i dont think its your code. I think its something else as its doing the same with the MMM-BackgroundSlideshow module.

I’ll check my RAM and CPU usage.

@sdetweil just to give you an update. I increased my swap space from 512 to 2048.

Still same issue.

I am using a different module all together, MMM-BackgroundSlideshow.

Still same issue.

I am running my pi caseless now to stay in the normal temp range.

Still same issue.

I’m yet to monitor my RAM and CPU usage when it crashes, but I’m suspecting my Pi is not powerful enough to run these modules.

So I do not think there are any bugs in your code causing the black screen.

I will keep digging to see what is causing this. It was working fine when I was using the Google Photos module.

@sdetweil I appreciate it. It’s late my side anyway. I will check back in tomorrow.

@sdetweil yes I did. That’s where have been checking the past few days and all the images load just fine, even when it goes black which why im baffled. Is there anything else I should be looking for in the logs?

I use pm2 logs to see the logs btw.

I also check in dmesg

said in MMM-GooglePhotos suddenly stopped working this morning:

@sdetweil Legend! Thanks :)

@sdetweil its been a few days and that black screen keeps persisting. Using your fork and the original one.

I am not seeing much from the logs, im keeping an eye on temperature as well. I do have over 3000 photos though. Dont know if that is an issue.

I’d appreciate if you can help me with this.

Let me know what i need to provide in order to be able to get this resolved.

Thanks :)

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@sdetweil Ah, right! Learnt something new :) I am using the other one. One more thing, i did enable debugging yesterday and for some strange reason i have not seen the black screen since i have done this. Fingers crossed though.

I did see these errors:

Invalid SOS parameters for sequential JPEG

But the module kept running fine with no black screen.

I would like to use your version, will i have to completely remove the module and clone yours instead, or is there a quicker way to migrate?

Thanks.

@sdetweil apologies but i am not sure what you mean by fork :( however, i am using this one https://github.com/roramirez/MMM-ImagesPhotos and i see you are a contributor on there?

I will give the recommended debugging log methods you have suggested and see what i can find.

Thank you.

@sdetweil just to update you. Network share works great and the kids are loving the QR code :) So thank you.

One thing i have noticed this module doing that the MMM-GooglePhotos module did not do, is it just goes black with only the mouse curser showing. Nothing shows up in PM2 logs when this happens. I guess its because it runs from browser?

Anyway i can troubleshoot this and see what is causing it? Maybe my Pi is not powerful enough? Its a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.

See screenshot below:

Thanks :)

@sdetweil love all your solutions. This will keep me busy 😉 thanks again mate 🙌🏾