@sdetweil Nice. Thanks.

Hi,

I have MM installed on a Windows 10 laptop to play around with. I have a second monitor that want MM to open on as that’s what I’d be using it for in the long run. That screen is also in Portrait orientation.

When I run MM now, it opens on the laptop. I can then move it over to the second screen, but then I have to resize it as well. Is there some way to have it automatically open on the second screen and be in the proper resolution for that display?

Thanks.

@sdetweil
Ah, it didn’t like units, but when I specified the Tempunits and Windunits, then it updated.

@sdetweil Just the default provider.

		config: {
			units: "imperial",
			weatherProvider: "openweathermap",
			type: "current",

@sdetweil Well, I did end up finding a different sign-up page to get an API. After putting that in, and letting it sit for a bit, the weather info did start to show up. However, it’s in Celsius and I prefer Fahrenheit. I checked the specs and it looks like I should be able to put units: “imperial” to get it to switch. I tried it in both the config.js and the weather.js, but it didn’t seem to work. It’s still showing me the info in Celsius.

Did I miss something with how to swap from one to the other?

Hi,

Just playing with MM for the first time. The starter page works, but the Weather doesn’t load. I looked in the config and it looks like I might have to provide an API key? Is that right? I went to the OpenWeather website and it looks like their API is free for a certain amount of usage, but I have to give payment information, so I’m not going to do that.

Am I understanding that right? Is there a way to use this without having to provide payment info? Or is there a different module to use that is truly free? All I want is the current temp and the forecast for a week or so. Nothing fancy.

Thanks!

@sdetweil said in What is the minimum required and recommended Raspberry Pi to use?:

see the doc for installing on windows. a couple extra steps. two npm installs and one file edit.
https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#alternative-installation-methods

OK, so, I’m a Windows guy, not a Linux guy, so this might be a dumb mistake.
I installed node.js and ran it which brought up a prompt.

I ran git clone https… but got an error stating:
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier ‘clone’

What am I doing wrong? :)

Thanks.

@MMRIZE All I was planning is basic info like family calendar, weather, slideshow, etc. I knew it was a long shot since this thing is ancient.

Ha, just found my original email. $35 in 10/2012.

@bhepler I actually used this device for a PiHole. But it kept freezing up on me so I ended up scrapping it. Might have been a bad SD card or something, but use adblockers anyway. But it was neat when it worked. ;)

@sdetweil MM can run on Windows? I didn’t know that. How does that work?

If I install and configure it on Windows, can I then just take the config files and put them on a Pi if I end up wanting to make something permanent so I don’t have to do it all over again?