Correct, as the documentation shows.

There’s a glaring instruction right there on the screen that you did not follow. When you typed in pm2 startup it clearly told you what you need to do, which I don’t see anywhere in your command log. I’m sorry, but if you can’t follow directions given to you, there is really not a whole lot anyone can do to help you. The instructions are there for you to follow, please do that.

Then you didn’t do it correctly. Did you launch it, then save the task? You have to follow the steps one by one. Please go back and start from the top and do it again.

You can’t. You need the desktop to run electron which is what displays the mirror. What you can do, is run an automatic (re)start of the mirror. For instructions, please visit https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Auto-Starting-MagicMirror

All the quotes are in the random_quotes.js file. You can change them to anything you want.

The ‘DISPLAY=:0’ bit is simply telling the system (in this case the rpi), which monitor it should use, in this case, the attached one.

For rotation, using ‘display_rotate’ you can tell the OS how to rotate the output:

display_rotate=0           Normal
display_rotate=1           90 degrees
display_rotate=2          180 degrees
display_rotate=3          270 degrees
display_rotate=0x10000    horizontal flip
display_rotate=0x20000    vertical flip

The SSH server is enabled by default on a Raspbian image. And none of the security settings are enabled by default, leaving it to accept connections.

The default login is 'pi' with password 'raspberry'. If you are unable to log in to the rpi from a remote connection with those credentials, then you are using an invalid/corrupt/hacked image. I recommend downloading it fresh from www.raspberrypi.org.

The fact that you said you are using sudo to SSH into the rpi tells me you are attempting to connect from a different unix machine. Is this true? For one, you do not need sudo to issue SSH commands as a regular user. And second, where are you attempting to connect FROM?

The mouse pointer is also hidden through CSS.

Call @paviro …

Guys, use proper formatting for your code! (edited to add: when posting on the forums - not in your config files)

Block code is done with ```on a line by itself, then your code, and closed with another ``` on a line by itself again. This is not the same as an apostrophe! It’s called a 'back tick' or 'accent grave' and can be found to the left of the numerical number 1 at the top on a US keyboard. Please use it! It makes reading your config files a lot easier.

On non-US keyboards, um, its location will vary. You can also press and hold your ALT key, and using the numerical pad, enter 9 followed by 6, then let go of the ALT key. Repeat that three times and you get the three back ticks necessary.

DISPLAY=:0 is a must when attempting to start MM through an SSH connection, otherwise it simply doesn’t have a clue what display to use, the one you’re sitting at, or the one on the rpi?
X-Forwarding is not required nor necessary for a simple ssh login, startup, and exit.

Either do not use the acrylic piece (so no mirror), or search the forum for those who have tried using reflective film.

The changes to the lightdm config file is probably what it’s warning you about. Remember during the MM installation, you should’ve edited that file to turn off the screen blanking. So you should always do a comparison between what your file looks like and what the vendor is releasing and apply the changes as needed.

Great idea. Go for it, and submit the module when you’re done!

“Hey Dingdong!”
“Yow Tweedledumb!”

Or make it interactive:

“Hey Cheech!”
“Yes Chong?”

@cowboysdude, I don’t know who gave you permission to take a vacation, but they need to be fired. First thing you will need to do when you return.

Need more information here, including what hardware are you attempting to run it on.

For all you Alexa developers, you don’t need a button to trigger it anymore:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/hands-free-alexa-voice-service/

I questioned myself a few times (and I still am) before posting this. In light of our recent loss, a family member asked if it’s possible to display pictures on MM. The answer, of course, is yes. However, I wanted a bit more flair. And while this goes way south of @MichMich’s desire to keep things back and white, for this purpose, I decided to move away from that.

Please don’t ask for the code because a) it has a lot of limitations, b) it’s a personal thing, and c) just enjoy it and should you want to tackle something similar thing, know that it’s possible and by all means, go for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KX_BoMgi0c

Look in your ~pi/.electron folder. There should be old(er) versions downloaded there. Mine lists two:

pi@magicmirror:~/.electron $ ls -al
total 67944
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi     4096 May 24 23:54 ./
drwxr-xr-x 24 pi pi     4096 Oct 10 02:09 ../
-rw-r--r--  1 pi pi 34490964 May  2 20:52 electron-v0.37.8-linux-arm.zip
-rw-r--r--  1 pi pi 35072121 May 24 23:54 electron-v1.1.2-linux-arm.zip

As of right now, my mirror is running v1.1.2 - I haven’t updated in about a week. How you go about (re)installing that one however … I’ll leave that as an exercise for the user. :) Mainly because right now I don’t have the time to figure it out. One possible place to start is also looking in the .npm folder for the older stuff:

pi@magicmirror:~ $ ls -l .npm/electron-prebuilt
.npm/electron-prebuilt:
total 32
drwxr-xr-x   4 pi pi  4096 May 24 23:50 ./
drwxr-xr-x 509 pi pi 20480 Jul  1 02:40 ../
drwxr-xr-x   3 pi pi  4096 May  2 20:50 0.37.8/
drwxr-xr-x   3 pi pi  4096 May 24 23:50 1.1.2/