@lavolp3 That’s a good one!
I’ll check tonight when I get home. I Also noticed that when I start the MagicMirror v2.5.0 and it’s loading the config and module helpers. It says: “No helper found for module: MMM-rainfc.”

And for my understanding: all the modules are just ONE folder in the Modules folder right?
And the config.js file starts them with the ( optional) provided settings.
So when I want to try and afterwards remove a module I can simply remove the entry from the config.js and delete the module folder?

Hi everybody,

I have a problem with the module MMM-rainfc from 73cirdan.
I have cloned the module to the /MagicMirror folder and changed the config.js file…yet for some reason the module wouldn’t show when I start MM2.
It’s located top_right but it’s not showing.
I have had other modules that for some reason did not show and I removed them because I thought I did something wrong during “installation”.

But I realy would like to know how to fix this.

Kind regards,
Mike

@yep_DD
Hi There Stephan, I have the same problem with the black screen.
After start the MM runs for some time and then it just goes to a black screen.

I added the 3 lines to the autostart file and checked if the timeout and prefer blanking are set to 0 and no… and they are!
I’m running MM2 this moment on a 24" screen to see if it stays on.
I’ll let it run for some time. Hope it stays on!

THANKS for the tutorial.

Kind regards Mike

@sdetweil: I’m just starting with a raspberry pi (well… I have Domoticz running on a Pi zero W to check my plants) so I have no idea how to make/write a script like that.
But I just rebooted my pi and MM2 didn’t start. So I can make changes to the setting now and start MM2 via the commandline.

I just have installed MM2 and I would like to make changes now to the setup of MM2 but when I press Alt and close the MM2 (or use Ctrl+Q) after a few seconds MM2 is up and running agian!!
How can I stop this? I would like to have MM2 to start after the Pi has booted or after I started it from the commanline. Not on it’s own!

Hi everybody,

just did a fresh and new install of the latest Rasbian installation on my Pi 3B+ and installed MM2 again.
However during installation I got a lot of notifications about vulnerability’s and that I had to run: npm i npm@latest -g.
But is that normal?? I just did a fresh installation on an new sd card and already I have an outdated someting???

@qu1que
Hi there,

Thanks for your reply. Best thing is just to test it with a new clean install of resbian I guess.
I also found this post but after I posted my own question.
I find the possibility of using an app to “shut down” the system also great and hope this also works for an Android device. ;)

I’ll just have to use my breadboard and test it out. But I think I’ll order a Pi zero W for that purpose.
If I screw it up it only costed about €10,- :face_with_tears_of_joy: :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

Hi all,

I’m still in the process of gathering all components voor my mirror and reading up on it.
And I run into a small thing: I’d like to shutdown my Raspberry Pi 3B+ when I go to bed.
So I’d like to add a fysical button like discribed here: howchoo
And I’d like to use this button for that.

But I’d like to know if this works with the MagicMirror software?
On a windows pc this would work (the “sleep-mode”) but I haven’t got that much experience with a Pi to know it would work.
So that’s why I’m asking it here.

Kind regards,
Mike

I got a notification that there was an update and to install it I had to type:
npm i -g npm

But when I do this I get all kind off warnings about “missing write access to /usr/lib/node_…”
#1: Is this a real update
#2: how do I give it write access?

@sharmstr
Indeed, I’ve read that in there.
Still in the reading part.

Kind regards,
Mike

@mykle1
Okay, Thanks for the answers.
Will order a few fans from Aliexpress sometime soon. No rush.
First I want to have the software part ready. :winking_face:

@Mykle1 : and did you connect the fan to the wallsocket or to the raspberry pi?
If it’s to the pi… what pins did you use?
And how much amp can they handle?
I’d like to ad 2 fans (1 in the bottom and 1 in the top of the frame) and have them draw power from the raspberry pi.
I have a 5v 3amp power supply for my pi 3B+.

It works!
I’ve got my pi 3B+ today and installed the magicmirror software right away…and it works right out of the box!

I just started working on my firts magicmirror
And like everybody thought of making a frame with an glas 2-way mirror or an acrylic piece with folie over it.
Bot tonight I thought: “Way not putting the folie right over te monitor?”
That would eliminate the glas or acrylic part.

Hi all,

Today I’ve recieved my Pi 3B+ and right away I’ve installed the MagicMirror software on it!
And it works!!! Yeah!!!
So now to set it up…but that’s going to be okay. What I noticed is that the heatsink I’ve put on the Pi’s core is getting “hot/warm”.

So… my question: would it be usefull to ad a 5v 0.2amp fan in the bottom and top of the frame of the MagicMirror to have an airflow through the frame?

Thanks for the links.
I recieved my 3B+ today and installed Rasbian, updated it and then installed the MagicMirror software via the installer (not manual).
And it works!!! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Only thing is the wifi… it’s not on in rasbian. So need to sort that out.
Also need to figure out how to keep the screen from going black. Perhaps it’s the screensaver. Need to read up on that.

And then… The fun part starts: adding modules!
Love to add the facial recognition and voice commands to open and close modules per account/person.

So…like I said: got some reading to do. :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:

😁 Now that’s what I wanted to hear!
Going to order the pi3B+ tomorrow here in the Netherlands.
I’ve got some WIKI reading to do I guess!

Hi all,

I’m new here and have an Pi 2B hooked up to the 7" pi touchscreen. Somehow I lost my wifi dongel and face a choise: by a new dongel and use the pi 2B for smart mirror or keep that and by the new Pi 3B+ with build-in wifi and bluetooth. So I don’t need the dongel and can use that money for the new Pi.
BUT…(and this has been asked her before but there were no yes or no answers… only links to the Pi 3B) will the smartmirror software work on the Pi 3B+???
I’ve read somewere that you need other software for the pi 3B+.