@bhepler said in MM and UBUNTU. Made for each other.:

Intel Atom processor and integrated graphics is not suitable for Ubuntu and therefore the MagicMirror.

The only two laptops that I’ve had trouble with are both ThinkPads. I struggled with them and eventually gave up.

However, I did have success with a little piece of $h1t with specs similar to what you mentioned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ8t3UoKYu0

Total cost = $11

Specs:

ASUS Eee PC
Intel Atom CPU N570 @ 1.66GHz x 4
2GB of RAM
Intel Pineview M Graphics
Display 8.5" width by 5.25" height
250GB HD
Integrated microphone
Built-in WiFi
VGA port (for external monitor)

$11 on craigslist

64-bit Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
MagicMirror v2.1.3

Modules:

MMM-Advice
AlarmClock
calendar
clock
compliments
Cocktails
EARTH
EasyBack
Events
FMI (Find My iPhone)
ImageSlideshow
Lunartic
newsfeed
NOAA3
PC-Stats
voice w/ Hello-Lucy
WunderGround

@TheGeekfather
@sdetweil
@cowboysdude

My apologies, gentlemen. There is a problem with the mic upon install that seems to be specific to the Pi. @cowboysdude did an install late last night and he encountered the same issue, so forgive me. I am looking at it right now and will not sleep until it is resolved. Not!

Seriously, it will be fixed ASAP.

Thank you for your patience and interest.

Modified my MMM-EasyBack module for MagicMirror. Now you can choose between a static image background and an mp4 file. This is just an example but it is kinda funny, or stupid, depending on your sense of humor, or lack thereof. :-)

Learned a few things during the upgrade. The #id selector for css is fantastic, proving you can teach an old dog new tricks.

I made it work, surprisingly. @cowboysdude made it better. :thumbsup:

https://youtu.be/p0R32wb5TUc

@bm

And please use a code block when posting code or terminal output. Your post is incredibly difficult to read otherwise.

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4247/how-to-post-code-on-the-forum-for-absolute-beginners

@cowboysdude

Your modules are annoyingly cool. :-)

@shipoffools1

You could try this. It doesn’t always work.

1. Copy and paste the intended module folder twice so that you now have 3. ( example module - weatherforecast.

2. Rename one of the copied folders to weatherforecast2. Then open that folder.

3. Rename the weatherforecast.css file to weatherforecast2.css. Open that file.

4. Rename all instances of .weatherforecast to weatherforecst2. Save and close.

5. Rename the weatherforecast.js file to weatherforecast2.js. Open that file.

6. Edit the Module.register line to weatherforecast2. Inside the quotes only!

7. Edit the getStyles: function() return line to read "weather-icons.css", "weatherforecast2.css". Inside the quotes only! Save and close.

Follow the above instructions again with the third folder, renaming, AS ABOVE, to weatherforecast3.

Then you need a config.js entry for each module, using the names of the original and the 2 renamed modules.

@cowboysdude

I’d say it was awesome if I weren’t so jealous. :thumbsup:

@Ebson said in RPi 3B+ / high %CPU / high temp:

'Weather or Not’

CPU usage and heat have arisen now and again. If you search the forum you’ll find lots to read and perhaps a solution. At times it has been the version of Pi and other times the version of electron.

Concerning MMM-WeatherOrNot: There are only 2 things that I can think of that might affect your Pi negatively.

1. An extremely low updateInternal. The default is updateInterval: 10 * 60 * 1000, (10 minutes)

2. The use of the animated icons option.

I would like to hear from others if they are having the same issue, whether with a low updateInterval or the animated icons.

@cowboysdude

That’s so cool it makes me sick. :-)

@dwburger

Cool. I found MM about 3 years ago. No coding experience at all. Captivated by both now. Made some friends. Trying to learn every day. :-)