@garbleflux
Thanks, so i want it to turn on at 6:30 every morning and turn off at 9 every night, If i copy and paste that into crontab -e, will that work? What is the exact code i need?

Hi there,

I was wondering if there was technology out there where i can set a timer to make the mirror turn on and off automatically at a specific time each day. I cant find anything. Does anyone else use something similar?

@sdetweil oh.now ive installed your scripts but now the autostart is not working, I’ve deleted all the pm2 things and it is still not working.

@sdetweil said in NPM start, starts but with blank screen:

pm2 stop 0
pm2 delete 0
pm2 save

oh ok thanks. im also still getting the splashscreen on boot

@sdetweil how do i turn it off? ive just statted up my pi and magicmirror hasnt started.

@sdetweil 1st: Do i execute it in the MagicMirror folder and once its installed what do I do? And will it effect anything on MagicMirror?

@sdetweil Thanks, also when i start up my Pi, it shows the “Raspberry Pi OS” Screen and I want it to be just black and how do I speed up autostart (I use sh).

@natebrown and this one:

[2020-10-18 12:12:43.003] [ERROR] (node:25630) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.

@sdetweil

What about this part:

[2020-10-18 12:12:44.535] [ERROR] MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.538] [ERROR] If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.564] [LOG] Email notifier error: Error [ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED]: Cannot call write after a stream was destroyed
at doWrite (_stream_writable.js:413:19)
at clearBuffer (_stream_writable.js:543:7)
at Socket.Writable.uncork (_stream_writable.js:321:7)
at JSStreamSocket.doWrite (internal/js_stream_socket.js:162:17)
at JSStream.onwrite (internal/js_stream_socket.js:20:57)
at Socket.ondata (internal/js_stream_socket.js:64:22)
at Socket.emit (events.js:200:13)
at addChunk (_stream_readable.js:294:12)
at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:275:11)
at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:210:10) {
source: ‘socket’
}

@sdetweil

So its just finnished updating and ive done npm start and everything seems to show up but it keeps producing the same error over and over again in the log:

npm start

magicmirror@2.13.0 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[2020-10-18 12:12:18.265] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.13.0
[2020-10-18 12:12:18.344] [LOG] Loading config …
[2020-10-18 12:12:18.373] [LOG] Loading module helpers …
[2020-10-18 12:12:18.381] [LOG] No helper found for module: alert.
[2020-10-18 12:12:18.581] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-10-18 12:12:18.585] [LOG] Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-10-18 12:12:19.726] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-10-18 12:12:19.730] [LOG] Module helper loaded: MMM-Dad-Jokes
[2020-10-18 12:12:21.332] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-10-18 12:12:21.334] [LOG] Module helper loaded: MMM-Screencast
[2020-10-18 12:12:21.337] [LOG] No helper found for module: on-this-day.
[2020-10-18 12:12:22.106] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-10-18 12:12:22.108] [LOG] Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-10-18 12:12:22.182] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-10-18 12:12:22.185] [LOG] Module helper loaded: MMM-learnlanguage
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.066] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.068] [LOG] Module helper loaded: MMM-NowPlayingOnSpotify
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.071] [LOG] No helper found for module: clock.
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.360] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.363] [LOG] Module helper loaded: calendar
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.368] [LOG] No helper found for module: compliments.
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.371] [LOG] No helper found for module: currentweather.
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.931] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.934] [LOG] Module helper loaded: email
[2020-10-18 12:12:24.936] [LOG] No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.039] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.040] [LOG] Module helper loaded: newsfeed
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.041] [LOG] All module helpers loaded.
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.574] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 …
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.622] [INFO] You’re using a full whitelist configuration to allow for all IPs
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.646] [LOG] Server started …
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.651] [LOG] Connecting socket for: updatenotification
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.656] [LOG] Connecting socket for: MMM-Dad-Jokes
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.659] [LOG] MMM-Dad-Jokes helper started
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.662] [LOG] Connecting socket for: MMM-Screencast
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.666] [LOG] Connecting socket for: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.668] [LOG] Starting node helper for: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.694] [LOG] Connecting socket for: MMM-learnlanguage
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.698] [LOG] Connecting socket for: MMM-NowPlayingOnSpotify
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.701] [LOG] Connecting socket for: calendar
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.702] [LOG] Starting node helper for: calendar
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.704] [LOG] Connecting socket for: email
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.705] [LOG] email helper started …
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.706] [LOG] Connecting socket for: newsfeed
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.708] [LOG] Starting node helper for: newsfeed
[2020-10-18 12:12:25.709] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started …
[2020-10-18 12:12:27.372] [LOG] Launching application.
[2020-10-18 12:12:30.530] [ERROR] ERROR! Could not find main module js file for MMM-GoogleAssistant
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.003] [ERROR] (node:25630) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.004] [ERROR] (node:25630) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.033] [LOG] Create new calendar fetcher for url: http://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar/ics/76/US_Holidays.ics - Interval: 300000
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.069] [LOG] listening for emails…
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.144] [LOG] Create new news fetcher for url: http://rss.nzherald.co.nz/rss/xml/nzhtsrsscid_000000698.xml - Interval: 300000
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.479] [INFO] Checking git for module: MMM-Dad-Jokes
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.574] [INFO] Checking git for module: MMM-Screencast
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.669] [INFO] Checking git for module: on-this-day
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.738] [INFO] Checking git for module: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.834] [INFO] Checking git for module: MMM-learnlanguage
[2020-10-18 12:12:43.932] [INFO] Checking git for module: MMM-NowPlayingOnSpotify
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.047] [INFO] Checking git for module: email
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.270] [LOG] Refreshed access token because it has expired. Expired at: 12:12:42 now is: 12:12:44
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.455] [LOG] Email notifier error: Error [ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED]: Cannot call write after a stream was destroyed
at doWrite (_stream_writable.js:413:19)
at clearBuffer (_stream_writable.js:543:7)
at Socket.Writable.uncork (_stream_writable.js:321:7)
at JSStreamSocket.doWrite (internal/js_stream_socket.js:162:17)
at JSStream.onwrite (internal/js_stream_socket.js:20:57)
at Socket.ondata (internal/js_stream_socket.js:64:22)
at Socket.emit (events.js:200:13)
at addChunk (_stream_readable.js:294:12)
at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:275:11)
at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:210:10) {
source: ‘socket’
}
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.509] [ERROR] Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.516] [ERROR] Error: self signed certificate
at TLSSocket.onConnectSecure (_tls_wrap.js:1317:34)
at TLSSocket.emit (events.js:200:13)
at TLSSocket._finishInit (_tls_wrap.js:792:8)
at TLSWrap.ssl.onhandshakedone (_tls_wrap.js:606:12)
at Socket.ondata (internal/js_stream_socket.js:64:22)
at Socket.emit (events.js:200:13)
at addChunk (_stream_readable.js:294:12)
at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:275:11)
at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:210:10)
at TCP.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:166:17) {
code: ‘DEPTH_ZERO_SELF_SIGNED_CERT’,
source: ‘socket’
}
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.535] [ERROR] MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.538] [ERROR] If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.564] [LOG] Email notifier error: Error [ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED]: Cannot call write after a stream was destroyed
at doWrite (_stream_writable.js:413:19)
at clearBuffer (_stream_writable.js:543:7)
at Socket.Writable.uncork (_stream_writable.js:321:7)
at JSStreamSocket.doWrite (internal/js_stream_socket.js:162:17)
at JSStream.onwrite (internal/js_stream_socket.js:20:57)
at Socket.ondata (internal/js_stream_socket.js:64:22)
at Socket.emit (events.js:200:13)
at addChunk (_stream_readable.js:294:12)
at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:275:11)
at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:210:10) {
source: ‘socket’
}
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.588] [ERROR] Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
[2020-10-18 12:12:44.596] [ERROR] Error: self signed certificate
at TLSSocket.onConnectSecure (_tls_wrap.js:1317:34)
at TLSSocket.emit (events.js:200:13)
at TLSSocket._finishInit (_tls_wrap.js:792:8)
at TLSWrap.ssl.onhandshakedone (_tls_wrap.js:606:12)
at Socket.ondata (internal/js_stream_socket.js:64:22)
at Socket.emit (events.js:200:13)
at addChunk (_stream_readable.js:294:12)
at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:275:11)
at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:210:10)
at TCP.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:166:17) {
code: ‘DEPTH_ZERO_SELF_SIGNED_CERT’,
source: ‘socket’
}