on linux you can replace the command being executed to play audio with a shell script of the same name (and rename the old file and call it from the script) and then add your own behavior.

i always have to mute the mirror (or TV) when audio is playing, even with my true Echo.

@DocVooDoo no… no cache

@DocVooDoo ok, i changed mine to add that parm, and don’t see any different behavior… still get feed items displayed.

@DocVooDoo open the developers window, ctrl-shift-i, and select the console tab, then scroll up to see if there are any errors… usually red text…

let us know

@prism great!.. can u mark this is resolved…

@tc60045 so, can u collect the info in python, then pass that info to the module and have it display?

home do you want this to look?

@prism who u calling elderly!. I am 68 in 2 weeks…lol!

the link (ln) command provides for a local folder (or ) file, actually being someplace else

so,

ln -s "the usb folder" "some_new_directory in the MMM-BackgroundSlideshow folder"

then config the module to show images from the “some_new_directory in the MMM-BackgroundSlideshow folder”

in my case

lrwxrwxrwx  1 odroid odroid   18 Apr 29 12:40 uploads -> /media/odroid/misc/

uploads (here) points to my external disk shared over the network and mounted at /media/odroid/misc

so my commands were

cd MagicMirror/modules/MMM-ImageSlideShow
ln -s /media/odroid/misc uploads

@prism you will have to make a link from the module folder to the USB folder, then it will work…

the MM web server root is the MagicMirror/modules folder

see the ln command

@Mykle1 never had to push shift too