So. Getting ready to order the mirror for my build and I wanted to check the size before I do. Do I need the mirror to sit completely flush against the screen or can it over lap a bit sitting on that metal edge around the screen?

@sdetweil Thanks again, I appreciate your patience working with me.

So i’m having another issue, but it’s not the installation. When I try to add an item to my calendar or remove one, alexa responds to me with a confirmation question. But does not listen for my response. Anyone else seen this issue, or has anyone dealt with this? I tried looking through the GitHub issues and searching online, but I couldn’t find anything.

Thanks so much for your help. I got it up and working, and i see where I missed some early steps actually.

@sdetweil lol i was racking my brain what i was doing wrong. I’ll go back and see what I missed thanks!

@sdetweil I really appreciate your help, and i’m sorry i can’t seem to figure this out on my own at all. So here’s what I tried:

i used this code:

		  module: "MMM-awesome-alexa",
		  position: "bottom_bar",
		  config: {
		    wakeWord: "Alexa",
		    clientId: "null",
		    clientSecret: "null",
		    deviceId: "null",
		  }
		},

and got this error:

/home/pi/.pm2/pm2.log last 15 lines:
PM2        | 2020-12-20T15:53:14: PM2 log: pid=27048 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:28:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:28:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:25: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:25: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:25: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:34: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: pid=27383 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:41: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=failed to kill - retrying in 100ms
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=process killed

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
0|mm       |   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
0|mm       |   requireStack: [
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_modules/snowboy/lib/node/index.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_helper.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
0|mm       |     undefined
0|mm       |   ]
0|mm       | }
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.816] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.816] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-out.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.774] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.775] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.776] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.777] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.779] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.779] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.781] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.781] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.782] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.783] [LOG]    Check MagicMirror version for node helper 'MMM-Ring' - Minimum version:  2.11.0 - Current version: 2.13.0
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.783] [LOG]    Version is ok!
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.784] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Ring
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.785] [LOG]    No helper found for module: MMM-DailyPokemon.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.991] [LOG]    Launching application.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:32:42.341] [LOG]    Shutting down server...

I also did this code:

		{
		  module: "MMM-awesome-alexa",
		  position: "bottom_bar",
		  config: {
		    wakeWord: "Alexa",
		    clientId: "amzn1.application-oa2-client.0fa20b28debc4858a0acd193871bd8e1",
		    clientSecret: "53e57d1db3d529ac84ee1b6f9d42d5339acfba752812aa4faf6efbb848aa39b4",
		    deviceId: "MagicMirror_2",
		  }
		},

and got this error:

/home/pi/.pm2/pm2.log last 15 lines:
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:34: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: pid=27383 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:41: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=failed to kill - retrying in 100ms
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:37:11: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:37:11: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:25: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:26: PM2 log: pid=27652 msg=failed to kill - retrying in 100ms
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:26: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:26: PM2 log: pid=27652 msg=process killed

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
0|mm       |   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
0|mm       |   requireStack: [
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_modules/snowboy/lib/node/index.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_helper.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
0|mm       |     undefined
0|mm       |   ]
0|mm       | }
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.113] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.114] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-out.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.067] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.068] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.069] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.071] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.072] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.074] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.075] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.076] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.077] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.078] [LOG]    Check MagicMirror version for node helper 'MMM-Ring' - Minimum version:  2.11.0 - Current version: 2.13.0
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.079] [LOG]    Version is ok!
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.080] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Ring
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.082] [LOG]    No helper found for module: MMM-DailyPokemon.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.962] [LOG]    Launching application.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:38:26.368] [LOG]    Shutting down server...

I’ll also say when I try to get to the dev console i get this error that stats couldn’t not connect…

So when I ran the pm2 logs --lines=15 i got the error about an invalid ClientID and when I changed the client ID to null i got the same error with the clinet secret. When i changed that null i got the clientsecret error again. i’m not really sure when i went wrong here as I copied and pasted the clientID & clientSecret from my AVS account.

I did also put the dev consule and I didn’t see any alexa errors

0|mm       | [2020-12-20 15:47:11.604] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js:115
0|mm       | 		    "clientSecret": null
0|mm       | 		    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
0|mm       | 
0|mm       | SyntaxError: Unexpected string
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
0|mm       |     at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
0|mm       |     at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
0|mm       |     at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
0|mm       |     at loadConfig (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:70:12)
0|mm       |     at App.start (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:217:3)
0|mm       |     at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:129:7)
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

Here’s the error again with the clientID and what not in there:

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 15:52:34.906] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js:114
0|mm       | 		    "clientId": amzn1.application-oa2-client.0fa20b28debc4858a0acd193871bd8e1
0|mm       | 		                                            ^^
0|mm       | 
0|mm       | SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
0|mm       |     at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
0|mm       |     at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
0|mm       |     at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
0|mm       |     at loadConfig (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:70:12)
0|mm       |     at App.start (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:217:3)
0|mm       |     at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:129:7)
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

@sdetweil thanks I’ll try that tonight

I know you all are about sick of this module, but it’s half the reason i made the smart mirror, and like most of the other people i’m just struggling. I got the config done and it looks like it went right, but when i put the code in config/config.js file my magic mirror comes back black (never turns on according to MMM-remote). So i’m guessing there’s an issue with the code becuase when i comment it out, my MM works just fine. So i had a couple questions. I’ve posted my code below to see if you all can find any issues. I also wasnt sure if i needed to put that code from below where it says : Full response from Amazon. ```
{
“module”: “MMM-awesome-alexa”,
“position”: “bottom_bar”,
“config”: {
“wakeWord”: “Alexa”,
“clientId”: amzn1.application-oa2-client.0fa20b2othercodehere71bd8e1,
“clientSecret”: 53e57d1db3d529ac84ee1b6f9d42d53othercodeherefbb848aa39b4,
“deviceId”: MagicMirror_2
}
},

@sdetweil Thanks, i’m not sure what i did wrong, but it helps to know that it should be quick

So i’m at the point in the set pu where it’s saying “Getting response from Amazon…”, but it’s been going for like 30 mins. Any ideas on how long this should take, or did i probably make a mistake above?

Just curious if anyone has had a chance to look into this… I’m looking at other mods to work around it, but they just don’t seem as good as this one (you know that moment when you find something perfect).

So I do realize this is telnet too, the security issue is definitely there. This may not be practical, and I understand that. I guess it just rushed to a suggestion.

So I hate requesting mods becuase frankely i’m not smart enough to make them myself, and I hate asking other people to do things, but I actually wonder if anyone could do this (only if there’s interest from other people). I’m taking a MTA networking cert course and I was lead to this telnet exercise. basically you enable telnet on windows and goto telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl in the Command prompt window (I do understand you all already know this and have probably seen it, also i disable telnet immediately afterwards). Anyways it shows you a star wars movie made in text. I find it fascinating. I see it’s also available for Linux. Would it be possible to incorporate something like this into the MagicMirror?

To be honest I think it’s so cool, if it’s not possible, I’m half tempted to run another RPI3 with another screen behind mymirror and just let this run, but it’d be cool to see it in the corner of the mirror just playing a movie.

I’ll be honest, I haven’t gotten to test it yet, but it should be the name you made up as you were making your Amazon Dev AVS. Like I used MagicMirror_2.

I finally got MMM-Awesome-Alexa to work… FYI anyone that needs help should use the following link: Best MMM-Awesome-Alexa Walkthrough

However I was using MMM-Scoreboard to go with it. Now since i got the alexa installed MMM-scoreboard now lists the recent scores horizontally across the screen instead of vertical as it did before. It basically messes up the formatting of the display. Any idea why this happens, and how to fix it? or are just some of the mods not compatible together?

@dazza120 Thanks I’ll give this a go.

I’m having issues with the RPI3 freezing maybe once or twice a week. It’ll mostly do it at night (typically shortly after I go to bed according to where my clock stops), and when I wake up the RPI3 will be kind of hot. I have heatsinks on it, and i’m not sure where to go from here. I’m concerned because it’s in a clear case that came with it, but it’s not even actually in a mirror yet. I still have it running on the table attached to a Monitor. I’m trying to get MMM-Awesome-Alexa to work (and still need my Mic/Speakers) before I’m wanting to make it into a mirror and pay for the mirror.

@ElayHadad I’m having issues as well, but this seems to be the best guide I’ve seen so far. I’m still working on mine, and it’s definitely a process (i’m slowed by family, school, and work).

How-To Geek: How to Add Alexa to Your Smart Mirror

It’d be awesome to have a youtube video guide on this, but I’m thinking part of the issues is the process has changed due to some issues with amazon dev process. If i get it working, i’ll let you know, how and what I did. But I’m still needing to get a mic & speaker in.

Thanks, I’ll look at it tonight.