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    MagicMirror² on C.H.I.P

Prerequisites:


C.H.I.P. $9 computer - $9 getchip.com/pages/chip
HDMI Adapter - $15 getchip.com/pages/store
Micro USB Power Supply 5V 2.5A (one with On/Off Switch is convenient) - $8 amzn.to/2jyWygU
HDMI Cable - $6 amzn.to/2kDnqtN
USB 2.0 A-Male to Micro B Cable - $6 amzn.to/2kDqKoN
Paperclip or Male/Male Jumper wire - free or $7 amzn.to/2kDbiZE
Powered USB Hub (optional) for connecting USB Keyboard and Mouse - $30 amzn.to/2kDnqdr I use this one, but there are plenty of options.

Issues/TODO:


I wasn't able to get display resolution to be set at full 1080p, I think it is possible to run 1920x1080 at 30Hz. Some additional info.
I wasn't able to rotate display 90 degrees into portrait mode
Display seems to go into standby mode after about 10 minutes even if Display Power Management is disabled.
npm install didn't install electron correctly and I had to remove and reinstall it manually.

Step by Step instructions:


Go to flash.getchip.com and follow instructions to flash your CHIP. When prompted select GUI 4.4 No Limit image.


After successful flashing power down your CHIP. Remove the jumper wire or paperclip if you used one from FEL to GND pins.


Install HDMI shield and plug in HDMI Cable to CHIP and your monitor.


Plug in USB Hub and connect USB Keyboard and Mouse.


Plug in Power Adapter.


After a few minutes your CHIP will boot into GUI interface.


At this point we would need to connect to Wi-Fi. Follow this official guide to get connected. docs.getchip.com/chip.html#connect-to-wifi


Once we are connected to the internet. It would be a good idea to update installed packages. Open the terminal: Computer Things -> Terminal Emulator and type the following command to retrieve list of packages (default username is chip and password is chip ):
sudo apt-get update


After it is done let's perform an upgrade. Run following command and answer Y at the prompt. This may take a little while.
sudo apt-get upgrade


After upgrades are done reboot CHIP Computer Things -> Log Out -> Reboot


Disable Display sleep after 10 minutes. Computer Things -> Settings -> Power Manager -> Display and uncheck Handle display power management
Issue That didn't seem to help and screen still goes into standby.


Configure Timezone and Locale (more details on Language & Locales docs.getchip.com/chip.html#settings-and-configuration):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
sudo apt-get install locales && sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales && sudo locale-gen


Open terminal again and type following command to install git:
sudo apt-get install git


Clone MagicMirror git repo:
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git


Install node and npm (at the time of writing following versions were installed: node v6.9.4 npm v4.1.2):
sudo curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install nodejs
node --version
curl -sL https://www.npmjs.com/install.sh | sudo -E bash -
npm --version


Copy config.js.sample to config.js:
cp ~/MagicMirror/config/config.js.sample ~/MagicMirror/config/config.js

Optional step: add your OpenWeatherMap location and API key to currentweather and weatherforecast module configurations.


Install npm modules:
cd ~/MagicMirror
npm --install


After installation is complete, let's try to run it:
npm start

Issue: At this point MagicMirror didn't start and I got an error that electron wasn't installed correctly and I was prompted to remove it and reinstall. YMMV ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :
rm -rf ~/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
npm install electron
npm start

After this I got a warning about unmet peer dependency related to grunt@1.0.1 and grunt-yamllint@0.2.0. I ended up reinstalling grunt as well:
npm install grunt


Enjoy your Mirror on C.H.I.P.