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    Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10

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      sdetweil @Bobrae
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      @Bobrae see
      https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4089/complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7-10/225?_=1659891805957

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        Cliff365 @Mykle1
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        @Mykle1 First off, thanks so much for a great guide. I’m having what is likely a simple issue, but I can’t figure out how to resolve it. I am getting the following error message with the npm start command. Not concerned about the warnings, but how do resolve the DISPLAY issue?

        $ npm start
        npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead.
        
        > magicmirror@2.20.0 start
        > DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
        
        'DISPLAY' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
        operable program or batch file.
        
        cliff@BNC-LAB01 MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror (master)
        $
        
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          sdetweil @Cliff365
          last edited by sdetweil

          @Cliff365 see the end of the post I just linked to in the prior post

          also, do not run under mingw… just cmd.exe

          Sam

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            Cliff365 @Mykle1
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            @Mykle1 Thanks for your help on the DISPLAY issue. I changed the line in packages.json file to:

            “start”: “node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js”,

            I get the following error message back:

            > magicmirror@2.20.0 start
            > node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
            
            'node_modules' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
            operable program or batch file.
            
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              sdetweil @Cliff365
              last edited by sdetweil

              @Cliff365 you didn’t follow all of the last line of
              https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4089/complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7-10/225?_=1660158299123

              ps, I’m not @Mykle1

              Sam

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                Cliff365 @sdetweil
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                @sdetweil Oops! Thanks sdetweil

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                  dude31222 @sdetweil
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                  Hey! @sdetweil i’ve spend more than 10 hours whit this because i didn’t read the entire thread. I’ve finally installed mm2 on a 32bit laptop whit w7 and node v16.6 but when i run npm start i just got a black screen. any ideas on how to find a solution? my cmd here:

                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.001] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.22.0
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.151] [LOG]   Loading config ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.201] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.231] [LOG]   No helper found for module: alert.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.361] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.371] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: updatenotification
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.395] [LOG]   No helper found for module: clock.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.473] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.477] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: calendar
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.497] [LOG]   No helper found for module: compliments.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.497] [LOG]   No helper found for module: weather.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.839] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.839] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: newsfeed
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.849] [LOG]   No helper found for module: facts.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.849] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.19.559] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8080 ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.23.451] [LOG]   Launching application.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.838] [LOG]   Server started ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.848] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: updatenotification
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.848] [LOG]   Starting module helper: updatenotification
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.848] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: calendar
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.848] [LOG]   Starting node helper for: calendar
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.858] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: newsfeed
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.858] [LOG]   Starting node helper for: newsfeed
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.858] [LOG]   Sockets connected & modules started ...
                  [3460:0108/070022.937:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(523)] Passthrough is not supported, GL i
                  s disabled, ANGLE is
                  
                  
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                    sdetweil @dude31222
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                    @dude31222 never tried win7 myself… this topic was created a while ago…

                    you can TRY setting an environment variable in the cmd.exe window before executing npm start

                    cd MagicMirror
                    set ELECTRON_DISABLE_GPU=1
                    npm start 
                    

                    Sam

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                      dude31222 @sdetweil
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                      @sdetweil still having an empty screen but no more error messages in cmd

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                        sdetweil @dude31222
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                        @dude31222 that usually means u didn’t do the fonts install step or vendor install step

                        those are extra for windows install

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