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

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      Bobrae
      last edited by

      When following your instructions on both Windows 7 and 10 machines, I get the following error message:

      magicmirror@2.20.0 start C:\Users\Admin\MagicMirror
      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.

      The error log gives the following:
      0 info it worked if it ends with ok
      1 verbose cli [
      1 verbose cli ‘C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe’,
      1 verbose cli ‘C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js’,
      1 verbose cli ‘start’
      1 verbose cli ]
      2 info using npm@6.14.4
      3 info using node@v13.14.0
      4 verbose run-script [ ‘prestart’, ‘start’, ‘poststart’ ]
      5 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~prestart: magicmirror@2.20.0
      6 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: magicmirror@2.20.0
      7 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
      8 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: PATH: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin;C:\Users\Admin\MagicMirror\node_modules.bin;C:\Users\Admin\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\local\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Users\Admin\bin;C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\php;C:\Program Files\Calibre2;C:\Program Files\nodejs;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\vendor_perl;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\core_perl
      9 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: CWD: C:\Users\Admin\MagicMirror
      10 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: Args: [
      10 silly lifecycle ‘/d /s /c’,
      10 silly lifecycle ‘DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js’
      10 silly lifecycle ]
      11 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: Returned: code: 1 signal: null
      12 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: Failed to exec start script
      13 verbose stack Error: magicmirror@2.20.0 start: DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
      13 verbose stack Exit status 1
      13 verbose stack at EventEmitter. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\index.js:332:16)
      13 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:315:20)
      13 verbose stack at ChildProcess. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\lib\spawn.js:55:14)
      13 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
      13 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1026:16)
      13 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:286:5)
      14 verbose pkgid magicmirror@2.20.0
      15 verbose cwd C:\Users\Admin\MagicMirror
      16 verbose Windows_NT 6.1.7601
      17 verbose argv “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js” “start”
      18 verbose node v13.14.0
      19 verbose npm v6.14.4
      20 error code ELIFECYCLE
      21 error errno 1
      22 error magicmirror@2.20.0 start: DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
      22 error Exit status 1
      23 error Failed at the magicmirror@2.20.0 start script.
      23 error This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
      24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

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        sdetweil @Bobrae
        last edited by

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

        Sam

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          Cliff365 @Mykle1
          last edited by

          @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

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              Cliff365 @Mykle1
              last edited by

              @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

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                  Cliff365 @sdetweil
                  last edited by

                  @sdetweil Oops! Thanks sdetweil

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                    dude31222 @sdetweil
                    last edited by

                    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
                      last edited by

                      @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

                      How to add modules

                      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                        dude31222 @sdetweil
                        last edited by

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

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