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

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    • mumblebajM Offline
      mumblebaj Module Developer @sdetweil
      last edited by

      @sdetweil :thumbs_up:

      Check out my modules at: https://github.com/mumblebaj?tab=repositories
      Check my blog-post: https://mumblebaj.xyz/
      Check my MM Container: https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/mumblebaj/magicmirror/general

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        sdetweil @mumblebaj
        last edited by sdetweil

        @mumblebaj I was wrong for windows, and setup
        see here
        https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42758985/windows-auto-start-pm2-and-node-apps

        still pm2 is the easiest and same on every platform…

        Sam

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        • mumblebajM Offline
          mumblebaj Module Developer @sdetweil
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          @CheapDad Here is a great tutorial to set up PM2 on Windows.
          https://blog.cloudboost.io/nodejs-pm2-startup-on-windows-db0906328d75

          Check out my modules at: https://github.com/mumblebaj?tab=repositories
          Check my blog-post: https://mumblebaj.xyz/
          Check my MM Container: https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/mumblebaj/magicmirror/general

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            Bobrae
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            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
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              @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
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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
                    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

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                        Cliff365 @sdetweil
                        last edited by

                        @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
                              last edited by

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

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                                sdetweil @dude31222
                                last edited by sdetweil

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

                                those are extra for windows install

                                Sam

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                                  dude31222 @sdetweil
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                                  @sdetweil i did. Now i’ve upgraded to windows 8.1. still a black screen but a new error```
                                  [0110/062053.181:ERROR:_trace_logging_minimal.win.cc<78>] provider resistration failure

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                                    sdetweil @dude31222
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                                    @dude31222 I don’t know. those are so far out of service…

                                    Sam

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                                      Reila
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                                      Heyo!
                                      I’ve done a fresh install of MM2 (on Win10), and now I’m struggling with the blank electron screen.

                                      I did the vendor and font install, changed the package.json to

                                      "start":"node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js",
                                      

                                      according to the guide on page 15, and now I’m getting

                                      bash: line 1: node_modules.binelectron: command not found
                                      

                                      on npm start, doesn’t start up MM.

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                                        sdetweil @Reila
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                                        @Reila you did not do the package.json edit correctly.

                                        windows uses slashes leaning left

                                        and u need 2 in each place

                                        node-modules\\.bin\\electron  js\\electron.js
                                        

                                        Sam

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                                          Reila @sdetweil
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                                          @sdetweil
                                          Oh, I just copied as it was! It might have been a different guide, it was old after all… I see the backward slashes in a later post now.

                                          So now I tried

                                          "start": "node_modules\\.bin\\electron  js\\electron.js",
                                          

                                          (with both the double and single space, just in case) and it’s giving me the same error still.
                                          I tested changing the start-dev variant too.
                                          I must be missing another step still.

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                                            sdetweil @Reila
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                                            @Reila I am away from my system at the moment be back in an hour or so.

                                            what does npm -v say?

                                            Sam

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