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    • N6NGN Offline
      N6NG
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      Re: fix for black screen in 2.16 and later
      I did the npm install package.json and it installed it ok and is listed in the directory MMM-CalendarWeek
      then I did git checkout package.json and got the message error: pathspec ‘package.json’ did not match any files(s) known to git.
      So I did npm install package.json and it said it was up to date. so I did the checkout again and got the same message.
      Any words of wisdon o-guru- of the Magic Mirror (eg Sam)
      Dennis

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        sdetweil @N6NG
        last edited by sdetweil

        @N6NG not npm install package.json

        let’s go thru the instructions again

        you got a full blank screen after installing and configuring a module

        yes

        you got the cannot find module ‘???’ message

        yes

        does the module HAVE a package.json file? NO

        no, create one by typing

         npm init -y
        

        in the module folder

        yes , continue on

        get the name of the missing module from the message in step 1

        in the module folder do

        npm install ?????
        

        where ??? is the name of the missing g module, you got in the prior step

        Sam

        How to add modules

        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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          N6NG @sdetweil
          last edited by

          @sdetweil said in Install package.json:

          @N6NG not npm install package.json
          let’s go thru the instructions again
          you got a full blank screen after installing and configuring a module
          yes
          you got the cannot find module ‘???’ message
          yes
          does the module HAVE a package.json file? NO
          no, create one by typing
          npm init -y

          in the module folder
          yes , continue on

          Correct up to here… I did do install package.json
          I looked and there was a package.json in the MMM-CalendarWeek module
          At this point I did the git checkout package.json ****************
          ****** That’s where I get the message error: pathspec ‘package.json’ did not match any files known to git
          **
          This is as far as I could get**

          get the name of the missing module from the message in step 1

          in the module folder do
          npm install ???

          where ??? is the name of the missing g module, you got in the prior step

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            sdetweil @N6NG
            last edited by

            @N6NG said in Install package.json:

            Correct up to here… I did do install package.json
            I looked and there was a package.json in the MMM-CalendarWeek module
            At this point I did the git checkout package.json ****************
            ****** That’s where I get the message error: pathspec ‘package.json’ did not match any files known to git**
            This is as far as I could get**

            but why did you do that? that is not what the instructions said to do…

            they said

            does the module HAVE a package.json file? NO
            no, create one by typing

            npm init -y
            

            in the module folder

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              sdetweil @N6NG
              last edited by sdetweil

              @N6NG further the instructions said

              NEVER EVER do this (npm init ) in the MagicMirror folder
              if you do/did, then do
              git checkout package.json
              to restore the package.json file

              I guess I need to add more words

              if you DID do npm init -y IN THE MagicMirror folder
              then you need to fix this. do

              cd ~/MagicMirror
              git checkout pakckage.json
              

              then go back to the module folder

              cd -
              

              an resume the fix instructions
              then go

              Sam

              How to add modules

              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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