Install package.json

[N6NG]

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

[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

[N6NG]

@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

[sdetweil]

@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

[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