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      sdetweil @theaddies
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      @theaddies understood

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        theaddies @sdetweil
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        @sdetweil After I run the install script, what do I do. Since the script disables the screen saver and configures the Mirror to autostart I thought I would not need to do anything else. However, pm2 status all reveals that there is nothing running. I run pm2 status all and it is blank.

        I am not sure if I should follow the process in the link below.
        https://howchoo.com/g/ntcymzbimjv/how-to-install-magic-mirror-on-your-raspberry-pi

        When I reboot the mirror I get the magicmirror2 logo showing up and it seems to be booting up but then the screen goes blank and I have nothing. It is almost like it reboots the pi.

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          sdetweil @theaddies
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          @theaddies send me the ~/install.log

          and do the same chromium
          and
          ./run-start.sh
          tests

          lsb_release -a

          to confirm buster

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            sdetweil @theaddies
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            @theaddies you should not need to do anything. it should be setup to autostart

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              @sdetweil

              lsb_release -a
              No LSB modules are available.
              Distributor ID: Raspbian
              Description:    Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
              Release:        10
              Codename:       buster
              
              
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                theaddies @sdetweil
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                @sdetweil for which chromium or which chromium-browswer I get nothing returned.

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                  sdetweil @theaddies
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                  @theaddies interesting, log says one of them got installed

                  Unpacking chromium-browser (92.0.4515.98~buster-rpt2)

                  note u had an extra w in the text on last message

                  browswer
                  pm2 setup for autostart having trouble…

                  you do

                  pm2 autostart
                  and it gives you the command to execute to make that happen

                  then it says it can’t find the systemd init system to update, after it just said that is the one to use…
                  will have to research and debug

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                    theaddies @sdetweil
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                    @sdetweil

                    
                    pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ ./run-start.sh
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.28.274] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.23.0
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.28.488] [LOG] Loading config ...
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.28.652] [DEBUG] config template file not exists, no envsubst
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.28.853] [LOG] Loading module helpers ...
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.28.933] [LOG] No helper found for module: alert.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.29.513] [LOG] Initializing new module helper ...
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.29.565] [LOG] Module helper loaded: updatenotification
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.29.597] [LOG] No helper found for module: clock.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.29.659] [WARN]  No /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/../modules/calendar_monthly/calendar_monthly.js found for module: calendar_monthly.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.29.722] [LOG] No helper found for module: calendar_monthly.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.41.528] [LOG] Initializing new module helper ...
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.41.561] [LOG] Module helper loaded: calendar
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.41.616] [WARN]  No /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/../modules/random_quotes/random_quotes.js found for module: random_quotes.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.41.664] [LOG] No helper found for module: random_quotes.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.41.707] [LOG] No helper found for module: weather.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.42.663] [LOG] Initializing new module helper ...
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.42.687] [LOG] Module helper loaded: newsfeed
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.42.732] [WARN]  No /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/../modules/MMM-Snow/MMM-Snow.js found for module: MMM-Snow.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.42.749] [LOG] No helper found for module: MMM-Snow.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.42.786] [WARN]  No /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/../modules/MMM-Unsplash/MMM-Unsplash.js found for module: MMM-Unsplash.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.42.814] [LOG] No helper found for module: MMM-Unsplash.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.42.841] [LOG] All module helpers loaded.
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.43.422] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 ...
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.44.420] [LOG] Server started ...
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.44.470] [LOG] Connecting socket for: updatenotification
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.44.531] [LOG] Starting module helper: updatenotification
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.44.568] [LOG] Connecting socket for: calendar
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.44.598] [LOG] Starting node helper for: calendar
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.44.642] [LOG] Connecting socket for: newsfeed
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.44.672] [LOG] Starting node helper for: newsfeed
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.44.709] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started ...
                    [07.04.2023 22:00.44.744] [LOG]
                    Ready to go! Please point your browser to: http://localhost:8080
                    Starting chromium browser now, have patience, it takes a minute
                    
                    

                    The screen for the raspberry pi is blank. this output is from ssh.

                    I just typed it again and now I get
                    /usr/bin/chromium-broswer

                    sorry about that.

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                      sdetweil @theaddies
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                      @theaddies screen black, yes, takes long time

                      increase swap space helps some

                      use Midori browser helps some more (have to install Midori, and set an env variable, see doc )

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                        theaddies @sdetweil
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                        @sdetweil The screen has been black for an hour. When i reboot, the first thing I see is the MagicMirror logo. That is different than before. Before it booted into the raspian desktop and then the magicmirror loaded. It did take a while. Now, as I said above, I see the MagicMirror logo it seems to be loading and then the screen goes blank. It does not come back. ssh works, but the keyboard and mouse on the pi itself will not wake it up.

                        I did see the correct screen after I ran the command below, but I can’t do that now.

                        DISPLAY=:0 npm start
                        
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                          sdetweil @theaddies
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                          @theaddies pm2 is not working for autostart for some reason

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                            sdetweil @theaddies
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                            @theaddies reboot, then run the fixuppm2 script from my scripts page…

                            let me know

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                              sdetweil @theaddies
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                              @theaddies ok, I was able to reproduce the problem

                              after reboot do this

                              pm2 startup

                              it will return a command to execute

                              copy paste that command and hit enter

                              it worked for me to manually enter the command

                              i opened this issue in pm2
                              https://github.com/Unitech/pm2/issues/5582

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                                sdetweil @theaddies
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                                @theaddies i updated the install script to fail if the system is bullseye and this is an armv6l device

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                                  theaddies @sdetweil
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                                  @sdetweil I cannot get the pi to display anything via hdmi. my only access to it now is via ssh.

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                                    sdetweil @theaddies
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                                    @theaddies eh? not even the desktop?

                                    I installed fresh on my pi0w, (all via ssh) and after fixing the pm2 issue it autostarts mm as expected

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                                      theaddies @sdetweil
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                                      @sdetweil I just followed the procedure on a pi4 and everything worked great.

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                                        sdetweil @theaddies
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                                        @theaddies cool

                                        my pi0w test

                                        flash sd card with legacy full desktop, 32gb sd card
                                        edit the wap_supplicant file to enable wifi
                                        boot
                                        auto run update
                                        enable ssh
                                        change machine name (add a 0) (have others running on the network , pi3, pi4, pi42…)

                                        reboot

                                        logon via ssh

                                        paste my install script url
                                        run
                                        select yes to pm2
                                        select yes to screen saver off

                                        pm2 install failed
                                        fixuppm2 script failed

                                        reboot

                                        logon via ssh
                                        run the pm2 startup command
                                        copy/paste the output to execute pm2 setup again
                                        worked this time
                                        run fixuppm2 to add mm as an app…

                                        mm starts

                                        reboot

                                        mm starts

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                                          theaddies @sdetweil
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                                          @sdetweil I am loathed to start the pi2 over again for the fourth time. here is what I have right now. I think I got MagicMirror and mm removed from the pm2. I installed mm when I thought things were not working.
                                          41751be5-514e-4c1e-a149-5a6cfe629561-image.png

                                          The HDMI output still does not work. I was thinking now I would run the pm2 startup command although I am sure I already did it and then I would run fixuppm2.

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                                            @theaddies a72ca281-0f6c-46d7-acb0-844afd32caca-image.png

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