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    A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
    Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.

    MagicMirror is Failing to start at all

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      sdetweil @Sampleswow
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      @Sampleswow ok, it makes no sense

      I would suggest starting over
      Reflash the SD card
      Use the script to Install

      Sam

      How to add modules

      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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        Sampleswow @sdetweil
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        @sdetweil
        is that the only way? I have a lot of setup, I would hate to lose by starting over.

        also again What script i have no idea what your referring to, or how to use it. I am a basic user of Magic Mirror

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          sdetweil @Sampleswow
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          @Sampleswow

          I have two sets of scripts, install/update are listed in the MagicMirror doc
          IMG_1970.png

          Install/upgrade
          https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

          Backup/restore, which can save your MagicMirror setup and place it in a GitHub repo, with versions (it does not backup folders, only info required to restore the config onto a new MagicMirror install.).

          https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror-backup-restore

          You can backup Your config now, copy off system, upload to GitHub as part of backup
          config.js, custom.css, all the installed modules and where they came from. And any new files they created

          I always recommend using a new SD card anyhow, just in case there is something (which I will fix)

          Nodejs is just a tool we use to launch Our app, and run our code.
          I don’t see any reports of problems like this do I don’t know

          Sam

          How to add modules

          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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            KristjanESPERANTO Module Developer @sdetweil
            last edited by KristjanESPERANTO

            If --run is a bad option let’s try run the long command directly and see what happens.

            So instead of npm run, try this:

            On Wayland:

            WAYLAND_DISPLAY="${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:=wayland-1}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland

            On X11:
            DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

            This may show us the real core of the problem, or it works and starts MM properly and we could make it a little more comfortable (even if it is a bit hacky).

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              Sampleswow @KristjanESPERANTO
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              @KristjanESPERANTO said in MagicMirror is Failing to start at all:

              DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

              This Command STARTED my Mirror!!!

              Im super excited everything is the way I left it even no loading google images lol (I know i have to find and alternative now )

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                sdetweil @Sampleswow
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                @Sampleswow awesome

                edit the package.json
                and change the “start”
                to “startx”
                then add this line after

                "start":"DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:=:0} ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js",
                

                then

                npm start
                

                should start your MagicMirror

                this was the way it was before this release

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                  Sampleswow @sdetweil
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                  @sdetweil
                  That worked i picked the right start because there is apparently 2 of them in the text code

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