Electron NPM Error

garc7481

Im having this problem when trying to npm start MagicMirror from the /MagicMirror directory.
I tried updating to but it keeps on crashing.

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, lstat '/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources'
    at Error (native)
npm WARN grunt-stylelint@0.8.0 requires a peer of stylelint@^7.8.0 but none was installed.
npm WARN stylelint-config-standard@16.0.0 requires a peer of stylelint@^7.8.0 but none was installed.
npm ERR! Linux 4.9.25-v7+
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "update"
npm ERR! node v6.10.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.10
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! electron@1.6.7 postinstall: `node install.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the electron@1.6.7 postinstall script 'node install.js'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the electron package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node install.js
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs electron
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls electron
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above

froinds

I’m having the same issue here today. I installed it on a different Pi 3 last week and it worked. I have not made any changes to the way I install the package as I used a Chef recipe to do the same thing on both. Today, MagicMirror can’t install completely.

garc7481

@froinds
Will they have a fix for this.

DeanoAus

Having the exact same problem. Been searching and trying to fix for hours :/

cowboysdude

Just format and reinstall… it’s easier.

DeanoAus

I removed MM entirely and did a fresh curl install. Still same problem. I could be onto something here tho, let you know in a sec.

cowboysdude

@DeanoAus try the manual install. It seems to run smoother.

DeanoAus

I just tried

npm install npm@latest -g
npm install -g grunt
npm install -g electron

and when installing electron I get

pi@Pi:~ $ sudo npm install -g electron
/usr/bin/electron -> /usr/lib/node_modules/electron/cli.js

> electron@1.6.6 postinstall /usr/lib/node_modules/electron
> node install.js

/usr/lib/node_modules/electron/install.js:47
  throw err
  ^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, lstat '/usr/lib/node_modules/electron/dist/resources'
    at Error (native)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! electron@1.6.6 postinstall: `node install.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the electron@1.6.6 postinstall script 'node install.js'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the electron package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node install.js
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs electron
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls electron
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /root/.npm/_logs/2017-05-01T02_57_00_518Z-debug.log

cowboysdude

Delete MM and re-download it.

Install manually.

Manual Installation

Download and install the latest Node.js version.
Clone the repository and check out the master branch: git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror
Enter the repository: cd ~/MagicMirror
Install and run the app: npm install && npm start
Important: npm start does not work via SSH, use DISPLAY=:0 nohup npm start & instead. This starts the mirror on the remote display.

Note: if you want to debug on Raspberry Pi you can use npm start dev which will start the MagicMirror app with Dev Tools enabled.

DeanoAus

@cowboysdude said in Electron NPM Error:

npm install && npm start

Ok, trying now.