Electron NPM Error

DeanoAus · May 1, 2017, 2:50 AM

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 · May 1, 2017, 2:51 AM

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

DeanoAus · May 1, 2017, 7:34 AM

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 · May 1, 2017, 7:35 AM

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 · May 1, 2017, 3:08 AM

@cowboysdude said in Electron NPM Error:

npm install && npm start

Ok, trying now.

DeanoAus · May 1, 2017, 3:25 AM

sigh Failed.

pi@Pi:~ $ sudo apt-get install nodejs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
nodejs is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libc-ares2 libv8-3.14.5
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
pi@Pi:~ $ git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror
Cloning into 'MagicMirror'...
remote: Counting objects: 7394, done.
remote: Total 7394 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 7394
Receiving objects: 100% (7394/7394), 11.00 MiB | 492.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (4086/4086), done.
Checking connectivity... done.
pi@Pi:~ $ cd MagicMirror/
pi@Pi:~/MagicMirror $ sudo npm install && npm start
npm WARN prefer global coffee-script@1.10.0 should be installed with -g
npm WARN prefer global jsonlint@1.6.2 should be installed with -g

> electron-chromedriver@1.6.0 install /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron-chromedriver
> node ./download-chromedriver.js


> electron@1.6.6 postinstall /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
> node install.js

/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/install.js:47
  throw err
  ^

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! 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/2017-05-01T03_24_28_075Z-debug.log

cowboysdude · May 1, 2017, 3:29 AM

@DeanoAus said in Electron NPM Error:

/root/.npm/_logs/2017-05-01T03_24_28_075Z-debug.log

Open this file
/root/.npm/_logs/2017-05-01T03_24_28_075Z-debug.log

See what it’s telling you…

I really do have to go to bed … have to get up early but don’t give up…

DeanoAus · May 1, 2017, 3:50 AM

73493 silly postinstall electron@1.6.6
73494 info lifecycle electron@1.6.6~postinstall: electron@1.6.6
73495 verbose lifecycle electron@1.6.6~postinstall: unsafe-perm in lifecycle false
73496 verbose lifecycle electron@1.6.6~postinstall: PATH: /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/node-gyp-bin:/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/node_modules/.bin:/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modul$
73497 verbose lifecycle electron@1.6.6~postinstall: CWD: /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
73498 silly lifecycle electron@1.6.6~postinstall: Args: [ '-c', 'node install.js' ]
73499 silly lifecycle electron@1.6.6~postinstall: Returned: code: 1  signal: null
73500 info lifecycle electron@1.6.6~postinstall: Failed to exec postinstall script
73501 verbose unlock done using /root/.npm/_locks/staging-f4a655787a5bf4d3.lock for /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/.staging
73502 silly rollbackFailedOptional Starting
73503 silly gentlyRm /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron is being purged from base /home/pi/MagicMirror
73504 verbose gentlyRm don't care about contents; nuking /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
73505 silly gentlyRm /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron is being purged from base /home/pi/MagicMirror
73506 verbose gentlyRm don't care about contents; nuking /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
73507 silly gentlyRm /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron is being purged from base /home/pi/MagicMirror
73508 verbose gentlyRm don't care about contents; nuking /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
73509 silly gentlyRm /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron is being purged from base /home/pi/MagicMirror
73510 verbose gentlyRm don't care about contents; nuking /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
73511 silly gentlyRm /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron is being purged from base /home/pi/MagicMirror
73512 verbose gentlyRm don't care about contents; nuking /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
73513 silly gentlyRm /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron is being purged from base /home/pi/MagicMirror
73527 silly vacuum-fs quitting because other entries in /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules
73528 silly vacuum-fs quitting because other entries in /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules
73529 silly vacuum-fs quitting because other entries in /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules
73530 silly vacuum-fs quitting because other entries in /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules
73531 silly vacuum-fs quitting because other entries in /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules
73532 silly vacuum-fs quitting because other entries in /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules
73533 silly vacuum-fs quitting because other entries in /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules
73534 silly vacuum-fs quitting because other entries in /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules
73535 silly rollbackFailedOptional Finishing
73536 silly runTopLevelLifecycles Finishing
73537 silly install printInstalled
73538 warn grunt-stylelint@0.8.0 requires a peer of stylelint@^7.8.0 but none was installed.
73539 warn stylelint-config-standard@16.0.0 requires a peer of stylelint@^7.8.0 but none was installed.
73540 verbose stack Error: electron@1.6.6 postinstall: `node install.js`
73540 verbose stack Exit status 1
73540 verbose stack     at EventEmitter. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/lifecycle.js:279:16)
73540 verbose stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
73540 verbose stack     at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7)
73540 verbose stack     at ChildProcess. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/spawn.js:40:14)
73540 verbose stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
73540 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
73540 verbose stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:886:16)
73540 verbose stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:226:5)
73541 verbose pkgid electron@1.6.6
73542 verbose cwd /home/pi/MagicMirror
73543 verbose Linux 4.9.24-v7+
73544 verbose argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
73545 verbose node v6.10.2
73546 verbose npm  v4.5.0
73547 error code ELIFECYCLE
73548 error errno 1
73549 error electron@1.6.6 postinstall: `node install.js`
73549 error Exit status 1
73550 error Failed at the electron@1.6.6 postinstall script 'node install.js'.
73550 error Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
73550 error If you do, this is most likely a problem with the electron package,
73550 error not with npm itself.

mitchscobell · May 1, 2017, 3:54 AM

I am having the same problem. Wiped the pi and reflashed the image from scratch. Spent a few hours myself tonight trying various things to fix it without getting anywhere. Same exact errors as pasted above.

WinterRain · May 1, 2017, 5:29 AM

I’m getting the same problem. Started from scratch a few times but no luck. Finally managed to have it installed to the point where I could run using node serveronly then running on a browser. Also had to use ~/MagicMirror/vendor npm install as this seem to have been skipped in the auto installation when it hit the electron error.