MagicMirror fails to start after fresh install

[Mykle1]

@Wippo said in MagicMirror fails to start after fresh install:

Hoping for help
Starting using
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ DISPLAY=:0 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.

Are you starting the mirror via SSH? If you are then the command is DISPLAY=:0 nohup npm start & in your MagicMirror directory.

If you are directly connected to your Pi3 then the command is simply npm start in your MagicMirror directory.

[Wippo]

Thanks for your advice, but that’s not the reason. I checked it again and the results are the same, independent of starting via SSH or directly.

Now solved. :-)
“npm start” has to be executed after starting the graphic desktop

Wippo

[Wippo]

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[longod]

@Wippo Hey! I’m having a similar error message to you. What did you do to solve it?

[Wippo]

@longod Hi, you have to start the graphic desktop before execution of “npm start” (or similar) from a console. My error was to stop system start at console level.

Wippo

[tritran]

@wippo Hi - can you be more detailed when you say “you have to start the graphic desktop before execution”? I am pretty new to this and have no idea what you mean. I have the exact same errors on the same set up you have. Thank you.

[Wippo]

Hi,
after powering on the Raspi and waiting a while, you have either a “console” (white letters on a black screen) or graphic desktop (colors and symbols like “Windows”). What you need for the Magic Mirror is the desktop. You can change the boot behavior using “sudo raspi-config”.

Wippo

[tritran]

Thank you. I actually did a new complete install from scratch and got MM to work!