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!