Really confused

[Duke86]

so I wanted to make this mirror for my mother as a Christmas present so I buy the mirror and the wood, Monitor. But… when I install my software on my raspberry pi 3 I wait half an hour and it said error(I am sorry but I don’t have the full error message). So I decide to download it again and I can’t I then follow “Mykle1” guide and I get the same message.
Please help I am getting stressed

If you want to know what I got my mother for Christmas It was mac(Apple laptop)

</pi@raspberrypi:~ $ npm start
npm ERR! Linux 4.9.59-v7+
npm ERR! argv “/usr/bin/node” “/usr/bin/npm” “start”
npm ERR! node v6.12.3
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path /home/pi/package.json
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! syscall open

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/home/pi/package.json’
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/home/pi/package.json’
npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/pi/npm-debug.log
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ^C
pi@raspberrypi:~ $>

[Mykle1]

@Duke86

We would have to know the error message to attempt to help you. So, run the mirror and make note of the error message, in its entirety. Then post it here in a code block using the </> option above your message window

[Duke86]

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ npm start
npm ERR! Linux 4.9.59-v7+
npm ERR! argv “/usr/bin/node” “/usr/bin/npm” “start”
npm ERR! node v6.12.3
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! path /home/pi/package.json
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! syscall open

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/home/pi/package.json’
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/home/pi/package.json’
npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/pi/npm-debug.log
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ^C
pi@raspberrypi:~ $

[Mykle1]

@Duke86

You running npm start in the wrong directory.

First enter cd MagicMirror and enter

Then run npm start

[ninjabreadman]

@Duke86 Hi Duke, start with cd MagicMirror/ … you’re probably trying to start MM out of the wrong folder.

[Duke86]

@Mykle1 said in Really confused:

npm start

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cd MagicMirror
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ npm start

magicmirror@2.2.2 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
sh run-start.sh

/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/index.js:9
throw new Error(‘Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/’ + path.basename(__dirname) + ’ and try installing again’)
^

Error: Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/index.js:9:9)
at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:579:10)
at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)
at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/cli.js:3:16)
at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)

npm ERR! Linux 4.9.59-v7+
npm ERR! argv “/usr/bin/node” “/usr/bin/npm” “start”
npm ERR! node v6.12.3
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.2.2 start: sh run-start.sh
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.2.2 start script ‘sh run-start.sh’.
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 magicmirror package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! sh run-start.sh
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs magicmirror
npm ERR! Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls magicmirror
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/pi/MagicMirror/npm-debug.log
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $

[ninjabreadman]

@Duke86 said in Really confused:

/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron

Try rm -rf /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron. Then run npm install electron.

[Mykle1]

@Duke86 said in Really confused:

Error: Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again

The error message is telling you what you have to do. So, in your GUI, you can navigate to your MagicMirror/node_modules/ folder and delete the electron folder. Then open a terminal and cd MagicMirror and npm install

[Duke86]

I removed the folder and this happened

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ cd MagicMirror
bash: cd: MagicMirror: No such file or directory
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ nmp install
bash: nmp: command not found
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ ^C
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $

[doubleT]

@Duke86 said in Really confused:

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ cd MagicMirror
bash: cd: MagicMirror: No such file or directory

You are already in the directory “MagicMirror”. cd (change directory to) can’t find the directory because you are already inside.

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ nmp install
bash: nmp: command not found

Just a typo, it’s “npm”, not “nmp”.