Starting MagicMirror with `DISPLAY=:0 npm start` throws ERR!

loonix · Mar 11, 2018, 3:03 PM

Hi all:

I have been at unsuccessfully for several days now and I can’t seem to get it to work. I googled and searched this forum to no avail so I am asking finally for help.

I installed MM2 using the one liner curl installation script on a brand new Raspbian ‘Stretch lite’ installed Raspberry Pi 3.

The install script runs fine but when I get to the point where I should start the MM2 by running the command DISPLAY=:0 npm start I get the following error:

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

npm ERR! Linux 4.9.59-v7+
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "start"
npm ERR! node v6.13.1
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

/home/pi/MagicMirror/npm-debug.log has the following info:

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ '/usr/bin/node', '/usr/bin/npm', 'start' ]
2 info using npm@3.10.10
3 info using node@v6.13.1
4 verbose run-script [ 'prestart', 'start', 'poststart' ]
5 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.2.2~prestart: magicmirror@2.2.2
6 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.2.2~prestart: no script for prestart, continuing
7 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.2.2~start: magicmirror@2.2.2
8 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.2.2~start: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
9 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.2.2~start: PATH: /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/node-gyp-bin:/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/.bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:
10 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.2.2~start: CWD: /home/pi/MagicMirror
11 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.2.2~start: Args: [ '-c', 'sh run-start.sh' ]
12 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.2.2~start: Returned: code: 1  signal: null
13 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.2.2~start: Failed to exec start script
14 verbose stack Error: magicmirror@2.2.2 start: `sh run-start.sh`
14 verbose stack Exit status 1
14 verbose stack     at EventEmitter. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/lifecycle.js:255:16)
14 verbose stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
14 verbose stack     at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7)
14 verbose stack     at ChildProcess. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/spawn.js:40:14)
14 verbose stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
14 verbose stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
14 verbose stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:920:16)
14 verbose stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:230:5)
15 verbose pkgid magicmirror@2.2.2
16 verbose cwd /home/pi/MagicMirror
17 error Linux 4.9.59-v7+
18 error argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "start"
19 error node v6.13.1
20 error npm  v3.10.10
21 error code ELIFECYCLE
22 error magicmirror@2.2.2 start: `sh run-start.sh`
22 error Exit status 1
23 error Failed at the magicmirror@2.2.2 start script 'sh run-start.sh'.
23 error Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
23 error If you do, this is most likely a problem with the magicmirror package,
23 error not with npm itself.
23 error Tell the author that this fails on your system:
23 error     sh run-start.sh
23 error You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
23 error     npm bugs magicmirror
23 error Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
23 error     npm owner ls magicmirror
23 error There is likely additional logging output above.
24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

I am not sure what’s not working and how to further troubleshoot. Anyone any ideas?

Thanks

loonix

ninjabreadman · Mar 11, 2018, 4:07 PM

@loonix You might check to see that run-start.sh is executable:

chmod +x ~/MagicMirror/run-start.sh

You can also try :

npm cache clean
npm install
npm start

Finally, the MM project doesn’t run well on Raspbian Lite. Jessie Full is the recommended build. Check out this thread for a few other tips.

E3V3A · Mar 11, 2018, 5:46 PM

Follow my post HERE to update nodejs and requirements.

In addition you should really consider updating your distro to Raspbian Stretch (full), and

Don’t install MM as root
Don’t install outside /home/pi

But by all means, please try the lite first, and let us know any dependency issues.

loonix · Mar 12, 2018, 5:57 PM

Thank you so much ninjabreadman and e3v3a for pointing me in the right direction. With the info the both of you provided I was able to get MM2 working on my Raspberry 3 running Stretch Lite.

Installing updated node.js as per https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=140747&p=1256048#p1256048 and following this guide https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Jessie-Lite-Installation-Guide were the keys to success.

Only thing left is that I wasn’t able to disable the sceensaver yet.

Next steps are to try to get it to run on a Pi 0 W and get touch functionality added to my mirror.

Thanks again

loonix