No helper found for module:

[raymonvdm]

I tried to setup a RaspberryPi3 with MagicMirror but when i start MagicMirror i only get blankscreens.

No helper found for module: helloworld

This is the only module enabled in the config to rule out any specific module issue

[Mykle1]

@raymonvdm

That just means that there is no node_helper.js for that module. That’s completely normal.

Enable the clock, calendar, compliments and newsfeed modules. Those are the first 4 that should work initially after an installation.

Lastly, are you getting errors in your terminal or console?

[raymonvdm]

I just copied config/config.js.sample to config/config.js and got the same messages about

“No helper found for module:”

pi@raspberrypi:/opt/MagicMirror $ npm start

magicmirror@2.2.2 start /opt/MagicMirror
sh run-start.sh

Starting MagicMirror: v2.2.2
Loading config …
Loading module helpers …
No helper found for module: alert.
Initializing new module helper …
Module helper loaded: updatenotification
No helper found for module: clock.
Initializing new module helper …
Module helper loaded: calendar
No helper found for module: compliments.
No helper found for module: currentweather.
No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
Initializing new module helper …
Module helper loaded: newsfeed
All module helpers loaded.
Starting server on port 8080 …
Server started …
Connecting socket for: updatenotification
Connecting socket for: calendar
Starting node helper for: calendar
Connecting socket for: newsfeed
Starting module: newsfeed
Sockets connected & modules started …
Launching application.

The display turns black as it should be and there is no text output from the different modules.

pi@raspberrypi:/opt/MagicMirror $ cat /etc/issue
Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 \n \l

RASPBIAN STRETCH WITH DESKTOP
Image with desktop based on Debian Stretch
Version:March 2018
Release date:2018-03-13
Kernel version:4.9

[raymonvdm]

I reinstalled using the installer and now it is working

bash -c “$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh)”

Although autostart is not working (yet)

[Mykle1]

@raymonvdm said in No helper found for module::

I reinstalled using the installer and now it is working

That’s good news. :-)

Although autostart is not working (yet)

https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Auto-Starting-MagicMirror

[raymonvdm]

I already followed https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Auto-Starting-MagicMirror but still not working. I will try a reinstall to see if it fixes anyting

[Mykle1]

@raymonvdm

If you reinstall, I believe there is an option for autostarting where you simple have to choose yes.

Otherwise, if you are setting up autostart manually,

Pay particular attention to this line:

PM2 will now show you a command you need to execute.

Most people miss this step. You have to execute the command that appears.

And lastly, you have to save the PM2 state