Raspberry 2 clean install showing as black screen

[AdamRWolarczuk]

Starting MagicMirror: v2.3.1
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.

[Mykle1]

@adamrwolarczuk

Well, it certainly shows that MM is launching and running. There are several black screen topics that you can look through. Do a forum search for black screen. Otherwise, perhaps someone else will chime in that had the same problem. I suspect that electron may be at fault or that your dependencies failed to install properly

[AdamRWolarczuk]

i just ran the auto one and it didnt error at all i did a search and tried a few things and no dice

[sdetweil]

there is a bug in the electron browser that causes the black screen.

i did

npm remove electron
npm install electron@1.7.9

and it works fine now…

someone posted another solution to issue 1243

[abetterway]

@sdetweil said in Raspberry 2 clean install showing as black screen:

npm remove electron
npm install electron@1.7.9

I will have to try that. Thank you! My fix had been to install another web browser and use that. Electron’s built-in browser seemed to always show a black screen.