Raspberry Pi issue

BandNerd1002

how do I install format And install the sd card?

sdetweil

@BandNerd1002 what did u do the 1st time?

https://thepi.io/how-to-install-raspbian-on-the-raspberry-pi

And
https://linuxhint.com/install-ubuntu-on-raspberry-pi/

BandNerd1002

The first time it came pre installed and downloaded on the sd card. it was pre formatted and whatnot.

BandNerd1002

there are 2 things showing up when i put the SD card into the computer. Recovery and boot. I am confused on if I just download the noobs or if i have to do something to thies files first.

sdetweil

@BandNerd1002 without another Linux based system u can’t do anything. So just download noobs or Ubuntu.

bhepler

@BandNerd1002 - Not to worry. First, let’s get your config.js off of your SD card.

Using the Windows File Explorer, browse through the boot drive and look for the config.js file. Copy that to your computer. (if it turns out that you can’t find this file, no worries. We’ll recreate it later).

If you were able to backup your config.js file, great! If not, no big deal. At this point, I suggest you follow the Complete Setup Tutorial. It will walk you through prepping your SD card and getting your Magic Mirror reinstalled.

A couple things to note about the tutorial:

It’s Raspian Stretch now. Download the full version with the recommended software.
The command to clear out some installed & unnecessary software will fail due to some of the listed software not being included. Try running the command one application at a time and skipping the ones that aren’t found.

Once you have your mirror back up and running, you can copy your config.js file back to your Raspberry Pi. Then you just have to re-clone and re-build all of the modules you had downloaded.