Black screen on start up of Magic Mirror

[sdetweil]

Or there is a problem with a config entry

[bkrand95]

@sdetweil
Below is my config file (put x’s in place of all the ID’s…). I actually have my compliments module commented out so I’m not sure how that can be an issue.

/* Magic Mirror Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information how you can configurate this file
 * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration
 *
 */

var config = {
	//address: "localhost", // Address to listen on, can be:
	address: "0.0.0.0",
	                      // - "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1" to listen on loopback interface
	                     // - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
	                      // - "", "0.0.0.0", "::" to listen on any interface
	                      // Default, when address config is left out, is "localhost"
	port: 8080,
	//ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.10"], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses
	//ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"],
	ipWhitelist: [],                                                       // or add a specific IPv4 of 192.168.1.5 :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"],
	                                                       // or IPv4 range of 192.168.3.0 --> 192.168.3.15 use CIDR format :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"],

	language: "en",
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "imperial",

	modules: [
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			//module: "updatenotification",
			//position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			position: "top_left"
		},
		{
			module: "calendar",
			header: "Calendar",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				fade: false,
				fetchInterval: 5000,
				colored: true,
				coloredSymbolOnly: false,
				maximumNumberOfDays: 90,
				calendars: [
					{
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						color: "#c7ecff",
						url: "https://calendar.google.com/calendar/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
		//	module: "compliments",
		//	position: "lower_third"
		},
		{
			module: "currentweather",
			position: "top_right",
			config: {
				location: "Lancaster",
				locationID: "xxxxxxxxx",  //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/; unzip the gz file and find your city
				appid: "xxxxxxxxx",
			}
		},

		{
			module: "weatherforecast",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
				fade: false,
				location: "Lancaster",
				locationID: "xxxxxxxxx",  //ID from https://openweathermap.org/city
				appid: "xxxxxxxxx"
			}
		},
		{
   			 module: "MMM-Cocktails",
   			 position: "bottom_center", // Editable footprint - Fits anywhere.
   			 config: {
      				maxWidth: "400px",     // See provided .css file for full customization options
        			header: "",
    			}
		},
    	        {
        	//module: 'MMM-Remote-Control',
        	// uncomment the following line to show the URL of the remote control on the mirror
        	//position: 'bottom_left'
        		// you can hide this module afterwards from the remote control itself
        		//config: {
        		//    apiKey: ''
        		//}
   		},
   		{
			module: 'MMM-ModuleScheduler',
			config: {
				notification_schedule: [
					// SHUTDOWN AT 07:04AM MON-FRI
					{notification: 'REMOTE_ACTION', schedule: '04 7 * * 1-5', payload: {action: "SHUTDOWN"}},
					// SHUTDOWN AT 11:30PM FRI & SAT
					{notification: 'REMOTE_ACTION', schedule: '30 23 * * 5-6', payload: {action: "SHUTDOWN"}},
					// SHUTDOWN AT 10:55PM SUN-THUR
					{notification: 'REMOTE_ACTION', schedule: '50 22 * * SUN-THU', payload: {action: "SHUTDOWN"}}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
						title: "New York Times",
						url: "http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml"
					}
				],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true
			}
		},
		{
			disabled: true,
			module: 'MMM-EARTH-Live',
			position: 'bottom_center',
			config: {
  			  height:"270px",
   			 width:"480px",
   			 useHeader: false,                // true if you want a header
   			 header: "",                      // Change in config file. useHeader must be true
   			 animationSpeed: 1000,            // fade speed
			}
		},
		{
		  module: "MMM-NowPlayingOnSpotify",
		  position: "top_left",
		
		  config: {
		    clientID: "xxxxxxxxx",
		    clientSecret: "xxxxxxxxx",
		    accessToken: "xxxxxxxxx",
		    refreshToken: "xxxxxxxxx"
		  }
		},

	]

};

/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}

[sdetweil]

@bkrand95 if u comment out a module, you must comment out the braces too,
Not like this

{
//  module : "compliments"'
//
},

That leaves an empty entry in the modules array. Thus the problem

You can also disable a module, by adding

disabled: true,

After the module: statement without commenting anything out

[bkrand95]

@sdetweil Thanks for the advice, I went ahead and added the “disabled: true” line instead of commenting out the modules. I’ve seemed to have made some progress as I no longer get the black screen, but now I get the familiar message: “Please create a config file. See README for more information.” I have gotten this message before and it’s usual due to an error in my config file, although this time I really can’t find anything. Below is my current config… any errors pop out? Thanks again for all the help.

/* Magic Mirror Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information how you can configurate this file
 * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration
 *
 */

var config = {
	//address: "localhost", // Address to listen on, can be:
	address: "0.0.0.0",
	                      // - "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1" to listen on loopback interface
	                     // - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
	                      // - "", "0.0.0.0", "::" to listen on any interface
	                      // Default, when address config is left out, is "localhost"
	port: 8080,
	//ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.10"], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses
	//ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"],
	ipWhitelist: [],                                                       // or add a specific IPv4 of 192.168.1.5 :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"],
	                                                       // or IPv4 range of 192.168.3.0 --> 192.168.3.15 use CIDR format :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"],

	language: "en",
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "imperial",

	modules: [

		{
			disabled: true,
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			position: "top_left"
		},
		{
			module: "calendar",
			header: "Calendar",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				fade: false,
				fetchInterval: 5000,
				colored: true,
				coloredSymbolOnly: false,
				maximumNumberOfDays: 90,
				calendars: [
					{
						symbol: "calendar-check",
						color: "#c7ecff",
						url: "xxxxx"
					}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			disabled: true,
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{
			module: "currentweather",
			position: "top_right",
			config: {
				location: "Lancaster",
				locationID: "xxxxx",  //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/; unzip the gz file and find your city
				appid: "xxxxx",
			}
		},

		{
			module: "weatherforecast",
			position: "top_right",
			header: "Weather Forecast",
			config: {
				fade: false,
				location: "Lancaster",
				locationID: "xxxxx",  //ID from https://openweathermap.org/city
				appid: "xxxxx"
			}
		},
		{
   			 module: "MMM-Cocktails",
   			 position: "bottom_center", // Editable footprint - Fits anywhere.
   			 config: {
      				maxWidth: "400px",     // See provided .css file for full customization options
        			header: "",
    			}
		},
    	        {
			disabled: true,
        		module: 'MMM-Remote-Control',
        		uncomment the following line to show the URL of the remote control on the mirror
        		position: 'bottom_left'
        		// you can hide this module afterwards from the remote control itself
        		config: {
        		    apiKey: ''
        		}
   		},
   		{
			module: 'MMM-ModuleScheduler',
			config: {
				notification_schedule: [
					// SHUTDOWN AT 07:04AM MON-FRI
					{notification: 'REMOTE_ACTION', schedule: '04 7 * * 1-5', payload: {action: "SHUTDOWN"}},
					// SHUTDOWN AT 11:30PM FRI & SAT
					{notification: 'REMOTE_ACTION', schedule: '30 23 * * 5-6', payload: {action: "SHUTDOWN"}},
					// SHUTDOWN AT 10:55PM SUN-THUR
					{notification: 'REMOTE_ACTION', schedule: '50 22 * * SUN-THU', payload: {action: "SHUTDOWN"}}
				]
			}
		},
		{
			module: "newsfeed",
			position: "bottom_bar",
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
						title: "New York Times",
						url: "http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml"
					}
				],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true
			}
		},
		{
			disabled: true,
			module: 'MMM-EARTH-Live',
			position: 'bottom_center',
			config: {
  			  height:"270px",
   			 width:"480px",
   			 useHeader: false,                // true if you want a header
   			 header: "",                      // Change in config file. useHeader must be true
   			 animationSpeed: 1000,            // fade speed
			}
		},
		{
		  module: "MMM-NowPlayingOnSpotify",
		  position: "top_left",
		  config: {
		    clientID: "xxxxx",
		    clientSecret: "xxxxx",
		    accessToken: "xxxxx",
		    refreshToken: "xxxxx"
		  }
		},
	]
};

[OldSunGuy]

@bkrand95 said in Black screen on start up of Magic Mirror:

module: ‘MMM-Remote-Control’,
uncomment the following line to show the URL of the remote control on the mirror
position: ‘bottom_left’

The line after MMM-Remote-Control should be a comment,
and there should be a comma after the ‘bottom_left’.

[sdetweil]

And this line will need a trailing comma

position: 'bottom_left'

[bkrand95]

Excellent, that was the fix! Thank you both so much for your help, marking as solved.