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    Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10

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      airart @sdetweil
      last edited by

      @sdetweil npm 7.14.0 , node 14.17.0

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        sdetweil @airart
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        @airart interesting

        ok, lets try to start over that step

        cd MagicMirror
        del package-lock.json
        rd /q/s  node_modules
        
        npm install  only=prod
        

        we will want the name of the log file when it finishes in case

        Sam

        How to add modules

        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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          airart @sdetweil
          last edited by airart

          @sdetweil only the name ?
          2021-05-28T12_56_04_242Z-debug

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          0 verbose cli   'install',
          0 verbose cli   'only=prod'
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          32 verbose stack Error: Invalid tag name "only=prod": Tags may not have any characters that encodeURIComponent encodes.
          32 verbose stack     at invalidTagName (C:\Users\gizmo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-package-arg\npa.js:94:15)
          32 verbose stack     at fromRegistry (C:\Users\gizmo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-package-arg\npa.js:299:13)
          32 verbose stack     at resolve (C:\Users\gizmo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-package-arg\npa.js:84:12)
          32 verbose stack     at npa (C:\Users\gizmo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-package-arg\npa.js:55:10)
          32 verbose stack     at C:\Users\gizmo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\arborist\build-ideal-tree.js:474:50
          32 verbose stack     at Array.map (<anonymous>)
          32 verbose stack     at Arborist.[add] (C:\Users\gizmo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\arborist\build-ideal-tree.js:471:28)
          32 verbose stack     at Arborist.[applyUserRequestsToNode] (C:\Users\gizmo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\arborist\build-ideal-tree.js:446:23)
          32 verbose stack     at Arborist.[applyUserRequests] (C:\Users\gizmo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\arborist\build-ideal-tree.js:402:43)
          32 verbose stack     at Arborist.buildIdealTree (C:\Users\gizmo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\arborist\build-ideal-tree.js:217:37)
          33 verbose cwd C:\Users\gizmo\MagicMirror
          34 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.18362
          35 verbose argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\gizmo\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "only=prod"
          36 verbose node v14.17.0
          37 verbose npm  v7.14.0
          38 error code EINVALIDTAGNAME
          39 error Invalid tag name "only=prod": Tags may not have any characters that encodeURIComponent encodes.
          40 verbose exit 1
          
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            sdetweil @airart
            last edited by

            @airart sorry, typo

            –only=prod

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              airart @sdetweil
              last edited by

              @sdetweil ok done , but no log is generated
              npm start

              same errors :-(

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                sdetweil @airart
                last edited by sdetweil

                @airart there is always a log

                in the users home folder .npm/logs

                I will recheck my windows env too

                npm install --loglevel verbose

                should write a file in the local folder

                npm-debug.log

                when I start my MM i get

                C:\Users\sdetw\MagicMirror>npm start
                
                > magicmirror@2.15.0 start C:\Users\sdetw\MagicMirror
                > electron js/electron.js
                
                
                [28.05.2021 09:25.27.486] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.15.0
                

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                  airart @sdetweil
                  last edited by airart

                  @sdetweil i try to find this .log but no one is generating … i search in all of my hdd …
                  when i type npm start

                  C:\Users\gizmo\MagicMirror>npm start
                  
                  > magicmirror@2.15.0 start
                  > node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
                  
                  "node_modules" non è riconosciuto come comando interno o esterno,
                   un programma eseguibile o un file batch.
                  
                  

                  and there’s no electron js FOLDER in .bin FOLDER

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                    sdetweil @airart
                    last edited by

                    @airart do again

                    npm install --loglevel verbose

                    Sam

                    How to add modules

                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                      airart @sdetweil
                      last edited by

                      @sdetweil nope pal , nothing …
                      no log
                      no start

                      where is your log ?

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                        sdetweil @airart
                        last edited by

                        @airart man I hate this stuff changing all the time

                        do this

                        npm install --only=prod --loglevel verbose >somefile.txt 2>&1
                        

                        then the install info is in somefile.txt

                        Sam

                        How to add modules

                        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                          airart @sdetweil
                          last edited by

                          @sdetweil here !

                          npm verb cli [
                          npm verb cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
                          npm verb cli   'C:\\Users\\gizmo\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
                          npm verb cli   'install',
                          npm verb cli   '--only=prod',
                          npm verb cli   '--loglevel',
                          npm verb cli   'verbose'
                          npm verb cli ]
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                          > magicmirror@2.15.0 install
                          > echo "Installing vendor files ...
                          > " && cd vendor && npm install --loglevel=error
                          
                          "Installing vendor files ...
                          
                          > magicmirror@2.15.0 postinstall
                          > npm run install-fonts && echo "MagicMirror installation finished successfully! 
                          > "
                          
                          npm info it worked if it ends with ok
                          npm verb cli [
                          npm verb cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
                          npm verb cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
                          npm verb cli   'prefix',
                          npm verb cli   '-g'
                          npm verb cli ]
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                          npm info ok 
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                          npm verb cli   'C:\\Users\\gizmo\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
                          npm verb cli   'run',
                          npm verb cli   'install-fonts'
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                          > magicmirror@2.15.0 install-fonts
                          > echo "Installing fonts ...
                          > " && cd fonts && npm install --loglevel=error
                          
                          "Installing fonts ...
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                          npm info ok 
                          "MagicMirror installation finished successfully! 
                          
                          up to date, audited 331 packages in 21s
                          
                          21 packages are looking for funding
                            run `npm fund` for details
                          
                          found 0 vulnerabilities
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                            sdetweil @airart
                            last edited by

                            @airart well aint that useless… doesn;t say anything about electron

                            lets try this

                            cd MagicMirror
                            npm install  electron@11.3.0  --loglevel=verbose
                            

                            Sam

                            How to add modules

                            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                              airart @sdetweil
                              last edited by

                              @sdetweil is not working

                              
                              	"scripts": {
                              		"start": "node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js",
                              		"start:dev": "DISPLAY=\"${DISPLAY:=:0}\" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js dev",
                              

                              same errors

                              C:\Users\gizmo\MagicMirror>npm start
                              
                              > magicmirror@2.15.0 start
                              > node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
                              
                              "node_modules" non è riconosciuto come comando interno o esterno,
                               un programma eseguibile o un file batch.
                              
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                                sdetweil @airart
                                last edited by

                                @airart did u try to install electron?

                                cd ~/MagicMirror
                                npm install electron@11.3.0
                                

                                so we can see the error, if any

                                Sam

                                How to add modules

                                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                  airart @sdetweil
                                  last edited by

                                  @sdetweil yes

                                  C:\Users\gizmo\MagicMirror>npm install  electron@11.3.0  --loglevel=verbose
                                  npm verb cli [
                                  npm verb cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
                                  npm verb cli   'C:\\Users\\gizmo\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
                                  npm verb cli   'install',
                                  npm verb cli   'electron@11.3.0',
                                  npm verb cli   '--loglevel=verbose'
                                  n................ecc
                                  
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                                    airart @sdetweil
                                    last edited by

                                    @sdetweil i try to restore original package.js and this show me a new log…

                                    0 verbose cli [
                                    0 verbose cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
                                    0 verbose cli   'C:\\Users\\gizmo\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js',
                                    0 verbose cli   'start'
                                    0 verbose cli ]
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                                    29 verbose stack Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\gizmo\MagicMirror\package.json'
                                    30 verbose cwd C:\Users\gizmo\MagicMirror
                                    31 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.18362
                                    32 verbose argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\gizmo\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "start"
                                    33 verbose node v14.17.0
                                    34 verbose npm  v7.14.0
                                    35 error code ENOENT
                                    36 error syscall open
                                    37 error path C:\Users\gizmo\MagicMirror/package.json
                                    38 error errno -4058
                                    39 error enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\gizmo\MagicMirror\package.json'
                                    40 error enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
                                    41 verbose exit -4058
                                    
                                    
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                                      airart
                                      last edited by

                                      nothing to do, it doesn’t seem to find the electron file and folders

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                                        sdetweil @airart
                                        last edited by sdetweil

                                        @airart i don’t understand, I installed on windows 10 without trouble… but it was npm v6.

                                        I just installed and used npm 7.14…

                                        I had to use the full path to electron

                                        here is my package.json start line

                                        "start": "/Users/sdetw/MagicMirror/node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js",
                                        

                                        this is due to a change in npm… my prior instance will not start now without the full path

                                        Sam

                                        How to add modules

                                        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                          sdetweil @sdetweil
                                          last edited by

                                          this is because npm 7.14 is trying to launch from the MagicMirror folder instead of the module folder…

                                          Sam

                                          How to add modules

                                          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                            airart @sdetweil
                                            last edited by

                                            @sdetweil can i install npm v6 ?

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