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    UNSOLVED Mirror is blank even after preparing a config.js file

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      taztrk last edited by

      Hi. I’m kind of new to ubuntu based operating systems and completely new to magic mirror and javascript. I prepared a config file based on the sample and the module information. When checked to see what the webpage looked like, there was the screen saying that i hadnt prepared a config file or that it had errors. So i did as advised and used jslint.com to debug the code until there were no more warnings. Now when I open the server page all i get is a blank screen. I think it might have something to do with the “there are no functions” phrase in the function report section of the jslint site but I have no clue. Could someone point me in the right direction please? Thanks

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        paviro Admin @taztrk last edited by

        @taztrk make sure to check your web inspector (use the node serveronly function and a browser of your choice - there should be a thread about that somewhere) for errors.

        We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?

        – The Doctor

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          taztrk last edited by paviro

          I tried to follow the HOw to Troubleshoot forum. I downloaded firebug and did node serveronly and this is the result:

          pi@raspberrypi:/var/www/html/MagicMirror $ node serveronly
          module.js:440
              throw err;
              ^
          
          Error: Cannot find module 'express'
              at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:438:15)
              at Function.Module._load (module.js:386:25)
              at Module.require (module.js:466:17)
              at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
              at Object.<anonymous> (/var/www/html/MagicMirror/js/server.js:8:15)
              at Module._compile (module.js:541:32)
              at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:550:10)
              at Module.load (module.js:456:32)
              at tryModuleLoad (module.js:415:12)
              at Function.Module._load (module.js:407:3)
          pi@raspberrypi:/var/www/html/MagicMirror $ node serveronly
          module.js:440
              throw err;
              ^
          
          Error: Cannot find module 'express'
              at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:438:15)
              at Function.Module._load (module.js:386:25)
              at Module.require (module.js:466:17)
              at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
              at Object.<anonymous> (/var/www/html/MagicMirror/js/server.js:8:15)
              at Module._compile (module.js:541:32)
              at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:550:10)
              at Module.load (module.js:456:32)
              at tryModuleLoad (module.js:415:12)
              at Function.Module._load (module.js:407:3)
          pi@raspberrypi:/var/www/html/MagicMirror $
          

          I opened MM on firefox and used firebug but i didn´t see anything that looked like an error.

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            paviro Admin @taztrk last edited by

            @taztrk so you did not do npm install?

            We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?

            – The Doctor

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              taztrk @paviro last edited by

              @paviro it turns out i didn’t. I did it now and got errors like this. Sorry for the screenshot before hand

              (0_1463469030027_Capture.JPG

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                paviro Admin @taztrk last edited by paviro

                @taztrk please use Markdown on code snippets so it is easier to read 🙂
                Looks like your OS or node version is not supported by Electron. Try using Raspbian especially if you do not have much experience.

                We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?

                – The Doctor

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