Hello-Lucy installation troubles

SSkull995

@sdetweil So I just ran again the installer, weird thing happens. I don’t know why, the package.json is not present in the directory. So this message comes up:
npm WARN saveError ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/root/pocketsphinx/package.json’
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/root/pocketsphinx/package.json’
npm WARN pocketsphinx No description
npm WARN pocketsphinx No repository field.
npm WARN pocketsphinx No README data
npm WARN pocketsphinx No license field.

That is why I don’t have it installed! Should I generate a random package.json with the npm init command?

SSkull995

@sdetweil
This is the output error when I run npm start. I generated the config.json with the npm init, no more errors during dependencies installation.

[17:54:16.999] [ERROR] App threw an error during load
[17:54:17.000] [ERROR] Error: Cannot find module ‘pocketsphinx-continuous’
at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:602:15)
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MM/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:35:12)
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MM/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:528:25)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:658:17)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:20:18)
at Object. (/home/pi/MM/modules/Hello-Lucy/node_helper.js:2:13)
at Object. (/home/pi/MM/modules/Hello-Lucy/node_helper.js:410:3)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:711:30)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:10)
[17:54:17.002] [LOG] Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
[17:54:17.002] [ERROR] { Error: Cannot find module ‘pocketsphinx-continuous’
at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:602:15)
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MM/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:35:12)
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/pi/MM/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:528:25)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:658:17)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:20:18)
at Object. (/home/pi/MM/modules/Hello-Lucy/node_helper.js:2:13)
at Object. (/home/pi/MM/modules/Hello-Lucy/node_helper.js:410:3)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:711:30)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:10) code: ‘MODULE_NOT_FOUND’ }

There still is this:
[STEP 3/5] Installing pocketsphinx | Done
[STEP 4/5] Exporting paths
[STEP 4/5] Exporting paths | Done
[STEP 5/5] Installing npm dependencies
dependencies.sh: line 89: cd: /root/MagicMirror/modules/Hello-Lucy: No such file or directory

Why no directory in root? Many thanks and sorry!

sdetweil

@SSkull995 you have to

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Hello-Lucy/installers
./dependencies.sh

sdetweil

AND NOT sudo
And logged on as normal user, not root

SSkull995

@sdetweil man, I never ran sudo.
And I still don’t know why the program gives me the error about the config.json file and the dependencies.sh
Btw, ./dependencies is no command

SSkull995

@SSkull995 just to be sure, I ran the program again, the installer. This time with the ./dependencies. Errors+no dependencies directory found

sdetweil

@SSkull995 did u look in the folder?

It’s ./dependencies.sh

The only file in the module/installers folder

sdetweil

we may have to start over, as I have no idea what ‘installer’ u have been running or how

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules
rm -rf MMM-Hello-Lucy
Then git clone Mykles repo
cd MMM-Hello-Lucy
cd installers
./dependencies.sh
cd ..
npm install

SSkull995

@sdetweil actually I have dependencies.sh, because the ./ makes it invisible even if it was there. Typing ls in installers makes me see the normal dependencies.sh

sdetweil

@SSkull995 but it is not in the path, do you have to use ./ to select it

Mykle1

From the readme

Please complete all 3

Open a terminal.

git clone https://github.com/mykle1/Hello-Lucy into the ~/MagicMirror/modules directory

Then
cd Hello-Lucy/installers

Then
bash dependencies.sh

SSkull995

I can see I did not really explained myself, and I am sorry for that. I did the three passages of yours in the readme, and after reinstalling everything now it does not show me any error during installation! Yes!
BUT, now I run MagicMirror with the module installed and put in the config.js, and this message comes up:

No helper found for module: alert.
[15:12:13.980] [ERROR] WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: SyntaxError: Unexpected token ] in JSON at position 6643

This occurs only when I put the module in config.js, but I don’t know where the error is, what is the JSON file?
Many thanks and sorry!

Mykle1

@SSkull995 said in Hello-Lucy installation troubles:

This occurs only when I put the module in config.js, but I don’t know where the error is

I see. I just did an install on a new machine and encountered the same error. I’m looking into it. Even my working Lucy installation is suffering the same error. Weird.

Mykle1

@SSkull995 said in Hello-Lucy installation troubles:

First, forgive me. This entire issue was my fault.

I recently added some defaults to the checkCommands.json file and left a trailing comma at the end of the file. I’ve corrected the problem, tested it and pushed the corrected file to the repo. To clear the SyntaxError: Unexpected token ] in JSON at position 6643 error, following this instruction.

Do a git pull in the Hello-Lucy directory.

Please advise on the result. :-)

SSkull995

@Mykle1 Perfect! I will do it right now, let me just boot my raspi. Many thanks and sorry once more, I was into solving this problem, but I could not figure out where the json was ahah!

SSkull995

@Mykle1 You are the man! Now it works without problems! I just can’t get my intro .mp3 work, but that is simple fix. Many thanks Mykle! Have a nice day and sorry for the problems :)

SSkull995

Ok so, troubles again sorry! I just restarted MM and now Lucy starts but does not hide my modules and does not get the starting phrase. The microphone is working as the speaker, and the modules are the same as before.
No clue why this occurs, no errors during MM startup

Edit:
I notice that the intro voice starts, as well as the mic icon and the string “Say Hello Lucy”. However, all my modules are there, as the program does not hide them, and the start phrase is not recognised. I just used alsamixer to check the card number, which matches the config.js one. Further, I tried to record myself and the microphone works without problems, I can clearly hear my voice and the hello Lucy phrase.
Maybe something in the program is still making some troubles? Many thanks again Mykle!

So many edit:
Now when I start the MM, the microphone blinks barred, like no microphone. And it’s stated “Command Please”. It is weird, because I launched it and it froze on the “command” and no mic and no welcome phrases. Sometimes it starts tho, without really a scheme

Mykle1

Not really sure what your issue is now. I did make some changes to the repo just now, including a new config entry. So, for starters, do another git pull in the Hello-Lucy directory and use the new config entry. This should solve all the modules showing at startup. Only your pageOne modules will show as default.

The instructions state to run arecord -ls in your terminal to determine your devices and microphone entry as does the config entry sample itself. *shrug

To hear any startup phrases you must have the sound files in the sounds folder AND the names of the sounds in the config entry. They are case sensitive.

All the modules you want to use with Lucy have to be installed and enabled and entered in to config. If they are not one of the default modules then they have to be added to Lucy. Instructions are in the repo

SSkull995

@Mykle1 Hi Mykle! Thank you, I will absolutely update the repo.
The issue is this: after a while on npm start and ctrl+c in the MM, to check the modules and the correct behaviour of them, I noticed that the microphone starts to blink on the upper right corner and the phrase “command please” comes up. From that point, Lucy does not recognise any word I say, even if the microphone is full functional and records super fine.

One thing for the sound, I realise that for the intro sound (1.mp3 and 11.mp3) you have to keep the [], even if there is only one .mp3 file. Was is supposed to be like this? Because the ding.mp3 is not between brackets, but I remove the brackets from the intro sound, then Lucy does not play any sound at the start up

Edit:
I managed to make everything work! However I have a problem now, because the error occurred again
[20:12:09.572] [ERROR] WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: SyntaxError: Unexpected token ] in JSON at position 7147
at JSON.parse ()
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/Hello-Lucy/node_helper.js:26:26)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
at loadModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:132:17)
at loadNextModule (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:166:5)

It just happened, 3 mins ago I was able to use Lucy without problems!

Mykle1

@SSkull995 said in Hello-Lucy installation troubles:

One thing for the sound, I realise that for the intro sound (1.mp3 and 11.mp3) you have to keep the [], even if there is only one .mp3 file. Was is supposed to be like this?

Yes.

Because the ding.mp3 is not between brackets, but I remove the brackets from the intro sound, then Lucy does not play any sound at the start up

That is correct. You can remove the contents of the brackets but not the brackets themselves.

Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: SyntaxError: Unexpected token ] in JSON at position 7147
at JSON.parse ()

I just mentioned this error above and the reason for it. If you have added to/modified the checkCommands.json file it is likely you left a comma after the very last array in the file, or some other mistake.

I’m finding it hard to pinpoint your issue based on your description of the problems you’re having. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.