<![CDATA[Syntax Errors Stopping MM from Loading...]]>Hi,

Recently my Magic Mirror wouldn’t load, just a black screen. Absolutely nothing had changed in the config or the setup. I appreciate it’s an outdated version! Has anyone any idea what might be causing this? Virtual brownie points for any pointers.

magicmirror@2.1.1 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
sh run-start.sh

Starting MagicMirror: v2.1.1
Loading config …
Loading module helpers …
No helper found for module: alert.
No helper found for module: clock.
No helper found for module: currentweather.
No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
WARNING! Could not validate config file. Please correct syntax errors. Starting with default configuration.
Loading module helpers …
No helper found for module: alert.
No helper found for module: clock.
No helper found for module: currentweather.
No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
App threw an error during load
/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/form-data/lib/form_data.js:225
filename = path.norm!lize(options.fIlepath).replace(/\/g, ‘/’);
^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token !
at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:78:16)
at Module._compile (module.js:543:28)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:580:10)
at Module.load (module.js:488:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:447:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:439:3)
at Module.require (module.js:498:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/request/request.js:17:16)
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/request/request.js:1554:3)
Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/form-data/lib/form_data.js:225
filename = path.norm!lize(options.fIlepath).replace(/\/g, ‘/’);
^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token !
at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:78:16)
at Module._compile (module.js:543:28)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:580:10)
at Module.load (module.js:488:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:447:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:439:3)
at Module.require (module.js:498:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/request/request.js:17:16)
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/request/request.js:1554:3)
MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
Launching application.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/12502/syntax-errors-stopping-mm-from-loadingRSS for NodeSun, 12 Jul 2026 09:16:49 GMTSun, 05 Apr 2020 16:35:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Syntax Errors Stopping MM from Loading... on Sun, 05 Apr 2020 19:17:13 GMT]]>@Oliver_Tooth u may have to start over… depends on what may be damaged… u don’t want to clone card
copy MM folder, then delete each node_modules folder and each package-lock.json file

then npm install starting with MM and each module with package.json file

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72013https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72013Sun, 05 Apr 2020 19:17:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Syntax Errors Stopping MM from Loading... on Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:44:21 GMT]]>New card ordered for delivery tomorrow. I’ll copy everything across and see where that takes me. Will it be a straight clone, or will I need to do additional installs?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72012https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72012Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:44:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Syntax Errors Stopping MM from Loading... on Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:36:25 GMT]]>@Oliver_Tooth I think so…

i looked at the code and its ok

    filename = path.normalize(options.filepath).replace(/\\/g, '/');

so, there is some data corruption there

sd cards have only so long a life… the bits are write once… and so they keep getting used and marked used, til the card runs out

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72009https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72009Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:36:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Syntax Errors Stopping MM from Loading... on Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:32:11 GMT]]>I’ve given this ago, and the error still reports the same. Would a new SD card fix this problem?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72008https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72008Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:32:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Syntax Errors Stopping MM from Loading... on Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:45:53 GMT]]>@Oliver_Tooth said in Syntax Errors Stopping MM from Loading...:

/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/form-data/lib/form_data.js:225
filename = path.norm!lize(options.fIlepath).replace(//g, ‘/’);

Absolutely nothing had changed in the config or the setup

ok, this looks troublesome…

I think this is starting to indicate a failing SD card… so, make plans…

‘maybe’ we can work around it… maybe

do

cd ~/magicMirror
rm -rf node_modules
npm install --only=prod

then try to restart…

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72004https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/72004Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:45:53 GMT