"Npm start" doesn't work

[Mahieedaboss]

So I enter npm start and then it loads and all but then it just opens the application electron showing just a blak screen and my cursor. I check the files and saw that there was no config file so how do I get it??

[sdetweil]

@Mahieedaboss is this a new install? did u do manual install?? git clone, & npm install?

if so, you missed step 5 of the manual instructions

Make a copy of the config sample file: cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js

[Mahieedaboss]

@sdetweil said in "Npm start" doesn't work:

cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js

how would I copy a sample file.

This is a new install so I’m pretty sure I did it manually. I did git clone and npm install myself

P.s Jeez that was a fast response

[Mahieedaboss]

how would I copy a sample file.

This is a new install so I’m pretty sure I did it manually. I did git clone and npm install myself

P.s Jeez that was a fast response

[sdetweil]

@Mahieedabos please see the steps

https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#manual-installation

in the future u may want to try my scripts for install and update
which were removed from version 2.11, but listed in the alternative install section
https://docs.magicmirror.builders/getting-started/installation.html#alternative-installation-methods

you run the scripts directly from the repo , see the readme

https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

[Mahieedaboss]

hi again,
when I copy

[Mahieedaboss]

hi again,

when I copy
cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js
it just does nothing

why is this

[sdetweil]

@Mahieedaboss u are in the MagicMirror folder, right?

see step 3

[Mahieedaboss]

So I tried npm start and it appears I have the config file but now I have more problems

DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[2020-04-09 17:08:55.739] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.11.0
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.742] [LOG] Loading config …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.746] [LOG] Loading module helpers …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.747] [LOG] No helper found for module: alert.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.764] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.765] [LOG] Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.765] [LOG] No helper found for module: clock.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.947] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.948] [LOG] Module helper loaded: calendar
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.948] [LOG] No helper found for module: compliments.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.948] [LOG] No helper found for module: currentweather.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.948] [LOG] No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.961] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.961] [LOG] Module helper loaded: newsfeed
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.961] [LOG] All module helpers loaded.
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.018] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 …
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.028] [LOG] Server started …
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.029] [LOG] Connecting socket for: updatenotification
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.029] [LOG] Connecting socket for: calendar
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.030] [LOG] Starting node helper for: calendar
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.030] [LOG] Connecting socket for: newsfeed
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.030] [LOG] Starting module: newsfeed
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.030] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started …
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.100] [LOG] Launching application.

When it loads now, I still have the black screen with cursor

What am I not doing???

[sdetweil]

@Mahieedaboss don’t see any problem there…

what pi is this?

[Mahieedaboss]

So I have the config files but I still only see a black screen and a cursor??

[sdetweil]

@Mahieedaboss i asked, what pi is this?

[Mahieedaboss]

I went through all the manual steps again but the problem with the no text just courser problem is still there!!! NOte: The command starting with

cp

when copied and pasted and run did nothing

[sdetweil]

@Mahieedaboss need more info… what pi is this please

[sdetweil]

@Mahieedaboss said in "Npm start" doesn't work:

when copied and pasted and run did nothing

it does not display any output, it just copies (cp) one file to another

[sdetweil]

@Mahieedaboss as you don’t have much experience at the linux terminal window, I suggest you run my automated install script…

do

cd ~
rm -rf MagicMirror
bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh)"

[Mahieedaboss]

Mac mini…