<![CDATA[newbie ... can't make magicmirror boot on startup]]>hi there,

from the /home/pi folder I can run my mm.sh file without issue and get a magic mirror display working. Huzzah.

when I follow these instructions magic mirror won’t auto boot…

environment:

  • Rpi B+
  • running latest version of raspbian buster
  • VNC enabled
  • pm2 version: npm -v 6.14.4
  • electron installed manually as per guide

the pi keeps booting to desktop.

Any clues?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/12748/newbie-can-t-make-magicmirror-boot-on-startupRSS for NodeSat, 11 Jul 2026 06:06:42 GMTSun, 03 May 2020 09:17:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to newbie ... can't make magicmirror boot on startup on Mon, 04 May 2020 10:41:42 GMT]]>@sdetweil Thank you ever so much… I should have used the automated installer and will do so next time. This script fixed things right up.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/74618https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/74618Mon, 04 May 2020 10:41:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to newbie ... can't make magicmirror boot on startup on Mon, 04 May 2020 04:14:31 GMT]]>@bhepler Many thanks for your clarification… been playing with pm2 status and a few other bits and pieces… I’m learning! Great!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/74598https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/74598Mon, 04 May 2020 04:14:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to newbie ... can't make magicmirror boot on startup on Sun, 03 May 2020 16:41:22 GMT]]>@dawnwiener said in newbie ... can't make magicmirror boot on startup:

pm2 version: npm -v 6.14.4

PM2 is a program that is installed via NPM. You have reported the NPM version, not the PM2 version.

NPM is the Node Package Manager. It’s responsible for installing and configuring applications. PM2 is a process manager. It’s responsible for monitoring your Magic Mirror application and auto-starting it when your mirror boots.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/74528https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/74528Sun, 03 May 2020 16:41:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to newbie ... can't make magicmirror boot on startup on Sun, 03 May 2020 12:56:17 GMT]]>@dawnwiener run the fixuppm2 script from here

https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

read the readme for the command to issue.

(if u had used the automated installer, also from this site, it would have done this for you)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/74511https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/74511Sun, 03 May 2020 12:56:17 GMT