Npm start...

cowboysdude

I set up the mirror on unbuntu 14.04 and when I type in npm start
it gets as far as this:

Starting MagicMirror: v2.1.0
Loading config ...
Loading module helpers ...
No helper found for module: alert.
Initializing new module helper ...
No helper found for module: clock.
Initializing new module helper ...
No helper found for module: compliments.
No helper found for module: currentweather.
No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
Initializing new module helper ...
All module helpers loaded.
Starting server op port 8080 ... 
Server started ...
Connecting socket for: updatenotification
Connecting socket for: calendar
Starting node helper for: calendar
Connecting socket for: newsfeed
Starting module: newsfeed
Sockets connected & modules started ...
Launching application.
Create new calendar fetcher for url: http://www.calendarlabs.com/templates/ical/US-Holidays.ics - Interval: 300000
Create new news fetcher for url: http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml - Interval: 300000

Then just sits there … doesn’t load the mirror. Has anyone had this issue and if so how does one fix that?

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morozgrafix

I don’t know what is going on there, but I have Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 (I think) at home and will give it a shot.

Did you use manual install or script from the repo?

cowboysdude

@morozgrafix I manually installed it… because I got an error about not having a pi LOL
I’m not using a pi for this… this is a mini-itx

Looks like it’s loading it fine just not showing up…

broberg

this doesn’t really help you, but this guy has the same issue on a PI :

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/1464/launching-application-nothing-happens

morozgrafix

@cowboysdude I will try to reproduce on my machine in a few hours when I get home and will report back.

cowboysdude

@morozgrafix said in Npm start...:

@cowboysdude I will try to reproduce on my machine in a few hours when I get home and will report back.

Thank you!

morozgrafix

@cowboysdude I managed to get it up and running locally on a super old system running Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS. I had some trouble starting electron via SSH when running DISPLAY=:0 npm start, but npm start worked just fine

Here is a list of steps that got it running (i’m running node v6.9.4 and npm v4.1.1):

sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
node --version
curl -sL https://www.npmjs.com/install.sh | sudo -E bash -
npm --version
cd MagicMirror/
cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js
npm install
npm start

Not sure if this will help. You can always try to run verbose mode npm start --verbose to see if there is any information that may lead you to finding a reason why it doesn’t start. It was very sluggish on my system, but this is a very old computer.

P.S. Sorry it took me a while to get to try it out and get back to you. It has been a very long and exhausting day.

Good luck.

LincolnClay

@morozgrafix Thank you so much for this. I finally got it up and running following your method.
I did it on a Raspberry pi 3 and after adding in a few more sudo’s it worked!

sudo apt-get install git
sudo git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git
sudo curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
node --version
sudp curl -sL https://www.npmjs.com/install.sh | sudo -E bash -
npm --version
cd MagicMirror/
sudo cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js
sudo npm install
npm start

cowboysdude

@morozgrafix Thank you!! Going to have one coffee then try it LOL

No need to apologize I know how you feel… Long days will do that

I appreciate the help!!!

cianoo45

@morozgrafix said in Npm start...:

@cowboysdude I managed to get it up and running locally on a super old system running Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS. I had some trouble starting electron via SSH when running DISPLAY=:0 npm start, but npm start worked just fine

Here is a list of steps that got it running (i’m running node v6.9.4 and npm v4.1.1):
sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
node --version
curl -sL https://www.npmjs.com/install.sh | sudo -E bash -
npm --version
cd MagicMirror/
cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js
npm install
npm start
Not sure if this will help. You can always try to run verbose mode npm start --verbose to see if there is any information that may lead you to finding a reason why it doesn’t start. It was very sluggish on my system, but this is a very old computer.

P.S. Sorry it took me a while to get to try it out and get back to you. It has been a very long and exhausting day.

Good luck.

When i follow these steps it says i have node V4.0.0 installed