<![CDATA[Electron Install Error - Electron not found]]>Hi!

Just did a MM-upgrade and after that I have problems to get MM started. I attach the error messages.

Thanks !! Image.JPG

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/17295/electron-install-error-electron-not-foundRSS for NodeWed, 09 Sep 2026 03:49:36 GMTSun, 16 Oct 2022 09:00:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:12:34 GMT]]>@CLLA1972 I don’t know

make a backup

see my https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror-backup-restore

then rename the MagicMirror folder out of the way, and run my install script. see if we can get running
see
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

if so, then run the restore to put back all the modules and config in the new mm folder created by install

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105330https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105330Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:12:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:44:07 GMT]]>@sdetweil Thanks! Great! That got me back on track again !!! THANKS !!! :clapping_hands_medium-light_skin_tone: :folded_hands:

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105356https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105356Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:44:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:12:34 GMT]]>@CLLA1972 I don’t know

make a backup

see my https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror-backup-restore

then rename the MagicMirror folder out of the way, and run my install script. see if we can get running
see
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

if so, then run the restore to put back all the modules and config in the new mm folder created by install

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105330https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105330Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:12:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:45:14 GMT]]>@sdetweil Did now the commande without the Typo :flushed_face: and god this one (similar to a previous one) . I am getting close to the solution?AA.JPG :-)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105329https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105329Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:45:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:03:17 GMT]]>@karsten13 dang phones

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105305https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105305Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:03:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:58:58 GMT]]>@sdetweil

there is a typo in rm -rf nodel_modules/env-paths …

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105304https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105304Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:58:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:29:40 GMT]]>@CLLA1972

repeat the last message instructions but change the npm install to

npm install electron@19.0.15 --omit=dev

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105303https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105303Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:29:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:29:34 GMT]]>@CLLA1972 574 timing build:link:node_modules/read-pkg/node_modules/semver Completed in 65ms
575 timing build:link Completed in 83ms
576 info run playwright@1.26.1 install node_modules/playwright node install.js
577 info run playwright@1.26.1 install { code: 1, signal: null }
578 timing reify:rollback:createSparse Completed in 3063ms
579 timing reify:rollback:retireShallow Completed in 5ms
580 timing command:install Completed in 329571ms
581 verbose stack Error: command failed
581 verbose stack at ChildProcess. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/promise-spawn/lib/index.js:63:27)
581 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:527:28)
581 verbose stack at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1092:16)
581 verbose stack at Socket. (node:internal/child_process:451:11)
581 verbose stack at Socket.emit (node:events:527:28)
581 verbose stack at Pipe. (node:net:709:12)
582 verbose pkgid playwright@1.26.1
583 verbose cwd /home/pi/MagicMirror
584 verbose Linux 5.15.32-v7+
585 verbose node v16.16.0
586 verbose npm v8.11.0
587 error code 1
588 error path /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/playwright
589 error command failed
590 error command sh -c node install.js
591 error BEWARE: your OS is not officially supported by Playwright; downloading fallback build.
591 error Downloading Chromium 106.0.5249.30 (playwright build v1024)…
591 error | | 0% of 135.1 Mb
591 error Downloading Chromium 106.0.5249.30 (playwright build v1024)…
591 error | | 0% of 135.1 Mb
591 error Downloading Chromium 106.0.5249.30 (playwright build v1024)…
592 error /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/registry/index.js:709
592 error throw new Error(Failed to download ${title}, caused by\n${e.stack});
592 error ^
592 error
592 error Error: Failed to download Chromium 106.0.5249.30 (playwright build v1024), caused by
592 error Error: getaddrinfo EAI_AGAIN playwright-verizon.azureedge.net
592 error at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup [as oncomplete] (node:dns:71:26)
592 error at /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/registry/index.js:709:13
592 error at async Registry._downloadExecutable (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/registry/index.js:708:5)
592 error at async Registry.install (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/registry/index.js:672:9)
592 error at async installBrowsersForNpmInstall (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/registry/index.js:876:3)
593 verbose exit 1
594 timing npm Completed in 330071ms
595 verbose unfinished npm timer reify 1666037734674
596 verbose unfinished npm timer reify:build 1666037983317
597 verbose unfinished npm timer build 1666037983330
598 verbose unfinished npm timer build:deps 1666037983332
599 verbose unfinished npm timer build:run:install 1666037983509
600 verbose unfinished npm timer build:run:install:node_modules/playwright 1666037983511
601 verbose code 1
602 error A complete log of this run can be found in:
602 error /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2022-10-17T20_15_34_187Z-debug-0.log

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105302https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105302Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:29:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:27:31 GMT]]>@sdetweil Hi again. First of all, thanks for the great help. I am really in deep water here and I really do not want to reboot the whole PI and start from scratch. Here the result from the latest command and the log file. Again THANKS !!AA.JPG [2022-10-17T20_15_34_187Z-debug-0.log](Invalid file type. Allowed types are: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105301https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105301Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:27:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:58:02 GMT]]>@CLLA1972 ok, I don’t get what is going on, but

cd ~/MagicMirror
rm -rf node_modules/env-paths
npm  install  electron@19.0.15
]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105296https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105296Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:58:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:31:43 GMT]]>@CLLA1972
show output of node -v

run my upgrade script with force instead of apply (as u are on the latest release)

bash -c  "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/upgrade-script.sh)" force
]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105295https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105295Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:31:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:45:19 GMT]]>@sdetweil Here the result.

AA.JPG

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105294https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105294Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:45:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:43:06 GMT]]>@sdetweil Image.JPG

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105293https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105293Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:43:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:42:25 GMT]]>@CLLA1972

ok, troublesome

cd ~/MagicMirror
rm -rf node_modules/electron
npm install electron@19.0.15
]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105292https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105292Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:42:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:40:47 GMT]]>@sdetweil Hi. I am using a PI3B+ /Thanks.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105291https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105291Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:40:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:29:19 GMT]]>@CLLA1972 can u do

uname -a

is this a pi0?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105290https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105290Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:29:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:16:59 GMT]]>@sdetweil Thanks so much for the support. Still not “there yet”. I got the following error message. Image.JPG

Again, THANKS !!!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105289https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105289Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:16:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Electron Install Error - Electron not found on Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:34:49 GMT]]>@CLLA1972 yes, looks like another fun npm install problem

do

cd ~/MagicMirror
sudo rm -rf node_modules
rm package-lock.json
npm install --omit=dev
]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105250https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/105250Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:34:49 GMT