<![CDATA[cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run]]>Super frustrating experience trying to get MagicMirror up and running on a raspberry pi model 2 b. I tried to do the manual installation and got the error:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
## Installing the NodeSource Node.js 16.x repo...

## You appear to be running on ARMv6 hardware. Unfortunately this is not currently supported by the NodeSource Linux distributions. Please use the 'linux-armv6l' binary tarballs available directly from nodejs.or  >

So I went ahead and ran the script below:

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

Everything seemed to work well and I get the message below.

[PM2] Saving current process list...
[PM2] Successfully saved in /home/pi/.pm2/dump.pm2
Do you want to disable the screen saver? (y/N)?y
We're ready! Run pm2 start MagicMirror from the ~/MagicMirror directory to start your MagicMirror.

when I type ‘pm2 start MagicMirror’ It says process started successfully, displays the table with id, name, node, etc and then just returns the prompt. Nothing happens. I’m super frustrated. I am going through all this due to a corrupted SD card but I didn’t have this kind of trouble getting it to work originally

I appreciate any help.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/17718/cannot-get-raspberry-pi-2-to-runRSS for NodeSun, 07 Jun 2026 11:26:29 GMTFri, 07 Apr 2023 22:27:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 21:35:59 GMT]]>@sdetweil OK So I went ahead and did the whole thing over again for the fourth time with the exact method you outlined. It works. It would be nice to somehow let the next poor sod who wants to waste 2 days of their life of the right way to do this on a pi2.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108781https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108781Sat, 08 Apr 2023 21:35:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 21:39:56 GMT]]>@theaddies I am trying to get a fix for pm2. not our code, so nothing we can force

glad u got it working

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108782https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108782Sat, 08 Apr 2023 21:39:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 21:35:59 GMT]]>@sdetweil OK So I went ahead and did the whole thing over again for the fourth time with the exact method you outlined. It works. It would be nice to somehow let the next poor sod who wants to waste 2 days of their life of the right way to do this on a pi2.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108781https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108781Sat, 08 Apr 2023 21:35:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:48:10 GMT]]>@theaddies yes, it says spawining, so pm2 is not set to autostart

do

pm2 startup

it will output a command string, copy paste that command string (last line) and hit enter,
DO NOT USE MINE BELOW

pi@raspberrypi0:~ $ pm2 startup
[PM2] Init System found: systemd
[PM2] To setup the Startup Script, copy/paste the following command:
sudo env PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin /usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 startup systemd -u pi --hp /home/pi

note the error in your post of running my fixuppm2 script
init system not found

THAT is the problem… for some reason it cannot figure out HOW to do the correct startup stuff…
BUT it just said what type to use…

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108779https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108779Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:48:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:24:09 GMT]]>@theaddies a72ca281-0f6c-46d7-acb0-844afd32caca-image.png

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108778https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108778Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:24:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:15:41 GMT]]>@sdetweil I am loathed to start the pi2 over again for the fourth time. here is what I have right now. I think I got MagicMirror and mm removed from the pm2. I installed mm when I thought things were not working.
41751be5-514e-4c1e-a149-5a6cfe629561-image.png

The HDMI output still does not work. I was thinking now I would run the pm2 startup command although I am sure I already did it and then I would run fixuppm2.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108777https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108777Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:15:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 18:46:14 GMT]]>@theaddies cool

my pi0w test

flash sd card with legacy full desktop, 32gb sd card
edit the wap_supplicant file to enable wifi
boot
auto run update
enable ssh
change machine name (add a 0) (have others running on the network , pi3, pi4, pi42…)

reboot

logon via ssh

paste my install script url
run
select yes to pm2
select yes to screen saver off

pm2 install failed
fixuppm2 script failed

reboot

logon via ssh
run the pm2 startup command
copy/paste the output to execute pm2 setup again
worked this time
run fixuppm2 to add mm as an app…

mm starts

reboot

mm starts

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108776https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108776Sat, 08 Apr 2023 18:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 18:37:50 GMT]]>@sdetweil I just followed the procedure on a pi4 and everything worked great.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108775https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108775Sat, 08 Apr 2023 18:37:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 17:56:32 GMT]]>@theaddies eh? not even the desktop?

I installed fresh on my pi0w, (all via ssh) and after fixing the pm2 issue it autostarts mm as expected

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108774https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108774Sat, 08 Apr 2023 17:56:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 17:53:31 GMT]]>@sdetweil I cannot get the pi to display anything via hdmi. my only access to it now is via ssh.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108773https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108773Sat, 08 Apr 2023 17:53:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:58:14 GMT]]>@theaddies i updated the install script to fail if the system is bullseye and this is an armv6l device

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108771https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108771Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:58:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:42:07 GMT]]>@theaddies ok, I was able to reproduce the problem

after reboot do this

pm2 startup

it will return a command to execute

copy paste that command and hit enter

it worked for me to manually enter the command

i opened this issue in pm2
https://github.com/Unitech/pm2/issues/5582

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108768https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108768Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:42:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 03:30:11 GMT]]>@theaddies reboot, then run the fixuppm2 script from my scripts page…

let me know

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108755https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108755Sat, 08 Apr 2023 03:30:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:20:24 GMT]]>@theaddies pm2 is not working for autostart for some reason

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108752https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108752Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:20:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:14:41 GMT]]>@sdetweil The screen has been black for an hour. When i reboot, the first thing I see is the MagicMirror logo. That is different than before. Before it booted into the raspian desktop and then the magicmirror loaded. It did take a while. Now, as I said above, I see the MagicMirror logo it seems to be loading and then the screen goes blank. It does not come back. ssh works, but the keyboard and mouse on the pi itself will not wake it up.

I did see the correct screen after I ran the command below, but I can’t do that now.

DISPLAY=:0 npm start
]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108750https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108750Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:14:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:07:48 GMT]]>@theaddies screen black, yes, takes long time

increase swap space helps some

use Midori browser helps some more (have to install Midori, and set an env variable, see doc )

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108749https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108749Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:07:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:05:42 GMT]]>@sdetweil


pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ ./run-start.sh
[07.04.2023 22:00.28.274] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.23.0
[07.04.2023 22:00.28.488] [LOG] Loading config ...
[07.04.2023 22:00.28.652] [DEBUG] config template file not exists, no envsubst
[07.04.2023 22:00.28.853] [LOG] Loading module helpers ...
[07.04.2023 22:00.28.933] [LOG] No helper found for module: alert.
[07.04.2023 22:00.29.513] [LOG] Initializing new module helper ...
[07.04.2023 22:00.29.565] [LOG] Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[07.04.2023 22:00.29.597] [LOG] No helper found for module: clock.
[07.04.2023 22:00.29.659] [WARN]  No /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/../modules/calendar_monthly/calendar_monthly.js found for module: calendar_monthly.
[07.04.2023 22:00.29.722] [LOG] No helper found for module: calendar_monthly.
[07.04.2023 22:00.41.528] [LOG] Initializing new module helper ...
[07.04.2023 22:00.41.561] [LOG] Module helper loaded: calendar
[07.04.2023 22:00.41.616] [WARN]  No /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/../modules/random_quotes/random_quotes.js found for module: random_quotes.
[07.04.2023 22:00.41.664] [LOG] No helper found for module: random_quotes.
[07.04.2023 22:00.41.707] [LOG] No helper found for module: weather.
[07.04.2023 22:00.42.663] [LOG] Initializing new module helper ...
[07.04.2023 22:00.42.687] [LOG] Module helper loaded: newsfeed
[07.04.2023 22:00.42.732] [WARN]  No /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/../modules/MMM-Snow/MMM-Snow.js found for module: MMM-Snow.
[07.04.2023 22:00.42.749] [LOG] No helper found for module: MMM-Snow.
[07.04.2023 22:00.42.786] [WARN]  No /home/pi/MagicMirror/js/../modules/MMM-Unsplash/MMM-Unsplash.js found for module: MMM-Unsplash.
[07.04.2023 22:00.42.814] [LOG] No helper found for module: MMM-Unsplash.
[07.04.2023 22:00.42.841] [LOG] All module helpers loaded.
[07.04.2023 22:00.43.422] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 ...
[07.04.2023 22:00.44.420] [LOG] Server started ...
[07.04.2023 22:00.44.470] [LOG] Connecting socket for: updatenotification
[07.04.2023 22:00.44.531] [LOG] Starting module helper: updatenotification
[07.04.2023 22:00.44.568] [LOG] Connecting socket for: calendar
[07.04.2023 22:00.44.598] [LOG] Starting node helper for: calendar
[07.04.2023 22:00.44.642] [LOG] Connecting socket for: newsfeed
[07.04.2023 22:00.44.672] [LOG] Starting node helper for: newsfeed
[07.04.2023 22:00.44.709] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started ...
[07.04.2023 22:00.44.744] [LOG]
Ready to go! Please point your browser to: http://localhost:8080
Starting chromium browser now, have patience, it takes a minute

The screen for the raspberry pi is blank. this output is from ssh.

I just typed it again and now I get
/usr/bin/chromium-broswer

sorry about that.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108748https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108748Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:05:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:05:30 GMT]]>@theaddies interesting, log says one of them got installed

Unpacking chromium-browser (92.0.4515.98~buster-rpt2)

note u had an extra w in the text on last message

browswer
pm2 setup for autostart having trouble…

you do

pm2 autostart
and it gives you the command to execute to make that happen

then it says it can’t find the systemd init system to update, after it just said that is the one to use…
will have to research and debug

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108747https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108747Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:05:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:59:25 GMT]]>@sdetweil for which chromium or which chromium-browswer I get nothing returned.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108746https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108746Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:59:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:55:24 GMT]]>@sdetweil

lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Raspbian
Description:    Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Release:        10
Codename:       buster
]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108745https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108745Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:55:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:48:58 GMT]]>@theaddies you should not need to do anything. it should be setup to autostart

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108744https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108744Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:48:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:47:35 GMT]]>@theaddies send me the ~/install.log

and do the same chromium
and
./run-start.sh
tests

lsb_release -a

to confirm buster

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108743https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108743Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:47:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:52:48 GMT]]>@sdetweil After I run the install script, what do I do. Since the script disables the screen saver and configures the Mirror to autostart I thought I would not need to do anything else. However, pm2 status all reveals that there is nothing running. I run pm2 status all and it is blank.

I am not sure if I should follow the process in the link below.
https://howchoo.com/g/ntcymzbimjv/how-to-install-magic-mirror-on-your-raspberry-pi

When I reboot the mirror I get the magicmirror2 logo showing up and it seems to be booting up but then the screen goes blank and I have nothing. It is almost like it reboots the pi.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108742https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108742Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:52:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:10:42 GMT]]>@theaddies understood

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108737https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108737Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:10:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run on Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:09:05 GMT]]>@sdetweil Thanks for all the help. I have several pi4s I just want to use the model 2 because the mirror is a perfect application for the older computer.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108736https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/108736Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:09:05 GMT