cannot get Raspberry pi 2 to run

theaddies · Apr 8, 2023, 1:52 AM

@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.

sdetweil · Apr 8, 2023, 1:47 AM

@theaddies send me the ~/install.log

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

lsb_release -a

to confirm buster

sdetweil · Apr 8, 2023, 1:48 AM

@theaddies you should not need to do anything. it should be setup to autostart

theaddies · Apr 8, 2023, 1:55 AM

@sdetweil

lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Raspbian
Description:    Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Release:        10
Codename:       buster

theaddies · Apr 8, 2023, 1:59 AM

@sdetweil for which chromium or which chromium-browswer I get nothing returned.

sdetweil · Apr 8, 2023, 2:05 AM

@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

theaddies · Apr 8, 2023, 2:05 AM

@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.

sdetweil · Apr 8, 2023, 2:07 AM

@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 )

theaddies · Apr 8, 2023, 2:14 AM

@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

sdetweil · Apr 8, 2023, 2:20 AM

@theaddies pm2 is not working for autostart for some reason