pm2 no longer launching MM

sdetweil

@JMac so, I would do this

pm2 stop all

cd ~/MagicMirror
npm start

does it run correctly?

you MAY have to update pm2, its just an app too…
depending on how old it was

see the pm2 --help
for the command to do its update

JMac

@sdetweil when I run npm start from the MM folder I get:

magicmirror@2.23.0 start
DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

sh: 1: ./node_modules/.bin/electron: not found

sdetweil

@JMac ok, do this

what device is this on? pi3?

cd ~/MagicMirror
rm -rf node_modules/electron
npm install electron@22.3.4
npm start

please advise

JMac

@sdetweil this is on a 3b+.
when running npm install I’m now back to an error for ENOTEMPTY for node_modules/ansi-escapes.
it says directory not empty.
I think it wants it renamed no_modules/.ansi-escapes-TiTd7xs1

sdetweil

@JMac ok, try this

rm -rf node_modules/electron
rm package-lock.json 
npm install electron@22.3.4
npm start

JMac

@sdetweil after running the npm install now getting a different ENOTEMPTY for nodes_modules/basic-auth.
Same issue of directory not empty

sdetweil

@JMac weird, this makes no sense

JMac

@sdetweil I’m away with work until Friday but obviously want to try and get to the bottom of this.
I’ll likely end up moving the mirror to somewhere way closer to the WiFi router.
Will this stay open until the end of the week?

Out of curiosity when launching via pm2 should it (in the little box that pops up in terminal) mention fork?

sdetweil

@JMac this will stay open til u close it…

yes, that is the linux term for starting an independent process

sdetweil

@JMac I would rename the existing mm folder
and then run install again, use my script
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

to help move the modules and config, I’d use my backup/restore scripts
https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror-backup-restore

backup before rename, restore after reinstall