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    node_helper.js is not working?

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      vandy2424 @sdetweil
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      @sdetweil I did this and exported a file out. I then went ahead and ran the MagicMirror for 2 minutes.

      Here is the output (same as before):

      [09.02.2024 17:44.28.817] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.26.0
      [09.02.2024 17:44.28.835] [LOG]   Loading config ...
      [09.02.2024 17:44.28.841] [DEBUG] config template file not exists, no envsubst
      [09.02.2024 17:44.28.848] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ...
      [09.02.2024 17:44.28.905] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
      [09.02.2024 17:44.28.907] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: updatenotification
      [09.02.2024 17:44.28.909] [LOG]   No helper found for module: helloworld.
      [09.02.2024 17:44.28.910] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded.
      [09.02.2024 17:44.28.928] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8080 ... 
      [09.02.2024 17:44.29.399] [LOG]   Server started ...
      [09.02.2024 17:44.29.402] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: updatenotification
      [09.02.2024 17:44.29.404] [LOG]   Starting module helper: updatenotification
      [09.02.2024 17:44.29.405] [LOG]   Sockets connected & modules started ...
      [09.02.2024 17:44.29.429] [LOG]   Launching application.
      Warning: vkCreateInstance: Found no drivers!
      Warning: vkCreateInstance failed with VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER
          at CheckVkSuccessImpl (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/VulkanError.cpp:88)
          at CreateVkInstance (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp:458)
          at Initialize (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp:344)
          at Create (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp:266)
          at operator() (../../third_party/dawn/src/dawn/native/vulkan/BackendVk.cpp:521)
      
      [09.02.2024 17:46.45.217] [LOG]   Shutting down server...
      [09.02.2024 17:46.45.219] [LOG]   Stopping module helper: updatenotification
      [09.02.2024 17:46.45.221] [LOG]   Node_helpers stopped ...
      
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        sdetweil @vandy2424
        last edited by

        @vandy2424 bizarre, ok try this

        cd ~
        find . -type f -name config.js
        

        there was a path resolve fix for config.js in this release

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          vandy2424 @sdetweil
          last edited by

          @sdetweil it returned the same location:

          jackson@raspberrypi:~ $ find . -type f -name config.js
          ./Documents/MagicMirror/config/config.js
          
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            sdetweil @vandy2424
            last edited by

            @vandy2424 weird. the console output doesn’t match…

            ok, another thing, MagicMirror not running

            ps -ef | grep -i magic
            

            Sam

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              sdetweil @vandy2424
              last edited by sdetweil

              @vandy2424 according to the backend log, calendar was not a loaded module, so never get any data, loading… will be the only output

              Sam

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                vandy2424 @sdetweil
                last edited by

                @sdetweil Hopefully this is what you were looking for here:

                jackson@raspberrypi:~ $ ps -ef | grep -i magic
                jackson   1781   806  0 08:21 ?        00:05:02 geany /home/jackson/Documents/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Cocktails/node_helper.js
                jackson   6037  1698  0 18:17 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto -i magic
                
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                  sdetweil @vandy2424
                  last edited by

                  @vandy2424 well, it’s something…

                  Sam

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                    vandy2424 @sdetweil
                    last edited by

                    @sdetweil This is true, but in the backend log, none of my modules say they were loaded, and never have. Just mentions loading config and loading module helpers.
                    1359b8fd-32d2-4fbd-98e8-89ff78df43ca-image.png

                    The clock & weather still work without showing they were loaded on the backend. (maybe this doesn’t matter since they don’t use a node_helper.js class).

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                      sdetweil @vandy2424
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                      @vandy2424 correct , weirdness…

                      Sam

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                        MMRIZE @vandy2424
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                        @vandy2424
                        Try ‘localhost’ or real IP instead of ‘0.0.0.0’.

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                          vandy2424 @MMRIZE
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                          @MMRIZE
                          I tried both localhost and the IP of my PI (LAN) and neither resolved the issue. Also, whether it matters or not, changing these also did not remove the WebSocket warning shown in the dev console.

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                            MMRIZE @vandy2424
                            last edited by MMRIZE

                            @vandy2424
                            Really weird.
                            Of course you are probably running MM as Electron standalone(not server/client). Hmmmm… How about your port forwarding on port 8080 on your home router or firewall? Something makes your ws not working.
                            Or… there is another process which is using that port as another ws instance.(but seems not possible… hmmmm) or proxy something maybe…

                            But I can’t guess any more sorry.

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                              vandy2424 @MMRIZE
                              last edited by vandy2424

                              @MMRIZE
                              Yeah I’m not currently port forwarding at all right now and would have no reason to for 8080 anyways. But I really appreciate all your help! I can tell you that when I did a clean install of the Raspberry Pi OS, I have only installed MM and its dependencies.

                              All my libraries should be up to date. Maybe there is some strange clash going on with my library versions? Maybe I try to go to versions that you guys use (if they’re even different than mine)? Just some thoughts.

                              I’m glad that we are all at least on the same page of the strangeness going on here. Hopefully a lightbulb will pop up at some point and we can resolve the issue. Thanks again! :)

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                                sdetweil @vandy2424
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                                @vandy2424 ok the updatenotification and helloworld modules come from the js/defaults.js

                                I don’t see the path yet that does both.

                                Sam

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                                  sdetweil @vandy2424
                                  last edited by

                                  @vandy2424 can you do

                                  cd  ~/Documents/MagicMirror/config
                                  ls -laF
                                  

                                  Sam

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                                    vandy2424 @sdetweil
                                    last edited by

                                    @sdetweil Yes, here is the output:

                                    jackson@raspberrypi:~/Documents/MagicMirror/config $ ls -LaF
                                    ./  ../  config.js*  config.js.sample  .config.js.swp
                                    
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                                      sdetweil @vandy2424
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                                      @vandy2424 lower case L

                                      -laF

                                      Sam

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                                        vandy2424 @sdetweil
                                        last edited by

                                        @sdetweil Apologies.

                                        jackson@raspberrypi:~/Documents/MagicMirror/config $ ls -laF
                                        total 20
                                        drwxr-xr-x  2 jackson jackson 4096 Feb  9 19:19 ./
                                        drwxr-xr-x 18 jackson jackson 4096 Feb  2 10:27 ../
                                        -rwxrwxrwx  1 root    root    1998 Feb  9 19:19 config.js*
                                        -rw-r--r--  1 jackson jackson 3534 Feb  2 10:27 config.js.sample
                                        -rw-r--r--  1 jackson jackson 1024 Feb  2 12:12 .config.js.swp
                                        
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                                          sdetweil @vandy2424
                                          last edited by

                                          @vandy2424

                                          change the permissions owner and group
                                          exit the editor

                                          sudo chown jackson config.js
                                          sudo chgrp jackson config.js

                                          Sam

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                                            vandy2424 @sdetweil
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                                            @sdetweil Okay I ran both of those commands.

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