Installation Error - Electron installer issue

amanzimdwini

I have the same error - running it on a headless Pi3 (ie I Putty in from elsewhere and monitor the output from elsewhere too).
I have been told that I should not run MM from the CLI, but rather that "The application needs to be started while the GUI-environment is running.’

Can you please confirm if you are running ON THE PI directly or if you SSH’ed in?

Corvis1984

@amanzimdwini

I’m running directly on the PI !

Bangee

Hey there!

You should not install MagicMirror as Root in the /root directory.

check out this:
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/259/installing-mm2/10

I think it is the same issue.

@Bangee said in Installing MM2:

as I c, you’ve installed your MagicMirror in the /root directory.
I’m not sure if this is working so far.

Try to install everything as pi and not as root in the /home/pi directory and let us know what happend.

try whoami -> pi

update your distribution with sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

then cd /home/pi or only cd

and install again: curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh | bash

Corvis1984

@Bangee

Thanks for your answer, I’m going to try that right now !

Bangee

how was it? :-)

amanzimdwini

@Corvis1984
I found this one
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/236/complete-setup-tutorial/2
and it worked like a charm… (and it it so detailed even I could not mess it up)

On top of that, it is lean and made my WiFi FINALLY work too. Now all I need is the toaster attachment to my Pi

Best of luck!

Corvis1984

@Bangee

Perfect ! I installed MM2 as PI user and it works now !

Thanks for your help