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[ERROR] unable to write js/positions.js

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    plainbroke @sdetweil
    last edited by Jan 29, 2025, 3:35 AM

    @FalcoonnnnPUNCH
    @emlowe
    @sdetweil
    I have had that problem before and it was a bad card. One other time it was a bad USB drive… Might try a different sdcard.

    Slow learner. But trying anyways.

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      sdetweil @plainbroke
      last edited by sdetweil Jan 29, 2025, 5:25 PM Jan 29, 2025, 5:25 PM

      @plainbroke good point, I have had a number of sd card failures over the years, and they have all become read-only

      Sam

      How to add modules

      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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        FalcoonnnnPUNCH
        last edited by Feb 3, 2025, 11:15 PM

        Hello all,

        So based on some of the comments here, i tried a new SD and a new pi. I had spare SDs lying around and I had a pi 4B that I was going to use initially but didn’t have a micro hdmi cable at the time so I had to use the 3. Micro HDMI cable came in, loaded piOS on the new SD, followed the MagicMirror install instructions and it came up first try.

        Not sure what the initial issue was with the original install but I honestly just needed a win before getting bogged down in the weeds with stuff. I would like to have some fun with it first. Might go back to the original pi3 at a later date just to try and correct the initial issue, but for now, I’m happy.
        The inital install, I had used sudo for the installation of MagicMirror, in this iteration I did not. I only utilized sudo to install the node.js

        thanks everyone for the advice/comments.

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          sdetweil @FalcoonnnnPUNCH
          last edited by Feb 3, 2025, 11:22 PM

          @FalcoonnnnPUNCH IF you had used my install script it would have done all that for you

          Sam

          How to add modules

          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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          • S sdetweil has marked this topic as solved on Feb 4, 2025, 12:58 AM
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            sdetweil @FalcoonnnnPUNCH
            last edited by Feb 4, 2025, 5:14 PM

            @FalcoonnnnPUNCH and sudo would have caused the prior problem. as the folder would have been write protected

            Sam

            How to add modules

            learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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              FalcoonnnnPUNCH @sdetweil
              last edited by Feb 5, 2025, 3:09 PM

              @sdetweil Thank you! To fix that issue, reinstall MagicMirror without using sudo command?

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                sdetweil @FalcoonnnnPUNCH
                last edited by Feb 5, 2025, 3:21 PM

                @FalcoonnnnPUNCH correct. NEVER use sudo for any MagicMirror related commands

                sudo makes everything owned by root
                where no user can modify

                just use my install/upgrade scripts. listed in alternative install section of MagicMirror doc

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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