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    Failed to Connect to Wayland Display

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      atwist @sdetweil
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      @sdetweil yes directly on it

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        atwist @sdetweil
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        @sdetweil the file you are referring to is in the installers folder. Correct?

        It does start the interface with your suggestions. Is it able to start it in reboot since it no longer does?

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          sdetweil @atwist
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          @atwist

          pm2 status
          Then
          pm2 start xxx

          Where xxx is the name or number of the row in the status output

          Then pm2 save

          And the sudo reboot

          Sam

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            atwist @sdetweil
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            @sdetweil Unfortunately, it still doesn’t start after reboot. It does continue to work if i start it manually.

            Log file
            |MagicMir | [2991:0228/201716.146315:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/ozone_platform_wayland.cc:282] Failed to initialize Wayland platform
            0|MagicMir | [2991:0228/201716.146344:ERROR:ui/aura/env.cc:257] The platform failed to initialize. Exiting.
            0|MagicMir | /home/twist/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/electron exited with signal SIGSEGV
            0|MagicMir | [3075:0228/201721.692197:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/host/wayland_connection.cc:202] Failed to connect to Wayland display: No such file or directory (2)

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              sdetweil @atwist
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              @atwist do this

              pm2 status
              pm2 info xxxx
              

              where xxxx is the name/number on the row that contains the MagicMirror app

              see the line in the output (example from my Mac, )

               script path       │ /Users/sam/MagicMirror/installers/mm.sh
              

              is it pointing to the correct sh file??

              Sam

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                hrt13 @atwist
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                @atwist
                I know this may be a bit late, I had the same problem on my Raspberry Pi3 after I updated to the latest MM.
                I spent some time trying to get Wayland running, but wasn’t really successful. Finally, I changed my mm.sh script to:

                #!/bin/bash
                cd ~/MagicMirror

                npm run start:x11

                And that got it working again using: pm2 start|restart mm

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                  sdetweil @hrt13
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                  @hrt13 yes, the release notes indicate that the npm start defaults to Wayland now…

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                    VinGroot @hrt13
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                    @hrt13

                    @hrt13 said:

                    @atwist
                    I know this may be a bit late, I had the same problem on my Raspberry Pi3 after I updated to the latest MM.
                    I spent some time trying to get Wayland running, but wasn’t really successful. Finally, I changed my mm.sh script to:

                    #!/bin/bash
                    cd ~/MagicMirror

                    npm run start:x11

                    And that got it working again using: pm2 start|restart mm

                    I got something similar, my version of mm.sh:

                    #!/bin/bash
                    cd /home/pi/MagicMirror
                    DISPLAY=:0 node --run start:x11
                    
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                      hrt13 @sdetweil
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                      @sdetweil I modified your script from earlier to:

                      #!/bin/bash
                      cd ~/MagicMirror
                      
                      if [ $(ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -i -e xway -e labwc | wc -l) -ne 0 ]; then
                         # if WAYLAND_DISPLAYis set, use it, else set to -0
                         export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:=wayland-0}
                         npm run start:wayland
                      else
                         npm run start:x11
                      fi
                      
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                        sdetweil @hrt13
                        last edited by sdetweil

                        @hrt13 yes, I fixed it the same way for new installs

                        Need some time to fix for existing

                        I have fixed upgrade to update mm.sh for start:x11 if wayland is not running

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                          Scruffy @sdetweil
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                          @sdetweil

                          I’m having a similar issue and I’ve been following this post but I still can’t resolve the error.

                          [94483:0406/164800.222694:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/host/wayland_connection.cc:202] Failed to connect to Wayland display: No such file or directory (2)
                          [94483:0406/164800.222815:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/ozone_platform_wayland.cc:281] Failed to initialize Wayland platform
                          [94483:0406/164800.222849:ERROR:ui/aura/env.cc:246] The platform failed to initialize.  Exiting.
                          /home/ferguson/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/electron exited with signal SIGSEGV
                          [94821:0406/164812.960910:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/host/wayland_connection.cc:202] Failed to connect to Wayland display: No such file or directory (2)
                          [94821:0406/164812.962540:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/ozone_platform_wayland.cc:281] Failed to initialize Wayland platform
                          [94821:0406/164812.962598:ERROR:ui/aura/env.cc:246] The platform failed to initialize.  Exiting.
                          

                          I’m currently using the following lines in mm.sh

                          #!/bin/bash
                          cd ~/MagicMirror
                          
                          if [ $(ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -i -e xway -e labwc | wc -l) -ne 0 ]; then
                             # if WAYLAND_DISPLAYis set, use it, else set to -0
                             export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:=wayland-0}
                             npm run start:wayland
                          else
                             npm run start:x11
                          fi
                          

                          Running the PM2 shows the status is online.

                          Any help would be greatly appreciated.

                          Cheers!

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                            sdetweil @Scruffy
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                            @Scruffy
                            Can you open a terminal window and run this command string

                            ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -i -e xway -e labwc

                            Then do

                            pm2 stop all
                            cd MagicMirror 
                            npm run start:x11
                            

                            Does MagicMirror start now?

                            Sam

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                              Scruffy @sdetweil
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                              @sdetweil

                              I ran the first command and this is the output:

                              ~ $ ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -i -e xway -e labwc
                              ferguson   66504       1  0 15:32 ?        00:00:01 /usr/bin/Xwayland -auth /home/ferguson/.Xauthority :0 -rootless -core -terminate 10 -listenfd 28 -listenfd 29 -displayfd 88 -wm 82
                              

                              When I run the last commands, it’s still not launching. The MM screen flickers up for a second and then goes away. This isn’t unique to the above steps.

                              Logs look similar, if not the same:

                              [306765:0406/201018.874374:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/host/wayland_connection.cc:202] Failed to connect to Wayland display: No such file or directory (2)
                              [306765:0406/201018.874626:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/ozone_platform_wayland.cc:281] Failed to initialize Wayland platform
                              [306765:0406/201018.874711:ERROR:ui/aura/env.cc:246] The platform failed to initialize.  Exiting.
                              /home/ferguson/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/electron exited with signal SIGSEGV
                              [307094:0406/201032.033709:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/host/wayland_connection.cc:202] Failed to connect to Wayland display: No such file or directory (2)
                              [307094:0406/201032.033832:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/ozone_platform_wayland.cc:281] Failed to initialize Wayland platform
                              [307094:0406/201032.033866:ERROR:ui/aura/env.cc:246] The platform failed to initialize.  Exiting.
                              /home/ferguson/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/electron exited with signal SIGSEGV
                              

                              Strange indeed.

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                                sdetweil @Scruffy
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                                @Scruffy ok, try

                                npm run start:wayland

                                Sam

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                                  Scruffy @sdetweil
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                                  @sdetweil said:

                                  npm run start:wayland

                                  Unfortunately, still no go.

                                  The whole system is feeling sluggish… I wounder if it’s an SD issue…?

                                  I have a new SD card arriving later today. I’ll image and reinstall MM and report back.

                                  If it’s still not working, I’ll provide the logs again.

                                  Cannot thank you enough, @sdetweil. You’re incredibly responsive and your support is greatly appreciated.

                                  Cheers!

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                                    sdetweil @Scruffy
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                                    @Scruffy use my backup/restore scripts to save and restore your MagicMirror config and modules list

                                    https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror-backup-restore
                                    Backup, copy off backup folder, tiny size

                                    Install new MagicMirror and copy back folder and restore

                                    Sam

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                                      atwist @Scruffy
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                                      @Scruffy I actually never resolved my issue either. But, my system was very sluggish as well.

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                                        sdetweil @atwist
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                                        @atwist the latest PI OS is larger than the previous versions…

                                        leading to more swapping. This can affect performance because of the speed of the SD card.

                                        free -m

                                        will tell you how much memory and swap space you are using.

                                        Sam

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                                          Scruffy @atwist
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                                          @atwist what did you end up doing? Or are you still without MM working?

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                                            Scruffy @sdetweil
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                                            @sdetweil I ran the command and this is my output.

                                                         total       used      free      shared     buff/cache   available
                                            Mem:         3992        2153      210       550        2126         1839
                                            Swap:        511         30        481
                                            

                                            Is the output in MB? Doesn’t seem like it’s to the point where everything is so slow to respond.

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