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    Total Noob - Successful Install on a Pi 3 B - How do I open it?

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      orangeclover1 last edited by

      Hello,

      I just started fresh with a 32 GB SD on a raspberry pi 3 running raspian.

      I used the install code provided on the main site - and everything ran through successfully without error.

      My question (which may be extremely dumb) is now what? Most sites I visit say to just open your browser (Chromium) and to go to localhost (or localhost/MagicMirror). I’ve tried both and I get the sad page of “This site can’t be reached”

      I tried rebooting just in case I missed something or something was weird. I changed the config file to [] for all ipaddresses in the whitelist.

      I read a few forums which mentioned typing out the specifc ip - which I did using ifconfig as a lookup but still no avail with that (nor with adding :8000) on the end of it.

      Am i missing something completely? Any ideas on what I’m doing wrong?

      Thank you for any and all help to someone trying to get into the hobby of raspberry pis.

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        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @orangeclover1 last edited by Mykle1

        @orangeclover1

        Open a terminal
        cd MagicMirror (enter)
        npm start (enter)

        pi@Pi3:~/MagicMirror $ npm start

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

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          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @orangeclover1 last edited by

          @orangeclover1 said in Total Noob - Successful Install on a Pi 3 B - How do I open it?:

          :8000

          The port is :8080

          Create a working config
          How to add modules

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            orangeclover1 last edited by

            Thank you!!! I just ran the npm start - and it looks like …something… happened? I now have a large blank empty black screen (mouse still usable and I can get to task manager) so … maybe its trying to work?

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              Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @orangeclover1 last edited by

              @orangeclover1

              Hiding of the mouse was part of the install directions but a black screen with no message “Create a config?”

              Create a working config
              How to add modules

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                orangeclover1 last edited by

                Another mini update - its now accessible on other computers on my network (going to localhost:8080) just still sitting with a black screen on my pi

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                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Mykle1 last edited by

                  @Mykle1
                  Yes, it would, if the mirror is black, then going to it using a browser will only see black as well

                  Create a working config
                  How to add modules

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                    Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @orangeclover1 last edited by

                    @orangeclover1

                    can you get to the terminal and post any errors here. Copy them and paste them in here

                    Create a working config
                    How to add modules

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                      orangeclover1 last edited by

                      Yep I have a mouse and… nothing else. I dont have a create a config message - just a blank black screen and full mouse clickability? just checked the terminal thanks to task manager and it looks like there arent any errors

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                        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @orangeclover1 last edited by

                        @orangeclover1 said in Total Noob - Successful Install on a Pi 3 B - How do I open it?:

                        looks like there arent any errors

                        Scroll back to the info in the terminal till you see the npm start command you made to run the mirror. Copy everything after that and paste here

                        Create a working config
                        How to add modules

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