MagicMirror fails to start after fresh install

Wippo

Hi,
after doing a fresh install, MagicMirror fails to install.

Using:

Pi 3
Raspbian Jessie with PIXEL (Kernel 4.4, release date 2017-04-10)
Automatic install

Starting using
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ DISPLAY=:0 npm start
results in

magicmirror@2.1.1 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
sh run-start.sh

npm ERR! Linux 4.4.50-v7+
npm ERR! argv “/usr/bin/nodejs” “/usr/bin/npm” “start”
npm ERR! node v6.10.2
npm ERR! npm v3.10.10
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.1.1 start: sh run-start.sh
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.1.1 start script ‘sh run-start.sh’.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the magicmirror package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! sh run-start.sh
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs magicmirror
npm ERR! Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls magicmirror
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/pi/MagicMirror/npm-debug.log

npm-debug.log contains:
0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ ‘/usr/bin/nodejs’, ‘/usr/bin/npm’, ‘start’ ]
2 info using npm@3.10.10
3 info using node@v6.10.2
4 verbose run-script [ ‘prestart’, ‘start’, ‘poststart’ ]
5 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~prestart: magicmirror@2.1.1
6 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~prestart: no script for prestart, continuing
7 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~start: magicmirror@2.1.1
8 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~start: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
9 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~start: PATH: /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/node-gyp-bin:/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/.bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
10 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~start: CWD: /home/pi/MagicMirror
11 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~start: Args: [ ‘-c’, ‘sh run-start.sh’ ]
12 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~start: Returned: code: 1 signal: null
13 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.1~start: Failed to exec start script
14 verbose stack Error: magicmirror@2.1.1 start: sh run-start.sh
14 verbose stack Exit status 1
14 verbose stack at EventEmitter. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/lifecycle.js:255:16)
14 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
14 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7)
14 verbose stack at ChildProcess. (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/spawn.js:40:14)
14 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
14 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
14 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:886:16)
14 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:226:5)
15 verbose pkgid magicmirror@2.1.1
16 verbose cwd /home/pi/MagicMirror
17 error Linux 4.4.50-v7+
18 error argv “/usr/bin/nodejs” “/usr/bin/npm” “start”
19 error node v6.10.2
20 error npm v3.10.10
21 error code ELIFECYCLE
22 error magicmirror@2.1.1 start: sh run-start.sh
22 error Exit status 1
23 error Failed at the magicmirror@2.1.1 start script ‘sh run-start.sh’.
23 error Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
23 error If you do, this is most likely a problem with the magicmirror package,
23 error not with npm itself.
23 error Tell the author that this fails on your system:
23 error sh run-start.sh
23 error You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
23 error npm bugs magicmirror
23 error Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via:
23 error npm owner ls magicmirror
23 error There is likely additional logging output above.
24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

Hoping for help
Wippo

Mykle1

@Wippo said in MagicMirror fails to start after fresh install:

Hoping for help
Starting using
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ DISPLAY=:0 npm start

Important: npm start does not work via SSH, use DISPLAY=:0 nohup npm start & instead. This starts the mirror on the remote display.

Are you starting the mirror via SSH? If you are then the command is DISPLAY=:0 nohup npm start & in your MagicMirror directory.

If you are directly connected to your Pi3 then the command is simply npm start in your MagicMirror directory.

Wippo

Thanks for your advice, but that’s not the reason. I checked it again and the results are the same, independent of starting via SSH or directly.

Now solved. :-)
“npm start” has to be executed after starting the graphic desktop

Wippo

Wippo

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longod

@Wippo Hey! I’m having a similar error message to you. What did you do to solve it?

Wippo

@longod Hi, you have to start the graphic desktop before execution of “npm start” (or similar) from a console. My error was to stop system start at console level.

Wippo

tritran

@wippo Hi - can you be more detailed when you say “you have to start the graphic desktop before execution”? I am pretty new to this and have no idea what you mean. I have the exact same errors on the same set up you have. Thank you.

Wippo

Hi,
after powering on the Raspi and waiting a while, you have either a “console” (white letters on a black screen) or graphic desktop (colors and symbols like “Windows”). What you need for the Magic Mirror is the desktop. You can change the boot behavior using “sudo raspi-config”.

Wippo

tritran

Thank you. I actually did a new complete install from scratch and got MM to work!