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    MagicMirror fails to start after fresh install

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    • W Offline
      Wippo
      last edited by

      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

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      • Mykle1M Offline
        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Wippo
        last edited by

        @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.

        Create a working config
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        • W Offline
          Wippo
          last edited by 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

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            Wippo @Wippo
            last edited by Wippo

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            • L Offline
              longod @Wippo
              last edited by

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

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                Wippo @longod
                last edited by

                @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

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                  tritran
                  last edited by

                  @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.

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                    Wippo
                    last edited by 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

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                      tritran
                      last edited by

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

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