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    Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10

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    • B Offline
      bhumin
      last edited by

      @Mykle1 said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10:

      git clone https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror.git

      following error arrives when start

      magicmirror@2.13.0 start C:\Users\bhumi\MagicMirror
      DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

      ‘DISPLAY’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
      operable program or batch file.
      npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
      npm ERR! errno 1
      npm ERR! magicmirror@2.13.0 start: DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
      npm ERR! Exit status 1
      npm ERR!
      npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.13.0 start script.
      npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

      npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
      npm ERR! C:\Users\bhumi\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-12-16T05_04_47_316Z-debug.log

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        bhumin @sdetweil
        last edited by

        @sdetweil thanks man

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          Humez
          last edited by

          Thank you for your tutorial! I’m a absolute beginner. I followed the steps above but when I try to start magicmirror I get the below message:
          magicmirror@2.14.0 start C:\Users\1234\magicmirror

          DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

          ‘DISPLAY’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
          operable program or batch file.
          npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
          npm ERR! errno 1
          npm ERR! magicmirror@2.14.0 start: DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
          npm ERR! Exit status 1
          npm ERR!
          npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.14.0 start script.
          npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

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            sdetweil @Humez
            last edited by

            @humez read and follow the steps here

            https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4089/complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7-10/141?_=1612997713585

            u have not edited package.json as required

            Sam

            How to add modules

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              kithaam
              last edited by

              Hi Please help install Magic Mirror on my PC please assist with below

              http://localhost:8080 is just a black screen No date and Time on

              !f250c354-bbc7-411e-8653-0772e8acc696-image.png

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                sdetweil @kithaam
                last edited by

                @kithaam yes, some missing steps.

                do

                cd MagicMirror
                cd vendor
                npm install
                cd ..
                cd fonts
                npm install
                cd ..
                

                restart mm

                Sam

                How to add modules

                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                  kithaam @sdetweil
                  last edited by

                  @sdetweil Thank you its working

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                    kithaam @sdetweil
                    last edited by

                    @sdetweil Hi where do i go and change the Time and date? im new to this

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                      goEasy @sdetweil
                      last edited by

                      @sdetweil hello, i have done as you mentioned, but i have this trouble. please Help

                      cd MagicMirror
                      cd vendor
                      npm install
                      
                      1 package is looking for funding
                        run `npm fund` for details
                      
                      found 0 vulnerabilities
                      
                      $ npm fund
                      magicmirror-vendors
                      `-- https://github.com/sponsors/jonschlinkert
                        `-- picomatch@2.2.2
                      
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                        sdetweil @goEasy
                        last edited by

                        @goeasy no trouble… warnings… ignore

                        Sam

                        How to add modules

                        learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                          goEasy @sdetweil
                          last edited by

                          @sdetweil you are a legend… btw all i had to do was

                          exit 
                          

                          then start mm again :grinning_face_with_sweat:

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                            goEasy @Mykle1
                            last edited by

                            @mykle1 Please Help, i am running into this ERROR…

                            Cowplain@DESKTOP-4IAPDRU MINGW64 ~
                            $ cd magicmirror
                            
                            Cowplain@DESKTOP-4IAPDRU MINGW64 ~/magicmirror (master)
                            $ npm start
                            
                            > magicmirror@2.14.0 start
                            > ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
                            
                            '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                            operable program or batch file.
                            
                            
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                              sdetweil @goEasy
                              last edited by

                              @goeasy do NOT install under MINGW64, just straight under windows

                              Sam

                              How to add modules

                              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                goEasy @sdetweil
                                last edited by

                                @sdetweil Hey, thank you for the reply…

                                i am new to this MM and coding, at one point everything was working then i cant remember what happened.

                                i think is something to do with the Electron settings…

                                Opening with CMD

                                C:\Users\Cowplain\MagicMirror>npm start
                                
                                > magicmirror@2.14.0 start
                                > ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
                                
                                '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                                operable program or batch file.
                                
                                C:\Users\Cowplain\MagicMirror>
                                

                                Opening with Git Bash

                                Cowplain@DESKTOP-4IAPDRU MINGW64 ~/magicmirror (master)
                                $ npm start
                                '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
                                operable program or batch file.
                                
                                
                                

                                Please help

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                                  sdetweil @goEasy
                                  last edited by

                                  @goeasy on windows, its support to say

                                  node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

                                  take off the ./

                                  windows doesn’t use that

                                  Sam

                                  How to add modules

                                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                    goEasy @sdetweil
                                    last edited by goEasy

                                    @sdetweil how would i remove

                                    ./
                                    

                                    ? i looked in the MM folder and such thing doesn’t exist

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                                      sdetweil @goEasy
                                      last edited by

                                      @goeasy edit package.json and change the start line

                                      Sam

                                      How to add modules

                                      learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                        kithaam
                                        last edited by

                                        f6415e51-f1e8-4024-abe0-dfce398f0ded-image.png Please assist with this error

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                                          sdetweil @kithaam
                                          last edited by sdetweil

                                          @kithaam u are on windows. don’t follow the linux instructions

                                          Sam

                                          How to add modules

                                          learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                            kithaam @sdetweil
                                            last edited by

                                            @sdetweil hi on windows

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