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

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      sdetweil @swvalenti
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      @swvalenti you don’t run npm init unless u need to. only if u need to install a library that mm doesn’t reference anymore

      Sam

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

        is still asking for replace instead of request

        what?

        words not clear

        Sam

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          swvalenti Project Sponsor @sdetweil
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          @sdetweil said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10:

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

          is still asking for replace instead of request

          what?

          words not clear

          Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'replace')
              at cmpVersions (module.js:525)
              at Function.Module.register (module.js:502)
              at MMM-OpenWeatherForecast.js:41
          

          I did what you said but still get this error for some reason

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            sdetweil @swvalenti
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            @swvalenti ok, sometimes this is because of a typo in the config position for the module

            Sam

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                  sdetweil @DanClarkCBET3
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                  @DanClarkCBET3 see
                  https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/15778/fix-for-black-screen-in-2-16-and-later

                  Sam

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                    DanClarkCBET3
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                    Is there a way to make a desktop shortcut to start MagicMirror?

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                      sdetweil @DanClarkCBET3
                      last edited by sdetweil

                      @DanClarkCBET3 sure. create a batch file

                      mm.cmd

                      in the installers folder, and then use that for the shortcut

                      mm.cmd should do

                      @npm start

                      Sam

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                        My apologies if the answer to my question is located somewhere in this long thread. As a quick method of bringing some MM functionality to my kids in college, I’d like to install MM onto their laptops and have it autorun at start (like a batch file) and run in a small window.

                        I see that I can install it on their laptops and I know how to create a batch file, but what I don’t know is how to ensure that a linux program starts in a windows batch file and how to get it to autosize to a small window.

                        Has anyone done that?

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                          sdetweil @CheapDad
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                          @CheapDad use PM2 to auto launch

                          this is a node application

                          Sam

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                            @sdetweil Don’t think it is an easy straight forward setup for PM2 on Windows to launch the mirror or am I mistaken? Would he have to setup pm2-windows-service and then perform some other setups to get PM2 to work to launch MM on Windows at startup?

                            Check out my modules at: https://github.com/mumblebaj?tab=repositories
                            Check my blog-post: https://mumblebaj.xyz/
                            Check my MM Container: https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/mumblebaj/magicmirror/general

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                              sdetweil @mumblebaj
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                              @mumblebaj pm2 setup does all that …

                              Sam

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                                @sdetweil :thumbs_up:

                                Check out my modules at: https://github.com/mumblebaj?tab=repositories
                                Check my blog-post: https://mumblebaj.xyz/
                                Check my MM Container: https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/mumblebaj/magicmirror/general

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                                  sdetweil @mumblebaj
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                                  @mumblebaj I was wrong for windows, and setup
                                  see here
                                  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42758985/windows-auto-start-pm2-and-node-apps

                                  still pm2 is the easiest and same on every platform…

                                  Sam

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                                    mumblebaj Module Developer @sdetweil
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                                    @CheapDad Here is a great tutorial to set up PM2 on Windows.
                                    https://blog.cloudboost.io/nodejs-pm2-startup-on-windows-db0906328d75

                                    Check out my modules at: https://github.com/mumblebaj?tab=repositories
                                    Check my blog-post: https://mumblebaj.xyz/
                                    Check my MM Container: https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/mumblebaj/magicmirror/general

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                                      When following your instructions on both Windows 7 and 10 machines, I get the following error message:

                                      magicmirror@2.20.0 start C:\Users\Admin\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.

                                      The error log gives the following:
                                      0 info it worked if it ends with ok
                                      1 verbose cli [
                                      1 verbose cli ‘C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe’,
                                      1 verbose cli ‘C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js’,
                                      1 verbose cli ‘start’
                                      1 verbose cli ]
                                      2 info using npm@6.14.4
                                      3 info using node@v13.14.0
                                      4 verbose run-script [ ‘prestart’, ‘start’, ‘poststart’ ]
                                      5 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~prestart: magicmirror@2.20.0
                                      6 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: magicmirror@2.20.0
                                      7 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
                                      8 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: PATH: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin;C:\Users\Admin\MagicMirror\node_modules.bin;C:\Users\Admin\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\local\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Users\Admin\bin;C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\php;C:\Program Files\Calibre2;C:\Program Files\nodejs;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\vendor_perl;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\core_perl
                                      9 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: CWD: C:\Users\Admin\MagicMirror
                                      10 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: Args: [
                                      10 silly lifecycle ‘/d /s /c’,
                                      10 silly lifecycle ‘DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js’
                                      10 silly lifecycle ]
                                      11 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: Returned: code: 1 signal: null
                                      12 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.20.0~start: Failed to exec start script
                                      13 verbose stack Error: magicmirror@2.20.0 start: DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
                                      13 verbose stack Exit status 1
                                      13 verbose stack at EventEmitter. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\index.js:332:16)
                                      13 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:315:20)
                                      13 verbose stack at ChildProcess. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\lib\spawn.js:55:14)
                                      13 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
                                      13 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1026:16)
                                      13 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:286:5)
                                      14 verbose pkgid magicmirror@2.20.0
                                      15 verbose cwd C:\Users\Admin\MagicMirror
                                      16 verbose Windows_NT 6.1.7601
                                      17 verbose argv “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe” “C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js” “start”
                                      18 verbose node v13.14.0
                                      19 verbose npm v6.14.4
                                      20 error code ELIFECYCLE
                                      21 error errno 1
                                      22 error magicmirror@2.20.0 start: DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
                                      22 error Exit status 1
                                      23 error Failed at the magicmirror@2.20.0 start script.
                                      23 error This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
                                      24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

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                                        sdetweil @Bobrae
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                                        @Bobrae see
                                        https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4089/complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7-10/225?_=1659891805957

                                        Sam

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                                          Cliff365 @Mykle1
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                                          @Mykle1 First off, thanks so much for a great guide. I’m having what is likely a simple issue, but I can’t figure out how to resolve it. I am getting the following error message with the npm start command. Not concerned about the warnings, but how do resolve the DISPLAY issue?

                                          $ npm start
                                          npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead.
                                          
                                          > magicmirror@2.20.0 start
                                          > 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.
                                          
                                          cliff@BNC-LAB01 MINGW64 ~/MagicMirror (master)
                                          $
                                          
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                                            sdetweil @Cliff365
                                            last edited by sdetweil

                                            @Cliff365 see the end of the post I just linked to in the prior post

                                            also, do not run under mingw… just cmd.exe

                                            Sam

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