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

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      sdetweil @Bobrae
      last edited by

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

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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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            Cliff365 @Mykle1
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            @Mykle1 Thanks for your help on the DISPLAY issue. I changed the line in packages.json file to:

            “start”: “node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js”,

            I get the following error message back:

            > magicmirror@2.20.0 start
            > node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js
            
            'node_modules' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
            operable program or batch file.
            
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              sdetweil @Cliff365
              last edited by sdetweil

              @Cliff365 you didn’t follow all of the last line of
              https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4089/complete-walkthrough-install-magicmirror-on-a-pc-windows-7-10/225?_=1660158299123

              ps, I’m not @Mykle1

              Sam

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                Cliff365 @sdetweil
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                @sdetweil Oops! Thanks sdetweil

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                  dude31222 @sdetweil
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                  Hey! @sdetweil i’ve spend more than 10 hours whit this because i didn’t read the entire thread. I’ve finally installed mm2 on a 32bit laptop whit w7 and node v16.6 but when i run npm start i just got a black screen. any ideas on how to find a solution? my cmd here:

                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.001] [LOG]   Starting MagicMirror: v2.22.0
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.151] [LOG]   Loading config ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.201] [LOG]   Loading module helpers ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.231] [LOG]   No helper found for module: alert.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.361] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.371] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: updatenotification
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.14.395] [LOG]   No helper found for module: clock.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.473] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.477] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: calendar
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.497] [LOG]   No helper found for module: compliments.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.497] [LOG]   No helper found for module: weather.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.839] [LOG]   Initializing new module helper ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.839] [LOG]   Module helper loaded: newsfeed
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.849] [LOG]   No helper found for module: facts.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.17.849] [LOG]   All module helpers loaded.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.19.559] [LOG]   Starting server on port 8080 ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.23.451] [LOG]   Launching application.
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.838] [LOG]   Server started ...
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.848] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: updatenotification
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.848] [LOG]   Starting module helper: updatenotification
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.848] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: calendar
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.848] [LOG]   Starting node helper for: calendar
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.858] [LOG]   Connecting socket for: newsfeed
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.858] [LOG]   Starting node helper for: newsfeed
                  [08.01.2023 06:58.29.858] [LOG]   Sockets connected & modules started ...
                  [3460:0108/070022.937:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(523)] Passthrough is not supported, GL i
                  s disabled, ANGLE is
                  
                  
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                    sdetweil @dude31222
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                    @dude31222 never tried win7 myself… this topic was created a while ago…

                    you can TRY setting an environment variable in the cmd.exe window before executing npm start

                    cd MagicMirror
                    set ELECTRON_DISABLE_GPU=1
                    npm start 
                    

                    Sam

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                      dude31222 @sdetweil
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                      @sdetweil still having an empty screen but no more error messages in cmd

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                        sdetweil @dude31222
                        last edited by sdetweil

                        @dude31222 that usually means u didn’t do the fonts install step or vendor install step

                        those are extra for windows install

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                          dude31222 @sdetweil
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                          @sdetweil i did. Now i’ve upgraded to windows 8.1. still a black screen but a new error```
                          [0110/062053.181:ERROR:_trace_logging_minimal.win.cc<78>] provider resistration failure

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                            sdetweil @dude31222
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                            @dude31222 I don’t know. those are so far out of service…

                            Sam

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                              Reila
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                              Heyo!
                              I’ve done a fresh install of MM2 (on Win10), and now I’m struggling with the blank electron screen.

                              I did the vendor and font install, changed the package.json to

                              "start":"node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js",
                              

                              according to the guide on page 15, and now I’m getting

                              bash: line 1: node_modules.binelectron: command not found
                              

                              on npm start, doesn’t start up MM.

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                                sdetweil @Reila
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                                @Reila you did not do the package.json edit correctly.

                                windows uses slashes leaning left

                                and u need 2 in each place

                                node-modules\\.bin\\electron  js\\electron.js
                                

                                Sam

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                                  Reila @sdetweil
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                                  @sdetweil
                                  Oh, I just copied as it was! It might have been a different guide, it was old after all… I see the backward slashes in a later post now.

                                  So now I tried

                                  "start": "node_modules\\.bin\\electron  js\\electron.js",
                                  

                                  (with both the double and single space, just in case) and it’s giving me the same error still.
                                  I tested changing the start-dev variant too.
                                  I must be missing another step still.

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                                    sdetweil @Reila
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                                    @Reila I am away from my system at the moment be back in an hour or so.

                                    what does npm -v say?

                                    Sam

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                                      Reila @sdetweil
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                                      @sdetweil No problem! Browser version works fine for tinkering in the meantime :)

                                      npm is 8.17.0

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                                        sdetweil @Reila
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                                        @Reila hm… this is what mine is set to

                                        "start": "node_modules\\.bin\\electron js\\electron.js",
                                        

                                        and I don’t get any errors, but electron starts full screen, black screen

                                        but if I open edge and go to localhost:8080 it looks great and if I open electron
                                        (the 1st part, node_modules\.bin\electron) and go to http://localhost:8080
                                        it works…

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                                          1a2a3a
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                                          @sdetweil

                                          hi i need some help here. when i ran npm start, im getting this message.

                                          Starting MagicMirror: v2.23.0
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.647] [LOG] Loading config …
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.648] [DEBUG] config template file not exists, no envsubst
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.650] [LOG] Loading module helpers …
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.650] [LOG] No helper found for module: alert.
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.655] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.655] [LOG] Module helper loaded: updatenotification
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.656] [LOG] No helper found for module: clock.
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.717] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.717] [LOG] Module helper loaded: calendar
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.718] [LOG] No helper found for module: compliments.
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.718] [LOG] No helper found for module: weather.
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.732] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.733] [LOG] Module helper loaded: newsfeed
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.733] [LOG] All module helpers loaded.
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.737] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 …
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.779] [LOG] Launching application.
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.812] [LOG] Server started …
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.818] [LOG] Connecting socket for: updatenotification
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.818] [LOG] Starting module helper: updatenotification
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.818] [LOG] Connecting socket for: calendar
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.819] [LOG] Starting node helper for: calendar
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.819] [LOG] Connecting socket for: newsfeed
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.819] [LOG] Starting node helper for: newsfeed
                                          [28.06.2023 13:36.52.820] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started …

                                          am i supposed to do something next?

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                                            sdetweil @1a2a3a
                                            last edited by sdetweil

                                            @1a2a3a there is a big in the release on windows

                                            https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues/3083

                                            you can follow the instructions to checkout the develop branch, or wait til July 1 for the next release with the fix

                                            https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/14327/testing-new-fixes-or-solving-current-problems-with-next-release-code

                                            Sam

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