<![CDATA[Black Screen after Booting Up]]>Hi,
I recently made a mirror over the summer and I just moved into my college house. When I plugged my mirror back in it displayed the Raspberry Pi boot up like always and then went straight to the MagicMirror boot up, but after that the screen just goes black. It never brought up my desktop or anything. I have a Raspberry Pi 3 and the application was fully working before. I don’t know how to fix it because my keyboard and mouse aren’t responding when I plug them in.

If someone could help me out that would be amazing!

Thanks

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4672/black-screen-after-booting-upRSS for NodeThu, 13 Aug 2026 09:42:49 GMTThu, 17 Aug 2017 23:10:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:18:50 GMT]]>@fox said in Black Screen after Booting Up:

With pm2 status i get always two MagicMirror/mm instances.
If i kill one, it comes back after a few seconds

type pm2 stop mm or pm2 stop mm.sh in a terminal

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29713https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29713Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:18:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:43:10 GMT]]>@j.e.f.f said in Black Screen after Booting Up:

@fox I’d suggest backing up your MagicMirror folder (i.e. rename it) and try a fresh install. By renaming it you won’t lose anything.

I Think so
I just punched the

bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh)"

in the terminal…

@j.e.f.f do you know how i can solve the two pm2 sessions after a fresh install?
With pm2 status i get always two MagicMirror/mm instances.
If i kill one, it comes back after a few seconds

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29702https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29702Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:43:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:02:37 GMT]]>@fox I’d suggest backing up your MagicMirror folder (i.e. rename it) and try a fresh install. By renaming it you won’t lose anything.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29701https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29701Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:02:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:53:02 GMT]]>@j.e.f.f said in Black Screen after Booting Up:

@nickymac12 ok. Try installing the sample config file.
Type:

cd ~/MagicMirror/config

mv config.js config.js.bak (this will back up your existing config)

cp config.js.sample config.js

pm2 restart mm

If magic mirror starts, then you either have a problem with your config or with a module.

I checked the sample config. No other modules installed only the original. But i still have a blank screen…
What would you propose?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29700https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29700Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:53:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:44:15 GMT]]>@nickymac12 type:

cd ~/MagicMirror/config (Takes you to the MM config directory)

mv config.js.bak config.js (Restores your config file)

pm2 restart mm (restarts MagicMirror)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26707https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26707Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:44:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:20:53 GMT]]>how would I restore my config file? Sorry I am new to using terminal and don’t really know all the commands.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26706https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26706Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:20:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:26:05 GMT]]>@nickymac12 yes.

Use the ls command to see a list of files in the current directory

use the cd command to enter a directory e.g.: cd directory-name

use the the command cd .. to go back up to the parent directory

the pwd command will tell show the path to the current directory

cd ~ will take you your home directory

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26704https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26704Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:26:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:23:56 GMT]]>Is there a way to see what directories or files I have so I know what I can delete?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26703https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26703Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:23:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:12:55 GMT]]>@nickymac12 you can delete files with the rm command. Be careful with this, because it can’t be undone.

Say you wanted to delete some pictures you have in a folder in you home directory. Navigate to that directory like so:

cd ~/photo-directory-name (whatever the folder name might be)

rm file-name.jpg (this will permanently delete the file)

You can remove entire directories with the -r switch. Example:

rm -r directory-name

And be sure to double-check your typing before you hit enter. deleting things this way is not recoverable.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26702https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26702Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:12:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:09:44 GMT]]>Oh! How can I clear up space remotely?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26701https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26701Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:09:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:08:49 GMT]]>@nickymac12 Aha! I’d say that might be your problem. See if you can free up some space, then restore your config file, and restart MM

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26700https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26700Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:08:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:07:32 GMT]]>So, unfortunately, I only had an 8gb sd card so I used that in my Pi and it is full so it will not write config.js.sample because there is not enough room…

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26699https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26699Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:07:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:00:04 GMT]]>@nickymac12 ok. Try installing the sample config file.
Type:

cd ~/MagicMirror/config

mv config.js config.js.bak (this will back up your existing config)

cp config.js.sample config.js

pm2 restart mm

If magic mirror starts, then you either have a problem with your config or with a module.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26696https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26696Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:00:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:57:05 GMT]]>@j.e.f.f all it responded with was
“Spawning PM2 daemon with pm2_home=/home/pi/.pm2”

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26695https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26695Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:57:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:52:45 GMT]]>@nickymac12 Also, at this point, you can start disabling modules one by one until MM starts. That should help you figure out the culprit.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26694https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26694Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:52:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:51:43 GMT]]>@nickymac12 type pm2 logs mm

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26693https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26693Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:51:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:50:56 GMT]]>I am able to connect via SSH now. How do I check the MM’s logs?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26692https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26692Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:50:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:28:56 GMT]]>@nickymac12 is SSH enabled? if so try to connect that way. That will allow you to check MM’s logs

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26691https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26691Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:28:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:27:33 GMT]]>@j.e.f.f I was able to connect but it still shows a black screen and I still cannot control it.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26689https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26689Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:27:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:18:29 GMT]]>@nickymac12 maybe try connecting a LAN cable. it should work with DHCP by default

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26688https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26688Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:18:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:18:22 GMT]]>@nickymac12

So the mirror has no internet connection?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26687https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26687Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:18:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:15:55 GMT]]>@j.e.f.f I usually use VNC Connect to connect to it remotely, but since I moved into a new house it isn’t connected to the new wifi so it won’t work.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26686https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26686Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:15:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:13:50 GMT]]>@Mykle1 I tried the alt key but nothing happened. The Windows key won’t pull down the menu either.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26685https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26685Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:13:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Black Screen after Booting Up on Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:57:43 GMT]]>@nickymac12 are you able to connect remotely? over SSH? if so you might be able to check MM’s logs to see if anything went wrong

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26682https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/26682Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:57:43 GMT