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    Electron error on install.

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    • D Offline
      darkcloud784
      last edited by darkcloud784

      I seem to get the following error when installing magicmirror on a 100% fresh raspbian jessie 7-05-2017 pi 3b. In addition I also get this error when attemping to install electron directly from their repo. I have tried deleting my node_modules and reinstalling again as well with no success.

      pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ npm install
      
      > uws@0.14.5 install /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/uws
      > node-gyp rebuild > build_log.txt 2>&1 || exit 0
      
      
      > electron-chromedriver@1.6.0 install /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron                                                                                                                                   -chromedriver
      > node ./download-chromedriver.js
      
      
      > electron@1.7.9 postinstall /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron
      > node install.js
      
      /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/install.js:48
        throw err
        ^
      
      Error: read ECONNRESET
          at exports._errnoException (util.js:1020:11)
          at TLSWrap.onread (net.js:568:26)
      npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
      npm ERR! errno 1
      npm ERR! electron@1.7.9 postinstall: `node install.js`
      npm ERR! Exit status 1
      npm ERR!
      npm ERR! Failed at the electron@1.7.9 postinstall script.
      npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional log                                                                                                                                   ging output above.
      
      npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
      npm ERR!     /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2017-11-20T20_52_58_769Z-debug.log
      
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      • Mykle1M Offline
        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @darkcloud784
        last edited by

        @darkcloud784

        Try deleting the electron folder from this path:
        `MagicMirror/node_modules/electron

        Then run npm install in the MagicMirror directory. This should install electron for you.

        Then run npm start in the MagicMirror directory

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

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          AB_Normal
          last edited by

          Thank you so much! this helped me a lot. I do not know why this bug /issue has not been addressed. I used the single-line ¨Automated¨ install and THAT failed first because Node.js was too old, so the one line command does not auto-update Node.js. I figured that out and updated the entire Raspberry pie in the CLI, then re-installed MM from the single line ¨Automated¨ command and then it installed cleanly, but your suggestion here to delete electron, then run npm install then npm start has fixed the last final issues. Thanks again!

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

            @AB_Normal

            You’re welcome, mate.

            Create a working config
            How to add modules

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              AB_Normal @AB_Normal
              last edited by

              @AB_Normal I did not mention in my last post, but to get past the node.js being too old issue, from the TERMINAL window, I typed, sudo apt-get update then, when that was finished I typed sudo apt-get upgrade you first get the files with the update command, then install them with the upgrade command. That will update ALL of the files/librairies/programs, whatever they are called in linux (Iḿ a windows person), INCLUDING node.js. Now if you run the single line automated command in the terminal, then do as Markle1 suggests and delete the ELECTRON folder, then, from the MagicMirror folder in the terminal window run the npm install, then run the npm start command, you MagicMirror will work. OH, Have to do as MArkle1 says and copy and rename the config.js.sample file to config .js also.

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                AB_Normal
                last edited by

                Replace Markle1 with Mykle1. Sorry , I screwed up your name.

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

                  @AB_Normal said in Electron error on install.:

                  Replace Markle1 with Mykle1. Sorry , I screwed up your name.

                  No worries, mate. I’ve been called worse. :-)

                  EDIT Click the three dots at the bottom right of your post and choose Edit. Then you can fix whatever you like and no one will be any the wiser. :-)

                  Create a working config
                  How to add modules

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                    darkcloud784 @Mykle1
                    last edited by darkcloud784

                    @Mykle1 said in Electron error on install.:

                    @darkcloud784

                    Try deleting the electron folder from this path:
                    `MagicMirror/node_modules/electron

                    Then run npm install in the MagicMirror directory. This should install electron for you.

                    Then run npm start in the MagicMirror directory

                    Unfortunately this didn’t work for me, but I did find a solution. I had to upgrade nodejs manually.

                    npm cache clean -f
                    npm install -g n
                    n stable
                    
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