Thanx a Million, Bro’ !!

The step-by-step did it for me!

I couldn’t understand that everybody’s was working so cool and mine dis diddly-squat?!?

So removing the module and reinstalling was the answer. No idea what went wrong first time round; Just grateful it is now working as expected.

Thanx for your great post!!

Also: Please continue discussion about install issues here. There is already info on how it can be solved. For other problems with the PIR-Sensor Module please open a new thread in the modeul troubleshooting section.

npm rebuild --runtime=electron --target=1.4.3 --disturl=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell --abi=50

and it worked for me.

Hey there, thank you for the suggestion. updated both nodejs and npm to 7.4.0 and 4.0.5.

I think removed the MMM-PIR-Sensor folder, grabbed it again from github, and then tried to run npm install on it, and the install failed again.

An unhandled error occurred inside electron-rebuild
Unable to find electron-prebuilt’s version number, either install it or specify an explicit version
Error: Unable to find electron-prebuilt’s version number, either install it or specify an explicit version
at _callee$ (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/electron-rebuild/lib/cli.js:74:17)
at tryCatch (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/babel-runtime/node_modules/regenerator-runtime/runtime.js:63:40)
at Generator.invoke [as _invoke] (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/babel-runtime/node_modules/regenerator-runtime/runtime.js:337:22)
at Generator.prototype.(anonymous function) [as next] (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/babel-runtime/node_modules/regenerator-runtime/runtime.js:96:21)
at Generator.tryCatcher (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
at PromiseSpawn._promiseFulfilled (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/generators.js:97:49)
at /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/generators.js:201:15
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/electron-rebuild/lib/cli.js:197:4)
at Module._compile (module.js:571:32)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:580:10)
at Module.load (module.js:488:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:447:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:439:3)
at Module.runMain (module.js:605:10)
at run (bootstrap_node.js:420:7)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:139:9)

I tried running the rebuild with my electron version number (1.5.7) but still no luck. Any thoughts on what else I could try? I am drawing a blank here, unfortunately.

When i ran the “npm install” in the MM directory, i got this error:
npm warn grunt-yamllint@0.2.0 requires a peer of grunt@~0.4.0 but none was installed

Don’t worry about this one. The log file format is [process] [debug level] [error message]. In this case, “warn” is the level of severity of the message. If it said “err” then it would require your attention.

I suspect your nodejs version is out of date. Try running this command: nodejs -v and then npm -v. It should spit out the version of node and NPM you’re using. Personally, I’m on v7.4.0 and v4.0.5 respectively. If you’re running a few versions behind, you may wish to run these commands from your home folder:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
sudo npm install -g npm
sudo npm install -g npm

And yes, you may have to run that last command twice. For some reason, NPM sometimes requires a double-tap to update itself. Thank you, StackExchange.

Run nodejs -v again and verify that your node version is up to snuff.

npm warn grunt-yamllint@0.2.0 requires a peer of grunt@~0.4.0 but none was installed

I googled the error and it looks like it shouldnt be an issue, but when i tried doing an install in the PIR directory (it failed), so did the rebuild with the updated electron version number (mine was 1.5.6).

I got the same error when trying to run the rebuild

Failed at the epoll@0.1.20 install script ‘node-gyp rebuild’
Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.

Sorry for all the posts on here, but do you have any thoughts? I update node.js and npm to the most recent versions, so i dont think that what is broken for me :(

When i try to run the mirror, here is the error i get before the white screen:

magicmirror@2.1.0 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
electron js/electron.js “dev”
Starting MagicMirror: v2.1.0
Loading config …
Loading module helpers …
No helper found for module: alert.
Initializing new module helper …
No helper found for module: clock.
No helper found for module: compliments.
No helper found for module: currentweather.
WARNING! Could not load config file. Starting with default configuration. Error found: Error: Could not locate the bindings file. Tried:
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/Debug/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/Release/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/out/Debug/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/Debug/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/out/Release/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/Release/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/default/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/compiled/6.5.0/linux/arm/epoll.node
Loading module helpers …
No helper found for module: alert.
Initializing new module helper …
No helper found for module: clock.
No helper found for module: compliments.
No helper found for module: currentweather.
App threw an error during load
Error: Could not locate the bindings file. Tried:
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/Debug/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/Release/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/out/Debug/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/Debug/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/out/Release/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/Release/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/default/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/compiled/6.5.0/linux/arm/epoll.node
at bindings (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:88:9)
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/epoll.js:1:116)
at Module._compile (module.js:556:32)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:565:10)
at Module.load (module.js:473:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:432:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:424:3)
at Module.require (module.js:483:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:4:11)
Whoops! There was an uncaught exception…
{ Error: Could not locate the bindings file. Tried:
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/Debug/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/Release/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/out/Debug/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/Debug/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/out/Release/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/Release/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/default/epoll.node
→ /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/compiled/6.5.0/linux/arm/epoll.node
at bindings (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:88:9)
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/epoll.js:1:116)
at Module._compile (module.js:556:32)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:565:10)
at Module.load (module.js:473:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:432:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:424:3)
at Module.require (module.js:483:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at Object. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:4:11)
tries:
[ ‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/epoll.node’,
‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/Debug/epoll.node’,
‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/Release/epoll.node’,
‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/out/Debug/epoll.node’,
‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/Debug/epoll.node’,
‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/out/Release/epoll.node’,
‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/Release/epoll.node’,
‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/build/default/epoll.node’,
‘/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/epoll/compiled/6.5.0/linux/arm/epoll.node’ ] }
MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
Launching application.

 cd ~/MagicMirror/
 npm install && npm start

@bungee09 I did not do that install in the Magic Mirror folder. I ran the “curl” command from the github site for the MagicMirror, set up config.js, and then immediately got the PIR module.

Do you think i could run the npm install on the MagicMirror folder now, and try again with the rebuild, or would i have to clear my SD card and reinstall everything and start from scratch?

Yes, running npm install now will work and it is required.

Do you think i could run the npm install on the MagicMirror folder now, and try again with the rebuild, or would i have to clear my SD card and reinstall everything and start from scratch?

 cd ~/MagicMirror
 npm install

I believe I have node version 6.9.4. Is that what you were using?

After all this, i thought maybe i jacked up something, so i cleared out and reformatted the micro SD card. I reinstalled NOOBS and then got the Magic Mirror. Created the config.js file and ran the mirror without issue. Immediately after that, i cloned the PIR module and tried to run an “npm install” which failed, and so did the rebuild :(

I ran all the commands in the MMM-PIR-Sensor Directory.

 cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor
 npm list

I found the electron version number to be “1.4.3” so updated target to 1.4.3. Also, updated abi to 50 in the following command as this was the expected value from the error message in pm2 logs.

 npm rebuild --runtime=electron --target=1.4.3 --disturl=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell --abi=50

As soon as the rebuild was complete…

 cd
 pm2 restart mm

… to restart MagicMirror in pm2.

I also found this link which described the same fix.

Good luck!

Which directory were you in when you ran the rebuild?

Sorry - i’m at work now, so dont have the Pi with me, but have been having issues with this for a week now, so i’m really hoping that this works for me :)

 0|mm       | App threw an error during load
 0|mm       | Error: Module version mismatch. Expected 50, got 49.
 0|mm       |     at Error (native)
 0|mm       |     at process.module.(anonymous function) [as dlopen] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:173:20)
 0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..node (module.js:583:18)
 0|mm       |     at Object.module.(anonymous function) [as .node] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:173:20)
 0|mm       |     at Module.load (module.js:473:32)
 0|mm       |     at tryModuleLoad (module.js:432:12)
 0|mm       |     at Function.Module._load (module.js:424:3)
 0|mm       |     at Module.require (module.js:483:17)
 0|mm       |     at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
 0|mm       |     at bindings (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/bindings/bindings.js:76:44)

Tried @James solution using npm rebuild but changed the version parameter to 50. Still no luck.

  npm rebuild --runtime=electron --target=1.3.4 --disturl=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell --abi=50

Any help would be much appreciated before I reformat my sd card and start from scratch.

Random question for you:

when i try to do an “npm install” in the “MMM-PIR-Sensor” folder, i get the following error:

Magic-Mirror-Module-PIR-Sensor@1.1.0 postinstall /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor
electron-rebuild -e …/…/node_modules/electron-prebuilt
An unhandled error occurred inside electron-rebuild
Unable to find electron-prebuilt’s version number, either install it or specify an explicit version
Error: Unable to find electron-prebuilt’s version number, either install it or specify an explicit version
at _callee$ (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/electron-rebuild/lib/cli.js:74:17)
at tryCatch (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/regenerator-runtime/runtime.js:63:40)
at GeneratorFunctionPrototype.invoke [as _invoke] (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/regenerator-runtime/runtime.js:337:22)
at GeneratorFunctionPrototype.prototype.(anonymous function) [as next] (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/regenerator-runtime/runtime.js:96:21)
at GeneratorFunctionPrototype.tryCatcher (/home/pi/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
at PromiseSpawn._promiseFulfilled (/home/pi/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/generators.js:97:49)
at /home/pi/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/generators.js:201:15
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/electron-rebuild/lib/cli.js:197:4)
at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:579:10)
at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)
at Module.runMain (module.js:604:10)
at run (bootstrap_node.js:394:7)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:149:9)
npm ERR! Linux 4.4.38-v7+
npm ERR! argv “/usr/bin/nodejs” “/usr/bin/npm” "install"
npm ERR! node v6.9.2
npm ERR! npm v3.10.9
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! Magic-Mirror-Module-PIR-Sensor@1.1.0 postinstall: electron-rebuild -e ../../node_modules/electron-prebuilt
npm ERR! Exit status 255
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the Magic-Mirror-Module-PIR-Sensor@1.1.0 postinstall script ‘electron-rebuild -e …/…/node_modules/electron-prebuilt’.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the Magic-Mirror-Module-PIR-Sensor package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! electron-rebuild -e …/…/node_modules/electron-prebuilt
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs Magic-Mirror-Module-PIR-Sensor
npm ERR! Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls Magic-Mirror-Module-PIR-Sensor
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/npm-debug.logv

Any idea what could cause this? I suspect my white screen is because the install failed.

I have tried removing the “MMM-PIR-Folder” from my directory and running the clone command from github again to start fresh, but still face this issue.

Note from admin: Please use Markdown on code snippets for easier reading!