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      bungee09 @Them Russians
      last edited by

      @Them-Russians - I feel your frustration! I spent a good few hours debugging this after installing and testing my PIR sensor. This is what eventually worked for me:

      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!

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        Them Russians @bungee09
        last edited by

        @bungee09 Did your rebuild work successfuly? I got an error saying that i needed to have the latest versions of node.js and npm installed.

        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 :(

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          bungee09 @Them Russians
          last edited by

          @Them-Russians The rebuild was successful for me using exactly the method I described above. I don’t have my pi with me currently but I only installed node for the first time last week so I definitely don’t have an old version. I can check the exact version number when I get home for you.

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            bungee09 @Them Russians
            last edited by

            @Them-Russians
            BTW? Did you install node in the main MagicMirror directory first before installing dependencies in the MMM-PIR-Sensor directory?

             cd ~/MagicMirror
 npm install
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              Them Russians @bungee09
              last edited by

              @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?

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                yawns Moderator @Them Russians
                last edited by

                @Them-Russians said in MMM-PIR-Sensor - White Screen:

                @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.

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                  bungee09 @Them Russians
                  last edited by

                  @Them-Russians
                  npm install in the main MM directory. Then npm install in the PIR sensor directory to install dependencies. If it fails then npm rebuild as above using the correct electron version number and abi.

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                    Them Russians @bungee09
                    last edited by

                    @bungee09 The main MagicMirror directory, or the module directory within MagicMirror?

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                      bungee09 @Them Russians
                      last edited by

                      @Them-Russians In the main directory

                       cd ~/MagicMirror/
 npm install && npm start
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                        Them Russians @bungee09
                        last edited by Them Russians

                        @bungee09 @yawns 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

                        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.

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                          bhepler Module Developer @Them Russians
                          last edited by bhepler

                          @Them-Russians

                          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.

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                            Them Russians @bhepler
                            last edited by

                            @bhepler

                            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.

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                              ostfilinchen @Them Russians
                              last edited by

                              @Them-Russians i also thought i have a higher electron-version. but i tried

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

                              and it worked for me.

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                                bungee09 @Them Russians
                                last edited by

                                @Them-Russians I think you definitely need to rebuild electron. I can’t see what else is causing the issue. Try with different electron version numbers. Otherwise I’m all out of ideas. Sorry!

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                                  Jopyth Moderator @Them Russians
                                  last edited by Jopyth

                                  @Them-Russians Try changing line 24 in package.json as shown here and reinstall with npm install in the module folder. Does that help?

                                  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.

                                  Helpful sticky: How to troubleshoot

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                                    djbosman @Bangee
                                    last edited by

                                    @Bangee

                                    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!!

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                                      Bangee Module Developer
                                      last edited by

                                      I’m glad to hear that! :-D

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                                        Coda @Medo
                                        last edited by

                                        @Medo Solved it for me, thanks!

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