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      raymonvdm
      last edited by

      I tried to setup a RaspberryPi3 with MagicMirror but when i start MagicMirror i only get blankscreens.

      No helper found for module: helloworld

      This is the only module enabled in the config to rule out any specific module issue

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

        @raymonvdm

        That just means that there is no node_helper.js for that module. That’s completely normal.

        Enable the clock, calendar, compliments and newsfeed modules. Those are the first 4 that should work initially after an installation.

        Lastly, are you getting errors in your terminal or console?

        Create a working config
        How to add modules

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          raymonvdm
          last edited by

          I just copied config/config.js.sample to config/config.js and got the same messages about

          “No helper found for module:”

          pi@raspberrypi:/opt/MagicMirror $ npm start

          magicmirror@2.2.2 start /opt/MagicMirror
          sh run-start.sh

          Starting MagicMirror: v2.2.2
          Loading config …
          Loading module helpers …
          No helper found for module: alert.
          Initializing new module helper …
          Module helper loaded: updatenotification
          No helper found for module: clock.
          Initializing new module helper …
          Module helper loaded: calendar
          No helper found for module: compliments.
          No helper found for module: currentweather.
          No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
          Initializing new module helper …
          Module helper loaded: newsfeed
          All module helpers loaded.
          Starting server on port 8080 …
          Server started …
          Connecting socket for: updatenotification
          Connecting socket for: calendar
          Starting node helper for: calendar
          Connecting socket for: newsfeed
          Starting module: newsfeed
          Sockets connected & modules started …
          Launching application.

          The display turns black as it should be and there is no text output from the different modules.

          pi@raspberrypi:/opt/MagicMirror $ cat /etc/issue
          Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 \n \l

          RASPBIAN STRETCH WITH DESKTOP
          Image with desktop based on Debian Stretch
          Version:March 2018
          Release date:2018-03-13
          Kernel version:4.9

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            raymonvdm
            last edited by raymonvdm

            I reinstalled using the installer and now it is working

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

            Although autostart is not working (yet)

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

              @raymonvdm said in No helper found for module::

              I reinstalled using the installer and now it is working

              That’s good news. :-)

              Although autostart is not working (yet)

              https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Auto-Starting-MagicMirror

              Create a working config
              How to add modules

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                raymonvdm
                last edited by raymonvdm

                I already followed https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/Auto-Starting-MagicMirror but still not working. I will try a reinstall to see if it fixes anyting

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

                  @raymonvdm

                  If you reinstall, I believe there is an option for autostarting where you simple have to choose yes.

                  Otherwise, if you are setting up autostart manually,

                  Pay particular attention to this line:

                  PM2 will now show you a command you need to execute.

                  Most people miss this step. You have to execute the command that appears.

                  And lastly, you have to save the PM2 state

                  Create a working config
                  How to add modules

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