<![CDATA[Raspbian on Apple hardware - can't install MM because it's "not a Pi 2/3"]]>Hi there

I just installed Raspbian on a USB stick so that I can prototype my MM without having to run the Pi, be in the presence of the specific monitor, etc - but upon trying to install MM, it fails immediately because the hardware platform is not recognised as a Pi 2 or 3.

Is there any way round this? Spoofing MM, or commenting out the code that identifies the Pi version?

Any help much appreciated, I am essentially All Noob.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/7009/raspbian-on-apple-hardware-can-t-install-mm-because-it-s-not-a-pi-2-3RSS for NodeWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:09:07 GMTWed, 18 Apr 2018 16:20:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Raspbian on Apple hardware - can't install MM because it's "not a Pi 2/3" on Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:45:08 GMT]]>@yawns …update,

downloaded installers/raspberry.sh, removed the lines in which the script sniffs your pi, saved it to my dropbox and ran it from there. Installing now, will update if successful.

update: unsuccessful. Was going great until it hit the same problem - “npm - command not found. Unable to install dependencies.”

I wonder why npm is not flying on this port of Pixel.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38602https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38602Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:45:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Raspbian on Apple hardware - can't install MM because it's "not a Pi 2/3" on Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:00:38 GMT]]>Thanks. Here’s a question though… having installed node.js on my Pixel Mac, I can’t just type “npm install && npm start” - npm isn’t recognised. If I type node -v it doesn’t recognise that, or npm -v - but it does recognise nodejs -v.

If I type nodejs and enter that…app?, and I then type npm install && npm start, I get the response “npm should be run outside of your node repl, in your normal shell”.

Any thoughts much appreciated.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38599https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38599Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:00:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Raspbian on Apple hardware - can't install MM because it's "not a Pi 2/3" on Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:57:37 GMT]]>@bnsrx I think it’s worth a try, yes

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38598https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38598Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:57:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Raspbian on Apple hardware - can't install MM because it's "not a Pi 2/3" on Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:13:15 GMT]]>I did the curl install. Think I’ll have better luck on the git clone?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38593https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38593Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:13:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Raspbian on Apple hardware - can't install MM because it's "not a Pi 2/3" on Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:04:43 GMT]]>@bnsrx did you git clone and npm install afterwards or did you try the automatic installation via curl?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38592https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/38592Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:04:43 GMT