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    SOLVED Apache Permissions: can't duplicating config.js.sample

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      feuerball @paviro last edited by

      @paviro

      just for safety 😛

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        paviro Admin @feuerball last edited by

        @feuerball yes for safety you should NOT use it! 😛

        We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?

        – The Doctor

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          patm189 last edited by

          Hi @CaptainFalcon323, you can also go into this folder within the File Manager interface and literally Copy the file, Paste it and rename to remove .sample at the end. Whatever is easier.

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            CaptainFalcon323 last edited by

            Wow, thanks for the quick replies! Unfortunately, I’m at work right now, so I’ll have try these when I get home in ~4 hours and I’ll let you know know how it works out.

            So this what I’m getting:

            1a) Go to the File Manager, copy/pasta the file “config.js.sample” and rename it “config.js.sample”

            OR

            1b) Go into the config directory and “cp config.js.sample config.sjs”

            1. To check to see if it worked go to:

            “https:///MagicMirror/”?

            If it worked, I should be seeing some stuff there?

            If it didn’t, I should see what I have been seeing (i.e. that i need to create a config file)?

            Thanks again!

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              patm189 last edited by

              Yes, but for 1a) be sure to remove ‘sample’ at the end. I assume that was a typo, but just want to make sure we’re on same page. File should be “config.js”

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                CaptainFalcon323 last edited by

                Oh, yes, you’re correct. The file should be renamed to “config.js”!

                Just got home from work and went route 1a) I figured that would be easier.

                alt text

                Please see photo above. If it doesn’t work, try right clicking and open it in another tab. If it doesn’t work, it was a picture of my config folder in my directory. It shows a picture of two files: “config.js”
                & “config.js.sample”

                Easy enough, now when I go to "http:///MagicMirror/ " I’m still getting the message that I need to create a config file. I’m confused. Do I need to make changes to the config file (i.e. put in my weather API key, location, etc before it anything will show up?

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                  patm189 @CaptainFalcon323 last edited by paviro

                  @CaptainFalcon323 What happens if you right click the Magic Mirror folder > Open in Terminal > and enter command npm start? Do you still get the ‘need to config’ prompt?

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                    CaptainFalcon323 last edited by

                    That did it! Wow, awesome! Thanks so much for all of your help! I really appreciate. 🙂

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                      RudyAcevedo @patm189 last edited by Jopyth

                      @patm189 hi, I saw that you helped @CaptainFalcon323 get his project running. I’d really like some help on mine. I think I am having a similar problem. When i go to my pi’s ip address, i get this.
                      Index of /

                      0_1485347251655_magicmirror default.JPG

                      So i followed your directions above and typed npm start while inside the MagicMirror folder in the terminal. This is what I get.

                      > magicmirror@2.1.0 start /var/www/html/MagicMirror
                      > electron js/electron.js
                      
                      sh: 1: electron: not found
                      
                      npm ERR! magicmirror@2.1.0 start: `electron js/electron.js`
                      npm ERR! Exit status 127
                      npm ERR!
                      npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.1.0 start script.
                      npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the magicmirror package,
                      npm ERR! not with npm itself.
                      npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
                      npm ERR!     electron js/electron.js
                      npm ERR! You can get their info via:
                      npm ERR!     npm owner ls magicmirror
                      npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
                      npm ERR! System Linux 4.4.38+
                      npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "start"
                      npm ERR! cwd /var/www/html/MagicMirror
                      npm ERR! node -v v0.10.29
                      npm ERR! npm -v 1.4.21
                      npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
                      npm WARN This failure might be due to the use of legacy binary "node"
                      npm WARN For further explanations, please read
                      /usr/share/doc/nodejs/README.Debian
                      
                      npm ERR!
                      npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
                      npm ERR!     /var/www/html/MagicMirror/npm-debug.log
                      npm ERR! not ok code 0
                      

                      please help! I’ve been trying to figure out how to make this project for weeks!

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                        RudyAcevedo last edited by Jopyth

                        Soo looks like i fixed it by re cloneing the MagicMirror git and following directions. But now I am getting a blank black screen on the the MagicMirror webpage. When i inspect it, i get this

                        Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'getElementsByClassName' of null
                            at moduleNeedsUpdate (main.js:134)
                            at updateDom (main.js:104)
                            at Object.updateDom (main.js:472)
                            at Class.updateDom (module.js:296)
                            at clock.js:43
                        moduleNeedsUpdate @ main.js:134
                        updateDom @ main.js:104
                        updateDom @ main.js:472
                        updateDom @ module.js:296
                        (anonymous) @ clock.js:43
                        

                        thoughts?

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