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    patm189
    last edited by May 16, 2016, 6:02 PM

    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 May 16, 2016, 6:27 PM

      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 May 16, 2016, 6:30 PM

        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 May 16, 2016, 10:06 PM

          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 May 18, 2016, 11:47 AM May 16, 2016, 10:14 PM

            @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 May 17, 2016, 1:48 AM

              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 Jan 26, 2017, 11:46 AM Jan 25, 2017, 12:30 PM

                @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 Jan 26, 2017, 11:47 AM Jan 25, 2017, 11:25 PM

                  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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