Posts made by davidgagne

davidgagne

@sdetweil Right. I did all that – uninstalled chromium, installed Firefox, and edited installers/mm.sh – as part of my installation process. I’m not sure why it’s still looking for chromium; I assume it’s hard coded somewhere in the MM startup script.

davidgagne

@sdetweil Here is the output from npm start called from within MM folder:

> magicmirror@2.28.0 start /home/dvg/MagicMirror
> ./run-start.sh $1

[2024-08-01 14:22:15.896] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.28.0
[2024-08-01 14:22:17.801] [LOG] Loading config ...
[2024-08-01 14:22:17.876] [LOG] config template file not exists, no envsubst
[2024-08-01 14:22:37.345] [LOG] Loading module helpers ...
[2024-08-01 14:22:37.587] [LOG] No helper found for module: alert.
[2024-08-01 14:22:39.311] [LOG] Initializing new module helper ...
[2024-08-01 14:22:39.627] [LOG] Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2024-08-01 14:22:39.840] [LOG] No helper found for module: clock.
[2024-08-01 14:22:40.776] [LOG] Initializing new module helper ...
[2024-08-01 14:22:40.933] [LOG] Module helper loaded: mmm-systemtemperature
[2024-08-01 14:22:41.119] [LOG] No helper found for module: compliments.
[2024-08-01 14:22:41.252] [LOG] No helper found for module: weather.
[2024-08-01 14:22:41.370] [LOG] No helper found for module: weather.
[2024-08-01 14:22:41.440] [LOG] No helper found for module: weather.
[2024-08-01 14:22:41.542] [LOG] All module helpers loaded.
[2024-08-01 14:22:43.350] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 ...
[2024-08-01 14:22:44.452] [WARN]  You're using a full whitelist configuration to allow for all IPs 
[2024-08-01 14:22:46.725] [LOG] Server started ...
[2024-08-01 14:22:46.942] [LOG] Connecting socket for: updatenotification
[2024-08-01 14:22:47.186] [LOG] Starting module helper: updatenotification
[2024-08-01 14:22:47.362] [LOG] Connecting socket for: mmm-systemtemperature
[2024-08-01 14:22:47.504] [LOG] Starting node helper: mmm-systemtemperature
[2024-08-01 14:22:47.554] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started ...
[2024-08-01 14:22:47.633] [INFO]
>>> Ready to go! Please point your browser to: http://0.0.0.0:8080 <<<
Starting chromium browser now, have patience, it takes a minute
Chromium_browser not installed
./run-start.sh: line 79: 11125 Killed                  node serveronly

davidgagne

@sdetweil Can I run sudo npm i -g npm@10 to upgrade to v10?

Also: Can you help with getting my forum account upgraded so I don’t have all my posts queued for approval?

davidgagne

@sdetweil I was wrong. It’s not working fine.

It was working fine. Then I rebooted to make sure everything was fine. Comes back up with no problem.

Then I ssh-ed to it, installed a module, ran npm install inside the new module’s directory, execute pm2 start MagicMirror, and now MM crashes again looking for electron.

So frustrating.

davidgagne

@sdetweil npm -v returns 6.14.18 (and it takes a solid 45 seconds to do that, which seems like a very long time for such a simple command, even on a Zero).

davidgagne

@sdetweil I scoured the forums and found someone else complaining about electron being missing.

I ran this sudo npm i -g npm@6 and now it seems to be working fine.

davidgagne

@sdetweil And just to be thorough, here is my install.log. I don’t know what’s going on with those weird unicode characters in the log. And there are lots of “memory leak detected” that I don’t recall seeing back in May.

install starting  - Thu Aug  1 11:35:10 EDT 2024
installing on armv6l processor system
the os is Distributor ID: Raspbian Description: Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) Release: 11 Codename: bullseye
               total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:             429         182          71           7         175         187
Swap:             99           5          94
[96mUpdating packages ...[0m
Reading package lists...
[91mUpdate failed, retrying installation ...[0m
[96mInstalling helper tools ...[0m
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
build-essential is already the newest version (12.9).
curl is already the newest version (7.74.0-1.3+deb11u12).
git is already the newest version (1:2.30.2-1+deb11u2).
unzip is already the newest version (6.0-26+deb11u1).
wget is already the newest version (1.21-1+deb11u1).
wget set to manually installed.
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libfuse2
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 39 not upgraded.
 this should be a raspberry pi 02w
increasing swap space
computing size, want /var/swap=878MByte, checking existing: deleting wrong size file (104857600), generating swapfile ... of 878MBytes
[96mCheck current Node installation ...[0m
[93mNode.js is not installed.[0m
[96mInstalling Node.js ...[0m
Node release info = [38;5;79m2024-08-01 11:37:40 - Installing pre-requisites[0m Hit:1 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian bullseye InRelease Hit:2 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian bullseye InRelease Reading package lists... Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... ca-certificates is already the newest version (20210119). curl is already the newest version (7.74.0-1.3+deb11u12). gnupg is already the newest version (2.2.27-2+deb11u2). The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: libfuse2 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it. The following NEW packages will be installed: apt-transport-https 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 39 not upgraded. Need to get 160 kB of archives. After this operation, 166 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://mirror.umd.edu/raspbian/raspbian bullseye/main armhf apt-transport-https all 2.2.4 [160 kB] Fetched 160 kB in 1s (126 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package apt-transport-https.
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node 20.x version installer not available, doing manually
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
libstdc++6 is already the newest version (10.2.1-6+rpi1).
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libfuse2
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 39 not upgraded.
using release tar file = node_release-v20.9.0.tar.gz
node version is v20.9.0
[92mNode.js installation Done! version=v20.9.0[0m
[96mCheck current NPM installation ...[0m
[0mNPM currently installed. Checking version number.
[0mMinimum npm version: [1mV10.1.0[0m
[0mInstalled npm version: [1mV10.1.0[0m
[92mNo npm upgrade necessary.[0m
[96mCloning MagicMirror ...[0m
[92mCloning MagicMirror Done![0m
[96mInstalling dependencies ...[0m
> magicmirror@2.28.0 postinstall > npm run install-vendor && npm run install-fonts && echo "MagicMirror² installation finished successfully! > " > magicmirror@2.28.0 install-vendor > echo "Installing vendor files ... > " && cd vendor && npm install --loglevel=error --no-audit --no-fund --no-update-notifier Installing vendor files ... added 10 packages in 1m > magicmirror@2.28.0 install-fonts > echo "Installing fonts ... > " && cd fonts && npm install --loglevel=error --no-audit --no-fund --no-update-notifier Installing fonts ... added 2 packages in 36s MagicMirror² installation finished successfully! > magicmirror@2.28.0 prepare > [ -f node_modules/.bin/husky ] && husky || echo no husky installed. no husky installed. added 433 packages in 19m 101 packages are looking for funding run `npm fund` for details
[92mDependencies installation Done![0m
package.json update for armv6l or Electron missing, completed ok
setting up initial config.js
[96mCheck plymouth installation ...[0m
[96mSplashscreen: Checking themes directory.[0m
[96mSplashscreen: Create theme directory if not exists.[0m
[92mSplashscreen: Changed theme to MagicMirror successfully.[0m
disable screensaver via gsettings was true and uint32 300
disable screensaver via lightdm.conf
disable screensaver via lxsession
install and setup pm2
pm2 not installed, installing
pm2 install result (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created) (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit (node:2290) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 close listeners added to [TLSSocket]. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit added 138 packages in 3m
get the pm2 platform specific startup command
startup command = sudo env PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin /usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 startup systemd -u dvg --hp /home/dvg

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                          Runtime Edition

        PM2 is a Production Process Manager for Node.js applications
                     with a built-in Load Balancer.

                Start and Daemonize any application:
                $ pm2 start app.js

                Load Balance 4 instances of api.js:
                $ pm2 start api.js -i 4

                Monitor in production:
                $ pm2 monitor

                Make pm2 auto-boot at server restart:
                $ pm2 startup

                To go further checkout:
                http://pm2.io/


                        -------------

[PM2] Init System found: systemd
Platform systemd
Template
[Unit]
Description=PM2 process manager
Documentation=https://pm2.keymetrics.io/
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
User=dvg
LimitNOFILE=infinity
LimitNPROC=infinity
LimitCORE=infinity
Environment=PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
Environment=PM2_HOME=/home/dvg/.pm2
PIDFile=/home/dvg/.pm2/pm2.pid
Restart=on-failure

ExecStart=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 resurrect
ExecReload=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 reload all
ExecStop=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/bin/pm2 kill

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Target path
/etc/systemd/system/pm2-dvg.service
Command list
[ 'systemctl enable pm2-dvg' ]
[PM2] Writing init configuration in /etc/systemd/system/pm2-dvg.service
[PM2] Making script booting at startup...
[PM2] [-] Executing: systemctl enable pm2-dvg...
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/pm2-dvg.service → /etc/systemd/system/pm2-dvg.service.
[PM2] [v] Command successfully executed.
+---------------------------------------+
[PM2] Freeze a process list on reboot via:
$ pm2 save

[PM2] Remove init script via:
$ pm2 unstartup systemd
pm2 startup command done
configure the pm2 config file for MagicMirror
rename pm2 process in pm2_MagicMirror.json
the user is not pi
change pm2_MagicMirror.json
now using this config file pm2_MagicMirror_new.json
start MagicMirror via pm2 now
save MagicMirror pm2 config now
stop MagicMirror via pm2 now
[92mWe're ready! Run [1m[97mpm2 start pm2[0m[92m from the ~/MagicMirror directory to start your MagicMirror.[0m
install completed - Thu Aug  1 12:08:49 EDT 2024

davidgagne

@sdetweil Here are the contents of the package.json and run-start.sh files. Note that I have not edited anything. This is exactly how they came from the installation process.

{
	"name": "magicmirror",
	"version": "2.27.0",
	"description": "The open source modular smart mirror platform.",
	"main": "js/electron.js",
	"scripts": {
    "start":"./run-start.sh $1",
    "start":"./run-start.sh $1",
		"server": "node ./serveronly",
		"install-mm": "npm install --no-audit --no-fund --no-update-notifier --only=prod --omit=dev",
		"install-mm:dev": "npm install --no-audit --no-fund --no-update-notifier",
		"install-vendor": "echo \"Installing vendor files ...\n\" && cd vendor && npm install --loglevel=error --no-audit --no-fund --no-update-notifier",
		"install-fonts": "echo \"Installing fonts ...\n\" && cd fonts && npm install --loglevel=error --no-audit --no-fund --no-update-notifier",
		"postinstall": "npm run install-vendor && npm run install-fonts && echo \"MagicMirror² installation finished successfully! \n\"",
		"test": "NODE_ENV=test jest -i --forceExit",
		"test:coverage": "NODE_ENV=test jest --coverage -i --verbose false --forceExit",
		"test:electron": "NODE_ENV=test jest --selectProjects electron -i --forceExit",
		"test:e2e": "NODE_ENV=test jest --selectProjects e2e -i --forceExit",
		"test:unit": "NODE_ENV=test jest --selectProjects unit",
		"test:prettier": "prettier . --check",
		"test:js": "eslint .",
		"test:css": "stylelint 'css/main.css' 'fonts/*.css' 'modules/default/**/*.css' 'vendor/*.css' --config .stylelintrc.json",
		"test:calendar": "node ./modules/default/calendar/debug.js",
		"config:check": "node js/check_config.js",
		"lint:prettier": "prettier . --write",
		"lint:js": "eslint . --fix",
		"lint:css": "stylelint 'css/main.css' 'fonts/*.css' 'modules/default/**/*.css' 'vendor/*.css' --config .stylelintrc.json --fix",
		"lint:staged": "lint-staged",
		"prepare": "[ -f node_modules/.bin/husky ] && husky || echo no husky installed."
	},
	"repository": {
		"type": "git",
		"url": "https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror"
	},
	"keywords": [
		"magic mirror",
		"magicmirror",
		"smart mirror",
		"mirror UI",
		"modular"
	],
	"author": "Michael Teeuw",
	"contributors": [
		"https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/graphs/contributors"
	],
	"license": "MIT",
	"bugs": {
		"url": "https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/issues"
	},
	"homepage": "https://magicmirror.builders",
	"devDependencies": {
		"@stylistic/eslint-plugin": "^1.7.0",
		"eslint-plugin-import": "^2.29.1",
		"eslint-plugin-jest": "^27.9.0",
		"eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^48.2.2",
		"eslint-plugin-package-json": "^0.12.1",
		"eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^51.0.1",
		"express-basic-auth": "^1.2.1",
		"husky": "^9.0.11",
		"jest": "^29.7.0",
		"jsdom": "^24.0.0",
		"lint-staged": "^15.2.2",
		"playwright": "^1.42.1",
		"prettier": "^3.2.5",
		"sinon": "^17.0.1",
		"stylelint": "^16.3.1",
		"stylelint-config-standard": "^36.0.0",
		"stylelint-prettier": "^5.0.0"
	},
	"optionalDependencies": {
		"electron": "^29.1.6"
	},
	"dependencies": {
		"ansis": "^2.3.0",
		"console-stamp": "^3.1.2",
		"envsub": "^4.1.0",
		"eslint": "^8.57.0",
		"express": "^4.19.2",
		"express-ipfilter": "^1.3.2",
		"feedme": "^2.0.2",
		"helmet": "^7.1.0",
		"html-to-text": "^9.0.5",
		"iconv-lite": "^0.6.3",
		"module-alias": "^2.2.3",
		"moment": "^2.30.1",
		"node-ical": "^0.18.0",
		"pm2": "^5.3.1",
		"socket.io": "^4.7.5",
		"suncalc": "^1.9.0",
		"systeminformation": "^5.22.6"
	},
	"lint-staged": {
		"*": "prettier --write",
		"*.js": "eslint --fix",
		"*.css": "stylelint --fix"
	},
	"_moduleAliases": {
		"node_helper": "js/node_helper.js",
		"logger": "js/logger.js"
	},
	"engines": {
		"node": ">=18"
	}
}

And here is run-start.sh:

#!/bin/bash
# use bash instead of sh
# get the folder  for this file
DIR=$(dirname "$0")
# make sure we are running in that folder
cd "$DIR" >/dev/null

# check for the old untrack css script
[ -f ./untrack-css.sh ] && ./untrack-css.sh

# if running under docker
if grep docker /proc/1/cgroup -qa; then
  #  only start electron
  electron js/electron.js $1;
else
  # not running in docker
  if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then #If not set DISPLAY is SSH remote or tty
    export DISPLAY=:0 # Set by default display
  fi
  # get the processor architecture
  arch=$(uname -m)
  false='false'
  true='true'

  # get the config option, if any
  # only check non comment lines
  serveronly=$(grep -v '^[[:blank:]]*//' config/config.js | grep -i serveronly: | tr -d ',"'\''\r' | tr -d ' ' | awk -F/ '{print $1}'  |  awk -F: '{print $2}')
  # set default if not defined in config
  serveronly=${serveronly:-false}
  # check for xwindows running
  while [ 1 -eq 1 ];
  do
    xorg=$(pgrep Xorg)

    if [ "$xorg." == "." ]; then
       # check for x on Lubuntu
       xorg=$(pgrep X)
    fi
    # if user set wait_for_x to some value (ANY value)
    if [ "$wait_for_x." != "." ]; then
      if [ "$xorg." != "." ]; then
        # then break from loop
        break;
      else
        # sleep for 1 second
        sleep 1
      fi
    else
      # exit loop, not waiting, default
      break;
    fi
  done
  #check for macOS
  mac=$(uname)
  el_installed=$true
  if [ ! -d node_modules/electron ]; then
    el_installed=$false
  fi
  #
  # if the user requested serveronly OR
  #    electron support for armv6l has been dropped OR
  #    system is in text mode
  #
  if [ "$serveronly." != "$false." -o  "$arch" == "armv6l" -o "$arch" == "i686" -o $el_installed == $false  ]  ||  [ "$xorg." == "." -a $mac != 'Darwin' -a "$wait_for_x." != "." ]; then

      t=$(ps -ef | grep  "node serveronly" | grep -m1 -v color | awk '{print $2}')
      if [ "$t." != '.' ]; then
        sudo kill -9 $t >/dev/null 2>&1
      fi
    # if user explicitly configured to run server only (no ui local)
    # OR there is no xwindows running, so no support for browser graphics
    if [ "$serveronly." == "$true." ] || [ "$xorg." == "." -a $mac != 'Darwin' -a "$wait_for_x." != "." ]; then
      # start server mode,
      node serveronly
    else
      # start the server in the background
      # wait for server to be ready
      # need bash for this
      exec 3< <(node serveronly)

      # Read the output of server line by line until one line 'point your browser'
      while read line; do
         case "$line" in
         *point\ your\ browser*)
            echo $line
            break
            ;;
         *)
            echo $line
            #sleep .25
            ;;
         esac
      done <&3

      # Close the file descriptor
      #exec 3<&-

      # lets use chrome to display here now
      # get the server port address from the ready message
      port=$(echo $line | awk -F\: '{print $4}')
      # start chromium
      # echo "Starting chromium browser now, have patience, it takes a minute"
      # continue to spool stdout to console
      tee <&3 &
      if [ "$external_browser." == "." ]; then
        # start chromium
        echo "Starting chromium browser now, have patience, it takes a minute"
      	if [ $mac != 'Darwin' ]; then
          	b="chromium"
            if [ $(which $b). == '.' -o $arch == 'armv6l' ]; then
              b='chromium-browser'
            fi
          	if [ $(which $b). != '.' ]; then
              rm -rf ~/.config/$b 2>/dev/null
              r=$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"/tmp.XXXXXXXX)
              "$b" -noerrdialogs -kiosk -start_maximized --new-window --site-per-process --no-zygote --no-sandbox --disable-infobars --app=http://localhost:$port  --ignore-certificate-errors-spki-list --ignore-ssl-errors --ignore-certificate-errors --user-data-dir=$r 2>/dev/null
              rm -rf $r >/dev/null
            else
              echo "Chromium_browser not installed"
              # if we can't start chrome,
              # get the server process id
              ns=$(ps -ef | grep  "node serveronly" | grep -m1 -v color | awk '{print $2}')
              # if we have the process id
              if [ "$ns". != "." ]; then
                  # kill server for restart
                  sudo kill -9 $ns >/dev/null 2>&1
              fi
          	fi
      	else
      	  open -a "Google Chrome" http://localhost:$port --args -noerrdialogs -kiosk -start_maximized  --disable-infobars --ignore-certificate-errors-spki-list --ignore-ssl-errors --ignore-certificate-errors 2>/dev/null
      	fi
      else
        # if the external browser was specified
        if [ "$(which $external_browser)." !=  "." ]; then
          # launch it
          case ${external_browser,,} in

          midori )
            # start midori
            echo "Starting $external_browser  browser now, have patience, it takes a minute"
            "$external_browser" http://localhost:$port -e Fullscreen -e Navigationbar  >/dev/null 2>&1
            ;;

          firefox )
            # start firefox
            "$external_browser" http://localhost:$port  -kiosk >/dev/null 2>&1
            ;;

          surf )
            # start surf
            "$external_browser" -F http://localhost:$port >/dev/null 2>&1
            ;;

          * )
          #else
            echo "don't know how to launch $external_browser"
          esac
        else
          echo "couldn't locate $external_browser from the command shell,. check the PATH environment variable"
        fi
      fi
      exit
    fi
  else
    # we can use electron directly
    node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js $1;
  fi
fi

davidgagne

@sdetweil I’m not trying to be argumentative, but something has changed in the last two months that has caused the existing install scripts to stop working and/or caused MM to want electron.

I’m using this:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/raspberry.sh

And then this:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts/master/fixuppm2.sh

Exactly the way everything worked at the end of May. One of those scripts had to have changed, or the July 1 MM update has a bug. I cannot think of any other reason this isn’t working.

(See also: https://www.davidgagne.net/2024/05/30/how-to-get-magicmirror-to-run-on-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w-rev-1-1/)

davidgagne

Something has gone wrong recently and I’m not sure what happened.
I had my MM unplugged for a few weeks. When I attempted to use it again, the Pi wouldn’t run MM.
I investigated and the error log shows that electron is missing. Understand that the device was working perfectly fine, then I simply unplugged the device, it sat in my backpack for a while, and then I plugged it back in.
I tried reinstalling node and a hundred other things, then just gave up and started from scratch using the same method @sdetweil and I cobbled together a few months ago.
But now that doesn’t work.

Help.

Error: Cannot find module 'electron'
Require stack:
- /home/dvg/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1048:15)
    at Hook._require.Module.require (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/node_modules/require-in-the-middle/index.js:81:25)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:130:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/dvg/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:3:18)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1241:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1295:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1091:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:938:12)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/pm2/lib/ProcessContainerFork.js:33:23)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1241:14) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [ '/home/dvg/MagicMirror/js/electron.js' ]
}