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' ]
}

@capedbuffethero Thanks! Please upvote if you found it valuable. I’m fairly new here and trying to improve my rep so all my posts aren’t held for moderation. :)

@sdetweil Right. That’s my confusion. I have been able to run the script a dozen (or more) times on the Zero W, but it always fails on the 3B+, which I had assumed would be faster / better than the Zero W.

@sdetweil Is there any reason why this same procedure would not work on a 3B+? I’ve tried with multiple different versions of the OS but it always seems to get stuck on “Updating packages …” and – as far as I can tell – there’s nothing meaningful in install.log. Is this install script unique to the Zero W?

@MMRIZE Interesting. I didn’t get a camera with my Zero bundle, though. But I guess it’s better to have a cable and not a camera than a camera without a cable?

Can anyone tell me what this ribbon cable does? I purchased a Pi Zero W as part of a kit and this was included, but I cannot seem to find what I can use it to connect (or why). See photo enclosed:

I’ve also posted a detailed step by step guide that’s been working for me on my Pi Zero W. YMMV.

@TazDev Thanks! This is exactly what I needed to change my MagicMirror so it displays Aurabesh for some of the data.

@sdetweil YES!!!

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I wanted. <chef’s kiss>

I’m having a hard time targeting specific modules to debug CSS and am interested in doing a View|Source (or inspecting), but I’m using a Mac and only able to view my MagicMirror via TigerVNC and/or ssh via Terminal, which means I have no ability to right-click to see the source.

Can anyone help me out here?

See also: Where to start with custom CSS?