I installed MMM-gtasks but my To Do list says it’s loading but nothing shows up and I have no idea why. Mind you, given my level of ignorance, that’s not surprising 
I can’t imagine this is an uncommon requirement but, oddly, I can’t find much on this. What suggestions do you have for the best way to get Google tasks on my MM?
@ninjabreadman Hmm, unfortunately, no change 
I ran node serveronly but I couldn’t see any errors. Debug is true in config.js
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cd /home/pi/MagicMirror
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ node serveronly
Starting MagicMirror: v2.1.3
Loading config …
Loading module helpers …
No helper found for module: alert.
Initializing new module helper …
Module helper loaded: updatenotification
No helper found for module: clock.
Initializing new module helper …
Module helper loaded: calendar
No helper found for module: compliments.
No helper found for module: currentweather.
Initializing new module helper …
Module helper loaded: MMM-gtasks
No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
Initializing new module helper …
Module helper loaded: newsfeed
All module helpers loaded.
Starting server on port 8080 …
Server started …
Connecting socket for: updatenotification
Connecting socket for: calendar
Starting node helper for: calendar
Connecting socket for: MMM-gtasks
Starting node helper for: MMM-gtasks
Connecting socket for: newsfeed
Starting module: newsfeed
Sockets connected & modules started …
Ready to go! Please point your browser to: http://localhost:8080
@ninjabreadman Thanks a ton! Unfortunately, the instructions were referred to but not included in the installation instructions as far as I could see.
Re: MMM-gtasks - Google tasks for your mirror
Problem loading tasks.
Try running the mirror with node serveronly for extra info
Follow the guide in the readme.md
Have you downloaded your 'client_sectet.json'?
Have you ran initialy with node serveronly and followed the link provided?
I think my problems relates to my client_secret.json. In the installation guide it says “Download your client_secret.json file by following the guide linked below” except I couldn’t find any guide so just winged it. I assume what I did was incorrect as this is what I got:
Ready to go! Please point your browser to: http://localhost:8080
Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
TypeError: Cannot read property 'client_secret' of undefined
at authorize (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-gtasks/GoogleTasks.js:34:51)
at processClientSecrets (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-gtasks/GoogleTasks.js:112:19)
at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (fs.js:447:3)
UPDATE:
This what I get now:
Error while trying to retrieve access token { Error: invalid_grant
at Request._callback (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-gtasks/node_modules/google-auth-library/lib/transporters.js:81:15)
at Request.self.callback (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-gtasks/node_modules/request/request.js:186:22)
at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
at Request.emit (events.js:191:7)
at Request. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-gtasks/node_modules/request/request.js:1163:10)
at emitOne (events.js:96:13)
at Request.emit (events.js:188:7)
at IncomingMessage. (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-gtasks/node_modules/request/request.js:1085:12)
at IncomingMessage.g (events.js:292:16)
at emitNone (events.js:91:20) code: 400 }
Token stored to ./modules/MMM-gtasks/gtasks_token.json
Now, the screen appears but no error from my Tasks, just says Loading and seems stalled.
Any help gratefully received. Assume you are explaining to Homer Simpson
Hurrah!! I found a post dated 3 days ago by Lange which solved it:
npm install --unsafe-perm
Thanks for your input.
@Lange said in Blank mirror?:
npm install --unsafe-perm fixed the problem for me.
Hurrah! You saved my sanity! Finally, after several days of repeated reinstalls and fiddling, it lives!
Aha! Many thanks. We seem to be getting somewhere now but not out of the woods yet. MM loads, which is a result, and I get a black screen with a little drop-down with options like full screen, properties, session info but no data displayed. Something flashed up fast as it loaded which I think indicated it couldn’t find something. Helper module? I’m not sure it’s relevant as I see some modules don’t have helper files
I had errors relating to electron@1.17.10 so tried installing that but no change.
Here’s my screen: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4Qbew2OasrjvqhWH2 Doh! Just figured out the drop down is to do with VNC not MM.
I ran dev and I can see the line with config.js is highlighted. It tested without syntax errors. I appreciate sample stuff needs localising but should the clone of the sample show something or do I need to make any changes to display anything?
@strawberry-3.141 Thanks. Isn’t that what I was told to do or am I completely misunderstanding things?
First, go to your home directory: cd ~
Then install electron: npm install electron@1.4.15
I think I need to study some very basic tutorials before I even try to install stuff!
Thanks but it didn’t seem to work I tried what you said and then continued with the steps in the tutorial but as you can see it failed. I tried running it again but more errors.
I’m off to bang my head on a wall! I’m quite prepared to believe I’m doing something idiotic as I’m a total Pi/Raspbrian/Python virgin.
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ magicmirror@2.1.3 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
bash: magicmirror@2.1.3: command not found
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cd MagicMirror/config
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/config $ cp config.js.sample config.js
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/config $ cd $HOME/MagicMirror
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ npm start
magicmirror@2.1.3 start /home/pi/MagicMirror
sh run-start.sh
run-start.sh: 4: run-start.sh: electron: not found
npm ERR! file sh
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn
npm ERR! magicmirror@2.1.3 start: sh run-start.sh
npm ERR! spawn ENOENT
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.1.3 start script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2018-01-01T17_47_18_127Z-debug.log
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ cd ~
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ npm install electron@1.4.15
electron@1.4.15 postinstall /home/pi/node_modules/electron
node install.js
npm WARN saveError ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/home/pi/package.json’
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/home/pi/package.json’
npm WARN pi No description
npm WARN pi No repository field.
npm WARN pi No README data
npm WARN pi No license field.