Pip??
Virtual env??

GOOGLE??? (jk)
but seriously, pip, virtual env, was this in the installation document??

What do you mean by throw away

I am a real beginner

SO,
I am a relatively new programmer. I am on a mac mini. I am doing a manual installation. My first problem was with the Magic Mirror section. So far I have
Download the stable version of Node.js: https://nodejs.org/en/

Clone the latest MagicMirror code from: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror

Navigate inside the MagicMirror folder

cd MagicMirror
Install MagicMirror dependencies

sudo npm install

On the youtube walkthrough, the next step is npm start and when he does it, some text starts up on electron. For me, I start up Electron but all I see is my cursor and a black background. The command says verify it starts so have I done something wrong or not??

Secondly, I do the following:
Verify it starts

npm start
Navigate out of the MagicMirror folder

cd …
Clone this repository (AI Smart Mirror)

git clone git@github.com:HackerHouseYT/AI-Smart-Mirror.git
Copy the folders in AI-Smart-Mirror/magic_mirror to MagicMirror/modules

Copy the config.js file in AI-Smart-Mirror/magic_mirror to MagicMirror/config

AI
Make sure Ruby is installed: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/installation/

Install Homebrew: http://brew.sh/

Navigate to the AI-Smart-Mirror folder

cd AI-Smart-Mirror
Install ffmpeg

brew install ffmpeg

I have been successful up to here but then the next instruction is:
Use setup.sh to create a virtual environment and install dependencies

sudo ./setup.sh

When I enter this, the following text appears
Password:
./setup.sh: line 3: pip: command not found
./setup.sh: line 4: virtualenv: command not found
./setup.sh: line 5: ./hhsmartmirror/bin/activate: No such file or directory
./setup.sh: line 6: pip: command not found
./setup.sh: line 7: pip: command not found

What do I do?

Mac mini…

I went through all the manual steps again but the problem with the no text just courser problem is still there!!! NOte: The command starting with

cp

when copied and pasted and run did nothing

So I have the config files but I still only see a black screen and a cursor??

So I tried npm start and it appears I have the config file but now I have more problems

DISPLAY=“${DISPLAY:=:0}” ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[2020-04-09 17:08:55.739] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.11.0
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.742] [LOG] Loading config …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.746] [LOG] Loading module helpers …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.747] [LOG] No helper found for module: alert.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.764] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.765] [LOG] Module helper loaded: updatenotification
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.765] [LOG] No helper found for module: clock.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.947] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.948] [LOG] Module helper loaded: calendar
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.948] [LOG] No helper found for module: compliments.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.948] [LOG] No helper found for module: currentweather.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.948] [LOG] No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.961] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.961] [LOG] Module helper loaded: newsfeed
[2020-04-09 17:08:55.961] [LOG] All module helpers loaded.
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.018] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 …
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.028] [LOG] Server started …
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.029] [LOG] Connecting socket for: updatenotification
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.029] [LOG] Connecting socket for: calendar
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.030] [LOG] Starting node helper for: calendar
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.030] [LOG] Connecting socket for: newsfeed
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.030] [LOG] Starting module: newsfeed
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.030] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started …
[2020-04-09 17:08:56.100] [LOG] Launching application.

When it loads now, I still have the black screen with cursor

What am I not doing???

hi again,

when I copy
cp config/config.js.sample config/config.js
it just does nothing

why is this

hi again,
when I copy

how would I copy a sample file.

This is a new install so I’m pretty sure I did it manually. I did git clone and npm install myself

P.s Jeez that was a fast response