Cypress failed to start on a fresh install using npm

Current behavior

I installed cypress using npm and I got the following error.

It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 9.2.1


Cypress failed to start.

This may be due to a missing library or dependency. https://on.cypress.io/required-dependencies

Please refer to the error below for more details.

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/Users/[username]/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --no-sandbox
/Users/[username]/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --smoke-test
/Users/[username]/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --ping=803

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Platform: darwin-x64 (20.5.0)
Cypress Version: 9.2.1

Steps to reproduce

create-react-app cypress-test cd cypress-test npm install cypress --save-dev npx cypress open

Other informations

Os: macOs Big Sur version 11.4
Node : v15.0.1
nvm : 0.35.3
browser: Chrome Version 97.0.4692.71 (Official Build) (x86_64)

This is actually a simple set-up and it should work on a fresh install.

So far tried the following

- restarted the machine 
- npx cypress cache clear
- npx cypress install
- npx cypress verify

but still getting the same error.

Debug logs

cypress:cli:cli cli starts with arguments ["/Users/fasalurahman/.nvm/versions/node/v15.0.1/bin/node","/Users/fasalurahman/Desktop/vitalthings/somnofy-webui/node_modules/.bin/cypress","run"] +0ms
  cypress:cli NODE_OPTIONS is not set +0ms
  cypress:cli:cli program parsing arguments +2ms
  cypress:cli:cli running Cypress with args [ Command { _events: [Object: null prototype] { 'option:browser': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:ci-build-id': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:config': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:config-file': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:env': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:group': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:key': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:headed': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:headless': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:no-exit': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:parallel': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:port': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:project': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:quiet': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:record': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:reporter': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:reporter-options': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:spec': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:tag': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:dev': [Function (anonymous)] }, _eventsCount: 20, _maxListeners: undefined, commands: [], options: [ [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option] ], parent: Command { _events: [Object: null prototype], _eventsCount: 1, _maxListeners: undefined, commands: [Array], options: [Array], parent: null, _allowUnknownOption: false, _args: [], rawArgs: [Array], _scriptPath: '/Users/fasalurahman/Desktop/vitalthings/somnofy-webui/node_modules/.bin/cypress', _name: 'cypress', _optionValues: {}, _storeOptionsAsProperties: true, _passCommandToAction: true, _actionResults: [], _actionHandler: null, _executableHandler: false, _executableFile: null, _defaultCommandName: null, _exitCallback: null, _aliases: [], _hidden: false, _helpFlags: '-h, --help', _helpDescription: 'display help for command', _helpShortFlag: '-h', _helpLongFlag: '--help', _hasImplicitHelpCommand: undefined, _helpCommandName: 'help', _helpCommandnameAndArgs: 'help [command]', _helpCommandDescription: 'display help for command', _usage: '<command> [options]', args: [Array], [Symbol(kCapture)]: false }, _allowUnknownOption: false, _args: [], rawArgs: null, _scriptPath: null, _name: 'run', _optionValues: {}, _storeOptionsAsProperties: true, _passCommandToAction: true, _actionResults: [], _actionHandler: [Function: listener], _executableHandler: false, _executableFile: null, _defaultCommandName: null, _exitCallback: null, _aliases: [], _hidden: false, _helpFlags: '-h, --help', _helpDescription: 'display help for command', _helpShortFlag: '-h', _helpLongFlag: '--help', _hasImplicitHelpCommand: 0, _helpCommandName: 'help', _helpCommandnameAndArgs: 'help [command]', _helpCommandDescription: 'display help for command', _usage: '[options]', _description: 'Runs Cypress tests from the CLI without the GUI', _argsDescription: undefined, exit: true, args: [], [Symbol(kCapture)]: false } ] +0ms
  cypress:cli:cli variable-length opts parsed { args: [ '/Users/fasalurahman/.nvm/versions/node/v15.0.1/bin/node', '/Users/fasalurahman/Desktop/vitalthings/somnofy-webui/node_modules/.bin/cypress', 'run' ], opts: Command { _events: [Object: null prototype] { 'option:browser': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:ci-build-id': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:config': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:config-file': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:env': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:group': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:key': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:headed': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:headless': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:no-exit': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:parallel': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:port': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:project': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:quiet': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:record': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:reporter': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:reporter-options': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:spec': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:tag': [Function (anonymous)], 'option:dev': [Function (anonymous)] }, _eventsCount: 20, _maxListeners: undefined, commands: [], options: [ [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option], [Option] ], parent: Command { _events: [Object: null prototype], _eventsCount: 1, _maxListeners: undefined, commands: [Array], options: [Array], parent: null, _allowUnknownOption: false, _args: [], rawArgs: [Array], _scriptPath: '/Users/fasalurahman/Desktop/vitalthings/somnofy-webui/node_modules/.bin/cypress', _name: 'cypress', _optionValues: {}, _storeOptionsAsProperties: true, _passCommandToAction: true, _actionResults: [], _actionHandler: null, _executableHandler: false, _executableFile: null, _defaultCommandName: null, _exitCallback: null, _aliases: [], _hidden: false, _helpFlags: '-h, --help', _helpDescription: 'display help for command', _helpShortFlag: '-h', _helpLongFlag: '--help', _hasImplicitHelpCommand: undefined, _helpCommandName: 'help', _helpCommandnameAndArgs: 'help [command]', _helpCommandDescription: 'display help for command', _usage: '<command> [options]', args: [Array], [Symbol(kCapture)]: false }, _allowUnknownOption: false, _args: [], rawArgs: null, _scriptPath: null, _name: 'run', _optionValues: {}, _storeOptionsAsProperties: true, _passCommandToAction: true, _actionResults: [], _actionHandler: [Function: listener], _executableHandler: false, _executableFile: null, _defaultCommandName: null, _exitCallback: null, _aliases: [], _hidden: false, _helpFlags: '-h, --help', _helpDescription: 'display help for command', _helpShortFlag: '-h', _helpLongFlag: '--help', _hasImplicitHelpCommand: 0, _helpCommandName: 'help', _helpCommandnameAndArgs: 'help [command]', _helpCommandDescription: 'display help for command', _usage: '[options]', _description: 'Runs Cypress tests from the CLI without the GUI', _argsDescription: undefined, exit: true, args: [], [Symbol(kCapture)]: false } } +104ms
  cypress:cli parsed cli options {} +106ms
  cypress:cli verifying Cypress app +0ms
  cypress:cli checking environment variables +0ms
  cypress:cli checking if executable exists /Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress +2ms
  cypress:cli Binary is executable? : true +1ms
  cypress:cli binaryDir is  /Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app +0ms
  cypress:cli Reading binary package.json from: /Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/package.json +0ms
  cypress:cli Found binary version 9.2.1 installed in: /Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app +2ms
  cypress:cli could not read binary_state.json file at "/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/binary_state.json" +3ms
  cypress:cli {} +0ms
  cypress:cli is Verified ? undefined +1ms
  cypress:cli running binary verification check 9.2.1 +0ms
It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 9.2.1


  cypress:cli clearing out the verified version +5ms
  cypress:cli Environment variable ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE detected, xvfb is not needed +0ms
  cypress:cli needs Xvfb? false +0ms
  cypress:cli spawning, should retry on display problem? false +0ms
  cypress:cli disabling Electron sandbox +1ms
  cypress:cli running smoke test +0ms
  cypress:cli using Cypress executable /Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress +0ms
  cypress:cli smoke test command: /Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress --no-sandbox --smoke-test --ping=624 +0ms
  cypress:cli smoke test timeout 30000 ms +0ms
  cypress:cli Smoke test failed: Error: Command failed with exit code 9: /Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress --no-sandbox --smoke-test --ping=624
/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --no-sandbox
/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --smoke-test
/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --ping=624
    at makeError (/Users/fasalurahman/Desktop/vitalthings/somnofy-webui/node_modules/cypress/node_modules/execa/lib/error.js:59:11)
    at handlePromise (/Users/fasalurahman/Desktop/vitalthings/somnofy-webui/node_modules/cypress/node_modules/execa/index.js:114:26)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:93:5) {
  shortMessage: 'Command failed with exit code 9: /Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress --no-sandbox --smoke-test --ping=624',
  command: '/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress --no-sandbox --smoke-test --ping=624',
  exitCode: 9,
  signal: undefined,
  signalDescription: undefined,
  stdout: '',
  stderr: '/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --no-sandbox\n' +
    '/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --smoke-test\n' +
    '/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --ping=624',
  failed: true,
  timedOut: false,
  isCanceled: false,
  killed: false
} +47ms
  cypress:cli error message: /Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --no-sandbox
/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --smoke-test

Cypress failed to start.

This may be due to a missing library or dependency. https://on.cypress.io/required-dependencies

Please refer to the error below for more details.

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/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --no-sandbox
/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --smoke-test
/Users/fasalurahman/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress: bad option: --ping=624

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Platform: darwin-x64 (20.5.0)
Cypress Version: 9.2.1

Cypress Version

9.2.1

Package Manager

npm

Operating system

Mac

Other

No response

[JawaMatter]

LOOOL. You know what I did? 😄 I went to the cache where cypress is stored (/Users/d.galyuk/Library/Caches/Cypress/9.2.0)… and tried to open it manually. The OS said that i need some stuff to install to open it. So I agreed. After it the Cypress started from here. And also can be now started from the terminal Damn. terminal does not allow for OS to show that some soft is needed to run properly… what a bug. here ya go

Rosetta is a dynamic binary translator developed by Apple Inc. for macOS, an application compatibility layer between different instruction set architectures. It gives developers and consumers a transition period in which to update their application software to run on newer hardware, by “translating” it to run on the different architecture. The name “Rosetta” is a reference to the Rosetta Stone, the artifact which enabled translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs.[1]

Dear Cypress DEVs… is it good or bad that i’ve installed rosetta? Any impact on cypress performance? What happened? New OS + chip did not understood some commands in Cypress to run? so it needed the binary translator? (it says in the notification that:

Rosetta enables Intel-based features to run on Apple silicon Macs. Reopening applications after installation is required to start using Rosetta.

It seems that cypress cannot run natively on the new chip. Cypress have intel-based features and no new-chip-based features? interesting fact: iMac Air with 2020 chip and the same OS version works fine. Supposedly, maaaaybe some issue here.

[thomvaill]

Yep,

I propose to close this issue and to continue the discussion on these two possible solutions:

• https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/4478 : to build ARM binaries from ARM CircleCI custom runners
• https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/19908 : more short term solution to build mac ARM binaries from the current Intel runners