Electron failed to install

I tried to start the program after going through all the steps on the guides. When I did I got the follow. I also have the debug as well. I tried to look up solutions for electron error but couldn’t find anything.

I also have the latest verison of RASPBIAN STRETCH WITH DESKTOP and I used the auto install of Magic mirror.

Any help is appreciated

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cd $HOME/MagicMirror pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ npm start

magicmirror@2.1.2 start /home/pi/MagicMirror sh run-start.sh

/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/index.js:9 throw new Error(‘Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again’) ^

Error: Electron failed to install correctly, please delete node_modules/electron and try installing again at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/index.js:9:9) at Module._compile (module.js:570:32) at Object.Module._extensions…js (module.js:579:10) at Module.load (module.js:487:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3) at Module.require (module.js:497:17) at require (internal/module.js:20:19) at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/cli.js:3:16) at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)

npm ERR! Linux 4.9.41-v7+ npm ERR! argv “/usr/bin/nodejs” “/usr/bin/npm” “start” npm ERR! node v6.11.2 npm ERR! npm v3.10.10 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! magicmirror@2.1.2 start: sh run-start.sh npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the magicmirror@2.1.2 start script ‘sh run-start.sh’. npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed. npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the magicmirror package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! sh run-start.sh npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with: npm ERR! npm bugs magicmirror npm ERR! Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls magicmirror npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /home/pi/MagicMirror/npm-debug.log

Debug

0 info it worked if it ends with ok 1 verbose cli [ ‘/usr/bin/nodejs’, ‘/usr/bin/npm’, ‘start’ ] 2 info using npm@3.10.10 3 info using node@v6.11.2 4 verbose run-script [ ‘prestart’, ‘start’, ‘poststart’ ] 5 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.2~prestart: magicmirror@2.1.2 6 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.2~prestart: no script for prestart, continuing 7 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.2~start: magicmirror@2.1.2 8 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.2~start: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true 9 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.2~start: PATH: /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/node-gyp-bin:/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/.bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games 10 verbose lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.2~start: CWD: /home/pi/MagicMirror 11 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.2~start: Args: [ ‘-c’, ‘sh run-start.sh’ ] 12 silly lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.2~start: Returned: code: 1 signal: null 13 info lifecycle magicmirror@2.1.2~start: Failed to exec start script 14 verbose stack Error: magicmirror@2.1.2 start: sh run-start.sh 14 verbose stack Exit status 1 14 verbose stack at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/lifecycle.js:255:16) 14 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13) 14 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:191:7) 14 verbose stack at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/spawn.js:40:14) 14 verbose stack at emitTwo (events.js:106:13) 14 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7) 14 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:891:16) 14 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:226:5) 15 verbose pkgid magicmirror@2.1.2 16 verbose cwd /home/pi/MagicMirror 17 error Linux 4.9.41-v7+ 18 error argv “/usr/bin/nodejs” “/usr/bin/npm” “start” 19 error node v6.11.2 20 error npm v3.10.10 21 error code ELIFECYCLE 22 error magicmirror@2.1.2 start: sh run-start.sh 22 error Exit status 1 23 error Failed at the magicmirror@2.1.2 start script ‘sh run-start.sh’. 23 error Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed. 23 error If you do, this is most likely a problem with the magicmirror package, 23 error not with npm itself. 23 error Tell the author that this fails on your system: 23 error sh run-start.sh 23 error You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with: 23 error npm bugs magicmirror 23 error Or if that isn’t available, you can get their info via: 23 error npm owner ls magicmirror 23 error There is likely additional logging output above. 24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[lakario]

Got it working @MichMich. A thread in the MagicMirror Troubleshooting forum pointed out an incompatibility in the latest version of electron (1.7.8). If your install fails, delete the electron folder from node_modules in MirrorMirror, make sure a newer Electron is not already installled globally, and then run:

sudo npm install -g electron@1.7.6

[JamieH1986]

You superstar I was ready for tearing my hair out!