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every time i try to run it does not work, this is what i get every time i npm start

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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 4.9.28-v7+ npm ERR! argv “/usr/bin/nodejs” “/usr/bin/npm” “start” npm ERR! node v6.11.1 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 pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 6 years ago
  • Comments:5 (3 by maintainers)

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QNimbuscommented, Jul 27, 2017

I would suggest deleting the node_modules folder inside your MagicMirror folder and running npm install again.

Can you let us know if this solves your issue?

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MichMichcommented, Sep 29, 2017

Please refer to http://forum.magicmirror.builders for support and troubleshooting.

I’m closing this issue for now. If you feel this issue should remain open, please let me know.

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