Raspberry: not able to run 1.3

[Nojbi2000]

I did the installation on clear Raspberry as per your instruction. After build i'm not able to run Companion and instead I got this error (please see attached)

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install Raspbian on Raspberry 3B+
2. Install Companion (as per your manual)
3. Start raspi desktop
4. Run Companion
5. After click on icon you get this error

Does anyone of you had success by installing on Raspi 3B+? If yes, could you share build? Thank you Jan

[theColourSpace]

The headless version will work, but it seems to have issues with the streamdeck disconnecting.

https://github.com/bitfocus/companion/issues/313

[JeffreyDavidsz]

I've heard that power consumption is high sometimes, you could try a powered USB hub for the disconnecting part.

[JeffreyDavidsz]

Run 'node headless.js' it will display the available network interfaces for you. Then you can try for example 'node headless.js eth0'

[Nojbi2000]

Hello, no success :( power is not the issue. Version 1.2 works. Companion does not work even without Streamdeck

So I tried:

pi@raspberrypi:~/companion $ ./headless.js Usage: ./headless.js [port]

Available Interfaces: lo 127.0.0.1 eth0 192.168.2.100

then:

pi@raspberrypi:~/companion $ ./headless.js eth0 app configuration directory /home/pi +0ms app mkdirp /home/pi/companion/ null +19ms config config construct(): catch err SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input at JSON.parse () at new config (/home/pi/companion/bitfocus-libs/config.js:53:21) at new exports (/home/pi/companion/bitfocus-libs/config.js:5:9) at /home/pi/companion/app.js:47:13 at /home/pi/companion/node_modules/mkdirp/index.js:48:26 at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:153:5) +0ms config ERRCODE: undefined +6ms /home/pi/companion/bitfocus-libs/config.js:69 if (err) throw err; ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input at JSON.parse () at new config (/home/pi/companion/bitfocus-libs/config.js:53:21) at new exports (/home/pi/companion/bitfocus-libs/config.js:5:9) at /home/pi/companion/app.js:47:13 at /home/pi/companion/node_modules/mkdirp/index.js:48:26 at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:153:5) pi@raspberrypi:~/companion $

any suggestions?

[haakonnessjoen]

Try rm /home/pi/companion/config and then try again

[jarodwsams]

I got Companion running using headless.js by mashing together a couple different sets of instructions (documentation/raspberrypi.md and developer.md, along with steps from the Installation wiki page). See below. It runs, but I now have the issue with Companion losing its connection to the Deck periodically (different issue, so not going into detail about that here).

sudo apt update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt install libgusb-dev npm
sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/50-companion.rules
    SUBSYSTEM=="input", GROUP="input", MODE="0666"
    SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fd9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0060", MODE:="666", GROUP="plugdev"
    KERNEL=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fd9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0060", MODE:="666", GROUP="plugdev"
    SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="ffff", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1f40", MODE:="666", GROUP="plugdev"
    KERNEL=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="ffff", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1f40", MODE:="666", GROUP="plugdev"
sudo reboot now
apt-get install nodejs git build-essential libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
sudo npm install n -g
sudo npm install yarn -g
sudo n 8.12.0
export PATH="$HOME/.yarn/bin:$HOME/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/.bin:$PATH"
git clone https://github.com/bitfocus/companion.git
cd companion
./tools/update.sh
npm run rpidist
cp ~/.config/companion/db ~/companion/
sudo nano /etc/rc.local
Add this to the bottom of the flie, before the current last line
    /home/pi/companion/headless.js eth0
sudo reboot now

[jarodwsams]

@Nojbi2000 Were you able to get Companion running? Can we close this issue or are you still having problems getting 1.3 to run on your Pi?

[Nojbi2000]

Hello, I made it work but on raspi is very slow and sometime it does not react when I press. How does it work for you? Jan

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[jarodwsams]

I've upgraded to a Pi 4, 2GB variant. It's working pretty well. I have to make sure I reboot the Pi about once a week, but past that it's pretty solid, all things considered.

Since it's functional for you at this point, would you mind clicking the "Close" button so we know the issue has been resolved? You should see it right next to the green "Comment" button below the reply box.

[Nojbi2000]

Thanks for help, works now.