Can't use Patchbox modules at all

Patchbox OS
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Hi all. Trying to get Patchbox set up on a Pi 4B. I have it up & running and I have output on my USB interface (an Expert Sleepers ES9 module) but I can’t get modules working.

Step 1, I ran the apt-get update script listed elsewhere on this forum, did the system update, rebooted then ran patchbox and selected the puredata module. Result was this:

/etc/amidiminder.rules -> None
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/patchbox", line 33, in <module>
    sys.exit(load_entry_point('patchbox-cli==1.4.0', 'console_scripts', 'patchbox')())
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 1130, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 1055, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 1635, in invoke
    rv = super().invoke(ctx)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 1404, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 760, in invoke
    return __callback(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/decorators.py", line 26, in new_func
    return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/patchbox/cli.py", line 40, in cli
    do_group_menu(ctx, cancel='Exit')
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/patchbox/utils.py", line 203, in do_group_menu
    ctx.invoke(ctx.command.get_command(ctx, cmd))
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 760, in invoke
    return __callback(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/decorators.py", line 26, in new_func
    return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/patchbox/modules/module/cli.py", line 33, in cli
    ctx.invoke(ctx.command.get_command(ctx, 'config'))
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 760, in invoke
    return __callback(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/decorators.py", line 26, in new_func
    return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/patchbox/modules/module/cli.py", line 185, in config
    manager.activate(module, autolaunch=False, autoinstall=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/patchbox/module.py", line 646, in activate
    self._activate_module(module, update_env)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/patchbox/module.py", line 662, in _activate_module
    self._service_manager.enable_start_unit(service)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/patchbox/service.py", line 123, in enable_start_unit
    if get_handler_for_service(pservice).handle_activate(pservice):
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/patchbox/service.py", line 43, in handle_activate
    return PatchboxSymbolicLinkConfHandler.update_symlink(service.environ_value, self.conf_file)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/patchbox/service.py", line 38, in update_symlink
    symlink(src, dst)
TypeError: symlink: src should be string, bytes or os.PathLike, not NoneType

Step 2, I tried selecting the modep module. Everything seemed to work fine, no console errors, I get dumped back at the prompt. I figure I just need to reboot and it will drop me into modep like the docs say. I reboot but I’m just back at the desktop like before & it doesn’t even appear to have installed modep. No difference visible whatsoever.

So one incomprehensible error, one nothing at all. Does anyone have another suggestion?

2

Ah I got modep working - url localhost worked. But it’s certainly not starting up automatically like the “kiosk” experience I was expecting. Any thoughts on how I can fix this?

3

I had the same problem, see here for my fix:

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