# Node-red not starting

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [3 May 2020 22:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029 "2020-05-03T22:40:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![filipejsbrandao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/filipejsbrandao/32/21186_2.png) [@filipejsbrandao](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/filipejsbrandao)\
**Post date:** [3 May 2020 22:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/1 "2020-05-03T22:40:42Z")

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I have node-red running on a Pine64 for a few months, a few days ago I had to reboot the Pine64 and now node-red won't start again.

Here is the console output after running node-red-start

```auto
Welcome to Node-RED
===================
3 May 22:30:45 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.0.3
3 May 22:30:45 - [info] Node.js version: v10.20.1
3 May 22:30:45 - [info] Linux 5.4.28-sunxi64 arm64 LE
3 May 22:30:47 - [info] Loading palette nodes
3 May 22:30:54 - [info] Dashboard version 2.19.4 started at /ui
3 May 22:30:55 - [warn] rpi-gpio : Raspberry Pi specific node set inactive
3 May 22:30:55 - [warn] ------------------------------------------------------
3 May 22:30:55 - [warn] [node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged/homekit] Type already registered
3 May 22:30:55 - [warn] ------------------------------------------------------
3 May 22:30:55 - [info] Settings file : /home/mustha/.node-red/settings.js
3 May 22:30:55 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]
3 May 22:30:55 - [info] User directory : /home/mustha/.node-red
3 May 22:30:55 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
3 May 22:30:55 - [info] Flows file : /home/mustha/.node-red/flows_pine64.json
3 May 22:30:55 - [warn]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Your flow credentials file is encrypted using a system-generated key.
If the system-generated key is lost for any reason, your credentials
file will not be recoverable, you will have to delete it and re-enter
your credentials.
You should set your own key using the 'credentialSecret' option in
your settings file. Node-RED will then re-encrypt your credentials
file using your chosen key the next time you deploy a change.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
3 May 22:30:55 - [info] [GenericBLE] Start BLE scanning
3 May 22:30:55 - [info] Starting flows
3 May 22:30:56 - [red] Uncaught Exception:
3 May 22:30:56 - Error: ENODEV, No such device
    at Hci.init (/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/noble/lib/hci-socket/hci.js:100:35)
    at NobleBindings.init (/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/noble/lib/hci-socket/bindings.js:78:13)
    at process.nextTick (/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/noble/lib/noble.js:60:24)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:61:11)
nodered.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
nodered.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
nodered.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart.
nodered.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 13.
Stopped Node-RED graphical event wiring tool.
Started Node-RED graphical event wiring tool.

```

I have tried so far to uninstall Homekit

`npm uninstall node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged`

and running audit

` npm audit fix`

no luck so far.

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2020 06:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/2 "2020-05-04T06:16:11Z")

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It appears to be caused by the noble node.

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**Author:** ![filipejsbrandao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/filipejsbrandao/32/21186_2.png) [@filipejsbrandao](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/filipejsbrandao)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2020 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/3 "2020-05-04T08:28:34Z")

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Thanks @bakman2 but it didn't work.

Here is the output of uninstalling noble

```auto
$ npm uninstall node-red-contrib-noble

> usb@1.6.3 install /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb
> prebuild-install --verbose || node-gyp rebuild

prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 5.3.3
prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ /home/mustha/.npm/_prebuilds/18e200-usb-v1.6.3-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/tessel/node-usb/releases/download/v1.6.3/usb-v1.6.3-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http 404 https://github.com/tessel/node-usb/releases/download/v1.6.3/usb-v1.6.3-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=10.20.1 runtime=node arch=arm64 libc= platform=linux)
make: Entering directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb/build'
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/core.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/descriptor.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/hotplug.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/io.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/strerror.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/sync.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/poll_posix.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/threads_posix.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.o
../libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.c:40:10: fatal error: libudev.h: No such file or directory
 #include <libudev.h>
          ^ ~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make: *** [libusb.target.mk:140: Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb/build'
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:191:23)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:248:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 5.4.28-sunxi64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb
gyp ERR! node -v v10.20.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No license field.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: usb@1.6.3 (node_modules/usb):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: usb@1.6.3 install: `prebuild-install --verbose || node-gyp rebuild`
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

audited 1132 packages in 47.618s

16 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

found 0 vulnerabilities

```

and after trying to start node-red yields the same result:

```auto
 node-red-start

Start Node-RED
 
Once Node-RED has started, point a browser at http://192.168.2.60:1880
On Pi Node-RED works better with the Firefox or Chrome browser
 
Use node-red-stop to stop Node-RED
Use node-red-start to start Node-RED again
Use node-red-log to view the recent log output
Use sudo systemctl enable nodered.service to autostart Node-RED at every boot
Use sudo systemctl disable nodered.service to disable autostart on boot
 
To find more nodes and example flows - go to http://flows.nodered.org
 
Starting as a systemd service.
4 May 08:25:26 - [info]
Welcome to Node-RED
===================
4 May 08:25:26 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.0.3
4 May 08:25:26 - [info] Node.js version: v10.20.1
4 May 08:25:26 - [info] Linux 5.4.28-sunxi64 arm64 LE
4 May 08:25:28 - [info] Loading palette nodes
4 May 08:25:38 - [info] Dashboard version 2.19.4 started at /ui
4 May 08:25:39 - [warn] rpi-gpio : Raspberry Pi specific node set inactive
4 May 08:25:39 - [info] Settings file : /home/mustha/.node-red/settings.js
4 May 08:25:39 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]
4 May 08:25:39 - [info] User directory : /home/mustha/.node-red
4 May 08:25:39 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
4 May 08:25:39 - [info] Flows file : /home/mustha/.node-red/flows_pine64.json
4 May 08:25:39 - [warn]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Your flow credentials file is encrypted using a system-generated key.
If the system-generated key is lost for any reason, your credentials
file will not be recoverable, you will have to delete it and re-enter
your credentials.
You should set your own key using the 'credentialSecret' option in
your settings file. Node-RED will then re-encrypt your credentials
file using your chosen key the next time you deploy a change.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
4 May 08:25:39 - [info] [GenericBLE] Start BLE scanning
4 May 08:25:39 - [info] Starting flows
4 May 08:25:39 - [red] Uncaught Exception:
4 May 08:25:39 - Error: ENODEV, No such device
    at Hci.init (/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/noble/lib/hci-socket/hci.js:100:35)
    at NobleBindings.init (/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/noble/lib/hci-socket/bindings.js:78:13)
    at process.nextTick (/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/noble/lib/noble.js:60:24)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:61:11)
nodered.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
nodered.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
nodered.service: Service RestartSec=100ms expired, scheduling restart.
nodered.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Stopped Node-RED graphical event wiring tool.
Started Node-RED graphical event wiring tool.

```

---

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**Author:** ![afelix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/afelix/32/9743_2.png) [@afelix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/afelix)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2020 08:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/4 "2020-05-04T08:39:06Z")

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From the output:

> [@filipejsbrandao](#):
>
> ../libusb/libusb/os/linux\_udev.c:40:10: fatal error: libudev.h: No such file or directory

`libudev.h` is a header file that's part of the development package for libudev. I'm not sure if that's the issue, but further on it says that

```auto
4 May 08:25:39 - [red] Uncaught Exception:
4 May 08:25:39 - Error: ENODEV, No such device

```

Suggesting that it has indeed to do with udev. Can you try installing the development package for it through `apt-get install libudev-dev`, then retry the installation process?

---

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2020 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/5 "2020-05-04T09:05:13Z")

</div>

It seems to be trying to rebuild the usb module. Try removing that  
`npm remove usb`  
Did you do something to your system that proor to the reboot? The ENODEV error seems rather odd.

---

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**Author:** ![filipejsbrandao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/filipejsbrandao/32/21186_2.png) [@filipejsbrandao](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/filipejsbrandao)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2020 13:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/6 "2020-05-04T13:48:38Z")

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I don't remember having installed any usb module. I did notice, though, that when I first tried to uninstall homekit-bridged it downloaded the the node-usb and tried to install it.

This is the output of the console when I tried to uninstall node-red-contrib-homekit-briged:

```auto
$ npm uninstall node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged

> usb@1.6.2 install /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb
> prebuild-install --verbose || node-gyp rebuild

prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 5.3.3
prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ /home/mustha/.npm/_prebuilds/7e1196-usb-v1.6.2-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/tessel/node-usb/releases/download/v1.6.2/usb-v1.6.2-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http 404 https://github.com/tessel/node-usb/releases/download/v1.6.2/usb-v1.6.2-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=10.20.1 runtime=node arch=arm64 libc= platform=linux)
make: Entering directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb/build'
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/core.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/descriptor.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/hotplug.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/io.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/strerror.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/sync.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/poll_posix.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/threads_posix.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.o
../libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.c:40:10: fatal error: libudev.h: No such file or directory
 #include <libudev.h>
          ^ ~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make: *** [libusb.target.mk:140: Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb/build'
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:191:23)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:248:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 5.4.28-sunxi64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb
gyp ERR! node -v v10.20.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok 
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No license field.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: usb@1.6.2 (node_modules/usb):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: usb@1.6.2 install: `prebuild-install --verbose || node-gyp rebuild`
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

removed 6 packages and audited 1129 packages in 89.323s

16 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

found 13 low severity vulnerabilities
  run `npm audit fix` to fix them, or `npm audit` for details
$ npm audit fix

> usb@1.6.3 install /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb
> prebuild-install --verbose || node-gyp rebuild

prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 5.3.3
prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ /home/mustha/.npm/_prebuilds/18e200-usb-v1.6.3-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/tessel/node-usb/releases/download/v1.6.3/usb-v1.6.3-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http 404 https://github.com/tessel/node-usb/releases/download/v1.6.3/usb-v1.6.3-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=10.20.1 runtime=node arch=arm64 libc= platform=linux)
make: Entering directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb/build'
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/core.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/descriptor.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/hotplug.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/io.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/strerror.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/sync.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/poll_posix.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/threads_posix.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.o
../libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.c:40:10: fatal error: libudev.h: No such file or directory
 #include <libudev.h>
          ^ ~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make: *** [libusb.target.mk:140: Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.o] Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb/build'
gyp ERR! build error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `make` failed with exit code: 2
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:191:23)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:198:13)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:248:12)
gyp ERR! System Linux 5.4.28-sunxi64
gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb
gyp ERR! node -v v10.20.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok 

> @abandonware/bluetooth-hci-socket@0.5.3-5 install /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/bluetooth-hci-socket
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

node-pre-gyp WARN Using needle for node-pre-gyp https download 
node-pre-gyp WARN Tried to download(404): https://github.com/abandonware/node-bluetooth-hci-socket/releases/download/0.5.3-5/binding-0.5.3-5-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz 
node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not found for @abandonware/bluetooth-hci-socket@0.5.3-5 and node@10.20.1 (node-v64 ABI, glibc) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp) 
make: Entering directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/bluetooth-hci-socket/build'
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/binding/src/BluetoothHciSocket.o
In file included from ../src/BluetoothHciSocket.cpp:8:
../../../nan/nan.h: In function ‘void Nan::AsyncQueueWorker(Nan::AsyncWorker*)’:
../../../nan/nan.h:2298:62: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
     , reinterpret_cast<uv_after_work_cb>(AsyncExecuteComplete)
                                                              ^
In file included from /home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node_buffer.h:25,
                 from ../src/BluetoothHciSocket.cpp:7:
../src/BluetoothHciSocket.cpp: At global scope:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node.h:573:43: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(Nan::ADDON_REGISTER_FUNCTION_ARGS_TYPE)’ {aka ‘void (*)(v8::Local<v8::Object>)’} to ‘node::addon_register_func’ {aka ‘void (*)(v8::Local<v8::Object>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, void*)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
       (node::addon_register_func) (regfunc), \
                                           ^
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node.h:607:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE_X’
   NODE_MODULE_X(modname, regfunc, NULL, 0) // NOLINT (readability/null_usage)
   ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~../src/BluetoothHciSocket.cpp:578:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE’
 NODE_MODULE(binding, BluetoothHciSocket::Init);
 ^ ~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from /home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node.h:63,
                 from /home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node_buffer.h:25,
                 from ../src/BluetoothHciSocket.cpp:7:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = node::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node_object_wrap.h:84:78: required from here
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
                reinterpret_cast<Callback>(callback), type);
                ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = Nan::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
../../../nan/nan_object_wrap.h:65:61: required from here
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/binding.node
  COPY Release/binding.node
  COPY /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/bluetooth-hci-socket/lib/binding/binding.node
  TOUCH Release/obj.target/action_after_build.stamp
make: Leaving directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/bluetooth-hci-socket/build'

> @abandonware/noble@1.9.2-8 install /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/noble
> node-gyp rebuild

make: Entering directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/noble/build'
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/noble.node
  COPY Release/noble.node
make: Leaving directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/@abandonware/noble/build'
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No license field.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: usb@1.6.3 (node_modules/usb):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: usb@1.6.3 install: `prebuild-install --verbose || node-gyp rebuild`
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

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```

I have tried @Colin suggestion first and since it didn't change anything I tried to follow @afelix suggestion (no installation problems there) and then retry to `npm remove usb`. Here is the console output:

```auto
$ npm remove usb

> usb@1.6.3 install /home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb
> prebuild-install --verbose || node-gyp rebuild

prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 5.3.3
prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ /home/mustha/.npm/_prebuilds/18e200-usb-v1.6.3-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/tessel/node-usb/releases/download/v1.6.3/usb-v1.6.3-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http 404 https://github.com/tessel/node-usb/releases/download/v1.6.3/usb-v1.6.3-node-v64-linux-arm64.tar.gz
prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=10.20.1 runtime=node arch=arm64 libc= platform=linux)
make: Entering directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb/build'
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/core.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/descriptor.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/hotplug.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/io.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/strerror.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/sync.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/poll_posix.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/threads_posix.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_usbfs.o
  CC(target) Release/obj.target/libusb/libusb/libusb/os/linux_udev.o
  AR(target) Release/obj.target/usb.a
  COPY Release/usb.a
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/usb_bindings/src/node_usb.o
In file included from ../src/helpers.h:3,
                 from ../src/node_usb.h:21,
                 from ../src/node_usb.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h: In function ‘void Nan::AsyncQueueWorker(Nan::AsyncWorker*)’:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:2232:62: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
     , reinterpret_cast<uv_after_work_cb>(AsyncExecuteComplete)
                                                              ^
In file included from ../src/node_usb.h:14,
                 from ../src/node_usb.cc:1:
../src/node_usb.cc: At global scope:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node.h:573:43: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(v8::Local<v8::Object>)’ to ‘node::addon_register_func’ {aka ‘void (*)(v8::Local<v8::Object>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, void*)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
       (node::addon_register_func) (regfunc), \
                                           ^
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node.h:607:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE_X’
   NODE_MODULE_X(modname, regfunc, NULL, 0) // NOLINT (readability/null_usage)
   ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~../src/node_usb.cc:95:1: note: in expansion of macro ‘NODE_MODULE’
 NODE_MODULE(usb_bindings, Initialize)
 ^ ~~~~~~~~~~../src/node_usb.cc: In function ‘void handleHotplug(std::pair<libusb_device*, libusb_hotplug_event>)’:
../src/node_usb.cc:151:58: warning: ‘v8::Local<v8::Value> Nan::MakeCallback(v8::Local<v8::Object>, const char*, int, v8::Local<v8::Value>*)’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
  Nan::MakeCallback(Nan::New(hotplugThis), "emit", 2, argv);
                                                          ^
In file included from ../src/helpers.h:3,
                 from ../src/node_usb.h:21,
                 from ../src/node_usb.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:1001:46: note: declared here
   NAN_DEPRECATED inline v8::Local<v8::Value> MakeCallback(
                                              ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~../src/node_usb.cc:151:58: warning: ‘v8::Local<v8::Value> Nan::MakeCallback(v8::Local<v8::Object>, const char*, int, v8::Local<v8::Value>*)’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
  Nan::MakeCallback(Nan::New(hotplugThis), "emit", 2, argv);
                                                          ^
In file included from ../src/helpers.h:3,
                 from ../src/node_usb.h:21,
                 from ../src/node_usb.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:1001:46: note: declared here
   NAN_DEPRECATED inline v8::Local<v8::Value> MakeCallback(
                                              ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from ../src/node_usb.h:12,
                 from ../src/node_usb.cc:1:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = node::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node_object_wrap.h:84:78: required from here
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
                reinterpret_cast<Callback>(callback), type);
                ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = Nan::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
../node_modules/nan/nan_object_wrap.h:65:61: required from here
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/usb_bindings/src/device.o
In file included from ../src/helpers.h:3,
                 from ../src/node_usb.h:21,
                 from ../src/device.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h: In function ‘void Nan::AsyncQueueWorker(Nan::AsyncWorker*)’:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:2232:62: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
     , reinterpret_cast<uv_after_work_cb>(AsyncExecuteComplete)
                                                              ^
../src/device.cc: In member function ‘void Req::submit(Device*, v8::Local<v8::Function>, uv_work_cb, uv_work_cb)’:
../src/device.cc:220:70: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘uv_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
   uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), &req, backend, (uv_after_work_cb) after);
                                                                      ^ ~~~~../src/device.cc: In static member function ‘static void Req::default_after(uv_work_t*)’:
../src/device.cc:237:64: warning: ‘v8::Local<v8::Value> Nan::MakeCallback(v8::Local<v8::Object>, v8::Local<v8::Function>, int, v8::Local<v8::Value>*)’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
    Nan::MakeCallback(device, Nan::New(baton->callback), 1, argv);
                                                                ^
In file included from ../src/helpers.h:3,
                 from ../src/node_usb.h:21,
                 from ../src/device.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:959:46: note: declared here
   NAN_DEPRECATED inline v8::Local<v8::Value> MakeCallback(
                                              ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~../src/device.cc:237:64: warning: ‘v8::Local<v8::Value> Nan::MakeCallback(v8::Local<v8::Object>, v8::Local<v8::Function>, int, v8::Local<v8::Value>*)’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
    Nan::MakeCallback(device, Nan::New(baton->callback), 1, argv);
                                                                ^
In file included from ../src/helpers.h:3,
                 from ../src/node_usb.h:21,
                 from ../src/device.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:959:46: note: declared here
   NAN_DEPRECATED inline v8::Local<v8::Value> MakeCallback(
                                              ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from ../src/node_usb.h:12,
                 from ../src/device.cc:1:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = node::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node_object_wrap.h:84:78: required from here
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
                reinterpret_cast<Callback>(callback), type);
                ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = Nan::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
../node_modules/nan/nan_object_wrap.h:65:61: required from here
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
  CXX(target) Release/obj.target/usb_bindings/src/transfer.o
In file included from ../src/helpers.h:3,
                 from ../src/node_usb.h:21,
                 from ../src/transfer.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h: In function ‘void Nan::AsyncQueueWorker(Nan::AsyncWorker*)’:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:2232:62: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘void (*)(uv_work_t*)’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*)’} to ‘uv_after_work_cb’ {aka ‘void (*)(uv_work_s*, int)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
     , reinterpret_cast<uv_after_work_cb>(AsyncExecuteComplete)
                                                              ^
../src/transfer.cc: In function ‘void handleCompletion(Transfer*)’:
../src/transfer.cc:126:72: warning: ‘v8::Local<v8::Value> Nan::MakeCallback(v8::Local<v8::Object>, v8::Local<v8::Function>, int, v8::Local<v8::Value>*)’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
   Nan::MakeCallback(self->handle(), Nan::New(self->v8callback), 3, argv);
                                                                        ^
In file included from ../src/helpers.h:3,
                 from ../src/node_usb.h:21,
                 from ../src/transfer.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:959:46: note: declared here
   NAN_DEPRECATED inline v8::Local<v8::Value> MakeCallback(
                                              ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~../src/transfer.cc:126:72: warning: ‘v8::Local<v8::Value> Nan::MakeCallback(v8::Local<v8::Object>, v8::Local<v8::Function>, int, v8::Local<v8::Value>*)’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
   Nan::MakeCallback(self->handle(), Nan::New(self->v8callback), 3, argv);
                                                                        ^
In file included from ../src/helpers.h:3,
                 from ../src/node_usb.h:21,
                 from ../src/transfer.cc:1:
../node_modules/nan/nan.h:959:46: note: declared here
   NAN_DEPRECATED inline v8::Local<v8::Value> MakeCallback(
                                              ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from ../src/node_usb.h:12,
                 from ../src/transfer.cc:1:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = node::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/node_object_wrap.h:84:78: required from here
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<node::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
                reinterpret_cast<Callback>(callback), type);
                ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h: In instantiation of ‘void v8::PersistentBase<T>::SetWeak(P*, typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback, v8::WeakCallbackType) [with P = Nan::ObjectWrap; T = v8::Object; typename v8::WeakCallbackInfo<P>::Callback = void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)]’:
../node_modules/nan/nan_object_wrap.h:65:61: required from here
/home/mustha/.cache/node-gyp/10.20.1/include/node/v8.h:9502:16: warning: cast between incompatible function types from ‘v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>::Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<Nan::ObjectWrap>&)’} to ‘Callback’ {aka ‘void (*)(const v8::WeakCallbackInfo<void>&)’} [-Wcast-function-type]
  SOLINK_MODULE(target) Release/obj.target/usb_bindings.node
  COPY Release/usb_bindings.node
make: Leaving directory '/home/mustha/.node-red/node_modules/usb/build'
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No repository field.
npm WARN node-red-project@0.0.1 No license field.

added 16 packages from 27 contributors and audited 1132 packages in 87.88s

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found 0 vulnerabilities

```

What is this @ abandonware thing? This appears in all the errors and seems to be bluetooth related. I did install some bluetooth stuff as I was trying to see if I could connect to a Micro:bit.

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**Author:** ![filipejsbrandao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/filipejsbrandao/32/21186_2.png) [@filipejsbrandao](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/filipejsbrandao)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2020 21:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/7 "2020-05-04T21:19:35Z")

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I have managed to solve the problem after finding [this thread](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-fails-to-start/19858/6) with a similar issue.

After uninstalling generic-ble, with `npm remove node-red-contrib-generic-ble`, I was able to start node-red

Best

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2020 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/8 "2020-05-04T21:23:10Z")

</div>

Are you saying that at some point you installed that node, then after that node-red ran fine for a few months until you rebooted, then it failed?

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**Author:** ![filipejsbrandao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/filipejsbrandao/32/21186_2.png) [@filipejsbrandao](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/filipejsbrandao)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2020 21:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/9 "2020-05-04T21:40:04Z")

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There is a change I might have forgot to restart node-red after having installed generic-ble, but it seems it did run but I can say for sure. In any case I can say node-red was running all that time for sure since it was posting the measurements of a sensor to influxdb.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2020 22:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/10 "2020-05-04T22:02:22Z")

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cool - we like uptime !

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2020 22:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-not-starting/26029/11 "2020-07-03T22:02:22Z")

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