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strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 9:13 PM

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it's pretty hidden here:
https://github.com/zwave-js/node-zwave-js/discussions/2544#discussioncomment-4894779

That user posted a ...-nolimit.gbl.zip file containing a custom bootloader, which removes the downgrade check. You can just flash the contained gbl like any firmware, then after the stick restarts flash the firmware.

Before you do that though, you should make an NVM backup, and restore it after the downgrade.
The stick's firmware doesn't handle downgrades, but Z-Wave JS can.

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I used it to get off the _v255 version I accidentally used and couldn't up or downgrade off.

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 9:17 PM

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Oh wow thats pretty cool! And this 'nolimit' patch will work with any Z-stick 7? I see UZB7 mentioned, but i have the Aeotec Z-stick 7 (ZST10-700
by Silicon Labs) (Model Number: ZWA010)

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My eyes started working! I understand it will work for my device. Going to try in 2 minutes 😄

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 9:21 PM

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I did it on my Z-Stick 7

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 9:39 PM

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After flashing the nolimit, i should be able to flash my firmware of choice using ZWJS UI? Im getting Driver: Failed to recover from bootloader. Please flash a new firmware to continue... (ZW0100) and if i click the FW OTW button anyways, i get Error reading file

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Logs keep spamming this though, so we're half way i guess 😄
2023-03-06T21:40:07.535Z DRIVER version 10.10.0 2023-03-06T21:40:07.535Z DRIVER 2023-03-06T21:40:08.574Z DRIVER Controller is in bootloader, attempting to recover... 2023-03-06T21:40:09.578Z DRIVER Failed to recover from bootloader. Please flash a new firmware to continue...

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Do i have to use the Aeotec/Silab vendors windows software to flash it?

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 11:35 PM

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normal grail After flashing the nolimit, i should be able to flash my firmware of choice usin...

The first part is expected. The error reading file isn't. Is that error from zwave-js-ui?

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 11:36 PM

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strong karma The first part is expected. The error reading file isn't. Is that error from zwa...

Correct, from Zwave-js-ui

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 11:36 PM

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You could try the standalone utility

https://github.com/zwave-js/node-zwave-js/blob/master/packages/flash/README.md

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 11:36 PM

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After saying "please flash new firmware" it restarts and prints it all again, looping

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 11:37 PM

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Needs a somewhat recent version of node.js installed

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 11:37 PM

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Ah, linux. Is there any way of doing this via the silabs windows tools i already have installed? I see i have a bin called Commander that i think is for flashing everything and anything

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 11:38 PM

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normal grail Correct, from Zwave-js-ui

Can you open an issue about that? Seems like a bug in zwave-js ui

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 11:38 PM

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normal grail Ah, linux. Is there any way of doing this via the silabs windows tools i already...

Hmm never used the commander thing. WSL is not an option?

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Unfortunately I haven't figured out yet why windows is no longer working properly

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 11:40 PM

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Alright, youre talking about the tool you linked right?

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 11:40 PM

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Ah shit, I think WSL only supports USB on windows 11

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 11:41 PM

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Cause the windows silabs tools arent working either, but i thought that was because of the nolimit flash

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Oooh i missed a message, my bad. I don't know what WSL is

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 11:41 PM

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Windows subsystem for Linux

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 11:41 PM

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Ah true! I can set that up 🙂

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 11:41 PM

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Basically Linux on windows

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Not sure if you have access to USB there, at least it didn't work on windows 10

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11 fixed that I think

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 11:42 PM

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I'll test my luck, I'm on 11!

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I have a linux VM in VMware actually, maybe its easier to passthrough there

strong karma Mar 6, 2023, 11:44 PM

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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/connect-usb

normal grail Mar 6, 2023, 11:45 PM

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And yes ill open an issue for it, maybe tomorrow, i wanna fiddle more with the stick rn haha

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/dev/sr0 could this be the USB?

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Ah.. sorry. Does this tool flash with direct OTW, or is it a tool to flash the FW to whatever client is connected to ZWJS?

strong karma Mar 7, 2023, 12:04 AM

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Direct

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Should be /dev/ttyUSB0

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 12:54 AM

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`npx @zwave-js/flash@latest 1-2 ~/protocol/z-wave/Apps/bin/gbl/zwave_ncp_serial_api_controller_BRD4206A.gbl --verbose
/home/ubuntuuser/.npm/_npx/7690b5c31200d08c/node_modules/@zwave-js/shared/build/inheritance.js:19
if (base?.prototype) {
^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token '.'
at wrapSafe (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:915:16)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:963:27)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1027:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:863:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:708:14)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:887:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/ubuntuuser/.npm/_npx/7690b5c31200d08c/node_modules/@zwave-js/shared/build/index_safe.js:20:14)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:999:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1027:10)`
Im confused

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 1:47 AM

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seems you're using an old version of nodejs. I'd use 16 or later.

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 1:48 AM

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Aaah ~$ node -v v12.22.9

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 1:48 AM

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way too old

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 1:49 AM

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Weird, well, I'm clueless. But i installed it with a very generic command that looked like it'd give me the latest..

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 1:50 AM

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latest is 19.

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*20

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 1:50 AM

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Lmao my version is from the 90s then

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 1:51 AM

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Are you using the Docker version of ZUI?

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 1:52 AM

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"npm upgrade" is wrong?
`npm WARN EBADENGINE }
npm WARN EBADENGINE Unsupported engine {
npm WARN EBADENGINE package: '@esm2cjs/responselike@3.0.0',
npm WARN EBADENGINE required: { node: '>=14.16' },
npm WARN EBADENGINE current: { node: 'v12.22.9', npm: '8.5.1' }
npm WARN EBADENGINE }

up to date, audited 157 packages in 10s

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

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I'm on WSL rn, ubuntu install

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 1:52 AM

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Yes it's wrong

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Ubuntu doesn't ship new versions.

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Install it manually

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How do you usually run ZUI?

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 1:53 AM

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Unraid -> VM: HASS -> Addon: ZUI

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Zstick 7 passthrough to the VM. Right now the stick is in my workstation box

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 1:53 AM

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I would have just done it in the ssh terminal add-on

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Anyways, https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 1:56 AM

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Oh wow, and in the ubuntu npm/nodejs you get v12.. Weird to me, but i know nothing.
I'll see if i figure out how to install the updated version manually as you described, just for the sake of learning. If i cant do it in 5-10 minutes ill plug the stick back into the unraid box

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 1:57 AM

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https://downloads.nodesource.com/#debian-v18

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(never used it)

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 1:58 AM

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Thanks 😄
Oh, what distro and such do you use?

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 1:58 AM

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I think you can just extract the official tarballs into /usr/local/

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Debian + nix

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or Docker

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and https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 2:01 AM

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Ooh i see

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 2:03 AM

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community ssh add-on allows you turn on protected mode to access USB devices, you can install nodejs there and do the same

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 2:04 AM

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Sounds like a plan.. Ran into another wall
Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/nodejs_19.7.0-deb-1nodesource1_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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In the ssh add-on, i ssh into ZUI or can it be done inside the ssh install?

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 2:09 AM

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You use the ssh terminal. You would have to shutdown ZUI first.

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https://github.com/hassio-addons/repository/tree/master/ssh

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It's Alpine Linux, so apk add nodejs will get you started.

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 2:12 AM

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Alright i replaced the ssh addon i had with that one, looks better.
Thanks! Ill see what i figure out

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 2:13 AM

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If the USB device isn't visible (I don't think it will be), you'll need to disable protected mode, or whatever it's called, in the add-on settings.

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 2:42 AM

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Thank you both so much, the time youve spent helping me is very very much apprechiated!
We made it!! The stick is now on FW 1.17.2, and operating.
I will open an issue tomorrow, or perhaps just chime in on another issue from January that i saw. I don't have the link up right now, but he had pretty much the exact issue that I just had. Except maybe the "error reading file" message was "unique" for me.

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And what worked for me was installing nodejs, npm, zwave-js(?) in hassio terminal, then using @zwave-js/flash@latest to flash the gbl firmware

strong karma Mar 7, 2023, 10:44 AM

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Separately installing zwave-js isn't necessary. The flash utility has it as a dependency which means it automatically gets installed when you execute it with npx

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 4:59 PM

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strong karma Separately installing zwave-js isn't necessary. The flash utility has it as a de...

I'm just confused, I didn't install it like i made it sound like - but it installed the dependencies as you described

stable horizon Mar 7, 2023, 5:03 PM

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You listed "zwave-js(?)" as something you installed.

normal grail Mar 7, 2023, 5:06 PM

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You're both right, i worded it poorly. I did not install zwave-js myself but the flash command installed the dependencies it needed

normal grail Mar 8, 2023, 8:31 PM

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The "error reading file" issue i had, i make that at zwave-js-ui right?
Are you using HomeAssistant? If yes, please open your issue at https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues UNLESS a developer told you to come here.

#Thats fine by me if it works it works if