#ZBT-2 firmware flashing issue (resolved)
ripe kite
I'll just make a thread here
What was your ZBT-2 used for before you tried updating the firmware?
ripe kite
Was the addon running when you tried updating the firmware?
timber elm
the OTBR addon? Yeah
ripe kite
It should automatically be stopped and then restarted. Are you running HA OS on bare metal? Or in a VM?
timber elm
HAOS on an rpi
I'm currently on the 2.4.4.0 firmware for ZBT-2
after rebooting, the OTBR addon appears to be stuck in a boot loop due to the watchdog
ripe kite
Can you stop the addon, enable debug logging for the ZBT-2 integration, and try the update again?
timber elm
sure can
ripe kite
Once it finishes (or fails), you can disable debug logging and it'll download a log
timber elm
failed again, got the log
ripe kite
Awesome. If it's too big to drop here, try zipping it up and it should be fine
timber elm
mind if I DM just in case some integration is logging something sensitive that isn't jumping out at me?
ripe kite
Sure, feel free
timber elm
sent
ripe kite
Got it, thanks
Can you try to unplug the ZBT-2, plug it back in, and retry the update?
timber elm
yup
well this looks more promising, got a progress bar on the firmware update. Before it didn't do that
firmware successful, start the addon?
ripe kite
Yep, it should work now
timber elm
success! Think maybe however you're killing the addon the watchdog started it back up and there was a conflict? Just a guess
ripe kite
The addon should be auto-restarted by Core even if the firmware update fails but it shouldn't be auto-restarted by the watchdog
I'm not too sure what happened during the update though that caused the firmware update itself to fail the first time, I'll trace through it more carefully
timber elm
Things seem to be working, but if I go to the OTBR UI the topology looks a little weird. I don't have that many devices. I have 2 Matter locks, 1 Matter switch, and a Homekit air purifier. THings seem to be working correctly though
ripe kite
Do you have other OTBRs?
timber elm
I have a Homepod, does that count as an OTBR?
ripe kite
Yeah, it's a border router but only if it's part of the same Thread network
Something like this
timber elm
I think it's looking a bit more normal now other than a bit Satanic 🙂 not sure why a bunch more child devices were there before
think I'm good though, thanks for the quick help! I figured a turn it off/back on might be the trick but figured with a beta it's best to report it!
ripe kite
Thank you for the feedback! Firmware installation should be 100% reliable, even for betas, so this is definitely something for us to look at
timber elm
other than the watchdog, the only other thing to note is I installed the firmware update before checking the beta flag in the addon
don't know if that matters but just in case it's an order of operations issue
ripe kite
You can mix and match OpenThread RCP firmware versions with OTBR addon app versions, they're very compatible with one another, so the order really wouldn't matter
timber elm
I figured, just trying to think of anything I did!
ripe kite
ZBT-2 firmware flashing issue (resolved)
lament edge
There is a flashing issue with the ZBT-2. The latest update tries to flash the ZBT-2 running EmberZNet Zigbee from 7.4.4.6 to 7.5.1.0,. The update fails and Zigbee is no longer operational. Some people report similar issues with the ZBT-2 running Thread.
Any suggestions how to proceed are welcome. Just let me know if you need additional information.
ripe kite
There is a flashing issue with the ZBT-2. The latest update tries to flash the Z...
Can you describe your installation a bit more? How are you running HA OS?