Broadlink RM4C - modify python library

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Hi, I bought the RM4C and homeassistant says that this model is not supported. I tracked the problem down to python library called python-broadlink and the problem can be fixed by adding one line with the model type to the python script https://github.com/mjg59/python-broadlink/pull/476

I installed the ssh terminal plugin in order to find the boardlink-python library and modify the file by myself( I dont want to wait half year until it gets merged and released as official).

The question is: where is the broadlink library? is searched whole storage and found /usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages but there is no such library.

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Have a read up on custom components. I am definitely not an expert but I think that is the way to achieve what you want, replacing the existing Broadlink component.

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Ok I couldn’t find it because the files was in running docker.
This is the command to enter the filesystem with libraries

docker exec -it homeassistant /bin/bash
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I just purchased one too and was silly enough not to double check compatibility assuming it would work like the others. Hopefully this can be figured out as it’s a little bit more pleasing on the eye that the old Rm minis.

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I got it working by following this steps:

  1. Install and open SSH & Web Terminal addon
  2. type docker exec -it homeassistant /bin/bash
  3. Enter the command: cd /./usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/broadlink
  4. Open the file using the command: vi init.py
  5. Inside the file Type “i” (This will start edition mode on the file).
  6. Add under the section “Supported Types” the line 0x6539: (rm4, “RM4C mini”, “Broadlink”),
  7. Press ESC
  8. Type “:wq” and then press enter.
  9. Reboot HASSIO.
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Getting a no such file or directory here after trying cd /./usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/broadlink
Looks like I’m missing one of the files.

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Make sure you are in the docker image of homeassistant. Step 2. And disable protection option in ssh addon

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Managed to get that and now I’m down to the " 1. Open the file using the command: vi init.py" bit, I entered that, hit enter and I got a lot of lines of ~ then I init.py 2/1 200% and under that I’m now seeing *1 [docker] not sure if I messed up or not

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Does it work for you? I have the same bunch of lines of ~.

Edit: I follow this method and it worked.