Error while starting zigbee-herdsman Failed to start zigbee

Configuration Zigbee
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Your problem is that you need to add

adapter: ezsp

in the serial box

Though you probably instead want to update the firmware to 7.4.x so you can use ember: EmberZNet adapters (Silicon Labs) | Zigbee2MQTT

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thanks for your reply Tinkerer,
I have already tried having adapter: ezsp, which returns a different error

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I’ll have a look at updating the firmware

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I followed the recommended firmware for the Sonoff ZBDongle-E (V2 model, EFR32MG21), which is: ncp-uart-hw-v7.4.1.0-zbdonglee-115200. I installed it using the Silabs Firmware Flasher, and everything was fine up to this point. I connected it to the Raspberry Pi, and initially, it updated the data for the two Aqara humidity sensors twice, but then it stopped. This keeps happening repeatedly; it loses communication and is not stable at all.

Here are the logs:

[16:38:50] INFO: Preparing to start...
[16:38:50] INFO: Socat not enabled
[16:38:52] INFO: Starting Zigbee2MQTT...
Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.
[2024-07-18 16:38:59] error: 	zh:ember:uart:ash: Failed to init port with error Error: Error: No such file or directory, cannot open /dev/serial/by-id/usb-ITEAD_SONOFF_Zigbee_3.0_USB_Dongle_Plus_V2_20230324194158-if00
[2024-07-18 16:38:59] error: 	z2m: Error while starting zigbee-herdsman
[2024-07-18 16:38:59] error: 	z2m: Failed to start zigbee
[2024-07-18 16:38:59] error: 	z2m: Check https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/installation/20_zigbee2mqtt-fails-to-start.html for possible solutions
[2024-07-18 16:38:59] error: 	z2m: Exiting...
[2024-07-18 16:38:59] error: 	z2m: Error: Failed to start EZSP layer with status=HOST_FATAL_ERROR.
    at EmberAdapter.initEzsp (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:889:19)
    at EmberAdapter.start (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:2722:24)
    at Controller.start (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/controller/controller.ts:129:29)
    at Zigbee.start (/app/lib/zigbee.ts:63:27)
    at Controller.start (/app/lib/controller.ts:139:27)
    at start (/app/index.js:154:5)
[16:39:00] INFO: Preparing to start...
[16:39:01] INFO: Socat not enabled
[16:39:03] INFO: Starting Zigbee2MQTT...
Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.
[2024-07-18 16:39:09] error: 	zh:ember:uart:ash: Failed to init port with error Error: Error: No such file or directory, cannot open /dev/serial/by-id/usb-ITEAD_SONOFF_Zigbee_3.0_USB_Dongle_Plus_V2_20230324194158-if00
[2024-07-18 16:39:09] error: 	z2m: Error while starting zigbee-herdsman
[2024-07-18 16:39:09] error: 	z2m: Failed to start zigbee
[2024-07-18 16:39:09] error: 	z2m: Check https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/installation/20_zigbee2mqtt-fails-to-start.html for possible solutions
[2024-07-18 16:39:09] error: 	z2m: Exiting...
[2024-07-18 16:39:09] error: 	z2m: Error: Failed to start EZSP layer with status=HOST_FATAL_ERROR.
    at EmberAdapter.initEzsp (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:889:19)
    at EmberAdapter.start (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/adapter/ember/adapter/emberAdapter.ts:2722:24)
    at Controller.start (/app/node_modules/zigbee-herdsman/src/controller/controller.ts:129:29)
    at Zigbee.start (/app/lib/zigbee.ts:63:27)
    at Controller.start (/app/lib/controller.ts:139:27)
    at start (/app/index.js:154:5)
[16:49:15] INFO: Preparing to start...
[16:49:15] INFO: Socat not enabled
[16:49:17] INFO: Starting Zigbee2MQTT...
Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.
[2024-07-18 16:50:14] error: 	z2m: MQTT error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.30.33.0:1883
[2024-07-18 16:50:15] error: 	z2m: MQTT error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.30.33.0:1883
[2024-07-18 16:50:16] error: 	z2m: Not connected to MQTT server!
[2024-07-18 16:50:16] error: 	z2m: MQTT error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.30.33.0:1883
[2024-07-18 16:50:18] error: 	z2m: MQTT error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.30.33.0:1883
[2024-07-18 16:50:19] error: 	z2m: MQTT error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.30.33.0:1883
[2024-07-18 16:50:20] error: 	z2m: MQTT error: connect ECONNREFUSED 172.30.33.0:1883
[16:51:19] INFO: Preparing to start...
[16:51:20] INFO: Socat not enabled
[16:51:22] INFO: Starting Zigbee2MQTT...
Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.
[17:04:34] INFO: Preparing to start...
[17:04:35] INFO: Socat not enabled
[17:04:37] INFO: Starting Zigbee2MQTT...
Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog.

setup:

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See in comparison with a Xiaomi Bluetooth sensor how unstable the two Aqara Zigbee sensors are. They only refreshed 3 times.

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I should mention that I was getting these errors when the server was set to mqtt://core-mosquitto:1883. Despite the errors, it had updated the sensors’ data twice before stopping. When I used my IP address, it just stayed at “Starting Zigbee2MQTT without watchdog,” but it only updated the sensors’ data once and then did nothing more.

All I want is to get the temperature data every 3 minutes. Is it that difficult?

Specs:
Home Assistant

  • Core2024.7.0
  • Supervisor2024.06.2
  • Operating System12.4
  • Frontend20240703.0

Raspberry pi 4 64 bit

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Didn’t scroll through the whole topic now, but I had the exact same problem. After pluging in the stick I installed the zha device. That was my problem. I deleted it again and then the error was gone and it started.