This is my first ever installation attempt of HA.
I installing on an old laptop.
I followed the step-by-step procedure and all ran fine up till the first boot attempt, which results in “[WARN] Home Assistant CLI not starting! Jump into emergency console”.
The only point where I could not follow the step-by-step is at the end before first boot where it says I need to plug in an ethernet cable for HA to have internet… which I cannot do since this PC does not have a physical port. (I don’s have an USB-to-Ethernet plug)
I was hoping to get into some Wifi setup dialog instead, but unfortunately it does not.
Readings so far could not help me, but many are talking about connectivity issues when they strand with this error… so I guess that is my problem.
Any help for me to mitigate this? Can I setup the Wifi somehow from CLI and restart HA? (basic DHCP client)
(I’m totally beginner level, so please be considerate)
I would get this first to get HA booted. Plus, it’s not a good idea to run HA over WiFi - you want wired ethernet performance (stability & throughput) when using HA to control your devices.
I just went through this “Home Assistant CLI not starting!” hell for a few days and found a very unusual result that I thought I would share. I have a pi5 with the x1001 ssd hat and a crucial 500g drive. I have a geetworm metal case for the combo. I had the system fail as above, took the card out of the case, reinstalled HAO and restarted. All fine for a couple of days. I then put it in the case. Kept giving me the CLI message. Connected monitor and keyboard, changed IP, changed ethernet…nothing worked. Finally, out of a hunch I took it out of the case and low and behold I have rebooted five times no problem. Something about the metal case is not working right and maybe it is inducing a short. Don’t know but I know the results. Hope this helps someone.