I flashed the Dongle with the OpenThread Firmware via darkxst.github.io/silabs-firmware-builder/. Then I plugged in the dongle to my HA server. Then I thought HA will see the Thread dongle and suggest me the Thread service. Not happened. Then I installed the “OpenThread Border Router” addon and selected my dongle in the settings. But then I always get an error and the addon is restarting:
[15:50:20] INFO: The otbr-web is disabled.
s6-rc: info: service mdns: starting
s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner: starting
s6-rc: info: service mdns successfully started
s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner successfully started
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs: starting
s6-rc: info: service banner: starting
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs successfully started
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init: starting
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init successfully started
[15:50:20] INFO: Starting mDNS Responder...
Default: mDNSResponder (Engineering Build) (Jan 14 2025 21:04:03) starting
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Add-on: OpenThread Border Router
OpenThread Border Router add-on
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Add-on version: 2.13.0
You are running the latest version of this add-on.
System: Home Assistant OS 14.1 (amd64 / qemux86-64)
Home Assistant Core: 2025.1.2
Home Assistant Supervisor: 2024.12.3
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s6-rc: info: service banner successfully started
s6-rc: info: service universal-silabs-flasher: starting
[15:50:20] INFO: Flashing firmware is disabled
s6-rc: info: service universal-silabs-flasher successfully started
s6-rc: info: service otbr-agent: starting
[15:50:21] INFO: Setup OTBR firewall...
[15:50:21] INFO: Starting otbr-agent...
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Running 0.3.0-b067e5ac-dirty
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Thread version: 1.3.0
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Thread interface: wpan0
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Radio URL: spinel+hdlc+uart:///dev/ttyUSB1?uart-baudrate=460800&uart-flow-control
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Radio URL: trel://enp0s3
[NOTE]-ILS-----: Infra link selected: enp0s3
49d.17:08:40.888 [W] P-SpinelDrive-: Wait for response timeout
49d.17:08:42.890 [W] P-SpinelDrive-: Wait for response timeout
49d.17:08:44.893 [W] P-SpinelDrive-: Wait for response timeout
49d.17:08:44.893 [C] Platform------: Init() at spinel_driver.cpp:83: Failure
49d.17:08:46.895 [W] P-SpinelDrive-: Wait for response timeout
[15:50:59] WARNING: otbr-agent exited with code 1 (by signal 0).
Chain OTBR_FORWARD_INGRESS (0 references)
target prot opt source destination
DROP all -- anywhere anywhere PKTTYPE = unicast
DROP all -- anywhere anywhere match-set otbr-ingress-deny-src src
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere match-set otbr-ingress-allow-dst dst
DROP all -- anywhere anywhere PKTTYPE = unicast
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere
otbr-ingress-deny-src
otbr-ingress-deny-src-swap
otbr-ingress-allow-dst
otbr-ingress-allow-dst-swap
Chain OTBR_FORWARD_EGRESS (0 references)
target prot opt source destination
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere
[15:50:59] INFO: OTBR firewall teardown completed.
s6-svlisten1: fatal: /run/s6-rc/servicedirs/otbr-agent failed permanently or its supervisor died
s6-rc: warning: unable to start service otbr-agent: command exited 1
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init: stopping
/run/s6/basedir/scripts/rc.init: warning: s6-rc failed to properly bring all the services up! Check your logs (in /run/uncaught-logs/current if you have in-container logging) for more information.
/run/s6/basedir/scripts/rc.init: fatal: stopping the container.
s6-rc: info: service universal-silabs-flasher: stopping
s6-rc: info: service mdns: stopping
Default: mDNSResponder (Engineering Build) (Jan 14 2025 21:04:03) stopping
s6-rc: info: service universal-silabs-flasher successfully stopped
s6-rc: info: service banner: stopping
s6-rc: info: service banner successfully stopped
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init successfully stopped
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs: stopping
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs successfully stopped
s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner: stopping
s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner successfully stopped
[15:50:59] INFO: mDNS ended with exit code 4 (signal 0)...
s6-rc: info: service mdns successfully stopped
I have now set the baud rate to 460800 and disabled hardware flow control and automatic updates. Now everything somehow works, and HA also recognizes the Thread router… I don’t understand it. I’m pretty sure I tried the same setup yesterday.
However, I’m still getting other errors. Maybe someone can help me understand them and tell me if they’re critical?
Here’s what my log looks like now:
s6-rc: info: service mdns: starting
s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner: starting
s6-rc: info: service mdns successfully started
s6-rc: info: service s6rc-oneshot-runner successfully started
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs: starting
s6-rc: info: service banner: starting
s6-rc: info: service fix-attrs successfully started
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init: starting
s6-rc: info: service legacy-cont-init successfully started
[19:16:23] INFO: Starting mDNS Responder...
Default: mDNSResponder (Engineering Build) (Jan 14 2025 21:04:03) starting
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Add-on: OpenThread Border Router
OpenThread Border Router add-on
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Add-on version: 2.13.0
You are running the latest version of this add-on.
System: Home Assistant OS 14.1 (amd64 / qemux86-64)
Home Assistant Core: 2025.1.2
Home Assistant Supervisor: 2024.12.3
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Please, share the above information when looking for help
or support in, e.g., GitHub, forums or the Discord chat.
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s6-rc: info: service banner successfully started
s6-rc: info: service universal-silabs-flasher: starting
[19:16:23] INFO: Flashing firmware is disabled
s6-rc: info: service universal-silabs-flasher successfully started
s6-rc: info: service otbr-agent: starting
[19:16:24] INFO: Setup OTBR firewall...
[19:16:24] INFO: Starting otbr-agent...
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Running 0.3.0-b067e5ac-dirty
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Thread version: 1.3.0
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Thread interface: wpan0
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Radio URL: spinel+hdlc+uart:///dev/ttyUSB0?uart-baudrate=460800&uart-init-deassert
[NOTE]-AGENT---: Radio URL: trel://enp0s3
[NOTE]-ILS-----: Infra link selected: enp0s3
49d.17:03:00.590 [C] P-SpinelDrive-: Software reset co-processor successfully
00:00:00.035 [N] RoutingManager: BR ULA prefix: fd28:11d5:5185::/48 (loaded)
00:00:00.035 [N] RoutingManager: Local on-link prefix: fdde:ad00:beef:cafe::/64
00:00:00.040 [W] P-Netif-------: Failed to process request#2: No such process
s6-rc: info: service otbr-agent successfully started
s6-rc: info: service otbr-agent-configure: starting
Done
s6-rc: info: service otbr-agent-configure successfully started
s6-rc: info: service otbr-agent-rest-discovery: starting
00:00:00.322 [W] P-Daemon------: Failed to write CLI output: Broken pipe
[19:16:24] INFO: Successfully sent discovery information to Home Assistant.
s6-rc: info: service otbr-agent-rest-discovery successfully started
s6-rc: info: service legacy-services: starting
s6-rc: info: service legacy-services successfully started
00:00:15.728 [N] RoutingManager: Local on-link prefix: fd4b:6ae1:e53:83c5::/64
00:00:15.735 [N] Mle-----------: Role disabled -> detached
00:00:15.736 [N] P-Netif-------: Changing interface state to up.
00:00:15.741 [W] P-Netif-------: Failed to process request#5: No such process
00:00:16.463 [N] Mle-----------: Attach attempt 1, AnyPartition reattaching with Active Dataset
Default: mDNSPlatformSendUDP got error 99 (Cannot assign requested address) sending packet to ff02::fb on interface fe80::7a:ddff:feb0:c74c/veth1ca552c/21
Default: mDNSPlatformSendUDP got error 99 (Cannot assign requested address) sending packet to ff02::fb on interface fe80::7a:ddff:feb0:c74c/veth1ca552c/21
Default: mDNSPlatformSendUDP got error 99 (Cannot assign requested address) sending packet to ff02::fb on interface fe80::7a:ddff:feb0:c74c/veth1ca552c/21
Default: mDNSPlatformSendUDP got error 99 (Cannot assign requested address) sending packet to ff02::fb on interface fe80::7a:ddff:feb0:c74c/veth1ca552c/21
Default: mDNSPlatformSendUDP got error 99 (Cannot assign requested address) sending packet to ff02::fb on interface fe80::7a:ddff:feb0:c74c/veth1ca552c/21
Default: mDNSPlatformSendUDP got error 99 (Cannot assign requested address) sending packet to ff02::fb on interface fe80::7a:ddff:feb0:c74c/veth1ca552c/21
Default: mDNSPlatformSendUDP got error 99 (Cannot assign requested address) sending packet to ff02::fb on interface fe80::7a:ddff:feb0:c74c/veth1ca552c/21
Default: mDNSPlatformSendUDP got error 99 (Cannot assign requested address) sending packet to ff02::fb on interface fe80::7a:ddff:feb0:c74c/veth1ca552c/21
00:00:22.963 [N] RouterTable---: Allocate router id 52
00:00:22.963 [N] Mle-----------: RLOC16 fffe -> d000
00:00:22.967 [N] Mle-----------: Role detached -> leader
00:00:22.967 [N] Mle-----------: Partition ID 0x7474e188
[NOTE]-BBA-----: BackboneAgent: Backbone Router becomes Primary!
00:00:25.581 [W] DuaManager----: Failed to perform next registration: NotFound
