Updating Core and HassOS from USB

mtbhomer · March 19, 2020, 7:34am

I’m based in China, which means it is not easy to update hass.io through the automatic methods (unless I putt the RbPi behind a VPN for each update, which is a hassle and not reliable).

I would like to download the update manually on my computer and transfer it to a USB. Can the “import from USB” button in the Supervisor screen be used to import an update? I tried the method of transferring the latest “hassos_rpi3-3.12.raucb” to the root of my CONFIG USB drive, but this doesn’t seem to work.

I found one old topic with a similar issue, but there is no solution, unfortunately (Updating Hassos via USB)

Is somebody aware if there is a method this can work?

mtbhomer · March 21, 2020, 7:18am

Sorry for kicking this topic. Anybody with clues on how to proceed with an update from USB?

saba · June 13, 2020, 12:52pm

Have a look a this page:

github.com

home-assistant/operating-system/blob/600eb5e2081afb9dbdfa50b552d1af31e54dcedf/Documentation/configuration.md

# Configuration

## Automatic

You can use an USB drive with HassOS to configure network options, SSH access to the host and to install updates.
Format a USB stick with FAT32/EXT4/NTFS and name it `CONFIG` (in all capitals). Alternative you can create a `CONFIG` folder inside the `boot` partition. Use the following directory structure within the USB drive:

```text
network/
modules/
modprobe/
udev/
authorized_keys
timesyncd.conf
hassos-xy.raucb
```

- The `network` folder can contain any kind of NetworkManager connection files. For more information see [Network][network.md].
- The `modules` folder is for modules-load configuration files.
- The `modprobe` folder is for modules configuration files (/etc/modprobe.d)

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It describe exactly what you’re looking for. Basically, create a USB stick named CONFIG (you can even rename an older one) with the *.raucb in the root folder.