Z2m unable to start

Configuration Zigbee
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hi, recently did a migration where i previously hosted my ha on a laptop in vmware. i did a backup to google drive.

then i have a separate pc where i intend to host the ha. so i install ha using with the same vmware and restore the back up from google drive.

however, for some reason, the z2m is unable to start. i keep getting into a loop where i click start and then it just wont start. i went into the log and i see this - exec /sbin/tini: exec format error

can i know how to fix this? i have tried removing the z2m and mqtt add on in ha but it doesnt resolve anything.

oh btw, my z2m is install through add on.

thanks.

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i managed to get the right kernel but now having this error-

-25 14:45:14] error: zh:ember:uart:ash: Failed to init port with error Error: Error: No such file or directory, cannot open /dev/ttyUSB0
[2026-01-25 14:45:14] error: z2m: Error while starting zigbee-herdsman
[2026-01-25 14:45:14] error: z2m: Failed to start zigbee-herdsman
[2026-01-25 14:45:14] error: z2m: Check Zigbee2MQTT fails to start/crashes runtime | Zigbee2MQTT for possible solutions
[2026-01-25 14:45:14] error: z2m: Exiting…
[2026-01-25 14:45:14] error: z2m: Error: Failed to start EZSP layer with status=HOST_FATAL_ERROR.
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See that link in the errors you posted above? Click it.

  • cannot open /dev/ttyUSB0 means either you forgot to pass through the USB device from VMware, or that the device address changed & is no longer ttyUSB0.
  • status=HOST_FATAL_ERROR probably means ZHA is running & needs to be disabled.

Both those errors are explained in the troubleshooting link. Just click it & follow the steps