Zigbee2MQTT will not start

Configuration Zigbee
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Short: Zigbee2MQTT won’t start on HASS

I have done a search, nothing that seems to help but I may have missed something.

Hi folks, I’m trying to get ZigBee2MQTT working with an Ethernet GW (HMG-01). I can’t seem to get HASS to start Zigbee2MQTT

Config:

data_path: /config/zigbee2mqtt
socat:
  enabled: true
  master: pty,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/ttyZ2M,mode=777
  slave: tcp-listen:8485,keepalive,nodelay,reuseaddr,keepidle=1,keepintvl=1,keepcnt=5
  options: "-d -d"
  log: true
  frontend: true
mqtt:
  serial:
    port: tcp://192.168.A.B:6638
    baudrate: 115200
    disable_led: false
  advanced:
    transmit_power: 20
serial: {}

HASS running on an HP EliteDesk
Core
2024.9.3
Supervisor
2024.09.1
Operating System
13.1
Frontend
20240909.1

Config:

data_path: /config/zigbee2mqtt
socat:
  enabled: false
  master: pty,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/ttyZ2M,mode=777
  slave: tcp-listen:8485,keepalive,nodelay,reuseaddr,keepidle=1,keepintvl=1,keepcnt=5
  options: "-d -d"
  log: false
mqtt:
  serial:
    port: tcp://192.168.A.B:6638
    baudrate: 115200
    disable_led: false
  advanced:
    transmit_power: 20
serial: {}

config # docker logs a147c08c861a
[21:55:58] INFO: Preparing to start...
[21:55:58] INFO: Socat enabled
[21:55:58] INFO: Starting socat
Socat startup parameters:
Options:     -d -d
Master:      pty,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/ttyZ2M,mode=777
Slave:       tcp-listen:8485,keepalive,nodelay,reuseaddr,keepidle=1,keepintvl=1,keepcnt=5
[21:55:58] INFO: Starting socat process ...
2024/09/24 21:55:58 socat[47] N PTY is /dev/pts/2
2024/09/24 21:55:58 socat[47] N listening on AF=2 0.0.0.0:8485
config # docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                                                          COMMAND                  CREATED          STATUS                      PORTS                                                                                                                          NAMES
a147c08c861a   zigbee2mqtt/zigbee2mqtt-amd64:1.40.1-1                         "/sbin/tini -- /dock…"   7 minutes ago    Exited (1) 7 minutes ago                                                                                                                                   addon_45df7312_zigbee2mqtt

I can ping and access the web interface on
192.168.A.B (it is a real valid address).

Socat startup parameters:
Options:     -d -d
Master:      pty,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/ttyZ2M,mode=777
Slave:       tcp-listen:8485,keepalive,nodelay,reuseaddr,keepidle=1,keepintvl=1,keepcnt=5
[21:38:33] INFO: Starting socat process ...
2024/09/24 21:38:33 socat[47] N PTY is /dev/pts/2
2024/09/24 21:38:33 socat[47] N listening on AF=2 0.0.0.0:8485
[21:55:58] INFO: Preparing to start...
[21:55:58] INFO: Socat enabled
[21:55:58] INFO: Starting socat
Socat startup parameters:
Options:     -d -d
Master:      pty,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/ttyZ2M,mode=777
Slave:       tcp-listen:8485,keepalive,nodelay,reuseaddr,keepidle=1,keepintvl=1,keepcnt=5
[21:55:58] INFO: Starting socat process ...
2024/09/24 21:55:58 socat[47] N PTY is /dev/pts/2
2024/09/24 21:55:58 socat[47] N listening on AF=2 0.0.0.0:8485
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you should publish the log from HT to see where is the matter.

4

The last section is the log.log file.

But I’m getting confused. Seems at some point the config editor ate my data_path. I’ve added it back in and now I’m seeing (log.log):

[2024-09-25 06:21:50] info:     z2m: Logging to console, file (filename: log.log)
[2024-09-25 06:21:50] info:     z2m: Starting Zigbee2MQTT version 1.40.1 (commit #unknown)
[2024-09-25 06:21:50] info:     z2m: Starting zigbee-herdsman (0.57.3)
[2024-09-25 06:21:50] error:    z2m: Error while starting zigbee-herdsman
[2024-09-25 06:21:50] error:    z2m: Failed to start zigbee
[2024-09-25 06:21:50] error:    z2m: Check https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/installation/20_zigbee2mqtt-fails-to-start.html for possible solutions
[2024-09-25 06:21:50] error:    z2m: Exiting...
[2024-09-25 06:21:50] error:    z2m: Error: spawn udevadm ENOENT
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:284:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:477:16)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21)

A quick google and I see threads about ZHA. But all of them are using the serial dongle and I’m using an Ethernet GW. There is a suggestion to disable ZHA and I’ll try that next.

I don’t see a way to disable ZHA.

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Your configuration is wrong, there may have been a problem when you pasted the configuration, so you will have to check it.
For example, you have two “serial” and one is inside the mqtt.

It should be like this:

data_path: /config/zigbee2mqtt
socat:
  enabled: true
  master: pty,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/ttyZ2M,mode=777
  slave: tcp-listen:8485,keepalive,nodelay,reuseaddr,keepidle=1,keepintvl=1,keepcnt=5
  options: "-d -d"
  log: true
  frontend: true
mqtt:
serial: 
  port: tcp://192.168.A.B:6638
advanced:
  transmit_power: 20

Check the HA integrations to see if ZHA is enabled, if it is, disable it.

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That’s it! Needed to put the serial under serial (top level) and not under MQTT. It’s running now.

Thanks :smiley: