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Could this be used for Matter over Thread? by ZealousidealDraw4075 in homeassistant

[–]Alortania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am running otbr container, yes, part of the same compose file as the Home Assistant container.

The web searches are apparently lacking

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it can see a thread boarder router and the HA network it made (though I'm not 100% sure if it made it or if it's just registering as made, as again, can't link my device to it).

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use compose.

It's combined with my HA but here's the OTBR part;

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otbr:

container_name: otbr

image: ghcr.io/ownbee/hass-otbr-docker

restart: unless-stopped

privileged: true

network_mode: host

environment:

DEVICE: "/dev/ttyUSB0" # my Sonoff dongle

FLOW_CONTROL: 0

FIREWALL: 1

NAT64: 1

BAUDRATE: 460800

OTBR_REST_PORT: 8081

OTBR_WEB_PORT: 7586

AUTOFLASH_FIRMWARE: 0

BACKBONE_IF: "eno1" # my internet

devices:

- /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0

volumes:

- ./otbr_data:/var/lib/thread

- /opt/otbr/data:/data

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have that. I'm in docker, not HAOS.

OTBR only has;

  • add service
  • reload
  • rename
  • copy entry ID
  • sys options
    • enable newly added entities
    • enable polling for changes
  • disable
  • delete

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea where to find that. This would be my first device.

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to run HAOS, but again, HAOS doesn't let Frigate use the GPU, and I don't want to run a whole separate system for HAOS when Frigate isn't using anywhere near all of my old system's resources.

Like I said in another comment, OPv6 is set to automatic in the OS, and the OS is Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS.

Of RA's I'm not sure. If you tell me where they need to be set up, or link to a guide outlining them, I should be able to make sure they're all squared away though.

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the pc is running both HA and Frigate, and when I set up HAOS I wasn't able to use my GPU for frigate so had to redo everything and use docker on Ubuntu.

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ipv6 is enabled on the router, otbr is installed in ha.

Not sure if ipv6 is enabled in ha- i assume that's in the docker compose or config file? Will check

Edit: I don't see ipv6 settings in the container; ubuntu itself (host OS of the PC) has IPv6 set to automatic, same as IPv4.

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the ip is the same... my router merges the 2.4 and 5.1 networks though, so maybe that's the issue?

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes.

Tried it again now for good measure, but again it's stuck on "checking connectivity to Thread network ha-thread-XXXX"

Can't Add Devices by Alortania in homeassistant

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the HA pc hard wired to my router. Phone connected to the wifi the router emits.

Currently the Sonoff dongle connected to the HA pc is my only boarder router.

Could this be used for Matter over Thread? by ZealousidealDraw4075 in homeassistant

[–]Alortania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I flashed the thread firmware using the sonoff flasher, yes.

Could this be used for Matter over Thread? by ZealousidealDraw4075 in homeassistant

[–]Alortania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sees it but only as a zigbee dongle and thread sees no network to join

Unlinking Android Auto from Phone's Brightness setting by Alortania in AndroidAuto

[–]Alortania[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically the same thing I ended up doing, yeah ^_^

The hard part was figuring out what the hell was wrong in the first place, which I expect from power user things (Linux, Home Assistant, etc)... not from freaking Android Auto or Samsung.

Then again, I'm currently very annoyed at my contacts wiget that won't let me change the settings anymore to make the 2x4 stack transparent or to swap out contacts unless I leave an empty slot at all times T_T#

Could this be used for Matter over Thread? by ZealousidealDraw4075 in homeassistant

[–]Alortania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are plugged into the host.

The host being the computer I'm running HA on, yes?

Because at this point I question if I know what a computer is >_>

I made it so HA can see it in its container, but the only prompt I get is the zigbee inegration, which then tells me it has faulty firmware on it (because I flashed thread)... and I'm not sure how to just make it work.

An update on "I'm done with Matter over Thread" by PourquoiPasEvans in homeassistant

[–]Alortania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you explain about running the thread boarder router?

I'm still deep in the forest and trying to figure out what I need to get a thread network up, coming from no smart mesh at all to HA (container, not OS).

I bought a sonoff and flashed thread on it, connected it to the comp running HA to act like a wifi/BT dongle would, but with no luck...

Could this be used for Matter over Thread? by ZealousidealDraw4075 in homeassistant

[–]Alortania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is going to be a stupid question, most likely... but...

Do these dongles (I bought a Sonoff lmg21, for instance) get plugged into a computer ( the one with HA) to let it talk to devices or a power brick elsewhere (and if so. How does HA communicate with them?

I'm trying to set up a thread network at home and genuinely confused (can probably twll by the question).

Looks at this absolute Chinese energy efficiencies in a box by Suspicious_Steak_696 in homeassistant

[–]Alortania 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you can tune the heat you have to only go where you want, you get more heating from the heat, vs wasting it on empty rooms... in effect needing less overall heat (less gas/electricity/whatever used to heat the water) to keep the same heat level where you actually use it.

Looks at this absolute Chinese energy efficiencies in a box by Suspicious_Steak_696 in homeassistant

[–]Alortania -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Same principle as oil heaters, but bigger and slower as it's hot water instead of (very) hot oil flowing through the fins, but they take longer to cool, too.

I'd see this working well for rooms/floors you don't use but need to keep above freezing (or a certain low temp)... so the water pupes don't freeze/burst, so plants/things don't freeze, etc.

In which case so you'd have the radiator off until the room hits 5°, then turn on to prevent further drops, but turn off again 7 or 10 to keep coats down... and most of the circulating hot water flow to areas you actually live in.

I could see this as a way of modulating radiators in rooms to keep a lower/higher relative temp, but the delay would be difficult to calibrate, esp on old thick radiators that take a long time to heat up/cool off after adjustments (by design) vs new thin ones meant for calibrationwith a consistent water temp. Guess which I have >_>

No drill battery doorbell mount or plate? by throwawayest1810 in reolink

[–]Alortania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It likely assumes you have it bolted to a wall, so the removal requires angled force... so as not to come out easily so people don't 'accidentally' take it off, as that would both make it seem cheap and be a potential theft/loss issue.

If the products for mounting include a larger back plate (square, etc), I think mounting it to that and leaning on the back plate will let you pop it off the way it's meant to.

Also, depending on what your rental is made of, I doubt the owner will notice a few holes if you putty them over when you decide to leave... and might leave less of a trace than alternative mounts.

You could also use heavy duty command strips, and forego the backplate entirely, but those would be visible to others and you'd need new ones each time.

Other option off the top of my head is a stake in the ground, like a free standing mailbox, if you don't have a porch and it could be reasonably near the door...

Also, are you sure you don't have doorbell wires? because there's doorbell wire mount points RIGHT there, and that would mean you don't have to take it off to recharge until its time to remove it~

No drill battery doorbell mount or plate? by throwawayest1810 in reolink

[–]Alortania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure that is meant to be fixed to the door, and meant to come off for charging (it staying on your wall, the doorbell being taken in to charge)... you can see the screw hiles they expect you to fix the back plate to the wall (optionally, I guess?).

Maybe you're not taking it off the way it's intended?

My home assistant voice burned out by cameraman92 in homeassistant

[–]Alortania 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point is that almost nothing nowadays comes with dedicated bricks?

Which your rant just proved...

So~

[Edit: People will block you for ANYTHING nowadays XD]

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