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**Guest** · February 17, 2022, 09:29 PM

where do we find this updater_override.json file?

Trying to update the plugin on HS4 as I'm playing around with ESPresence.

**Michael McSharry** · February 18, 2022, 11:30 AM

What is attached are the changed files since the last Updater submittal. You need to extract the zip into the HS sunflowers manually. I do not have sufficient bandwidth to upload the full Updater zip from my house. I will be doing a new Updater submittal in a matter of days pending some user feedback.

**begunfx** · November 4, 2022, 08:18 PM

Just a note on doing the upgrade. After updating the plugin, removing the updater_override.json file by itself did not restore normal plugin management. I had to restart HS4. After that normal plugin management appeared to work. Just an FYI.

**ocxoman** · November 8, 2022, 12:45 PM

Link for HS4 updater file says file not found

**begunfx** · November 8, 2022, 03:54 PM

Originally posted by ocxoman View Post

Link for HS4 updater file says file not found

Link works for me. Try a different browser

**ocxoman** · November 8, 2022, 06:53 PM

Thanks for the heads up. Very strange. It didn't work this morning with Firefox. Didn't try anything else then . But works now with all browsers I have. I did power down and back up so maybe be a cache issue or something else.

**ocxoman** · November 12, 2022, 02:41 AM

Michael,
In my attempt to get things working, I've got a second virtual machine running Linux Ubuntu 18.0.4 and have installed HS4 (non Pro version) to try to get mcsMQTT working with both Shellies and Tasmota. The only program installed is HS4. I installed version 6.0.0.2 of mcsMQTT plugin per the instructions and have it running. However I ran into the issue of the broker not starting with the error that the address is already in use. I shut down HS4 and installed net-tools but this time that did not fix the problem. mcsMQTT was removed from the other VM and HS4 is running all my Zwave on that system without issues.

Jim

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Screenshot 2022-11-11 at 23-39-16 Ubuntu18.04.zip (1.08 MB, 8 views)

**Michael McSharry** · November 12, 2022, 09:04 AM

What I understand is that on your Ubuntu VM you are never able to get mcsMQTT to run with a local broker.

When mcsMQTT starts the internal broker it binds to port 1883. It also runs a client that uses 1883. This client, every minute, sends a heartbeat message to assure the internal broker is echoing the client's messages. If it is not being received, then mcsMQTT attempts to restart the internal broker. This is where the error message occurs.

A good discussion of port closure is at https://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/Tech/addrinuse.html

What I can try to do is simulate the failure by failing the heartbeat message to assess how the broker restart is managing the connection. This, however, does not address the issue of why the heartbeat message is not being received and the need to attempt a restart is even attempted.

I would also be better to have this discussion in the version 6 thread. This is a generic thread that would be hard to find information for a user in the future.

**ocxoman** · November 12, 2022, 08:35 PM

Michael,

An update on my mcsMQTT adventure. I went back to my HS3 system and installed mcsMQTT 5.26.5.4 using internal broker. The broker powered up and worked with no other actions required. I then powered up the shellies and tasmota S31. All devices were published automatically to HS and work as you described. I do not understand what I was doing wrong in HS4 but will give this another shot. In the meantime, I have a working system with everything working. Will procede to purchase more of the S31's to flash to Tasmota.

I really want to get this all working in HS4Pro and will start from scratch with a brand new install. HS3 is running on Ubuntu 16.04 and I tried HS4 and HS4Pro on 18.04 without success and then HS4 on 20.04 also without success. There may be something in the newer version of Ubuntu causing issues.

Will take this one step at a time and see what happens. Will start with Ubuntu 16.04 and install HS4. Will try to follow all directions and advise when and where things fail.

Thank you for putting up with an old man trying to keep up with the times.

Edit: Update. I added a second S31 with exactly the same configuration but with name S31-2 instead of S31-1. The switch did not get installed so I cloned the properties from the S31-1 device. The HS device for S31-2 was created with the switch controls. The switch controlled S31-1 device until I changed the HS Device PublishTopic to cmnd/TasmotaS31-2a/POWER. I thought at first the status was not updating but it eventually does update. Is there something I can do to fix the delay, If not, I can probably live with it unless it cause other problems that I'm not aware of

Thanks again.

Jim

**jeffj35290** · March 5, 2024, 08:59 AM

Full install using Updater Override for version (6.15.0.1, 6.15.0.1). Use updater_override process described below to install.
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(HS4) http://mcsSprinklers.com/HSPI_mcsMQTT_6_15_0_1.zip

Guidance for use of updater_override process:

To side-load a plugin using updater_override process for HS4. This does not appear to work for HS as service so manual process should be used.
1. Download the zip file that is in the HS4 updater format. (e.g. http://mcssprinklers.com/HSPI_mcsMQTT_5_12_0_0.zip)
2. Place the download in the HS4 folder.
3. Unzip the file updater_override.json and put it in the same HS4 folder.
4. With browser navigate the the HS4 plugin menu, Add option. Only HS4 plugin available will be mcsMQTT. Select it. (I do not recall if you need to deselect the current mcsMQTT version before this or not)
5. Remove updater_override.json to restore normal Updater operation.

JJ: When I tried this it says that it can't find the file HSPI_mcsMQTT_6_15_0_1.zip I get the error shown below.

I have HSPI_mcsMQTT_6_15_0_1.zip in my HS3 folder (I upgraded from HS3 to HS4 which causes HS3 to install in the HS3 folder). I also copied the zip file to places that were on my Path. These are, of course, on the machine that is running HS4 Pro.

Probably something simple I'm doing wrong.

**Michael McSharry** · March 5, 2024, 10:01 AM

I have seen this before in the past and do not recall exactly what I did to overcome it. In the HS subfolder \Updates4 are a set of renamed zip files with underscores replaced by periods in the filename. If there is a mcsMQTT6.15.0.1.zip then remove it. I have seen where the HSPI_mcsMQTT_6_15_0_1.zip started in the HS folder and the update did not complete and become removed from the folder. It needs to be replaced if that is the case. I have also seen a space in the filename which does not seem to be the case this time. The HS Log also contains information about the update. Another technique is to assure the zip file is properly placed and the updater_override.json is also in place then restart HS and start the updater override process again.

The other option available is to use the delta install where only updated files are individually placed in HS subfolders to replace existing earlier version ones.

**naellis** · March 5, 2024, 10:24 AM

I'm trying to download the 6_15_0_1 zip for HS3 - browser just flashes a new tab and closes - no file downloaded. Am I doing something wrong?

**naellis** · March 5, 2024, 10:27 AM

Okay, tried a different browser which works now

**Michael McSharry** · March 5, 2024, 10:46 AM

mcsSprinklers.com does not have a SSL certificate so cannot support https (encrypted data). Browsers are trying to protect users, so depending upon security settings setup for the browser the user will experience differing degrees of success for the download. Chrome is especially aggressive and automatically selecting the most secure settings for the user.

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