Mystery of insteon.ini file

[Minneapolis Mark]

I read your strong suggestion that we "make a backup of your insteon.ini and homeseer database before upgrading." I cannot find the insteon.ini. I can get into the linux tools and run an "ls -l" and thus obtain a files list. I am unable to change directories at all. I really need some guidance as to how to conduct this routine using the "Linux Tools" that are part of my menu when i use Google Chrome to log into my Home Seer device which is the " HS3 ZEE S2 Edition 3.0.0.368".

Here is the listing I obtain from the "ls -l" command:

total 38380
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 77 Mar 26 2015 autostart_hs
drwxr-sr-x 11 homeseer root 4096 Jan 1 17:03 bin
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 271 Mar 26 2015 change_password.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 35310 Aug 24 2015 check_passwd
drwxr-sr-x 3 homeseer root 12288 Jan 5 11:38 Config
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 Mar 26 2015 ConfigBackup
-rw------- 1 root root 27979776 Jan 3 09:06 core
drwxr-sr-x 6 homeseer root 4096 Jan 5 11:01 Data
drwxr-sr-x 3 homeseer root 4096 Dec 23 13:42 Docs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 683 Mar 26 2015 factory.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 70656 Aug 4 2012 FTD2XX_NET.dll
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 54 Mar 26 2015 go
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 May 16 2016 Grammar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1073152 Aug 1 13:39 HAI.Controller.dll
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17 Nov 28 2016 HarmonyHub.AuthorizationToken
-rw-r--r-- 1 homeseer root 76288 Sep 25 09:59 HomeSeerAPI.dll
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 37376 May 16 2016 HS3SentryLinux.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 homeseer root 44032 Mar 26 2015 HSCF.dll
-rw-r--r-- 1 homeseer root 13312 Sep 25 09:59 HSConsole.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 homeseer root 1518 Jul 19 13:05 HSConsole.exe.config
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 305664 Jul 27 17:31 HSPI_BLDenon.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 49664 Oct 5 2016 HSPI_CM15A.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 209408 Dec 15 2016 HSPI_HarmonyHub.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 50176 Nov 26 2014 HSPI_HSInsteon.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 352 Jan 16 2014 HSPI_HSInsteon.exe.config
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 221184 May 29 2015 HSPI_HSTOUCH.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 93696 Oct 4 16:05 HSPI_Insteon.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 909824 Dec 10 01:08 HSPI_MyQ.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4784 Dec 10 01:08 HSPI_MyQ.exe.config
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 507904 Sep 26 09:49 HSPI_OMNI.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 355 Aug 1 13:54 HSPI_OMNI.exe.config
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 145920 Jun 8 2016 HSPI_SAMPLE.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 195072 Oct 17 20:21 HSPI_SKWARE_HW_WIFI_TSTAT.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1746 Jul 11 08:23 HSPI_SKWARE_HW_WIFI_TSTAT.exe.config
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 223744 Apr 21 2015 HSPI_UPB.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 354 Nov 26 2013 HSPI_UPBSpud.exe.config
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3136512 Dec 28 10:23 HSPI_ZWave.exe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 357 Dec 18 2012 HSPI_ZWave.exe.config
drwxr-sr-x 15 homeseer root 4096 Dec 23 13:42 html
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 36 Mar 26 2015 install.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 553472 Oct 4 16:05 Insteon.dll
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 408 May 16 2016 led.sh
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 Jan 5 10:10 Logs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 930816 Mar 26 2015 Mail.dll
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 Jul 5 2017 Media
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 Dec 24 06:54 mochad
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 606 Aug 24 2015 password_check.c
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 22 Mar 26 2015 play_audio.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 488 Mar 26 2015 register_with_find.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 390 Aug 30 10:45 restart.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 126976 Dec 10 2012 RssToolkit.dll
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 14 Mar 26 2015 run_command_raw.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 43 Mar 26 2015 run_command.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2849280 Sep 25 09:59 Scheduler.dll
-rw-r--r-- 1 homeseer root 1596 Sep 25 09:59 Scheduler.dll.config
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 Dec 23 13:42 scripts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 405 Mar 26 2015 shutdown_controller.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 31 Mar 26 2015 shutdown.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 38 Mar 26 2015 speak.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 32 Mar 26 2015 speak_to_file.sh
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 Jul 5 2017 temp
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 Mar 26 2015 Temp
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 195 Mar 26 2015 updatehs.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 56988 Jun 17 2016 updater.txt
drwxr-sr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 5 10:11 Updates3
-rwxr-xr-x 1 homeseer root 493 Mar 26 2015 update.sh
drwxr-sr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 23 13:42 usr
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 Mar 26 2015 Wave
drwxr-sr-x 2 homeseer root 4096 May 16 2016 wave_files

[MarkHargrove]

The Insteon.ini file (along with the configuration files for most plugins) is in the Config directory.

-M.

[Minneapolis Mark]

Thanks but I can't CD into Config

I can see the Config folder when I run "ls -l". Yet running "cd /Config" or "cd/root/homeseer/Config" or any other combination does not seem to get me into the Config folder to see its contents. I'm sorry to bother you but the people who run Homeseeer tell me "look in the forum" for every answer.

[mnsandler]

have you tried "cd /root/homeseer/Config"

you need a space after the "cd" command

i don't know the folder structure below /homeseer/

[Minneapolis Mark]

Yes

Yes, I have tried cd /root/homeseer/Config.

After that when I run "ls" or "ls-l" I still get the same root list as I indicated above. Or if I run "dir" I get the same root list except it is displayed in two columns.

[mnsandler]

based on the results from your OP, you should be about to use "cd Config" to get into the config folder. no slashes, and the folder name is case-sensitive.

if you can't get in, them i guess you don't have access to the folder.

[Minneapolis Mark]

no access to Config folder

I did indeed try that syntax; still no progress in seeing the files within Config..... maybe the Homeseer people will actually answer my query abuot this.

[mnsandler]

I did indeed try that syntax; still no progress in seeing the files within Config..... maybe the Homeseer people will actually answer my query abuot this.

please ask HST, if its a permission issue, then nothing we try will work.

[rmasonjr]

Using "Linux Tools" will not get you into those folders. Every command is entered 'from' the HS folder. So, to see the contents of the Config (or any folder, really) is to use:

ls -l Config/*
or
ls -l /usr/local/HomeSeer/Config/*

Hope this helps...

[Minneapolis Mark]

Thank you

Thank you very much for that guidance. Using your syntax I am able to see a gigantic string of errors for at least the past several days. The substantive question now is how to replace the line that MNSandler suggests in the Insteon.ini file. He maintains that this will eliminate the disfunction between HomeSeer and the Insteon Hub, if I read his posts correctly. I seem to have lost connection to the insteon hub most recently at around 2 pm yesterday afternoon.

[Minneapolis Mark]

System Re-Set: Temporary Solution

Once I could see my logs I could tell that communication with the Insteon Hub stopped around 2 PM yesterday. At 9 AM today I ran a system reset on my entire HomeSeer system. Once that reset was accomplished, my Insteon-based events began to function again. I will monitor how long this solution lasts. If change the one line in the insteon.ini file is really the solution than I hope that someone from the cavalry will let me know the steps necessary to make that change.

[Minneapolis Mark]

Must restart whole system at least once per day

One or more times during each day I must restart the entire HomeSeer system in order to enable the insteon plug-in to function. If I do not find a solution to this dilemma I will no doubt choose not to purchase the plug-in at the end of the 30-day trial period. I wish this were not the case.

[mnsandler]

i don't know if you have a text editor on the system

do you have the ability to download the insteon.ini file using ftp?

if so, shutdown the plugin, download the file, edit it, and upload it

[mnsandler]

One or more times during each day I must restart the entire HomeSeer system in order to enable the insteon plug-in to function. If I do not find a solution to this dilemma I will no doubt choose not to purchase the plug-in at the end of the 30-day trial period. I wish this were not the case.

Mark,

install the latest beta 3.0.6.24. i changed the default to 2000 (ie no need to edit the insteon.ini - i didn't know it would be such a problem on a linux installation. I'll make this is UI field in the next version.

[Minneapolis Mark]

Excellent. I will install and launch the Beta when I have some minutes this afternoon. Thank you very much.