Release Home Assistant OS 18.0 · home-assistant/operating-system
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Home Assistant OS 18.0 is a major release bringing significant updates to all platforms. The Linux kernel has been updated from 6.12 to 6.18 across all targets, Docker has been upgraded to v29.5.3 ...

There are some notes specific to rpi installs, so give it a read if you run HAOS on that platform.

Raspberry Pi 5 users need a bootloader from at least 2025-02-12, otherwise the display output may freeze early during the boot. Update the bootloader before installing this update, using one of the following methods:

  • Run rpi-eeprom-update -a while connected directly to the device (using a display and keyboard), prior to installing the OS update.
  • Use Raspberry Pi Imager with a spare SD card to flash a bootloader update image to it.
  • Alternatively, if you have an SSH terminal app installed, you can run ha os boards raspberrypi firmware update over SSH right after updating the OS.
    • Mark Gjøl@mstdn.dk
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      2 days ago

      @Scheisser @limelight79 So if I do not have a display connected, then it’s not problem? Can I just use the terminal app?

      What I don’t get is that if the new HAOS should be able to do a bootloader update on its own, so why doesn’t it just have a button for that?

    • limelight79@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I did the update and ran the recommended command. Seems to be working. I don’t have a monitor and keyboard hooked up to know if it’s really working.

      • Claude Flammang@dju.social
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        2 days ago

        @limelight79
        You would know if it didn’t work, I can guarantee that as I was foolish enough to apply the update while being 700km away and not being back before August. Luckily most of my devices are Matter over Thread, so despite HA being offline I can still monitor our RV over Apple Home.

        • limelight79@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          13 hours ago

          Sorry, I meant that I have no idea if the display is working, as I don’t have one attached. The HA installation is definitely working!

          Oh yeah. I would definitely not do a long distance update if I can avoid it. A few years ago we took a 28 day road trip, and the HA at home stayed completely un-updated during that time. (I actually have two setups, one is a virtual machine on my Linux server at home, and the RPi is in our rv.) I rarely have issues with updates, but I wasn’t about to risk it.

          For the rv setup, I struggle because the rv doesn’t have a consistent wifi network. At home it uses the home network, but we’ll often use campground wifi or phone hotspots while traveling. We have and used to use a Starlink setup (especially during that long trip) but I’m not giving that jackass a dime if I can avoid it. But Starlink really is the best solution.

          And HA doesn’t remember more than one wifi network at a time, so if I change it to a campground, then I have to change it back when I get home.