addon-node-red: Serial port crash on startup with 11.0.4 on ARM

Problem/Motivation

In 11.0.4 on ARM devices, serial port nodes crash Node-RED. Root cause is https://github.com/serialport/node-serialport/issues/2438

Expected behavior

Node-RED starts up and works

Actual behavior

[16:07:23] INFO: Starting Node-RED...
> start
> node $NODE_OPTIONS node_modules/node-red/red.js "--settings" "/etc/node-red/config.js"
28 Feb 16:07:26 - [info] 
Welcome to Node-RED
===================
28 Feb 16:07:26 - [info] Node-RED version: v2.2.2
28 Feb 16:07:26 - [info] Node.js  version: v16.14.0
28 Feb 16:07:26 - [info] Linux 5.10.92-v8 arm64 LE
28 Feb 16:07:28 - [info] Loading palette nodes
28 Feb 16:07:32 - [info] Dashboard version 3.1.6 started at /endpoint/ui
28 Feb 16:07:34 - [info] Settings file  : /etc/node-red/config.js
28 Feb 16:07:34 - [info] Context store  : 'default' [module=memory]
28 Feb 16:07:34 - [info] User directory : /config/node-red/
28 Feb 16:07:34 - [info] Projects directory: /config/node-red/projects
28 Feb 16:07:34 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:46836/
28 Feb 16:07:34 - [info] Active project : foxden-home
28 Feb 16:07:34 - [info] Flows file     : /config/node-red/projects/foxden-home/flows.json
28 Feb 16:07:34 - [info] Starting flows
[16:07:37] INFO: Starting Node-RED...

And this repeats over and over, no error messages I can find.

Full log: log.txt

Steps to reproduce

Just on startup, every time. In case it is related to my config. All my config is in a git project that can be found here: https://github.com/FoxDenHome/nodered

Proposed changes

If this is widespread, unpublish the update or hotfix

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 2 years ago
Comments: 50 (6 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

Finally figured out how to roll back. You only need to roll back node-red-node-serialport.

In Home Assistant, go to the NodeRed add-on. Then go to the configuration for the add-on. Next to npm packages to install, put “node-red-node-serialport@0.15.0”.

Then save and restart the NR add-on. This will revert node-red-node-serialport to the previous version that was working.

juanhaywood on Mar 12, 2022

Agreed. But for sure keep this open so people who find their 11.0.4 crashing. From this it seems like everyone who uses a serial port and is using an ARM-based device will be affected.

Doridian on Mar 1, 2022

Hi Juan, Thanks for that trick but…it seems not working… get: Échec de l’enregistrement de la configuration du module complémentaire, Invalid list for option ‘npm_packages’ in Node-RED (a0d7b954_nodered). Got {‘certfile’: ‘fullchain.pem’, ‘credential_secret’: ‘&Petroineos’, ‘http_node’: {‘password’: ‘’, ‘username’: ‘’}, ‘http_static’: {‘password’: ‘’, ‘username’: ‘’}, ‘init_commands’: [], ‘keyfile’: ‘privkey.pem’, ‘npm_packages’: @.', ‘ssl’: False, ‘system_packages’: [], ‘theme’: ‘default’} Any advise? Regards Patrice Le 12/03/2022 à 20:57, juanhaywood a écrit : … Finally figured out how to roll back. You only need to roll back node-red-node-serialport. In Home Assistant, go to the NodeRed add-on. Then go to the configuration for the add-on. Next to npm packages to install, put @.". Then save and restart the NR add-on. This will revert node-red-node-serialport to the previous version that was working. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1312 (comment)>, or unsubscribe https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/APEDJY4GS4XSWUTNSDP22VLU7TZJ7ANCNFSM5PSQSLLQ. You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: @.***>

Try it like this:

npm_packages:
  - node-red-node-serialport@0.15.0

Alternatively:

npm_packages: [node-red-node-serialport@0.15.0]

Doridian on Mar 12, 2022

Found the probable actual cause this time: https://github.com/serialport/node-serialport/issues/2438

Doridian on Mar 1, 2022

Comfirm this is solved in 12.0.2. 😃 Thanks @frenck

corvy on Jun 9, 2022

Comfirm this is solved in 12.0.2. 😃 Thanks @frenck

Thanks for the (good) news!

Thanks @frenck for the work!

deltazerorsan on Jun 9, 2022

Good to know! Thanks @corvy 👍

frenck on Jun 9, 2022

The issue continue

alemusso on Apr 18, 2022

Still an issue

Doridian on Apr 18, 2022

node-red-node-serialport@0.15.0

Finally figured out how to roll back. You only need to roll back node-red-node-serialport.

In Home Assistant, go to the NodeRed add-on. Then go to the configuration for the add-on. Next to npm packages to install, put “node-red-node-serialport@0.15.0”.

Then save and restart the NR add-on. This will revert node-red-node-serialport to the previous version that was working.

Perfect - have been having a nightmare trying to recover Node-Red the last two weeks, the lack of revealing logs from HA / docker has hampered the troubleshooting - but this has nailed the issue.

jimleach on Mar 18, 2022

Finally figured out how to roll back. You only need to roll back node-red-node-serialport.

In Home Assistant, go to the NodeRed add-on. Then go to the configuration for the add-on. Next to npm packages to install, put “node-red-node-serialport@0.15.0”.

Then save and restart the NR add-on. This will revert node-red-node-serialport to the previous version that was working.

thanks @juanhaywood

jfcampos on Mar 14, 2022

I confirm too. I’ve tested to reconnect my serial device (electric probe through USB) and immediately Node-Red crash. Also immediatelly, by removing the USB cable (plug to serial adapter) Node-Red works again.

Ayrton31 on Mar 10, 2022

Hi,

Have somebody with Serial node tested the 11.1.0?

Thanks!

I have tested 11.1.0 but the same issue i have downgraded to 11.0.3 after and back normal

flexy2dd on Mar 10, 2022