core: Unable to get adb server connected to docker HA

Home Assistant release with the issue: 0.90.2

Last working Home Assistant release (if known): Unknown

Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Home Assistant docker (unraid) ADB server on ubuntu vm (unraid)

Component/platform: media_player.androidtv

adb connectivity

Description of problem: So my setup is above but after setting up the component, connecting the fire sticks to the server and restart hass it says that its failed to connect. I have tested it locally with HA running on that same vm as adb and it works using localhost, but no luck between servers. Below is my setup. The adb path is white listed.

config:

- platform: androidtv
  name: sandra firetv
  host: 192.168.0.254
  adb_server_ip: 192.168.0.90
  adbkey: "/config/firetv/adbkey"

- platform: androidtv
  name: mike firetv
  adb_server_ip: 192.168.0.90
  host: 192.168.0.206
  adbkey: "/config/firetv/adbkey"

(ubuntu vm adb server)
mike@ubuntuvm:~$ adb devices
List of devices attached
192.168.0.254:5555	device
192.168.0.206:5555	device

Wed Mar 27 2019 17:58:55 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Could not connect to mike firetv at 192.168.0.206:5555 using ADB server at 192.168.0.90:5037

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 5 years ago
Comments: 46 (23 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

I reworked the script to:

#!/bin/sh

echo "Start the server in background mode..."
adb -a -P 5037 server nodaemon &

echo "Sleep 10 seconds for the adb server to start"
sleep 10

DEVICES="10.253.125.205"
echo "Connecting to devices."
for device in $DEVICES; do
   echo "Connect to device: $device"
   adb connect $device
done
echo "Done."

echo "Foreground the server again..."

wait %1

But why is a separate ADB server needed?

johansmitsnl on May 12, 2019

@aav7fl @JeffLIrion forgive me but where does the script get placed?

mkono87 on Mar 28, 2019

I believe I read a while back that the pure-python-adb package only worked when the ADB server is on the same machine. It sounds like yours is on a different computer. I assume your reason for this is because you’re not using Hass.io and so you can’t use the addon. However, you can still run an ADB server. As an example of how to do this, see this post: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/native-support-for-fire-tv/64448/300

Also, you don’t need adbkey in your config when using an ADB server. It doesn’t hurt anything, it’s just unnecessary.

JeffLIrion on Mar 28, 2019