"Replace failed" no longer working

Vera Controllers, Services & Devices General Vera Discussions
#21

Not quite… like this:

Note: all get/set steps are done on Advanced > Params for each device. Do not change any other parameters or make any changes to the device in other parts of the UI.

  1. Go to the NEW device and copy down its NEW altid;
  2. Go to the OLD device and copy down its OLD altid;
  3. Set the NEW altid recorded in step 1 on the OLD device.
  4. Go back to the NEW device and set the OLD altid recorded in step 2.
  5. Reload Luup Engine (Advanced > New service)
  6. Hard-refresh your browser (religiously, often)
  7. Delete the NEW (yes NEW) device (which has the old altid on it as of step 4).
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#22

Many thanks for the replies, i will misspelled the first message, i meant put the NEW altid in the OLD unresponsive device :slight_smile:

i will try it and see, hope all will work well till they fix the Replace failed !

#23

phew!!! I started to pull my hair reading this… :wink:

#24

Hello All, I just want to confirm that it worked, followed the steps by rigpapa and all went well… Thank you all :slight_smile:

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#25

I wanted to report to all that RigPapa’s directions worked perfectly for me too just today!!

#26

FWIW, “Replaced Failed” may actually work. At least it appears that it did for me.

I had a dimmer that was working, but wasn’t talking to my Vera Plus. I was getting “Can’t detect device”, and although I was able to run some luup code found elsewhere on this forum to clear the error, it still wouldn’t connect.

I tried deleting the device and re-pairing it, but it got a different device and altid, which messed up my scenes and existing configuration.

So I restored from backup, put the Vera in exclude mode to remove the recent association. The dimmer was now flashing. I went to the device’s Advanced->Commands tab and clicked “Repair Failed”. It responded with a popup, “Command Sent”, but no add-new-device-wizard.

I then went to the dimmer and pressed the button. The light cycled, but the LED was still blinking. A second tap and it cycled again but this time the LED was solid. Looked like a successful pairing.

For good measure, I then clicked the “Configure node right now” (same Commands tab), and got the same “Command Sent” confirmation.

Lo and behold, my dimmer is now responding and my scenes are intact!

I’m not sure if the “Configure node right now” had anything to do with my success, but I wanted to record my steps for posterity’s sake.

And for reference, I’m running 1.7.5364 (7.32).