Vera alerts not working anymore, Failed to save system configuration

Plugins & Plugin Development VeraAlerts
#1

I had Vera alerts running for a long time with out any problem. Yesterday I installed a new device, with some issues, but anyway. If I now add new notifications for devices I can not save them.

Every time I go to the tab, I see 2 devices updated. If I leave I see the spinning wheel and then Failed to save system configuration. GOng to the tab again, 2 devices updated. Old notifications are working fine, but not possible to add new ones.

Tried to remove the newly added notification, reload LUA, reboot Vera. Nothing helps.

Yes I saw some old post about this error message, but these are about older versions.

What to do?

#2

Have you checked if you’re out of space? it’s a bit of a guess, though

C

#3

Yes, loged in already with SSH, 50% free. Never had this before.

#4

You’re looking at the right partition? 50% seems quite a lot unless you’re exrooted…

rootfs is the one

C

#5

Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
rootfs 9.5M 5.9M 3.6M 63% /
/dev/root 9.3M 9.3M 0 100% /rom
tmpfs 61.9M 4.6M 57.3M 7% /tmp
/dev/mtdblock6 9.5M 5.9M 3.6M 63% /overlay
overlayfs:/overlay 9.5M 5.9M 3.6M 63% /
tmpfs 512.0K 0 512.0K 0% /dev
/dev/mtdblock10 64.8M 9.3M 55.5M 14% /storage
/dev/mtdblock10 64.8M 9.3M 55.5M 14% /etc/cmh-firmware
/dev/mtdblock10 64.8M 9.3M 55.5M 14% /etc/cmh-backup
/dev/mtdblock9 7.5M 7.5M 0 100% /mios
root@MiOS_xxxxxxxx:~# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 126688 80840 45848 0 0
-/+ buffers: 80840 45848
Swap: 0 0 0

#6

I read somewhere a reply from Richard, to delete all notifications and scenes. And start all over again.
That would be a terrible job. Why is this happening? Could the app not be uninstalled and reinstalled?

#7

Where are you trying to add a Vera Alerts notification?

Into a Vera Scene ?

Last week I added a “new” device, a Virtual motion sensor device and in my PLEG logic I was able to add a notification for Vera Alerts to send out a message when motion is tripped (Blue Iris / IP CAM). That worked OK for me.

I will have to try adding a new Vera Alert notification to a Vera Scene I guess.

#8

I added it for a new device. I also tried to add it to an exciting device. But both give the issue.
Just tried to add a notification to a scene. Went to Vera Alerts, and voila the same error.
So it is impossible to add new notifications. WTF is happening?

#9

I wasn’t aware you could add a Vera Alerts notification directly on to a device? How are you doing that? You have a screen shot ?

I have always added Vera Alerts to either Scenes or in to the Actions of PLEG.

#10

As long as I use Vera Alert (4 years) I use it to set a notification within the settings of the device.
After that I go to the vera alert tab edit, and then you see, xx notification added. Click on close. Done.
But now when I click on Close, I got the error.

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#11

Strange I’ve never seen that before where under an actual device you have options for Vera Alerts.

Mine just looks like this lots of white space.

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The “Add notification for” drop down menu is for the native / inbuilt Vera notification system, nothing to do with Vera Alerts.

#12

Not true, it works fine with Vera Alert, really. Using it for a long time.

Just try it, at a notification, choose the Vera Alert user. And you will get a notification when you turn on a ligth for example.

#13

OK I will have a look tomorrow and test it.

I will also try adding a new Vera Alert to a scene and see what happens.

#14

Ok this is really weird.

I removed the notification for the latest (new) device. After that I removed the 2 notifications I added lately. There were working fine btw. Then I gave a reboot to the vera.

Then I added 3 new notifications (2 for the same, but other device and 1 for an other device). And they all 3 were working fine, no errors or what ever.

Maybe it was the device with the 2 last added notifications, but I will continue testing tomorrow. Staring to add the smoke detector again.

btw that device where I removed the 2 notifications for, was a coolcam floodsensor, 100% supported by Vera.

#15

Alerts built via the native notification fire in VeraAlerts. Build a native, switch to VeraAlerts, and it will be there…

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