ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3 does not start up on my RasPi

[oe8bck]

Describe the issue you are experiencing

After upgrade, my HA does not start up any more :-(

What operating system image do you use?

rpi4-64 (Raspberry Pi 4/400 64-bit OS)

What version of Home Assistant Operating System is installed?

16.3

Did the problem occur after upgrading the Operating System?

Yes

Hardware details

Standard RasPi 4 with SDD attached via USB.

Steps to reproduce the issue

After update, the web interface was not available any more. The container homeassistant does not start up

Anything in the Supervisor logs that might be useful for us?

2025-12-14 10:44:21.118 WARNING (MainThread) [supervisor.plugins.base] Version 2025.09.0 is already installed for cli
2025-12-14 10:45:42.229 INFO (SyncWorker_6) [supervisor.docker.manager] Runing command 'python3 -m homeassistant -c /config --script check_config' on ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3
2025-12-14 10:45:47.799 ERROR (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Invalid Home Assistant config found!
2025-12-14 10:59:33.384 INFO (SyncWorker_6) [supervisor.docker.manager] Runing command 'python3 -m homeassistant -c /config --script check_config' on ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3
2025-12-14 10:59:35.735 ERROR (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Invalid Home Assistant config found!
2025-12-14 11:42:05.762 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting remove hardware /dev/ttyACM0 - /dev/serial/by-id/usb-dresden_elektronik_ingenieurtechnik_GmbH_ConBee_II_DE2678233-if00
2025-12-14 11:42:05.774 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting remove hardware /dev/bus/usb/001/004 - None
2025-12-14 11:42:08.068 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting add hardware /dev/bus/usb/001/005 - None
2025-12-14 11:42:08.076 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting add hardware /dev/ttyACM0 - /dev/serial/by-id/usb-dresden_elektronik_ingenieurtechnik_GmbH_ConBee_II_DE2678233-if00
2025-12-14 11:42:09.622 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting remove hardware /dev/ttyACM0 - /dev/serial/by-id/usb-dresden_elektronik_ingenieurtechnik_GmbH_ConBee_II_DE2678233-if00
2025-12-14 11:42:09.636 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting remove hardware /dev/bus/usb/001/005 - None
2025-12-14 11:42:11.945 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting add hardware /dev/bus/usb/001/006 - None
2025-12-14 11:42:11.952 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.hardware.monitor] Detecting add hardware /dev/ttyACM0 - /dev/serial/by-id/usb-dresden_elektronik_ingenieurtechnik_GmbH_ConBee_II_DE2678233-if00
2025-12-14 11:42:34.681 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.check] Starting system checks with state running
2025-12-14 11:42:34.682 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for pwned/addon
2025-12-14 11:42:34.813 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for security/core
2025-12-14 11:42:34.814 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for dns_server_ipv6_error/dns_server
2025-12-14 11:42:34.815 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for ipv4_connection_problem/system
2025-12-14 11:42:34.816 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for multiple_data_disks/system
2025-12-14 11:42:34.816 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for dns_server_failed/dns_server
2025-12-14 11:42:34.817 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for disk_lifetime/system
2025-12-14 11:42:34.828 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for disabled_data_disk/system
2025-12-14 11:42:34.829 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for docker_config/system
2025-12-14 11:42:34.830 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.checks.base] Run check for free_space/system
2025-12-14 11:42:34.834 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.check] System checks complete
2025-12-14 11:42:34.834 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.evaluate] Starting system evaluation with state running
2025-12-14 11:42:34.988 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.evaluate] System evaluation complete
2025-12-14 11:42:34.989 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.fixup] Starting system autofix at state running
2025-12-14 11:42:34.989 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.fixup] System autofix complete

Anything in the Host logs that might be useful for us?

# docker logs homeassistant
exec /init: exec format error
exec /init: exec format error

# ha supervisor logs
2025-12-14 10:43:12.696 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.core] Start Home Assistant Core
2025-12-14 10:43:12.759 INFO (SyncWorker_2) [supervisor.docker.manager] Starting homeassistant
2025-12-14 10:43:13.105 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Wait until Home Assistant is ready
2025-12-14 10:43:18.120 ERROR (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Home Assistant has crashed!
2025-12-14 10:43:18.121 ERROR (MainThread) [supervisor.core] Can't start Home Assistant Core - rebuiling
2025-12-14 10:43:18.131 INFO (SyncWorker_1) [supervisor.docker.manager] Cleaning homeassistant application
2025-12-14 10:43:18.201 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.module] Update pulse/client.config: /data/tmp/homeassistant_pulse
2025-12-14 10:43:18.679 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.homeassistant] Starting Home Assistant ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant with version 2025.12.3
2025-12-14 10:43:18.680 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Wait until Home Assistant is ready
2025-12-14 10:43:23.690 ERROR (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Home Assistant has crashed!
2025-12-14 10:43:23.692 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.module] Create new suggestion execute_repair - core / None
2025-12-14 10:43:23.692 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.resolution.module] Create new issue fatal_error - core / None
2025-12-14 10:43:23.693 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.addons.manager] Phase 'application' starting 2 add-ons

System information

No response

Additional information

No response

[oe8bck]

as a work-around I down-graded by removing the homeassistant docker and re-created it with

docker run -d \
  --name homeassistant \
  --restart=unless-stopped \
  --privileged \
  -e TZ=Europe/Vienna \
  -v /mnt/data/supervisor/homeassistant:/config \
  -v /run/dbus:/run/dbus:ro \
  --network=host \
  ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:2025.11.2

[jreusch]

seems i ran into an issue which smells the same, but i do not seem to have access to the docker shell (yet? ;) ) to fix is like you.

observer_2025-12-15T22-07-12.500Z.log

with ssh i saw that instead of port 80, HA is again available in :8123 and there i can see that since days it prints

2025-12-15 23:05:29.630 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Updating image ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:landingpage to ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3
2025-12-15 23:05:29.631 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Downloading docker image ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant with tag 2025.12.3.
2025-12-15 23:05:30.337 ERROR (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Can't install ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3: DockerError(500, 'layer does not exist')
2025-12-15 23:05:30.338 WARNING (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Error on Home Assistant installation. Retrying in 30sec
2025-12-15 23:06:00.343 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Updating image ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:landingpage to ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3
2025-12-15 23:06:00.344 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Downloading docker image ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant with tag 2025.12.3.
2025-12-15 23:06:01.032 ERROR (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Can't install ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3: DockerError(500, 'layer does not exist')
2025-12-15 23:06:01.034 WARNING (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Error on Home Assistant installation. Retrying in 30sec
2025-12-15 23:06:31.036 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Updating image ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:landingpage to ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3
2025-12-15 23:06:31.037 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Downloading docker image ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant with tag 2025.12.3.
2025-12-15 23:06:31.736 ERROR (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Can't install ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3: DockerError(500, 'layer does not exist')
2025-12-15 23:06:31.737 WARNING (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Error on Home Assistant installation. Retrying in 30sec
2025-12-15 23:07:01.742 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Updating image ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:landingpage to ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3
2025-12-15 23:07:01.742 INFO (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Downloading docker image ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant with tag 2025.12.3.
2025-12-15 23:07:02.466 ERROR (MainThread) [supervisor.docker.interface] Can't install ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3: DockerError(500, 'layer does not exist')
2025-12-15 23:07:02.468 WARNING (MainThread) [supervisor.homeassistant.core] Error on Home Assistant installation. Retrying in 30sec

in the logs.

manually executing
$ docker pull --platform linux/arm64 ghcr.io/home-assistant/raspberrypi4-64-homeassistant:2025.12.3
on my laptop works, so the search continues :)

[jreusch]

ok i managed it somehow.
seems i had a generic docker problem, the log error came form the docker daemon itself, not from HA.

• with the help of https://community.home-assistant.io/t/howto-how-to-access-the-home-assistant-os-host-itself-over-ssh/263352 activated ssh with docker access
• debugged quite a lot
• systemcl stop docker
• removed /var/lib/overlay2 (actually moved it, but it got deleted due to reboot somehow
• rebooted
• wait
• wait
• wait
  worked :)

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