The Viera TV at 192.168.220.197 could not be edited

[ianchenyw]

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I have installed the vieramatic and all set correctly as well as the TV set. Just it pops up the message. Not sure which part went wrong and not able to install it.

The Viera TV at 192.168.220.197 could not be edited.
Please, do make sure that it is turned on and connected to the network, and then try again.

Also, if you haven't done it already...

...on your TV go to Menu / Network / TV Remote App Settings and make sure that the following settings are all turned ON:
TV Remote
Powered On by Apps
Networked Standby

[DEEJCUK]

i am also getting this issue now, its been working for months / years but since updating recently Installed: v2.0.0-beta.22 its stopped, i confirmed i can ping my TV IP from the container and i can use the Panasonic app to connect, Home assistant is working also, i did downgrade HB to latest v1.8.4 and its still the same, also docker container is in host mode.. and as mentioned it was working for a long time , then suddenly stopped after an update in HB

[10/7/2024, 9:23:44 AM] [Homebridge UI] [homebridge-vieramatic] Incoming Request: /ping
[10/7/2024, 9:23:44 AM] [Homebridge UI] [homebridge-vieramatic] ---> (ping) xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx false

[DEEJCUK]

follow up, its now working, i had to manually craft a config, then use the old paring way viera-pair in the console and its now responding, although its now spamming the logs with this
HAP-NodeJS WARNING: The accessory 'Configured Name' has an invalid 'ConfiguredName' characteristic ('Apple TV+'). Please use only alphanumeric, space, and apostrophe characters. Ensure it starts and ends with an alphabetic or numeric character, and avoid emojis. This may prevent the accessory from being added in the Home App or cause unresponsiveness. and when looking in Home app i see this is an application thats been picked up