From c194ab6b7ae2800db499b4099554b6604d0fdeda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RunOnGitHub Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:00:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update hdmi_cec.markdown (#1915) If we follow the instructions on raspberry, the install path is different after a manual build. --- source/_components/hdmi_cec.markdown | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_components/hdmi_cec.markdown b/source/_components/hdmi_cec.markdown index e586904bc00..1e13b407d1b 100644 --- a/source/_components/hdmi_cec.markdown +++ b/source/_components/hdmi_cec.markdown @@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ For the default virtual environment of a [Raspberry Pi All-In-One installation]( $ ln -s /usr/local/lib/python3.4/dist-packages/cec /srv/hass/hass_venv/lib/python3.4/site-packages ``` +For the default virtual environment of a [Manual installation](/getting-started/installation-raspberry-pi/) the command would be as follows. + +```bash +$ ln -s /usr/local/lib/python3.4/site-packages/cec /srv/hass/hass_venv/lib/python3.4/site-packages +``` + +

If after symlinking and adding `hdmi_cec:` to your configuration you are getting the following error in your logs, `* failed to open vchiq instance` you will also need to add the user account Home Assistant runs under, to the `video` group. To add the Home Assistant user account to the `video` group, run the following command. `$ usermod -a -G video `