Samsung
Samsung TV ExLink setup when TV off
TVs · Entertainment
WorksLocal
1 report: 1 says it works.
Reported with 1 integration: Samsung TV via ExLink.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung TV via ExLink | Works Local | Setup failed with TV off (power state 0x00); fixed after reportSaved copyThe problem If Home Assistant starts (or the config entry is reloaded) while the TV is off, the `samsung_exlink` integration fails setup and stays failed until it is manually reloaded with the TV on. Newer Samsung TVs answer the ExLink power status query even when fully off, and reply with `0x00`. The library's `PowerState` enum has no member for `0x00`, so `SamsungTV.query_power()` raises `ValueError`. That comes out of `tv.refresh()` in `async_setup_entry`. Because `ValueError` isn't one of the exceptions caught there, setup ends in an error instead of `ConfigEntryNotReady`, so HA never … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #183331 · 2026-09 |
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Identifiers
| Brand | Samsung |
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| Category | TVs |