Odroid N2+ will not boot without monitor attached

Author: mymaestroCreated Jun 20, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
Labelsboard/odroid

Describe the issue you are experiencing

After upgrading to OS 18.0 the ODROID N2+ will not boot, unless I plug in an HDMI monitor.

What operating system image do you use?

odroid-n2 (Hardkernel ODROID-N2/N2+)

What version of Home Assistant Operating System is installed?

18.0

Did the problem occur after upgrading the Operating System?

Yes

Hardware details

Installation method Home Assistant OS Core 2026.6.4 Supervisor 2026.06.2 Operating System 18.0 Frontend 20260527.7

ID_MODEL: SkyConnect_v1.0 ID_MODEL_ENC: SkyConnect\x20v1.0 ID_MODEL: HubZ_Smart_Home_Controller ID_MODEL_ENC: HubZ\x20Smart\x20Home\x20Controller

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Install or upgrade to Home Assistant OS 18.0 on ODROID N2+ (no monitor attached to the HDMI port).
  2. Reboot the system.
  3. The system will not boot.

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

txt
No relevant logs, since the system will not boot at all without a monitor, but with a monitor it boots normally.

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

txt
No relevant logs, since the system will not boot at all without a monitor, but with a monitor it boots normally.

System information

System Information

version core-2026.6.4
installation_type Home Assistant OS
dev false
hassio true
docker true
container_arch aarch64
user root
virtualenv false
python_version 3.14.5
os_name Linux
os_version 6.18.35-haos
arch aarch64
timezone America/Chicago
config_dir /config
Home Assistant Community Store
GitHub API ok
GitHub Content ok
GitHub Web ok
HACS Data ok
GitHub API Calls Remaining 4968
Installed Version 2.0.5
Stage running
Available Repositories 3152
Downloaded Repositories 5
Home Assistant Cloud
logged_in false
can_reach_cert_server ok
can_reach_cloud_auth ok
can_reach_cloud ok
Home Assistant Supervisor
host_os Home Assistant OS 18.0
update_channel stable
supervisor_version supervisor-2026.06.2
agent_version 1.9.0
docker_version 29.5.3
disk_total 28.0 GB
disk_used 12.9 GB
nameservers fe80::822a:a8ff:fe8e:c41b, 10.19.7.1
healthy true
supported true
host_connectivity true
supervisor_connectivity true
ntp_synchronized true
virtualization
board odroid-n2
disk_life_time 10 %
supervisor_api ok
version_api ok
installed_addons Z-Wave JS (1.4.0), Studio Code Server (6.0.1), Advanced SSH & Web Terminal (24.0.1), File editor (6.0.0), Network UPS Tools (0.18.0), Log Viewer (0.17.1), Node-RED (22.0.0), UniFi Network Application (886de50), Ring-MQTT with Video Streaming (5.9.3), Mosquitto broker (7.1.0), Tailscale (0.28.1), Everything Presence Zone Configurator (2.2.4)
Dashboards
dashboards 20
resources 7
views 19
mode storage
Network Configuration
adapters lo (disabled), end0 (enabled, default, auto), docker0 (disabled), hassio (disabled), veth03ce519 (disabled), veth480bbeb (disabled), veth31e44ad (disabled), veth10f77e5 (disabled), veth95e5393 (disabled), veth9782777 (disabled), veth570f0f6 (disabled), veth71588ff (disabled), veth56a9e50 (disabled), veth7afa425 (disabled)
ipv4_addresses lo (127.0.0.1/8), end0 (10.19.7.98/16), docker0 (172.30.232.1/23), hassio (172.30.32.1/23), veth03ce519 (), veth480bbeb (), veth31e44ad (), veth10f77e5 (), veth95e5393 (), veth9782777 (), veth570f0f6 (), veth71588ff (), veth56a9e50 (), veth7afa425 ()
ipv6_addresses lo (::1/128), end0 (2603:8080:f04:b900:6dc5:a27e:6cc6:deec/64, fe80::e20d:2c9d:856:a65a/64), docker0 (fd4e:dfeb:1064::1/64, fe80::b4e2:fff:feee:1757/64), hassio (fd0c:ac1e:2100::1/48, fe80::bc5d:4eff:fef8:1e86/64), veth03ce519 (fe80::3c5b:c2ff:fe81:e1d2/64), veth480bbeb (fe80::50a8:7dff:fe1e:61ec/64), veth31e44ad (fe80::341f:27ff:fe0c:ca96/64), veth10f77e5 (fe80::506f:a0ff:fee1:2c08/64), veth95e5393 (fe80::3841:c4ff:feaa:d31b/64), veth9782777 (fe80::50f2:bbff:fe1d:1b2f/64), veth570f0f6 (fe80::7027:47ff:fe7c:aec/64), veth71588ff (fe80::841c:5fff:fe86:c4de/64), veth56a9e50 (fe80::8420:11ff:feb1:3aa6/64), veth7afa425 (fe80::58ea:53ff:fe4e:e929/64)
announce_addresses 10.19.7.98, 2603:8080:f04:b900:6dc5:a27e:6cc6:deec, fe80::e20d:2c9d:856:a65a
Recorder
oldest_recorder_run June 10, 2026 at 6:12 AM
current_recorder_run June 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM
estimated_db_size 513.49 MiB
database_engine sqlite
database_version 3.49.2

Additional information

No response

Source: home-assistant/operating-system