MQTT auto discovery not working

[realjax]

Checklist:

• [x ] I updated to the latest version available
• [ x] I checked that my MQTT broker is otherwise working

Release with the issue: latest

Last working release (if known):

Hardware, Operating System, Python version:

MQTT auto discovery not working. Messages are posted without problems to the MQTT server allright. A topic withe the name

homeassistant/sensor/rpi-mqtt-hole

is created but Home Assistant does not pick this up and there is no sensor.rpi-mqtt-hole available for the reporter card. When the 'Listen to a topic' functionality is used of the MQTT integration, and when listening to homeassistant/# the messages are received just fine.

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[ironsheep]

From your comment, I can't really tell what's not working. As you indicate it sort of is working?

Can you please clarify? I'll be glad to help/fix things when I better understand!

[realjax]

As you indicate it sort of is working?

:)

Well, yes. That is, HA is able to communicate fine with my MQTT server, but HA's MQTT autodiscovery for the script is not working. it is not picking up 'homeassistant/sensor/rpi-mqtt-hole' and listing it as a sensor.

[realjax]

ok, got a little further I think.
here is (the relevant part of) my config.ini

# by default Home Assistant listens to the /homeassistant but it can be changed for a given installation
#  likewise, by default this script advertises on the same default topic. If you use a different
#  discovery prefix then specify yours here.  [default: homeassistant]
discovery_prefix = homeassistant

# NOTE: The MQTT topic used for this device is constructed as:
#  {base_topic}/{sensor_name}
#
# The MQTT base topic under which to publish the Raspberry Pi sensor data topics.
base_topic = stat/system

# The MQTT name for this Raspberry Pi as a sensor
sensor_name = rpi-mqtt-hole

But in Home Assistant I end up seeing these sensors:

None of which the (full)rpi monitor card wants, right?

[realjax]

Yes! Got it to work.

It's initial problem of not showing up in HA was due to a broken supervisor install ( I think). Fixed this and HA picked things as expected. And then I had to mess around with some - and _ that I had mixed up. Working fine now!