Hailo8 driver version requirement configurable?

[skolson]

I'm a new Frigate user, and am doing a docker install on an Ubuntu server with Hailo8 M2 card and driver 4.23. After configuring, I hit the error where version 4.21 is required of the driver, so it doesn't like 4.23. Is Frigate's supported Hailo8 driver version configurable? Or is it built into the stable docker image?

[inkeep-ai-assistant[bot]]

The HailoRT driver version is built into the Frigate Docker image and is not user-configurable(1). Only one version of the driver/firmware can be installed in the Docker image(1).

For your situation with driver version 4.23 when Frigate requires 4.21, you have two options:

1. Downgrade your system's Hailo driver to version 4.21 to match what's included in the current Frigate stable image. You can use the user installation script to install the correct driver version(2).

2. Build your own Docker image with support for driver version 4.23. Users can run their own Docker build to support a different Hailo version if they prefer(1).

The version mismatch issue occurs because Frigate stays in line with specific HailoRT versions for compatibility(1). The documentation indicates that for Raspberry Pi 5 users, Home Assistant Operating System version 16.0 is required, and other users need to update the Hailo driver and firmware on their system using the user installation script(3).

📚 Sources:

1. Support multiple HailoRT library versions
2. Installation
3. [Detector Support]: Hailo-8l

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