chill wrote: > The mist is starting to clear. The answer to my first question is that > Network Manager is not needed if the interfaces are configured solely > through /etc/network/interfaces. > > For my second question, the problem with the wlan0 block that I posted > earlier is that the wpa-psk option requires the hexadecimal key, not the > normal wifi password.
I did some more testing with a fresh Ubuntu image, and I'm afraid I'm guilty of spreading misinformation on the internet! The wpa-psk option can indeed use the normal password. And although Network Manager isn't needed, it is necessary to install wpasupplicant. So now I have a worked set of instructions to go from a fresh Ubuntu base/server image to a complete Luajit/JiveLite install that connects to wifi and starts JiveLite at boot up. Start by putting the 'Ext4 version of Ubuntu Base/Server 14.04 LTS (Trusty)' (https://jwills.co.uk/files/joggler/ubuntu_base_14.04-v1.6-ext4.img.gz) onto a USB stick, then boot the Joggler from that stick. You'll need to enter the following commands, so you'll either need a USB keyboard attached to the Joggler (hence you'll need a USB hub), or you'll need to connect to the Joggler over your network via SSH. Connecting over SSH is easier as you can copy and paste these commands, even in batches or (probably) all in one go. Login as 'Joggler', with password 'Joggler'. Then Start with all the package/library installs and build Luajit and Jivelite Code: -------------------- sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant sudo apt-get install git-core libluajit-5.1-dev libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libsdl-gfx1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libexpat1-dev cd mkdir luajit cd luajit git clone http://luajit.org/git/luajit-2.0.git cd luajit-2.0 make sudo make install sudo ldconfig cd git clone https://github.com/ralph-irving/jivelite.git cd jivelite sudo make PREFIX=/usr/local sudo apt install xinit sudo apt-get install xinput-calibrator -------------------- xinput-calibrator isn't necessary to run JiveLite, but it may be useful if your touchscreen needs to be calibrated (mine's fine without calibration). Start the calibrator with: Code: -------------------- sudo xinit xinput_calibrator -------------------- Then create a script to start Jivelite: Code: -------------------- cd sudo nano startjivelite.sh -------------------- Enter (or copy/paste) this text into the script, then ctrl-x > y > enter: Code: -------------------- #!/bin/bash export JIVE_NOCURSOR=1 sudo -E xinit /home/joggler/jivelite/bin/jivelite -------------------- Edit /etc/rc.local to call that script at boot: Code: -------------------- sudo nano /etc/rc.local -------------------- Insert this line just before the 'exit 0' line at the end, then ctrl-x > y > enter: Code: -------------------- sudo bash /home/joggler/startjivelite.sh -------------------- Edit the file that defines the network interfaces: Code: -------------------- sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces -------------------- Ensure that it looks like this, then ctrl-x > y > enter. (replace "ssid" with your own, and "password" with your normal password. I have them between double quotes, but I'm not certain the quotes are needed.) Code: -------------------- # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp allow-hotplug wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-ssid "ssid" wpa-psk "passkey" -------------------- Finally reboot: Code: -------------------- sudo shutdown -r now -------------------- If everything has gone smoothly then the Joggler should boot without an ethernet cable and pick up an IP address from DHCP (assuming that's how your wifi is set up). Check the connections with: Code: -------------------- ifconfig -------------------- or just the wired interface, or just the wifi interface: Code: -------------------- ifconfig eth0 ifconfig wlan0 -------------------- If ever you quit out of JiveLite, you can restart it with: Code: -------------------- cd sudo bash startjivelite.sh -------------------- I did take an image of this raw install, so if it's useful I can post that somewhere, but it should take around 30 minutes to complete all of the above instructions. It's not quite what I was aiming for, primarily because it boots from an attached USB stick rather than internal flash, but also because it's a bit rough around the edges - it needs one file to be edited manually to change the wifi settings, the boot process shows everything that's going on rather than a nice clean splash screen, the 'JiveLite' splash screen is off-centre when it's run under xinit, and probably a few other things that I've forgotten. But it's pretty close. I did look into what's required to get this onto flash. I compared the packages in this install with those in Squeezeplay OS, and not only are there a lot fewer packages in sqpos, but the kernel is a lot smaller too. There are some good instructions around for building a version for installation to flash, so I may look at that next. But I might have another crack at TinyCore/Alpine. I found that I could boot the .iso distribution images if I use a virtual environment on my Mac (VirtualBox), and I was even able to then use their built-in tools to make a bootable USB stick, but guess what - the Joggler won't boot that version either! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110040 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
