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Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:08 am
by HarmlessSaucer
Yea, so strange! I flashed the image with the same thing, used the same sticks, same imager, same ports, same Mac to image... and yet for some reason now it’s working fine! Only thing that’s different is I TRIED installing using the internal memory, which I quickly found was too small. Oh well, thanks everyone! 😊

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:24 pm
by spants
Thanks for building this. I resurrected my 2 O2 Jogglers for a project but I am stuck..... I have the boot USB working for bionic but I would like it to just load up a web browser (will show a NodeRed dashboard).
Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks!

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:33 am
by hawsey
spants wrote:Thanks for building this. I resurrected my 2 O2 Jogglers for a project but I am stuck..... I have the boot USB working for bionic but I would like it to just load up a web browser (will show a NodeRed dashboard).
Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks!
@Spants are you just wanting a desktop environment ?

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Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:50 am
by roobarb!
Funnily enough, installing a kiosk browser is one of the things I have on my list! I'm setting up some home automation and will be using a Joggler for exactly the same purpose.

Okay, from the top of my head:

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sudo of-expand
sudo of-install xserver
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install chromium-browser
sudo of-settings autologin of
sudo of-settings autoxrun of "<path to chromium i can't remember where it gets installed>"
sudo reboot
That'll get you somewhere. You may need to:

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sudo apt install matchbox-window-manager
To get Chromium to full screen properly, and you'll need to figure out the kiosk mode switches, but all of that is just the same as any Debian / Ubuntu system.

Good luck!

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:35 am
by roobarb!
BTW, folks, the 3.16 kernel was made end-of-life recently, so I think I'll be switching up to 5.4 in the future. This will break automatic detection of a plug in the output socket on the OpenFrame 1 / Joggler due to the fun way they wired in the chip and me not being able to work out a patch (despite many hours trying).

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:28 pm
by alxscott
roobarb! wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:50 am Funnily enough, installing a kiosk browser is one of the things I have on my list! I'm setting up some home automation and will be using a Joggler for exactly the same purpose.

Okay, from the top of my head:

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sudo of-expand
sudo of-install xserver
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install chromium-browser
sudo of-settings autologin of
sudo of-settings autoxrun of "<path to chromium i can't remember where it gets installed>"
sudo reboot
That'll get you somewhere. You may need to:

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sudo apt install matchbox-window-manager

To get Chromium to full screen properly, and you'll need to figure out the kiosk mode switches, but all of that is just the same as any Debian / Ubuntu system.

Good luck!
I dit a VERY quick write up here for setting up Joggler with this Ubuntu Image and Chromium :) :

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/j ... ace/145500

EDIT: This post helped me get Chromium running fullscreen!

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:53 pm
by hawsey
Tonight I tried to build this image for my joggler but failed so far.
I have replaced the internal wireless card with the one suggested and input the wireless variables using notepad but so far it has not brought up an ip address like it should.
Should the ezicast dongle work out of the box on this image so to speak?
Tomorrow I'll try ethernet set up I think.
All I need is a basic desktop environment with a full screen browser and WiFi on the home screen if possible.

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Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:49 am
by roobarb!
hawsey wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:53 pmShould the ezicast dongle work out of the box on this image so to speak?
Yes, that dongle is plug-and-play, no special configuration needed. If you're not getting an IP address, double check the format of your network.yaml file. Don't lose the semicolon from the end of the SSID, it's required!

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network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  ethernets:
    eth0:
      dhcp4: true
      macaddress: 02:15:c2:61:19:a0
  wifis:
    wlan0:
      dhcp4: true
      access-points:
        YOURWIFINAME:
          password: YOURWIFIPASSWORD
Where it says

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YOURWIFINAME:
it needs changing to

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MySnazzySSID:
keeping the semicolon. Then reboot or just

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sudo of-netplan
to apply.

In the 3.16 kernel the RTL8821CU drivers have to be compiled separately and copied in at build time; the log says they compiled just fine.

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:06 am
by hawsey
Thank you Roobarb, I'll give this another go today.

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Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:00 am
by alxscott
@roobarb!

Firstly, thank you!

I've just started looking at automatic screen dimming and by chance noticed your of-backlight script.

When using the 999 value for automatic; should the script continue to run as opposed to exit? Mine does until I Ctl+C!

If so; should I run this as service. / daemon?

Thanks :)

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:55 pm
by roobarb!
alxscott wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:00 am When using the 999 value for automatic; should the script continue to run as opposed to exit? Mine does until I Ctl+C!
Yes, it's not a particularly sophisticated script. Just run it with a '&' at the end and it will background.

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:53 pm
by hawsey

roobarb! wrote:
hawsey wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:53 pmShould the ezicast dongle work out of the box on this image so to speak?
Yes, that dongle is plug-and-play, no special configuration needed. If you're not getting an IP address, double check the format of your network.yaml file. Don't lose the semicolon from the end of the SSID, it's required!

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network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  ethernets:
    eth0:
      dhcp4: true
      macaddress: 02:15:c2:61:19:a0
  wifis:
    wlan0:
      dhcp4: true
      access-points:
        YOURWIFINAME:
          password: YOURWIFIPASSWORD
Where it says

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YOURWIFINAME:
it needs changing to

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MySnazzySSID:
keeping the semicolon. Then reboot or just

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sudo of-netplan
to apply.

In the 3.16 kernel the RTL8821CU drivers have to be compiled separately and copied in at build time; the log says they compiled just fine.
I tried again tonight but with no joy unfortunately , I did as suggested and replaced the MySnazzySSID: part and still no wireless log in . I also swapped the wireless dongle from internal to external with same result .

I will try tomorrow using the ethernet cable to get to the point where I have a desktop and hopefully I can then get a standard desktop type wireless log in .
Is this achievable ? So I could put in my wireless details like on Xubuntu .

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Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:34 pm
by alxscott
roobarb! wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:55 pm
alxscott wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:00 am When using the 999 value for automatic; should the script continue to run as opposed to exit? Mine does until I Ctl+C!
Yes, it's not a particularly sophisticated script. Just run it with a '&' at the end and it will background.
Thank you!

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:22 am
by hawsey
Still struggling to get to a minimal desktop with my ethernet cable plugged in , I've done the expand command which worked fine but it's crashing out at the xorg part .
I have a green @openframe log in at the moment .
Is that what I'm supposed to have after log in of " OF / Joggler "

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Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 12:05 pm
by microwax
@roobarb,

You mentioned that you're considering moving Bionic up to kernel 5.4 in the future. From my own perspective, that would be really welcomed - or at least a 4.x kernel.

I've just migrated my little collection of Jogglers from the older Xubuntu image to Bionic (and I appreciate the effort and great job you've done with making Bionic available for OpenFrame). I was hoping that the upgrade would allow me to run LXC containers with overlayfs and to make more efficient use of memory with zram-config (by compressing /var/log and swap). So I was a little dismayed to find I still can't do that due to missing zram and overlayfs support in kernel 3.16. A more recent kernel would be wonderful.

And as for the ALSA issue with the speakers/jack - well, to be honest, I don't feel that's something that should hold up proceedings. It's quite apparent that you've tried hard to resolve this issue, but I guess some things just won't budge. At the end of the day, the speakers in the Joggler aren't exactly brilliant - I for one don't use them, and I'd be quite content to disable them (either though software or by snipping their wires).

Would you be able to give an indication of when a Bionic image with a more recent kernel might become available? Obviously, not looking to hold you to this - but I'd rather use one of your expertly prepared images than create a mess by attempting to roll my own!

Cheers.

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:44 pm
by hawsey
I've fallen down the Linux rabbit hole, so at this point I can log in with either of /joggler on startup or my hawey / ****** one I created.
To install desktop what do I do please? Where should I be logged in to when I install it.
At the moment I get
" command not found". When logged in to of / joggler.
Help please

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Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:57 pm
by hawsey
Am I in trouble Image ( with @roobarb! ) Image

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Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:12 pm
by hawsey
Going in circles ImageImage

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Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:37 am
by microwax
@hawsey,

Instead of

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usermod -aG sudo hawsey
try

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sudo usermod -aG sudo hawsey
The following links might also help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUs ... mmand-line
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

Re: Ubuntu Bionic for OpenFrame

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:26 am
by hawsey
microwax wrote:@hawsey,

Instead of

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usermod -aG sudo hawsey
try

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sudo usermod -aG sudo hawsey
The following links might also help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUs ... mmand-line
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
Thank you @microwax I have tried that sudo at the start as well, I'll look at that link cheers.
I've been trying on and off for almost a year to get to a desktop environment on this bionic build believe it or not Image.
I'll get there eventually.

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