[Commotion-dev] Commotion on the Raspberry Pi?

[Ben West]

This definitely a cool idea, and the Raspberry is indeed a neat platform
for OpenWRT, and by extension Commotion.

I did notice mention on a (now-closed) OpenWRT ticket that the Raspberry
has on average more CPU/RAM resources than the typical device targeted for
OpenWRT, meaning that desktop-class Linux distros like Ubuntu, etc might be
a better choice anyway.

So, once Commotion runs fine on Ubuntu/Debian OS, it should run fine on the
Raspberry w/o needing to compile OpenWRT.

Nevertheless, it looks like the OpenWRT community, et al, are working on a
port:
https://code.google.com/p/raspberrypi-openwrt/ (Google Code repository)
https://code.google.com/p/raspberrypi-openwrt/wiki/ConfigureOpenWrt(Incomplete
build instructions)
https://github.com/derlunz/openwrt-raspberrypi (a possibly unrelated github
repo)
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=1098 (thread on
Raspberry forums)

Besides all that, since the Raspberry doesn't have a built-in wifi radio,
you would need to use a USB wifi stick.  Do make sure to select one that
has solid Linux support.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Dan Staples <danarky at riseup.net> wrote:

> Taking many of the same inspirations that led to Commotion, I've been
> working on creating a framework for decentralized file-sharing and
> communication over a wireless mesh network, utilizing the Raspberry Pi
> as the device of choice (due to its low cost and the capabilities of
> embedded linux).  I aim to use OLSR for the routing protocol, and
> Tahoe-LAFS for file storage/sharing.
>
> I see that Commotion is focused on smartphones and OpenWRT-flashed
> routers, but I was wondering if my idea might fit well with the
> Commotion project.  Long-term vision, I'd like to create a linux image
> one could boot from an SD card on the Raspberry Pi, but for now I'm
> focusing on getting the mesh networking set up.
>
> I'd love to hear feedback, and if you all think this might be a good fit
> with Commotion.
>
> cheers,
> Dan
>
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