[Commotion-dev] Commotion on the Raspberry Pi?

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

For fixes to olsrd itself, I'm committing them directly upstream.  Then
I'm working on scripts to make it easy to setup the adhoc mode for a
given mesh, you can see that in the latest olsrd in
files/olsrd-adhoc-setup or in the latest Debian package.

Right now we're also working on "profiles" for a given mesh network
which includes a olsrd.conf as well as settings outside of olsrd like
the wifi SSID, wifi channel, IP address, netmask, DNS settings, etc.
This is first going to manifest itself in the Android app, but then
later in Network Manager.  For your project, we should think about how
best to manage these profiles when working with a headless node.

.hc

On 06/21/2012 03:57 PM, Dan Staples wrote:
> Right now I'm running Debian squeeze on it, and I agree Debian will 
> probably allow the most flexibility.  I would be glad to help improve 
> olsrd for Debian.  Is what you're working on part of the olsrd git repo 
> hosted on commotionwireless.net, or is it somewhere else?
> 
> Dan
> 
> On Thu 21 Jun 2012 11:44:18 AM EDT, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>
>> Sounds like a good idea.  I agree with Ben, I think that Debian would
>> be the best approach.
>>
>> I'm working on making the olsrd package in Debian as easy and
>> plug-n-play as possible.  Its not a small project, so your
>> contributions there would fulfill your goal and also contribute to the
>> creater Debian ecosystem.
>>
>> .hc
>>
>> On Jun 20, 2012, at 8:02 PM, Ben West wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>> <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
>>> <mailto: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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