[Commotion-dev] Nature of Commotion download links on website?
Dan Staples
danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
Wed Aug 28 02:41:44 UTC 2013
On 08/27/2013 10:38 PM, Dan Staples wrote:
> On Tue 27 Aug 2013 09:42:09 PM EDT, Paul Gardner-Stephen wrote:
>> Well, I can setup a repeatable failing configuration on an MR3020. A
>> Mac won't even associate with it. I even have the tools to install
>> the failing config on an MR3020 as part of our mesh extender build
>> process. So I think we are fairly well placed to file a bug report.
>>
>> Paul.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 4:21 AM, Will Hawkins
>> <hawkinsw at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:hawkinsw at opentechinstitute.org>> wrote:
>>
>> If we have something specific to report, I would really like to
>> report a
>> bug on this.
>>
>> Will
>>
>> On 08/27/2013 02:46 PM, Paul Gardner-Stephen wrote:
>> > Thanks -- I have gone back to the 12.09 release of OpenWRT and
>> all is
>> > better.
>> >
>> > Should we file a bug with them do you think?
>> >
>> > Paul.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Dan Staples
>> > <danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>
>> > <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>>> wrote:
>> >
>> > On 08/26/2013 07:05 AM, Chris Ritzo wrote:
>> > > we can certainly update the site with images of our stable
>> builds for
>> > > commotion openwrt. Are you also asking for stable releases
>> of openwrt,
>> > > sans commotion?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Paul Gardner-Stephen <paul at servalproject.org
>> <mailto:paul at servalproject.org>
>> > <mailto:paul at servalproject.org
>> <mailto:paul at servalproject.org>>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > It would be great to have pre-built stable releases of openwrt
>> > > somewhere, as I have been bitten a few times by the
>> ephemeral nightly
>> > > builds of openwrt, and would like to avoid having to build
>> everything
>> > > myself.
>> > >
>> > > On that note, and related to the hostapd bugs recently
>> discussed, can
>> > > one of you throw me a "good" hostapd package? I am
>> finding that the
>> > > latest builds of openwrt have a nasty bug that shows up
>> especially
>> > when
>> > > we have two mesh extenders in wifi range of each other. I
>> want to see
>> > > if hostapd is to blame.
>> > >
>> > > Paul.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Chris Ritzo
>> <critzo at chambana.net <mailto:critzo at chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:critzo at chambana.net <mailto:critzo at chambana.net>>
>> > > <mailto:critzo at chambana.net <mailto:critzo at chambana.net>
>> <mailto:critzo at chambana.net <mailto:critzo at chambana.net>>>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > On Sun 25 Aug 2013 08:56:49 PM EDT, Dan Staples wrote:
>> > > > On Sun 25 Aug 2013 01:33:51 PM EDT, Ben West wrote:
>> > > >> Hi All,
>> > > >>
>> > > >> I'm checking back in on this thread to confirm the
>> nightly
>> > build bot
>> > > >> for Commotion-OpenWRT is no longer running. (Or
>> never was?)
>> > > >>
>> > > >> A gentleman asking me about problems he's been
>> having using
>> > images
>> > > >> dated 8/23/13 had me a bit confused, since the latest
>> > stable images
>> > > >> are still dated 5/24/13. I think he had been trying to
>> > build his own
>> > > >> firmware, hence the recent date.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Dan Staples
>> > > >> <danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>
>> > <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>>
>> > > <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>
>> > <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>>>
>> > > >> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>
>> > <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>>
>> > > <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>
>> > <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
>> <mailto:danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>>>>> wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> The links in the Stable section should be
>> pretty static
>> > until
>> > > we hit a
>> > > >> new release, at which time they will change. We
>> don't have
>> > > the nightly
>> > > >> builds occurring at the moment, however.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On Wed 12 Jun 2013 04:27:22 PM EDT, Preston
>> Rhea wrote:
>> > > >> > Some folks are interested in adding direct
>> download links
>> > > in the
>> > > >> user
>> > > >> > documentation for installing Commotion-OpenWRT:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://code.commotionwireless.net/projects/commotion/wiki/Stock_Ubiquiti_Install_Guide
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Are the links that show up on the download page
>> > always the
>> > > same,
>> > > >> or do
>> > > >> > they change with every nightly build or new
>> stable
>> > release?
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > I'm looking especially at the portion of, say,
>> > > >> >
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://code.commotionwireless.net/attachments/download/357/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-bullet-m-squashfs-factory.bin
>> > > >> > that is /download/***/openwrt.... does that
>> change
>> > with every
>> > > >> new code
>> > > >> > push?
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > --
>> > > >> > Preston Rhea
>> > > >> > Program Associate, Open Technology Institute
>> > > >> > New America Foundation
>> > > >> > +1-202-570-9770 <tel:%2B1-202-570-9770>
>> <tel:%2B1-202-570-9770>
>> > <tel:%2B1-202-570-9770> <tel:%2B1-202-570-9770>
>> > > >> > Twitter: @prestonrhea
>> > > >> > _______________________________________________
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>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>
>> > > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>>
>> > > >> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>
>> > > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>>>
>> > > >> >
>> https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/commotion-dev
>> > > >>
>> > > >> --
>> > > >> Dan Staples
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Open Technology Institute
>> > > >> https://commotionwireless.net
>> > > >> _______________________________________________
>> > > >> Commotion-dev mailing list
>> > > >> Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>
>> > > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>>
>> > > >> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>
>> > > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>>>
>> > > >>
>> https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/commotion-dev
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> --
>> > > >> Ben West
>> > > >> me at benwest.name <mailto:me at benwest.name>
>> <mailto:me at benwest.name <mailto:me at benwest.name>>
>> > <mailto:me at benwest.name <mailto:me at benwest.name>
>> <mailto:me at benwest.name <mailto:me at benwest.name>>>
>> > <mailto:me at benwest.name <mailto:me at benwest.name>
>> <mailto:me at benwest.name <mailto:me at benwest.name>>
>> > > <mailto:me at benwest.name <mailto:me at benwest.name>
>> <mailto:me at benwest.name <mailto:me at benwest.name>>>>
>> > > >
>> > > > Yeah, he must have been building his own, b/c AFAIK no
>> > images have
>> > > been
>> > > > uploaded to the website since the DR1 release.
>> > > >
>> > > > --
>> > > > Dan Staples
>> > > >
>> > > > Open Technology Institute
>> > > > https://commotionwireless.net
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>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>
>> > > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>>
>> > > >
>> https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/commotion-dev
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > Dan is correct, Ben. We hope to re-enable nightly
>> builds as
>> > soon as we
>> > > can. We'll either place nightly builds on the
>> downloads page
>> > or on a
>> > > separate page, with stable release images on the
>> current page.
>> > >
>> > > -Chris
>> > >
>> > > -
>> > > Chris Ritzo
>> > > Technologist, Open Technology Institute
>> > > New America Foundation
>> > > _______________________________________________
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>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
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>> > > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> > <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net
>> <mailto:Commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>>>
>> > > https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/commotion-dev
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > Paul, we ran into the hostapd badness a few weeks ago, and
>> so we pinned
>> > our OpenWRT revision to @36682, and the openwrt package feed
>> to @36537,
>> > both known-working revisions to around the time AA was
>> declared stable.
>> > Maybe give that a try.
>> >
>> > See:
>> >
>> https://github.com/opentechinstitute/commotion-openwrt/blob/master/setup.sh
>> >
>> https://github.com/opentechinstitute/commotion-openwrt/blob/master/feeds.conf
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dan Staples
>> >
>> > Open Technology Institute
>> > https://commotionwireless.net
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>
> We had previously narrowed it down to a bad hostapd package. But
> interestingly choosing separate hostapd and wpa_supplicant packages
> (instead of the combined wpad) fixed it. See:
> http://list-archives.org/2013/07/24/commotion-dev-lists-chambana-net/openwrt-ap-not-functioning/f/2652134774.
>
> --
> Dan Staples
>
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>
Also, that list archive makes me realize just how much more intelligent
we seem when our discussions are presented in a slick Web 2.0 font ;)
--
Dan Staples
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