[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
>>     >     >     >>     > _______________________________________________
>>     >     >     >>     > 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
>>     >     >     >>
>>     >     >     >>     --
>>     >     >     >>     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>>>
>>     >     >     >>     <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
>>     <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
>>     >     >
>>     >     >
>>     >
>>     >     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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