status of armbian-configng?

[jimg]

The "create access point" utility in `armbian-config` has several bugs that prevent it from working, due to changes in the default installation since it was written:

 

- hostapd does not install a default configuration file at `/etc/hostapd.conf`
- hostapd is installed masked by default
- dnsmasq fails to start because systemd-resolvd launches first as the default DNS resolver

 

I can write patches to fix this utility, but I'm wondering if it will ultimately be worth it.  I noticed this access point utility doesn't exist in the `armbian-configng` repository.  Is that because Armbian is dropping this utility, or no one has gotten around to it yet?  (There's not even a placeholder for it.)  What's the status of `armbian-configng` anyhow?  Will it eventually replace `armbian-config`?

[Igor]

On 6/3/2024 at 12:53 PM, jimg said:

or no one has gotten around to it yet?

 

This. I think the shell / concept is done and adding this should already be possible, but from scratch. We try to get rid of that old spaghetti code that is in old armbian-config.

 

On 6/3/2024 at 12:53 PM, jimg said:

What's the status of `armbian-configng` anyhow? 

 

I am not very up 2 date on what is going on there. @Tearran and @schwar3kat are trying hard to push it further and perhaps they can give you some hints how to add this section. 

 

On 6/3/2024 at 12:53 PM, jimg said:

Will it eventually replace `armbian-config`?

Yes. That the idea.

[Tearran]

sorry for the delay this stumped me.

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 or no one has gotten around to it yet?  

Simply put, Hotspot does not show on all devices. Well mine at least   .Thanks for bringing this to light. 

 

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This. I think the shell / concept is done and adding this should already be possible, but from scratch. We try to get rid of that old spaghetti code that is in old armbian-config.

Started something to act at the least a placeholder helper function. https://github.com/armbian/configng/blob/hotspot/lib/armbian-configng/config.ng.network.sh#L122 corasponding job https://github.com/armbian/configng/blob/hotspot/lib/armbian-configng/config.ng.jobs.json#L195 the default condition is hidden. As mentioned hotspot is not available to all devices. Runtime condition checks would be needed to show on compatible devices. 

 

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I can write patches to fix this utility, but I'm wondering if it will ultimately be worth it.

 

can not say, I can only say @jimg any further insights you provided will be welcomed.