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RE: need my usb tethering back - Lousy Fisherman - 07-30-2021
I find it best to run with an SD card and upgrade it first. Then, if no issues are found, switch back to the EMMC and upgrade it. 4 times this has saved me.
Due to the modem disconnect issue my EMMC is still using a mid-May image.
YMMV
LF
RE: need my usb tethering back - HLing - 08-02-2021
(07-30-2021, 08:48 AM)ragreenburg Wrote: Did you ever find a solution to this? I just got a usb tether the other day and it hasn't worked with the three mice I've tried it with and it seems like I have the same kernel as you so I am in a similar position.
I went back to the 20210201 image at the end of June and have been careful to do only apt upgrade instead of apt dist-upgrade. I am still good for USB tethering as of today.
I had wanted to use a later image, like the 20210517 but I cannot get around the f2fs file system.
At present uname -a gets me: Linux Mobian 5.10-sunxi64 #2 SMP PREEMPT Tues.Jan12 09:55:56 UTC 2021 aarch64 GNULinux
(and I still had to blacklist Anxi7688)
Good luck!
(07-30-2021, 09:26 AM)Lousy Fisherman Wrote: I find it best to run with an SD card and upgrade it first. Then, if no issues are found, switch back to the EMMC and upgrade it. 4 times this has saved me.
Due to the modem disconnect issue my EMMC is still using a mid-May image.
YMMV
LF
Thanks for the info on mid-May image. I'm using the 20210201 because I was not able to get current with the f2fs file system. Yes, 4 times sounds about right
I was not so smart with my upgrade procedures, and have lost many contacts and settings....*by the way, the modem disconnect issue is happening with my pinephone though, frustrating that only way around is reboot still.
(07-28-2021, 06:22 AM)biketool Wrote: I am curious how much of this scripting needs to be changed to add PAN AP capacity to Mobian?
http://wiki.maemo.org/Bluetooth_PAN
Code:Install the iptables package:
apt-get install iptables
create the following 2 files:
/etc/udev/rules.d/98-bnep0.rules:
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="bnep0", RUN+="/etc/udev/bluenet.sh"
ACTION=="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNEL=="bnep0", RUN+="/etc/udev/bluenet.sh"
/etc/udev/bluenet.sh:
#! /bin/sh
if [ $ACTION = "add" ]; then
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING ! -o lo -j MASQUERADE
ifconfig bnep0 192.168.3.1
ifconfig bnep0 up
/usr/sbin/dnsmasq -I lo -z -a 192.168.3.1 -F 192.168.3.64,192.168.3.127 -x /var/run/dnsmasq.pid.bnep0
else
iptables -t nat -D POSTROUTING ! -o lo -j MASQUERADE
if [ -f /var/run/dnsmasq.pid.bnep0 ]; then
DNSMASQ_PID=`cat /var/run/dnsmasq.pid.bnep0`
rm -f /var/run/dnsmasq.pid.bnep0
kill $DNSMASQ_PID
fi
fi
then set /etc/udev/bluenet.sh as executible:
chmod +x /etc/udev/bluenet.sh
I have been using PAN for my laptop and tablet when mobile for many years and it works great, almost as power efficient as USB and far better than WiFi on a mobile battery.
I did notice we can already join a bluetooth PAN as a client from Advanced Networking settings.
@biketool, I'm intrigued. At my next breather I will do more studying on this. Thank you!
RE: need my usb tethering back - biketool - 08-02-2021
(08-02-2021, 06:33 AM)HLing Wrote: (snip)
@biketool, I'm intrigued. At my next breather I will do more studying on this. Thank you!
Thanks for the look-at; I think that hosting Internet access on WiFi, USB, wired and Bluetooth PAN are all important for different purposes and fall as second or third level basic services for a FOSS phone beyond basic calling and messaging..