Run on boot / rc.local USB issue

[SDFUK]

Hi,

I've got kismet (the 2013 version in the openwrt repo) and an external USB GPS receiver working just fine on a Pineapple Nano. I've written a little rc.local script to autostart Kismet when the Nano is powered on. Nano is using the latest firmware.

The problem I am having is that the USB devices on the Nano are activated *after* the rc.local script based on my reading of the DMESG logs. When I mean activated, I mean that there is no /dev/ttyUSB0 until after the rc.local script finishes when it appears. However, I need the USB GPS to be active before kismet starts. My hacky /etc/rc.local script to start Kismet is below.

LOG=/tmp/kismet_boot.log
ls -al /dev > $LOG
date >> $LOG
export PATH=/usr/bin/pineapple:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sd/bin:/sd/sbin:/sd/usr/bin:/sd/usr/sbin
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib:usr/lib:/sd/lib:/sd/usr/lib

if [ -f /etc/run_kismet_on_boot ]; then
        echo "running kismet on boot" >> $LOG
        ls -al /dev >> $LOG
        sleep 90
        echo "back from sleep" >> $LOG
        ls -al /dev >> $LOG
        gpsctl -n /dev/ttyUSB0
        kismet_server --daemonize
else
        echo "not running kismet on boot" >> $LOG
fi
# Enter commands above this line
exit 0

DMESG logs

[   34.110000] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding state
[   36.110000] br-lan: port 2(wlan0) entered forwarding state
[  127.380000] usb 1-1.3: new full-speed USB device number 6 using ehci-platform
[  127.510000] pl2303 1-1.3:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
[  127.520000] usb 1-1.3: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
 

If I change the sleep time to a different value X, the USB devices activate exactly X settings later.

 

Any tips on how to resolve this?

 

Thanks

 

 

 

[i8igmac]

There are ways to start up a script after a wificard is if-up.d/ but I'm working with debian systemd

 

I'm unsure of the networking services openwrt runs.

 

I think your best bet is to write a small bit at the top of your bash script to check if the device is up. Just keep it simple.

 

until ifconfig|grep pl2301; do

echo 'its up. Run your code now'

done

 

 

Or maybe.

lsusb|grep pl2301

Edited August 2, 2018 by i8igmac

[SDFUK]

Thanks for that code snippet, that's going to be really useful.

However, I'm trying it now and now it is just hanging in a deadlock - my theory is still that for some reason the USB is not activated until after the exit 0 in rc.local?

[i8igmac]

2 hours ago, SDFUK said:

Thanks for that code snippet, that's going to be really useful.

However, I'm trying it now and now it is just hanging in a deadlock - my theory is still that for some reason the USB is not activated until after the exit 0 in rc.local?

Ill run my commands in rc like this.

.//projrcts/startup.sh &

dmesg > /tmp/dmsg.log &

Exit 0

 

This will start each process at the same time. 

 

Try it.

Edited August 3, 2018 by i8igmac

[SDFUK]

Thanks very much working great now!

[i8igmac]

3 hours ago, SDFUK said:

Thanks very much working great now!

Good luck

[b0N3z]

why not make it a button script that way once the nano is up and running you just hit the reset button to run the script which will eliminate all this.