updated clean OS setup notes, removed redundant wifi parsing

Author: dekuNukem

user_program/login.sh

@@ -1 +1 @@
-ssh pi@192.168.1.62
+ssh pi@169.254.194.124

user_program/old/temp.py

@@ -1,3 +1,57 @@
+-----------
+
+
+def update_wifi_credentials():
+    config_file_path = '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf'
+    if os.path.isfile(config_file_path) is False:
+        print('update_wifi_credentials: system config file not found')
+        return
+    new_wifi_info_path = "/home/pi/usb4vc/config/wifi_info.json"
+    if os.path.isfile(new_wifi_info_path) is False:
+        print('update_wifi_credentials: user wifi info file not found')
+        return
+
+    with open(new_wifi_info_path) as json_file:
+        wifi_dict = json.load(json_file)
+
+    config_str = f"""
+ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
+update_config=1
+country={wifi_dict['wifi_country_code']}
+
+network={{
+        ssid="{wifi_dict['wifi_name']}"
+        psk="{wifi_dict['wifi_password']}"
+}}
+"""
+
+    config_str_unsecured = f"""
+ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
+update_config=1
+country={wifi_dict['wifi_country_code']}
+
+network={{
+        ssid="{wifi_dict['wifi_name']}"
+        key_mgmt=NONE
+}}
+"""
+    to_write = config_str
+    if len(wifi_dict['wifi_password']) == 0:
+        to_write = config_str_unsecured
+    with open(config_file_path, 'w') as wifi_config_file:
+        wifi_config_file.write(to_write)
+    os.system("wpa_cli -i wlan0 reconfigure")
+
+check_rpi_model()
+
+try:
+    update_wifi_credentials()
+except Exception as e:
+    print('update_wifi_credentials exception:', e)
+
+-------------------
+
+
 custom_name_to_ev_codename(usb4vc_gamepads.xbox_one_to_linux_ev_code_dict, )
 
 def custom_name_to_ev_codename(lookup_dict, button_name):

user_program/setup.txt

@@ -74,20 +74,6 @@ sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt
 
 Add quiet after rootwait
 
-raspberry pi 3
-before speedup:
-
-19.16
-18.07
-19.11
-18.37
-
-
-after speedup:
-
-16.95
-16.45
-
 -------------
 
 usb auto mount:
@@ -100,6 +86,15 @@ change to PrivateMounts=no
 
 -----------
 
+zero out free space to compress better:
+
+cat /dev/zero > ./zero.file
+wait until it exits
+sync
+rm zero.file
+
+-----------
+
 usb folder format:
 
 usb root:
@@ -116,6 +111,19 @@ usb4vc_data
 
 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx NO LONGER NEEDED xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
+raspberry pi 3
+before speedup:
+
+19.16
+18.07
+19.11
+18.37
+
+
+after speedup:
+
+16.95
+16.45
 --------------
 Nintendo Pro controller
 https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Nintendo-Switch-Controllers/

user_program/sync.sh

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # sh sync.sh; ssh -t [email protected] "pkill python3;cd ~/usb4vc/rpi_app;python3 usb4vc_main.py"
 
 scp ./* [email protected]:~/usb4vc/rpi_app
-# ssh -t [email protected] "pkill python3;cd ~/usb4vc/rpi_app;python3 usb4vc_main.py"
+ssh -t [email protected] "pkill python3;cd ~/usb4vc/rpi_app;python3 usb4vc_main.py"
 # ssh -t [email protected] "pkill python3;cd ~/usb4vc/rpi_app;python3 firmware_flasher.py /home/pi/usb4vc/firmware/PBFW_IBMPC_PBID1_V0_1_5.hex"
 # ssh -t [email protected] "pkill python3;cd ~/usb4vc/rpi_app;python3 bb_tester.py"

user_program/usb4vc_main.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def check_rpi_model():
     print('stored_model', stored_model)
     if current_model != stored_model:
         usb4vc_ui.oled_print_model_changed()
-        for x in range(50):
+        for x in range(20):
             print("!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT UNPLUG UNTIL I REBOOT !!!!!!!!!!")
             print("!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT UNPLUG UNTIL I REBOOT !!!!!!!!!!")
             print("!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT UNPLUG UNTIL I REBOOT !!!!!!!!!!")
@@ -56,54 +56,8 @@ def check_rpi_model():
         os.system('sudo reboot')
         time.sleep(10)
 
-def update_wifi_credentials():
-    config_file_path = '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf'
-    if os.path.isfile(config_file_path) is False:
-        print('update_wifi_credentials: system config file not found')
-        return
-    new_wifi_info_path = "/home/pi/usb4vc/config/wifi_info.json"
-    if os.path.isfile(new_wifi_info_path) is False:
-        print('update_wifi_credentials: user wifi info file not found')
-        return
-
-    with open(new_wifi_info_path) as json_file:
-        wifi_dict = json.load(json_file)
-
-    config_str = f"""
-ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
-update_config=1
-country={wifi_dict['wifi_country_code']}
-
-network={{
-        ssid="{wifi_dict['wifi_name']}"
-        psk="{wifi_dict['wifi_password']}"
-}}
-"""
-
-    config_str_unsecured = f"""
-ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
-update_config=1
-country={wifi_dict['wifi_country_code']}
-
-network={{
-        ssid="{wifi_dict['wifi_name']}"
-        key_mgmt=NONE
-}}
-"""
-    to_write = config_str
-    if len(wifi_dict['wifi_password']) == 0:
-        to_write = config_str_unsecured
-    with open(config_file_path, 'w') as wifi_config_file:
-        wifi_config_file.write(to_write)
-    os.system("wpa_cli -i wlan0 reconfigure")
-
 check_rpi_model()
 
-try:
-    update_wifi_credentials()
-except Exception as e:
-    print('update_wifi_credentials exception:', e)
-
 usb4vc_ui.ui_init()
 usb4vc_ui.ui_thread.start()