Most web content demands large browser like Chromium or Firefox. But where the web content is your own, or under your control, then a simplified web browser like Dillo may be helpful.
On Mon, Dec 09, 2019 at 12:13:36AM -0500, Carrol Riddle wrote: > XO as wireless remote terminal for Internet-in-a-box on Raspberry Pi Zero W > using X11 forwarding. > > XO usb port can be used to power Pi Zero W. XO can be used to prepare >64 GB > SD by installing Exfat (per earlier post). > > Headless Pi Zero can be set up wirelessly with standard method of connecting > to a wireless router. > A prepared Raspbian SD is edited to place empty SSH file in /boot to enable > SSH and place a model wpa_supplicant file in /boot. The wpa_supplicant is > edit to provide ssid or ip address of router and its password. The Pi Zero W > is functioning as an AP client. > > Connection to the Pi Zero W is made using its host name (raspberrypi, > password raspberry) or ip address (192.168.128.4) with a computer (XO) also > connected to the wireless router. > > The wireless router is connected to an internet AP (in my case broadband > AP/wireless router). Raspbian Desktop is loaded and then Internet-in-a-Box > (IIAB) is loaded. iiab-hotspot-on command is run to enable IIAB's AP. This > also disables the connection to the wireless router and the only access to > the IIAB becomes its AP and there is no internet connection (in spite of > enabling internet on gateway). > > If one needs to connect to the internet to obtain more content, then > iiab-hotspot-off . The Pi Zero W can then be access with an XO (same XO as > for power) over its usb port, which provides internet access. XO setup and > accessing Chromium in the Raspbian Desktop has been described in an earlier > post. IIAB is run in Chromium to access the Admin Console to manage the > content. > > Return to normal use of IIAB by running iiab-hotspot-on . The Pi Zero W can > be moved to any source of usb power. > > Connect XO wirelessly to IIAB AP. SSH / desktop with ssh -X pi@box.local > /etc/X11/xinit/xintrc > Run Chrommium with URL of http://box.local. This can be simplified by > setting startup page in Chromium to http://box.local/home . > > Chromium is very, very slow, but IIAB is at XO speed. > > If one wants to otherwise use Chromium, enable Home key in task bar and > assign it to Chrome:// > > Direct Chromium access with <ssh pi@box.local chromium-browser> works when > accessed over the usb, but does not work with IIAB AP (something about Xlib). > > A simple Sugar Activity can run a script to handle all this startup of ssh / > chromium / iiab . > > My question for Devel list: is there a simpler (faster) application than > desktop Chromium for displaying web pages from Terminal ?? > > links2 is one such application, but I have not been successful in setting up > options for x display. > > > Carrol Riddle > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel -- James Cameron http://quozl.netrek.org/ _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
