James, Thanks for intro to field of "lite" browsers -- different from tried links2. Not successful with Dillo yet. Make for fltk, a prerequisite, fails with errors (configure errors ?). Will also look at others. Carrol Riddle
> On December 9, 2019 at 1:07 AM James Cameron <qu...@laptop.org> wrote: > > > 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 _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
