Final choices: chromium-browser or surf. For c-b: Wirelessly connect to Internet-in-a-Box AP, then
ssh -X pi@box.local chromium-browser http://box.local/admin Thanks to Devel for nurturing this effort. Now, on to end-user forum. Carrol Riddle > On December 10, 2019 at 5:41 PM Carrol Riddle <ebox...@scishare.com> wrote: > > > sudo apt install dillo works. (did first removed files from download of > tarball method) > Website http://wiki.laptop.org rendering is usable. > Internet-in-a-Box home page is largely not usable. Presumably, this is due > to use of Javascript pages. > Will try other lite browsers which claim to handle javascript. > > > On December 10, 2019 at 2:28 PM James Cameron <qu...@laptop.org> wrote: > > > > > > Have you tried "sudo apt install dillo"? > > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 02:19:12PM -0500, Carrol Riddle wrote: > > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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
