Re: Problem: Need galileo running on debian wheezy

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 02 March 2018 10:27:57 Cousin Stanley wrote:

> Gene Heskett wrote:
> > 
> > And the rock64 doesn't have wifi hardware
> > that I know of.
> > 
>
>   I did manage to get wifi working on my rock64
>   using a usb wifi dongle ordered from their store 

fitbit says its BTLE, claims a 20 foot range.

>   It was a bit fiddly to set up, somewhat shaky
>   connection-wise, and slower than I was comfortable with
>   so I went with an ethernet connection which is quick
>   and stable 
>
> > So, is galileo shown for armhf's ?
>
>   The galileo package information
>   doesn't explicitly mention arm 
>
>   However, I've had no problem
>   with any other python package
>   on the rock64 here 
>
>   dpkg-print-architecture indicates that it is arm64
>   and I pull the debian stretch packages and updates from 
>
> o http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ stretch main non-free contrib
>
> o http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib
> non-free
>
> o http://ppa.launchpad.net/ayufan/rock64-ppa/ubuntu xenial main
>
So I have several choices, not all of which are arm64 based. I also have 
an old hp lappy I could put stretch on. And I found a BT dongle but no 
clue yet if compatible with the BTLE of the fitbit. More checking to see 
if it can pair. But I just now installed the rest of the BT toy's, but 
not checked for function yet. Might have to buy another dongle.  And/or 
find a place to put things in this midden heap. Too many years in the 
same house, but its paid off too.

Thanks.

> > The reason for posting here is that galileo
> > is supposedly written in python,
> > but don't know if 2 or 3.
>
>   The stretch package  depends  information for galileo
>   indicates it is for python3 
>
>   $ apt-cache show galileo
> 
> Depends: python3-requests (>= 2), python3-usb (>= 1.0.0~b2),
> python3:any (>= 3.4~) 
>
>
> --
> Stanley C. Kitching
> Human Being
> Phoenix, Arizona



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Re: Problem: Need galileo running on debian wheezy

[Cousin Stanley]

Gene Heskett wrote:

> 
> And the rock64 doesn't have wifi hardware 
> that I know of.
>  

  I did manage to get wifi working on my rock64
  using a usb wifi dongle ordered from their store  

  It was a bit fiddly to set up, somewhat shaky 
  connection-wise, and slower than I was comfortable with
  so I went with an ethernet connection which is quick 
  and stable  


> So, is galileo shown for armhf's ?

  The galileo package information 
  doesn't explicitly mention arm 

  However, I've had no problem 
  with any other python package
  on the rock64 here  

  dpkg-print-architecture indicates that it is arm64 
  and I pull the debian stretch packages and updates from 

o http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ stretch main non-free contrib
  
o http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free

o http://ppa.launchpad.net/ayufan/rock64-ppa/ubuntu xenial main


> The reason for posting here is that galileo 
> is supposedly written in python, 
> but don't know if 2 or 3.

  The stretch package  depends  information for galileo
  indicates it is for python3  

  $ apt-cache show galileo

Depends: python3-requests (>= 2), python3-usb (>= 1.0.0~b2), python3:any 
(>= 3.4~)



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Re: Problem: Need galileo running on debian wheezy

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 01 March 2018 17:29:27 Wildman via Python-list wrote:

> On Thu, 01 Mar 2018 13:44:27 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > I know its supposed to be in the debian stretch repo's.
> >
> > I've been told to get a fitbit, but they don't support linux of any
> > flavor, and that leaves galileo as the possible solution?
> >
> > So how should I proceed since the only stretch machine I have ATM is
> > an arm64, aka a rock64.
> >
> > --
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett
>
> I would suggest to download it from stretch's repo
> and open it with gdebi.  It will tell you if the
> depends are met.

Or better yet since this elderly Asus board doesn't have a wifi, and all 
slots are full, lashup an r-pi 3b with a copy of stretch tomorrow, as it 
does have a wifi. Right now its busy drowning frogs out. With mixed 
intermittent horizontal rain.

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> The cow died so I don't need your bull!

Thanks Wildman.

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Re: Problem: Need galileo running on debian wheezy

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 01 March 2018 15:31:32 Cousin Stanley wrote:

> Gene Heskett wrote:
> > I know its supposed to be in the debian stretch repo's.
> >
> > I've been told to get a fitbit, but they don't support linux
> > of any flavor, and that leaves galileo as the possible solution?
> >
> > So how should I proceed since the only stretch machine I have ATM
> > is an arm64, aka a rock64.
>
>   The galileo package is available under debian stretch
>   on my rock64 
>
> # apt-cache policy galileo
>
> galileo:
> Installed: (none)
> Candidate: 0.5.1-4
> Version table:
>0.5.1-4 500
> 500 http://approx:/debian stretch/main arm64 Packages
>
>
>Package details 
>
> # apt-cache show galileo
>
>
>   However, I have no clue as to its usage or effectiveness 

Its supposed to be an interface that can talk to a fitbit. But the one I 
bought is wifi only I think since the usb clipon intended to be used for 
recharging it, has only 2 contacts. And the rock64 doesn't have wifi 
hardware that I know of. One of the reasons I bought a couple of them, 
as its required it be turned off on a pi for anything like rt-preempt 
use on a pi as its noise interferes with everything else but then found 
there is no simple "make install" for a realtime kernel thats doesn't 
just brick the sdcard. And everytime someone on the pine64 forum points 
me at another way to do it, I grab the sw, only to find its not been 
updated since 2012? I've wasted $250 so far trying.
Anyway, I'll bring in the 2nd one and see if an lshw shows a wifi with a 
minimal stretch +xfce install.
Quick answer, no. That leaves an r-pi3b, which does have wifi. But since 
its busy drowning frogs outside, I'll see if I can find a stretch 
install for it tomorrow. Currently has a jessie install.

So, is galileo shown for armhf's?

The reason for posting here is that galileo is supposedly written in 
python, but don't know if 2 or 3.

Thanks, Stanley.
>
> --
> Stanley C. Kitching
> Human Being
> Phoenix, Arizona



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Re: Problem: Need galileo running on debian wheezy

[Wildman via Python-list]

On Thu, 01 Mar 2018 13:44:27 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:

> I know its supposed to be in the debian stretch repo's.
> 
> I've been told to get a fitbit, but they don't support linux of any 
> flavor, and that leaves galileo as the possible solution?
> 
> So how should I proceed since the only stretch machine I have ATM is an 
> arm64, aka a rock64.
>  
> -- 
> Cheers, Gene Heskett

I would suggest to download it from stretch's repo
and open it with gdebi.  It will tell you if the
depends are met.

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Re: Problem: Need galileo running on debian wheezy

[Cousin Stanley]

Gene Heskett wrote:

> I know its supposed to be in the debian stretch repo's.
> 
> I've been told to get a fitbit, but they don't support linux 
> of any flavor, and that leaves galileo as the possible solution?
> 
> So how should I proceed since the only stretch machine I have ATM 
> is an arm64, aka a rock64.

  The galileo package is available under debian stretch
  on my rock64  

# apt-cache policy galileo

galileo:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 0.5.1-4
Version table:
   0.5.1-4 500
500 http://approx:/debian stretch/main arm64 Packages


   Package details 

# apt-cache show galileo


  However, I have no clue as to its usage or effectiveness 



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