Re: redirecting issues
For the first issue, please post the output of the following commands: ls -l /opt/piratebox/www/content ls -l /opt/piratebox/www This issue can be a side effect of your trouble using another USB...
View ArticleRe: Ubiquiti NanoStation + Pi(rate) Box - has anyone tested this?
Hi Guys, I'm keen to build a wider scale captive portal using a nano M5 and pi - did you get anywhere with this? I would just put piratebox on the nano, but it only has a small amount of storage and...
View ArticleCant include google font
Anyone have trouble changing the fonts ? Im trying to import a google in index.html and edit the css page accordingly but no changes are made. Regards, HC
View ArticleRe: Cant include google font
Hi, so you stored a local copy of that font to the RPi , is that correct? The folder to be changed is /opt/piratebox/www/content or (these are linked) /opt/piratebox/share/content You did your changes...
View ArticleRe: Ubiquiti NanoStation + Pi(rate) Box - has anyone tested this?
Sorry, this old thread confuses me. Can somebody take some time to explain to me what she/he want to achieve? Thank you, best regards Matthias
View ArticleRe: Ubiquiti NanoStation + Pi(rate) Box - has anyone tested this?
Hi Matthias, I didn't realise it was over a year old! I wouldn't have revived it had I noticed. What it looks like we're trying to do is hook up a ubiquiti nano station m5 router to a pi box to extend...
View ArticleRe: Ubiquiti NanoStation + Pi(rate) Box - has anyone tested this?
Hi, Ok. This make sense. I assumed that this was the idea behind the first post, but it was not 100% clear. Yes, it is possible to use the ubiquiti device as a WiFi AP and run all needed network...
View ArticleRe: Ubiquiti NanoStation + Pi(rate) Box - has anyone tested this?
Hi Matthias, Wow, that's great, thanks! I have a new pi3 and sd card so will be starting from scratch. I'll have a go and see how I get on. Thanks also for the tip about the lease time - will change...
View ArticleRe: Ubiquiti NanoStation + Pi(rate) Box - has anyone tested this?
Ps - I will be running the official piratebox image, I tried writing my own but pirate box is much better!
View ArticleRe: Ubiquiti NanoStation + Pi(rate) Box - has anyone tested this?
One first hint, the default IP on RPi is 192.168.77.1 Looking forward hearing back from you
View ArticleMounting Multiple USB Storage Drives
How does one Mount Multiple USB Storage Drives? It seems to me that if I use sudo /opt/piratebox/rpi/bin/usb_share.sh it just moves everything piratebox related from the SD card to the new USB...
View ArticleRe: Mounting Multiple USB Storage Drives
Hi, your observation is correct. The usb_share script does move all needed files over to one specific USB stick and the /opt/piratebox/share folder is then located physically on the USB stick. You can...
View ArticleTP-Link TL-WN722N woes
Let me start by saying I have a raspberry pi 1 b+ I want to use with the aforementioned wireless adapter. In piratebox the adapter is recognized as a device but the light does not come on and...
View ArticleRe: [SOLVED]Problem installing anything with pacman
Hi Matthias, I am brand new to all of this. I had this same problem and I was relieved to find a solution. When I tried to run the last command you gave me though, it just gave me an open prompt that...
View ArticleRe: Problem installing anything with pacman
Hi, this command is still valid and usable sudo rm /etc/resolv.conf sudo sh -c 'echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf ' nameserver is the keyword, 8.8.8.8 the IP of a valid nameserver...
View ArticleRe: TP-Link TL-WN722N woes
How old is the WN722N? Which version is it? Version 2.0 is not supported, see here Wifi compatibility list best regards Matthias
View ArticleRe: TP-Link TL-WN722N woes
It's the newer one that's unsupported. Is there any guide to making it work??
View ArticleRe: TP-Link TL-WN722N woes
Yes, the newer one is not supported because TPLink chose a crappy chipset. No, there is no working tutorial. I started to create one, because the same issue is on the musicPi project... but the howTo...
View ArticleRe: Cant include google font
Hi Matthias, I have edited those files and still seem to be getting overridden by some default font.
View ArticleRe: Cant include google font
Hi, so you changed /opt/piratebox/www/content/css/page_style.css and exchanged the font-family to something different? Is the chosen font available to the client on PirateBox ? best regards Matthias
View ArticleCan't SSH as root on Pi Zero W
So there are two users with piratebox there is alarm and root. I can sign into both with no hassle if I connect a keyboard to it but when I try to SSH from my phone to the Pi Zero W with...
View ArticleRe: Can't SSH as root on Pi Zero W
Root User is deactivated for login via SSH per default for security reasons.
View ArticleRe: Another Problem
I also have some weird issue where clicking to browse a file to select does nothing meaning I can't select any file to upload to the piratebox. Is there anything that could possibly cause this because...
View ArticleRe: Another Problem
AFAIK, The browse button has only on the client side an effect. On iOS you can't really upload files beside of pictures.
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 3 - Problem with wifi network not showing
Hello, I tried checking if this issue was raised before but I did not find any answer so here is my problem: I have a Piratebox set up on Raspberry Pi 3 and I'm using a SDCard. I set up everything and...
View ArticleRe: Raspberry Pi 3 - Problem with wifi network not showing
Hi, PirateBox is designed to self-destruct after a while... sorry just joking. Strange behavior, if you used the onboard wifi before, it should work. Yes, a pacman -Syu can have negative effect on the...
View ArticleRe: Display the number of user connected
This would be handy for other purposes eg to see how many people are linked to a given unit for mesh networks etc. One big problem I ran into is that if the battery gets low you want to tell people to...
View Articledropdown menu
Hello, i'm a happy teacher because i have now a piratebox only for me and my students! Thanks Mathias ! I would modificate the menu bar in the index.html and do something like a dropdown menu. like...
View ArticleRe: dropdown menu
The language is HTML. An example is found here starting at line 26. the index file you should need to modify is the index.html found in the content folder.
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