Allow users to create WiFi AP hotspots

[Jonas G. Drange]

The spec [1] calls for a Hotspot item in the Cellular panel of Ubuntu System Settings.

Users should be able to manage AP hotspots.

A proof of concept [2] has been made, for AP hotspots.

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Networking#phone-cellular
[2] http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mathieu-tl/+junk/touch-hotspot

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

If this is not yet implemented, what exactly did the fix for bug 1326271 do?

(Just wanting to make sure that you don't end up with two chunks of code, one dormant, for the same thing.)

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

@mpt, it fixed support for adhoc hotspots. It also added a preliminary version of the UI. This bug is about AP hotspots and will build on what was fixed in 1326271.

[costales (costales)]

FYI, I didn't find an option for that in the mobile menu. My version is an
official BQ Ubuntu Edition (r19).
Best regards!

On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas <email address hidden>
wrote:

> 1326271

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

@costales, it is hidden, currently. You can unhide it by running Ubuntu System Settings like this:
    USS_SHOW_ALL_UI=1 src/system-settings
or change the desktop file.

There's also the script mentioned, which will work on your phone.

[costales (costales)]

Thanks Jonas, but
USS_SHOW_ALL_UI=1 src/system-settings
it's not a command for the Terminal app :) Where is the desktop file?
Could I suppose this will be showed ASAP?
Cheers!

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

@costales, the desktop file is here /usr/share/applications/ubuntu-system-settings.desktop

The option will be visible after development is complete and QA verified. I can notify you when it's ready for testing, if you want to take a shot at it early. :)

[costales (costales)]

Yes Jonas, ping me when it will be complete. I don't want to modify that
file from the mobile. I'll wait. Thanks in advance!

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[Vladimir Lushnikov (vladimir-lu)]

@jonas-drange

With build r22 and changing the desktop entry like suggested, I get the 'Wifi hotspot' menu but when I open it it's blank because of 'file:///usr/share/ubuntu/settings/system/qml-plugins/cellular/Components/Hotspot.qml:-1 File not found'

Actually Hotspot.qml exists in the /usr/share/ubuntu/settings/system/qml-plugins/cellular/ directory. Same problem with HotspotSetup.qml. Not sure if you want a separate bug based on 1326271

Not sure if it worked though as I was unable to get my local wpa_supplicant to pick the network up.

[Vladimir Lushnikov (vladimir-lu)]

Just to clarify - I symlinked the qml files to the right place to get the menus to work.

[Vladimir Lushnikov (vladimir-lu)]

Ah, now seeing "Failed to start adhoc network: 'device not found'" in the logs as well.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

@vladimir-lu, you need to install ubuntu-system-settings built off of the linked branch. You can find those debs here [1].

[1] http://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/job/generic-mediumtests-builder-vivid-armhf/2794/artifact/work/output/*zip*/output.zip

[Vladimir Lushnikov (vladimir-lu)]

Hmnn I missed the email for your comment. That build is gone and looking around in the Jenkins I could not find another one for that branch. Short of building your branch myself, is there somewhere else I can look?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-system-settings - 0.3+15.10.20150814-0ubuntu1

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ubuntu-system-settings (0.3+15.10.20150814-0ubuntu1) wily; urgency=medium

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[Tom Rhodes (tom-rhodes)]

What happened to this? Ota-6 brought the gui which on my nexus 4 made a hotspot which could be connected to but would not work. Now I'm on ota-10 bq aquaris rc channel and no way of making a wireless hotspot to share the device's connection?

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

On 7 April 2016 at 23:15, Tom Rhodes <email address hidden> wrote:

> Now I'm on
> ​ ​
> ota-10 bq aquaris rc channel and no way of making a wireless hotspot
> ​[…]​
>
>
​What does this mean, that you are using a Nexus 4 that has rc-proposed
from the BQ channel installed?

Hotspot doesn't currently work [1] and it has nothing to do with software,
so a change of channels won't fix it. We explicitly exclude the device name
from having a hotspot setup UI.

I'm sorry about this. Hotspot is supported on our other phones.

Jonas

[1] ​https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1434591

[Tom Rhodes (tom-rhodes)]

Hi,

Yes Nexus 4 on BQ channel, but rc, not rc-proposed. I had to do that to get the GPS working as mako just wouldn't work for ages. Maybe it does now, I will switch channels and check.

Ok, thanks for the info, so mako specific bug for wifi AP and the usb tethering. I'll keep an eye on both for fixes.

Cheers,

Tom.