Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] ipkg install batman over ssh: postinst fails

[Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>]

Hi,

> I have a mesh running freifunk â’ˆ.6.32 nodes.
> I am using the recommended batman0.2 ipkg to test it next
> to OLSR. (Is there no ipkg package and source for 0.3 or
> the latest stable?)

please see our download section to get precompiled packages for your platform:
https://dev.open-mesh.net/batman/wiki/Download

Since 0.3 we fixed a couple of annoying bugs which resulted in a 0.3.1 beta. If 
you experience major problems you should give a try.


> The freifunk-batman package:
> Unpacking freifunk-batman...Done.
> Configuring freifunk-batman...//usr/lib/ipkg/info/freifunk-batman.postinst:
> 10: nvram: not found //usr/lib/ipkg/info/freifunk-batman.postinst: 10:
> nvram: not found Done.
>
> And the S66batman restart, which I did manually.

The batman WebUI from Ludger is outdated and not compatible with newer batman 
versions. You should avoid using it. 


> In the meantime, do I have to reflash them, install batman manually
> or with expect? Can I even do that or what happens when the web interface
> is used to enter the network migration info, which is now not happening
> on my nodes?

I think the main problem is the firewall. Batman sends UDP broadcasts on port 
4305 and uses 4306 for gateway tunneling. The vis server operates on 4307. 

Regards,
Marek