[Cialug] Need help automating log capture/reboot

[David Champion]

My first guess with the WiFi adapter is it's a power issue. Is the usb hub
powered or passive?

As far as the logs issue... can't you just plug in a normal USB keyboard
and look through the logs? Seems like a minute or two job.

-dc

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Justin Richeson <neomatrixjr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have a certain...popular SBC. <cough>Rasberry Pi 2<cough>
> It has an issue where after an extended uptime the USB Wifi stick attached
> via USB Hub will...stop.  That's the best description I have right now.
> The activity light will go solid instead of blink, and it'll loose
> connection to my network.  Also, attempted reboots at this point will have
> a long-timeout wait in the shutdown sequence stating "A stop job is running
> for Connman connection service (XXs/YYs)" (numbers for x's and y's
> there...)
>
> Thus far I haven't had time to sit in front of the TV with the tiny
> keyboard I have for it and try to dig through logs to find the issue...and
> I can't set back and SSH in....because no network.  What I'd like to do is
> find a way to automate regular connectivity tests.  If it finds it can't
> connect for > 5-10 minutes, copy all logs to a backup/snapshot & reboot.
> Once connectivity is up send the logs to a network share for later
> analysis.
>
> I thought I'd ask here before spending hours re-inventing the wheel,
> because I'm guessing this or something like it has been done before.
>
> Any input is greatly appreciated!
>
> --Justin
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