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4IceG / luci-app-modemband

User interface for the modemband package. Program to set LTE/5G bands for selected 4G/5G modems. (LuCI JS) | OpenWrt >= 21.02
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sms-tools dependency? #6

Closed bam80 closed 1 year ago

bam80 commented 1 year ago

Hi, thanks for the project. Just curious - why sms-tools are needed for modem band configuration?

4IceG commented 1 year ago

H @bam80 i, why sms-tool? the answer is simple, for the sake of convenience.

I use the sms-tool to read sms / send ussd codes, it supports at commands sent to the modem, so why not use it? The package has everything I need, so I use it.

Changing bands is done with at commands sent via sms-tool, so it is necessary.

bam80 commented 1 year ago

OK, thanks. Will try to compile then

bam80 commented 1 year ago

Just for AT commands we could use something from core repo maybe? socat, whatever? But you probably know what you are doing.

4IceG commented 1 year ago

I know that there are other packages that support at commands, the only question is why should I install them additionally? As I wrote above, the sms-tool handles everything I needed.

Compilation may be a problem, sms-tool is not in the OpenWrt repository, but mobile internet users know that there is nothing by default, you want something more.. unfortunately you have to spend some of your time.

I wrote packages for myself because I missed OpenWrt packages that are simple for the user. I have made them available and if someone wants, they can use them. As it is not always possible to use others ipks or write something of your own :).

bam80 commented 1 year ago

No problem, compilation is on my plan.

As a side-note, I'm searching for possibility of free hosting for personal ASU server, for me and other owrt fellows: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/online-imagebuilder-and-upgrade-server/18110/543?u=bam80 But it might be not possible on practice, it seem.