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ExtremeFiretop / MerlinAutoUpdate-Router

Merlin(A)uto(U)pdate is a Merlin router script which allows you to remotely identify a stable firmware update for an ASUS Merlin router, and automatically download and update via an unattended method directly from the router.
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/merlinau-v1-2-7-the-ultimate-firmware-auto-updater-amtm-addon.91326/
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Some cleanup. #303

Closed Martinski4GitHub closed 1 month ago

Martinski4GitHub commented 1 month ago

Removed code used only for testing & debugging purposes.

ExtremeFiretop commented 1 month ago

Latest result :)

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May send off a release soon.

Martinski4GitHub commented 1 month ago

Latest result :)

Looking good. BTW, do you know if you had any 3rd-party cron job entries in crontab when MerlinAU was executed? I'm asking because I don't see any messages about cron jobs in your log after stopping Entware services.

ExtremeFiretop commented 1 month ago

Latest result :)

Looking good. BTW, do you know if you had any 3rd-party cron job entries in crontab when MerlinAU was executed? I'm asking because I don't see any messages about cron jobs in your log after stopping Entware services.

I for sure have cron jobs. I have things like spdmerlin and Backupmon and diversion and unbound all installed and scheduled with cron jobs configured for stuff. I don't think any of them were being executed at the time.

I was only looking at the fact that it supressed the eject USB message.

Martinski4GitHub commented 1 month ago

Latest result :)

Looking good. BTW, do you know if you had any 3rd-party cron job entries in crontab when MerlinAU was executed? I'm asking because I don't see any messages about cron jobs in your log after stopping Entware services.

I for sure have cron jobs. I have things like spdmerlin and Backupmon and diversion and unbound all installed and scheduled with cron jobs configured for stuff. I don't think any of them were being executed at the time.

If you have those cron job entries then there should be log messages about removing them. Something is odd here. Can you send me a screenshot of your current list of scheduled cron jobs?

ExtremeFiretop commented 1 month ago

Latest result :)

Looking good. BTW, do you know if you had any 3rd-party cron job entries in crontab when MerlinAU was executed? I'm asking because I don't see any messages about cron jobs in your log after stopping Entware services.

I for sure have cron jobs. I have things like spdmerlin and Backupmon and diversion and unbound all installed and scheduled with cron jobs configured for stuff. I don't think any of them were being executed at the time.

If you have those cron job entries then there should be log messages about removing them. Something is odd here. Can you send me a screenshot of your current list of scheduled cron jobs?

I was just getting ready for bed, give me like 2 minutes I'll login for you real quick!

ExtremeFiretop commented 1 month ago

Screenshot of: cru l

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Copy of the MerlinAU log file for that flash:

2024-10-02 04:43:11 MerlinAU v1.3.1
2024-10-02 04:43:11 Running the update task now... Checking for F/W updates...
2024-10-02 04:43:13 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 329836 KB - RAM Available: 1125728 KB
2024-10-02 04:43:13 Backup Started (by BACKUPMON)
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Backup Finished
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Backup Completed Successfully
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 326480 KB - RAM Available: 1122204 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:02 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Archive:  /tmp/mnt/USB1/MerlinAU.d/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware.zip
2024-10-02 04:44:02   Length      Date    Time    Name
2024-10-02 04:44:03 ---------  ---------- -----   ----
2024-10-02 04:44:03  74547428  09-26-2024 00:58   GT-BE98_PRO_3006_102.2_alpha1-g6d259892ed_nand_squashfs.pkgtb
2024-10-02 04:44:03      9691  09-26-2024 00:36   README-merlin.txt
2024-10-02 04:44:03      5698  09-26-2024 00:58   Changelog-3006.txt
2024-10-02 04:44:03       128  09-26-2024 00:58   sha256sum.sha256
2024-10-02 04:44:03  --------                     -------
2024-10-02 04:44:03  74562945                     4 files
2024-10-02 04:44:03 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Archive:  /tmp/mnt/USB1/MerlinAU.d/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware.zip
2024-10-02 04:44:05   inflating: GT-BE98_PRO_3006_102.2_alpha1-g6d259892ed_nand_squashfs.pkgtb
2024-10-02 04:44:05   inflating: Changelog-3006.txt
2024-10-02 04:44:05   inflating: sha256sum.sha256
2024-10-02 04:44:05 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 253412 KB - RAM Available: 1049088 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Current version NOT found in changelog file. Bypassing changelog verification for this run.
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 253656 KB - RAM Available: 1049332 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:05 SHA256 signature check for firmware image file passed successfully.
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 253672 KB - RAM Available: 1049596 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Router Web URL is: http://192.168.50.1
2024-10-02 04:44:46 The email notification was sent successfully [START_FW_UPDATE_STATUS].
2024-10-02 04:44:46 Stopping Diversion service...
2024-10-02 04:44:51 Flashing GT-BE98_PRO_3006_102.2_alpha1-g6d259892ed_nand_squashfs.pkgtb... Please wait for reboot in about 4 minutes or less.
2024-10-02 04:44:53 Searching for Entware services to stop...
2024-10-02 04:44:53 Stopping Entware services...
2024-10-02 04:44:53 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:53 /opt/etc/init.d/S61unbound
2024-10-02 04:44:53 -----------------------------------------------------------

Contents of the crontab file located here: /var/spool/cron/crontabs

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45 */6 * * * /jffs/addons/amtm/routerdate cron #amtm_RouterDate#
10 7 * * Sun /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/sc_update.mod -run #amtm_ScriptsUpdateNotification#
1 7 * * * /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -on #amtm_LEDcontrol_on#
41 18 * * * /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -off #amtm_LEDcontrol_off#
15 3 * * Sat,Tue /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -upd #amtm_LEDcontrol_update#
0 4 * * * sh /jffs/scripts/MerlinAU.sh run_now #MerlinAU#
30 3 * * * sh /jffs/scripts/backupmon.sh #RunBackupMon#
12 4 * * * curl -o \/opt\/var\/lib\/unbound\/root\.hints https://www.internic.net/domain/named.cache #root_servers#
*/15 * * * * /jffs/addons/unbound/unbound_rpz.sh download #Unbound_RPZ.sh#
00 2 * * Sun /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/update-bl.div reset #Diversion_UpdateBL#
20 5 * * * /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/rotate-logs.div #Diversion_RotateLogs#
20 17 * * * diversion count_ads count #Diversion_CountAds#
0 */1 * * * /jffs/scripts/spdmerlin generate #spdMerlin#
*/5 * * * * service restart_letsencrypt #LetsEncrypt#
Martinski4GitHub commented 1 month ago

Screenshot of: cru l

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Copy of the MerlinAU log file for that flash:

2024-10-02 04:43:11 MerlinAU v1.3.1
2024-10-02 04:43:11 Running the update task now... Checking for F/W updates...
2024-10-02 04:43:13 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 329836 KB - RAM Available: 1125728 KB
2024-10-02 04:43:13 Backup Started (by BACKUPMON)
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Backup Finished
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Backup Completed Successfully
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 326480 KB - RAM Available: 1122204 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:02 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Archive:  /tmp/mnt/USB1/MerlinAU.d/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware.zip
2024-10-02 04:44:02   Length      Date    Time    Name
2024-10-02 04:44:03 ---------  ---------- -----   ----
2024-10-02 04:44:03  74547428  09-26-2024 00:58   GT-BE98_PRO_3006_102.2_alpha1-g6d259892ed_nand_squashfs.pkgtb
2024-10-02 04:44:03      9691  09-26-2024 00:36   README-merlin.txt
2024-10-02 04:44:03      5698  09-26-2024 00:58   Changelog-3006.txt
2024-10-02 04:44:03       128  09-26-2024 00:58   sha256sum.sha256
2024-10-02 04:44:03  --------                     -------
2024-10-02 04:44:03  74562945                     4 files
2024-10-02 04:44:03 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Archive:  /tmp/mnt/USB1/MerlinAU.d/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware.zip
2024-10-02 04:44:05   inflating: GT-BE98_PRO_3006_102.2_alpha1-g6d259892ed_nand_squashfs.pkgtb
2024-10-02 04:44:05   inflating: Changelog-3006.txt
2024-10-02 04:44:05   inflating: sha256sum.sha256
2024-10-02 04:44:05 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 253412 KB - RAM Available: 1049088 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Current version NOT found in changelog file. Bypassing changelog verification for this run.
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 253656 KB - RAM Available: 1049332 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:05 SHA256 signature check for firmware image file passed successfully.
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 253672 KB - RAM Available: 1049596 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Router Web URL is: http://192.168.50.1
2024-10-02 04:44:46 The email notification was sent successfully [START_FW_UPDATE_STATUS].
2024-10-02 04:44:46 Stopping Diversion service...
2024-10-02 04:44:51 Flashing GT-BE98_PRO_3006_102.2_alpha1-g6d259892ed_nand_squashfs.pkgtb... Please wait for reboot in about 4 minutes or less.
2024-10-02 04:44:53 Searching for Entware services to stop...
2024-10-02 04:44:53 Stopping Entware services...
2024-10-02 04:44:53 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:53 /opt/etc/init.d/S61unbound
2024-10-02 04:44:53 -----------------------------------------------------------

Contents of the crontab file located here: /var/spool/cron/crontabs

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45 */6 * * * /jffs/addons/amtm/routerdate cron #amtm_RouterDate#
10 7 * * Sun /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/sc_update.mod -run #amtm_ScriptsUpdateNotification#
1 7 * * * /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -on #amtm_LEDcontrol_on#
41 18 * * * /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -off #amtm_LEDcontrol_off#
15 3 * * Sat,Tue /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -upd #amtm_LEDcontrol_update#
0 4 * * * sh /jffs/scripts/MerlinAU.sh run_now #MerlinAU#
30 3 * * * sh /jffs/scripts/backupmon.sh #RunBackupMon#
12 4 * * * curl -o \/opt\/var\/lib\/unbound\/root\.hints https://www.internic.net/domain/named.cache #root_servers#
*/15 * * * * /jffs/addons/unbound/unbound_rpz.sh download #Unbound_RPZ.sh#
00 2 * * Sun /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/update-bl.div reset #Diversion_UpdateBL#
20 5 * * * /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/rotate-logs.div #Diversion_RotateLogs#
20 17 * * * diversion count_ads count #Diversion_CountAds#
0 */1 * * * /jffs/scripts/spdmerlin generate #spdMerlin#
*/5 * * * * service restart_letsencrypt #LetsEncrypt#

Great, thanks. Please don't stay up any longer only for this. There's no urgency. This can wait until tomorrow. Have a good night, bud.

ExtremeFiretop commented 1 month ago

Screenshot of: cru l image Copy of the MerlinAU log file for that flash:

2024-10-02 04:43:11 MerlinAU v1.3.1
2024-10-02 04:43:11 Running the update task now... Checking for F/W updates...
2024-10-02 04:43:13 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 329836 KB - RAM Available: 1125728 KB
2024-10-02 04:43:13 Backup Started (by BACKUPMON)
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Backup Finished
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Backup Completed Successfully
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 326480 KB - RAM Available: 1122204 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:02 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:02 Archive:  /tmp/mnt/USB1/MerlinAU.d/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware.zip
2024-10-02 04:44:02   Length      Date    Time    Name
2024-10-02 04:44:03 ---------  ---------- -----   ----
2024-10-02 04:44:03  74547428  09-26-2024 00:58   GT-BE98_PRO_3006_102.2_alpha1-g6d259892ed_nand_squashfs.pkgtb
2024-10-02 04:44:03      9691  09-26-2024 00:36   README-merlin.txt
2024-10-02 04:44:03      5698  09-26-2024 00:58   Changelog-3006.txt
2024-10-02 04:44:03       128  09-26-2024 00:58   sha256sum.sha256
2024-10-02 04:44:03  --------                     -------
2024-10-02 04:44:03  74562945                     4 files
2024-10-02 04:44:03 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Archive:  /tmp/mnt/USB1/MerlinAU.d/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware/GT-BE98_PRO_firmware.zip
2024-10-02 04:44:05   inflating: GT-BE98_PRO_3006_102.2_alpha1-g6d259892ed_nand_squashfs.pkgtb
2024-10-02 04:44:05   inflating: Changelog-3006.txt
2024-10-02 04:44:05   inflating: sha256sum.sha256
2024-10-02 04:44:05 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 253412 KB - RAM Available: 1049088 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Current version NOT found in changelog file. Bypassing changelog verification for this run.
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 253656 KB - RAM Available: 1049332 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:05 SHA256 signature check for firmware image file passed successfully.
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Required RAM: 101814 KB - RAM Free: 253672 KB - RAM Available: 1049596 KB
2024-10-02 04:44:05 Router Web URL is: http://192.168.50.1
2024-10-02 04:44:46 The email notification was sent successfully [START_FW_UPDATE_STATUS].
2024-10-02 04:44:46 Stopping Diversion service...
2024-10-02 04:44:51 Flashing GT-BE98_PRO_3006_102.2_alpha1-g6d259892ed_nand_squashfs.pkgtb... Please wait for reboot in about 4 minutes or less.
2024-10-02 04:44:53 Searching for Entware services to stop...
2024-10-02 04:44:53 Stopping Entware services...
2024-10-02 04:44:53 -----------------------------------------------------------
2024-10-02 04:44:53 /opt/etc/init.d/S61unbound
2024-10-02 04:44:53 -----------------------------------------------------------

Contents of the crontab file located here: /var/spool/cron/crontabs image

45 */6 * * * /jffs/addons/amtm/routerdate cron #amtm_RouterDate#
10 7 * * Sun /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/sc_update.mod -run #amtm_ScriptsUpdateNotification#
1 7 * * * /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -on #amtm_LEDcontrol_on#
41 18 * * * /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -off #amtm_LEDcontrol_off#
15 3 * * Sat,Tue /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -upd #amtm_LEDcontrol_update#
0 4 * * * sh /jffs/scripts/MerlinAU.sh run_now #MerlinAU#
30 3 * * * sh /jffs/scripts/backupmon.sh #RunBackupMon#
12 4 * * * curl -o \/opt\/var\/lib\/unbound\/root\.hints https://www.internic.net/domain/named.cache #root_servers#
*/15 * * * * /jffs/addons/unbound/unbound_rpz.sh download #Unbound_RPZ.sh#
00 2 * * Sun /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/update-bl.div reset #Diversion_UpdateBL#
20 5 * * * /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/rotate-logs.div #Diversion_RotateLogs#
20 17 * * * diversion count_ads count #Diversion_CountAds#
0 */1 * * * /jffs/scripts/spdmerlin generate #spdMerlin#
*/5 * * * * service restart_letsencrypt #LetsEncrypt#

Great, thanks. Please don't stay up any longer only for this. There's no urgency. This can wait until tomorrow. Have a good night, bud.

Chat more tomorrow. Goodnight buddy.

I'm realizing now that when I first tested I tested on my test AXE11000 with a single cron job so I didn't disturb my regular internet.

But this run above was me flashing the latest alpha on the 3006 router. I'm expecting that's making a difference.

Martinski4GitHub commented 1 month ago

Screenshot of: cru l ... Copy of the MerlinAU log file for that flash: ...

Contents of the crontab file located here: /var/spool/cron/crontabs ... 45 /6 /jffs/addons/amtm/routerdate cron #amtm_RouterDate# 10 7 Sun /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/sc_update.mod -run #amtm_ScriptsUpdateNotification# 1 7 /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -on #amtm_LEDcontrol_on# 41 18 /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -off #amtm_LEDcontrol_off# 15 3 Sat,Tue /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -upd #amtm_LEDcontrol_update# 0 4 sh /jffs/scripts/MerlinAU.sh run_now #MerlinAU# 30 3 sh /jffs/scripts/backupmon.sh #RunBackupMon# 12 4 curl -o \/opt\/var\/lib\/unbound\/root.hints https://www.internic.net/domain/named.cache #root_servers# /15 /jffs/addons/unbound/unbound_rpz.sh download #Unbound_RPZ.sh# 00 2 Sun /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/update-bl.div reset #Diversion_UpdateBL# 20 5 /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/rotate-logs.div #Diversion_RotateLogs# 20 17 diversion count_ads count #Diversion_CountAds# 0 /1 /jffs/scripts/spdmerlin generate #spdMerlin# /5 * service restart_letsencrypt #LetsEncrypt#

Great, thanks. Please don't stay up any longer only for this. There's no urgency. This can wait until tomorrow. Have a good night, bud.

Chat more tomorrow. Goodnight buddy.

I'm realizing now that when I first tested I tested on my test AXE11000 with a single cron job so I didn't disturb my regular internet.

But this run above was me flashing the latest alpha on the 3006 router. I'm expecting that's making a difference.

Hmmm. I'm expecting the 3006.102.x F/W to behave the same WRT cron jobs, crontab, & cru command.... You have a lot of 3rd-party cron jobs but for some reason, there are no log messages at all about them. I'm puzzled. I'll have to sleep on this... :>)

ExtremeFiretop commented 1 month ago

Screenshot of: cru l ... Copy of the MerlinAU log file for that flash: ... Contents of the crontab file located here: /var/spool/cron/crontabs ... 45 /6 /jffs/addons/amtm/routerdate cron #amtm_RouterDate# 10 7 Sun /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/sc_update.mod -run #amtm_ScriptsUpdateNotification# 1 7 /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -on #amtm_LEDcontrol_on# 41 18 /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -off #amtm_LEDcontrol_off# 15 3 Sat,Tue /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -upd #amtm_LEDcontrol_update# 0 4 sh /jffs/scripts/MerlinAU.sh run_now #MerlinAU# 30 3 sh /jffs/scripts/backupmon.sh #RunBackupMon# 12 4 curl -o /opt/var/lib/unbound/root.hints https://www.internic.net/domain/named.cache #root_servers# /15 /jffs/addons/unbound/unbound_rpz.sh download #Unbound_RPZ.sh# 00 2 Sun /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/update-bl.div reset #Diversion_UpdateBL# 20 5 /bin/sh /opt/share/diversion/file/rotate-logs.div #Diversion_RotateLogs# 20 17 diversion count_ads count #Diversion_CountAds# 0 /1 /jffs/scripts/spdmerlin generate #spdMerlin# /5 * service restart_letsencrypt #LetsEncrypt#

Great, thanks. Please don't stay up any longer only for this. There's no urgency. This can wait until tomorrow. Have a good night, bud.

Chat more tomorrow. Goodnight buddy. I'm realizing now that when I first tested I tested on my test AXE11000 with a single cron job so I didn't disturb my regular internet. But this run above was me flashing the latest alpha on the 3006 router. I'm expecting that's making a difference.

Hmmm. I'm expecting the 3006.102.x F/W to behave the same WRT cron jobs, crontab, & cru command.... You have a lot of 3rd-party cron jobs but for some reason, there are no log messages at all about them. I'm puzzled. I'll have to sleep on this... :>)

Now you got me curious... In the code I see it should say "Cron jobs from 3rd-party add-ons were not found." which I didn't get.

Looking at the script on the router I can confirm that the function RemoveCronJobsFromAddOns is there. Let me try again just for fun, the reason is I noticed in my log file for the MerlinAU run, it was at 4:44 AM, but my MerlinAU script has a modified date of 8AM.

I'm wondering if it's possible my primary router just had an old copy of the dev version, maybe I never copied it to my primary after testing it on my AXE11000, and only once I made the changes to up the minimum version did I update the script and get the RemoveCronJobsFromAddOns function.

ExtremeFiretop commented 1 month ago

@Martinski4GitHub

This looks more promising ;)

image

I likely had "1.3.1" with only the changelog changes, before your PR. Then updated it once I made my changes for my PR again lol.

Martinski4GitHub commented 1 month ago

Great, thanks. Please don't stay up any longer only for this. There's no urgency. This can wait until tomorrow. Have a good night, bud.

Chat more tomorrow. Goodnight buddy. I'm realizing now that when I first tested I tested on my test AXE11000 with a single cron job so I didn't disturb my regular internet. But this run above was me flashing the latest alpha on the 3006 router. I'm expecting that's making a difference.

Hmmm. I'm expecting the 3006.102.x F/W to behave the same WRT cron jobs, crontab, & cru command.... You have a lot of 3rd-party cron jobs but for some reason, there are no log messages at all about them. I'm puzzled. I'll have to sleep on this... :>)

Now you got me curious... In the code I see it should say "Cron jobs from 3rd-party add-ons were not found." which I didn't get.

Looking at the script on the router I can confirm that the function RemoveCronJobsFromAddOns is there. Let me try again just for fun, the reason is I noticed in my log file for the MerlinAU run, it was at 4:44 AM, but my MerlinAU script has a modified date of 8AM.

I'm wondering if it's possible my primary router just had an old copy of the dev version, maybe I never copied it to my primary after testing it on my AXE11000, and only once I made the changes to up the minimum version did I update the script and get the RemoveCronJobsFromAddOns function.

Good catch about the timestamp!! LOL!! I hope that is what happened because I've also reviewed the function and I can't see anything obvious that would prevent the code from seeing all the cron jobs you have and logging some messages about them.

ExtremeFiretop commented 1 month ago

Great, thanks. Please don't stay up any longer only for this. There's no urgency. This can wait until tomorrow. Have a good night, bud.

Chat more tomorrow. Goodnight buddy. I'm realizing now that when I first tested I tested on my test AXE11000 with a single cron job so I didn't disturb my regular internet. But this run above was me flashing the latest alpha on the 3006 router. I'm expecting that's making a difference.

Hmmm. I'm expecting the 3006.102.x F/W to behave the same WRT cron jobs, crontab, & cru command.... You have a lot of 3rd-party cron jobs but for some reason, there are no log messages at all about them. I'm puzzled. I'll have to sleep on this... :>)

Now you got me curious... In the code I see it should say "Cron jobs from 3rd-party add-ons were not found." which I didn't get. Looking at the script on the router I can confirm that the function RemoveCronJobsFromAddOns is there. Let me try again just for fun, the reason is I noticed in my log file for the MerlinAU run, it was at 4:44 AM, but my MerlinAU script has a modified date of 8AM. I'm wondering if it's possible my primary router just had an old copy of the dev version, maybe I never copied it to my primary after testing it on my AXE11000, and only once I made the changes to up the minimum version did I update the script and get the RemoveCronJobsFromAddOns function.

Good catch about the timestamp!! LOL!! I hope that is what happened because I've also reviewed the function and I can't see anything obvious that would prevent the code from seeing all the cron jobs you have and logging some messages about them.

I've had my head out of the game for a month, distracted with other things; clearly it works fine and I was just running "1.3.1" but I just had an outdated version lol.

Checking the timeline of the modified time was my only hint, nothing in the code seemed weird to me. I spent a 5 minutes testing it for 3006 just now, ran it line by line, everything returned results as expected. :D

Martinski4GitHub commented 1 month ago

@Martinski4GitHub

This looks more promising ;) ...

YES!!! Those are the log messages I would expect based on your cron jobs list. So, the function is working as designed on the newer F/W version as well.

I likely had "1.3.1" with only the changelog changes, before your PR. Then updated it once I made my changes for my PR again lol.

Thanks for staying up to run the script & verify the "real" latest code. Now we both can go to sleep more relaxed. Have a great night, bud. Sleep tight :>)