Update ambe-debian-installer

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README.md

@@ -8,17 +8,28 @@ https://github.com/LX3JL/xlxd/blob/master/ambed/readme
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/n5amd/ambed-debian-installer
 cd ambed-debian-installer
-./ambe-debian-installer
+./ambed-debian-installer
 ```
 4. Reboot after installation is complete.
 
-### To interact with ambed after installation:
+### To interact with AMBEd after installation:
 ```sh
 systemctl start|stop|status|restart ambed
 ```
  - Installs to /ambed
  - Logs are via systemctl status
 
+### Watchdog for AMBEd
+5. Install additional tools. Assuming you are still in the ambed-debian-installer dir..
+```sh
+cd templates
+cp watchdog /ambed/watchdog
+chmod 755 /ambed/watchdog
+```
+6. You can run the watchdog every 5 mins with a cron job
+```sh
+* */5 * * * * /ambed/./watchdog >> /ambed/watchdog.log
+```
 
 **The other parts to this install, if you need it can be found at:**
 

ambe-debian-installer

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #A tool to install AMBE server.
 #This is essentially a scripted version of:
 #https://github.com/LX3JL/xlxd/blob/master/ambed/readme
-#Step 1: Install Debian 9.x and make sure it has internet and is up to date.
+#Step 1: Install Debian 8, 9 & 10 and make sure it has internet and is up to date.
 #Step 2: Plug AMBE Chip(s) into computer.
 #Step 3: Run this script on the computer with the ambe chips.
 #Step 4: Reboot after installation.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ X64=http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX/Linux/libftd2xx-x86_64-1.4.6.tgz
 X32=http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX/Linux/libftd2xx-i386-1.4.6.tgz
 ARM=https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX/Linux/libftd2xx-arm-v7-hf-1.4.22.tgz
 AMBINSTDIR=/root/reflector-install-files/ambed
-DEP="wget git build-essential"
+DEP="wget git g++ build-essential figlet"
 GITREPO=https://github.com/LX3JL/xlxd.git
 echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 echo " Installing required software..."
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cd $AMBINSTDIR
 git clone $GITREPO
 cd $AMBINSTDIR/xlxd/ambed/
+sleep 5
+echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Edit your configuration..."
+echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+sleep 5
+echo "If unsure about this feature then just hit 'CTRL-X'."
+sleep 3
+nano main.h
 make clean
 make
 make install
@@ -91,7 +99,7 @@ then
         echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
         else
         echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-        echo "I dont see an AMBED file after compiling. Look at the errors above and try again. Exiting....."
+        echo "I dont see an AMBEd file after compiling. Look at the errors above and try again. Exiting....."
         echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
         exit 0
 fi
@@ -104,7 +112,13 @@ cp ambed /ambed
 cp $DIRDIR/templates/ambed.service /etc/systemd/system/
 sed -i "s/LOCAL-IP/$LOCAL_IP/g" /etc/systemd/system/ambed.service
 systemctl daemon-reload
+sleep 2
+clear
+sleep 2
+echo "Starting AMBEd Server....."
 systemctl enable ambed
+figlet "AMBEd"
+sleep 3
 echo ""
 echo ""
 echo "************************************************************************"

templates/ambed.service

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=AMBED
+Description=AMBE Transcoder Daemon
+After=network.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
+User=root
+Group=root
 ExecStartPre=-/sbin/rmmod ftdi_sio
-ExecStartPre=-/sbin/rmmod usbserial 
-ExecStart=/ambed/ambed LOCAL-IP
+ExecStartPre=-/sbin/rmmod usb_serial
+ExecStart=/ambed/ambed 127.0.0.1
+Restart=on-abnormal
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-Alias=ambed.service
+WantedBy=multi-user.targe

templates/readme.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+* Watchdog to take care of reliabilty issues on AMBEd as written by LX1IQ
+*
+*
+*************************************************
+* In your XLXD instance...
+* Copy xlxd to /etc.init.d/
+*************************************************
+* In your AMBEd instance
+*copy ambed.service to /etc/systemd/system/
+*copy watchdog to /ambed/
+*************************************************
+* xlxd executable must be in /xlxd/ folder
+* ambed executable must be in /ambed/ folder
+*************************************************
+* possible options:
+*
+* #systemctl start ambed        /starts ambed
+* #systemctl status ambed       /shows status of ambed
+* #systemctl stop ambed         /stops ambed
+* # systemctl restart ambed     /restarts ambed
+*
+* automatically get it to start on boot:
+* #systemctl enable ambed
+*
+*************************************************
+* If your usb port gets unresponsive and you get some persistent timeouts,
+* the watchdog script restarts the ambed service.
+* You can run it every 5 minutes by a cronjob.
+* 
+* */5 * * * * /ambed/./watchdog >> /ambed/watchdog.log
+*
+***************************************************

templates/watchdog

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+sleep 5
+PATTERN=timed
+FILE=/var/log/syslog
+if grep -q $PATTERN $FILE;
+  then
+      echo "ambed timeout error"
+      > /var/log/syslog
+      service ambed restart
+  else
+      echo "all ok"
+      echo "Exiting..."
+      exit 0
+fi