Pi Zero::Hotspot & Hotspot Tools

[@rollandmason5596]

Excellent explanation on setting up a Pi-zero. Have been interested in trying one but couldn't decide what for. Thanks Jason. Will watch for more development on this.

[@johnh5073]

Generally GREAT! I fund a couple of issues: 1) The -lite version of tools is still looking for /home/pi/hotspot-tools(no -lite). Renaming the directory solved this 2) The network that I was attached to DID have a space in the name. So, the widitools utility failed on the grep. A pair of quotes around the target of the grep solved that.

[@G0GCQ]

This is brilliant :-) I have really enjoyed both videos & have followed VERY carefully with my own ZeroW. Thanks. Learning a lot as well! Looking forward to the next episode :-))

[@ahmetsasa5644]

Hey jason, I really like your video but i just wanna ask you about something. How can i set up the hotspot to my raspi's wlan 1 device

[@send2gl]

Interesting and well explained. I do use a portable Pi (Zero actually) for ADS-B aircraft scanning so this may be useful for this scenario.

[@hansibold5847]

Excellent video, Only problem is i can not connect to my hotspot on the pi0 via ssh. If i connect my pc it says not identified network. I neither can see an ipv4 adress. Any idea?

[@ScottPlude]

when I go to /home/scott/hotspot-tools-lite and run sudo ./hotspot-menu , I get a message that /root/hotspot-tools-lite/ could not be found. I had to create /root/hotspot-tools/ and copy the folder contents to get this to run.

[@jacknabvoip]

this was very helpful, I am new to raspberry - I bought a cheap pi zero w over a year ago and just now opening it up to play around with it. I like the AP mode especially for accessing a web page I have made on the pi, that asks for my wifi ssid and password, once I click save. it takes a few seconds to update the wpa_supplicant.conf file, and using the cron shown in your video to check for ssid, it completes the process.

[@Rani-wm1qq]

Good morning. I'm trying to set up a hotspot for the Raspberry Pi Zero to share a wireless internet connection. Just like you would connect to the internet on your phone and turn on a hotspot for other devices. Is there a way to do that on the Pi Zero? This video tells me that the wifi will only be active when the SSID of my network isn't found. I want the Pi to connect to my internet SSID and turn on a hotspot

[@KM4ACK]

Take a look at RaspAP github.com/RaspAP/raspap-webgui#quick-installer

[@yifanjiang4710]

Thanks for the video. I tried using the hotspot menu when I was in the hotspot tools lite. However itsays that the file is missing when I press 1 or 6.

[@imarunner2]

I fixed this by editing hotspot-menu and changing DIR=$HOME/hotspot-tools to DIR=$HOME/hotspot-tools-lite. I think I had to make this change to one of the other tools as well. KB9LNS

[@imarunner2]

I'm still working on getting the crontab entry to work. I can sudo autohotspotN and get the desired behavior but the cron entry either isn't running or doesn't run with superuser privileges? Trying to use this and UV4L to create a rear view camera for a travel trailer.

[@imarunner2]

I figured out why autohotspotN was working when run from command line but not running properly from cron. Several places in autohotspotN call executables that reside in /usr/sbin (iw, wpa_cli, etc). Apparently, /usr/sbin is not included in the execution path when autohotspotN is run via cron. There may be a better way of fixing it but I edited /usr/bin/autohotspotN to prepend /usr/sbin to all the executables that reside there.

[@jamescook3249]

@@imarunner2 im having issues doing this is there anyway you can help me with this?

[@imarunner2]

@@jamescook3249 maybe, what are you having trouble with?

[@glendoski1611]

As an added , I did watch the first pi zero video the other day. If I went with a pi 4 would I download the biggest file of the pi sight with GUI?

[@phildurall7466]

If you are considering working with a pi 4, I would strongly suggest taking a look at Jason's "Build a Pi V3" video. The script that he has written will populate your new pi with a load of applications for Ham radio. Quite an astounding effort on Jason's part!

[@chrisp7563]

Hi Jason - great tutorial! Thanks! I see that you made a crontab entry that runs the script /usr/bin/autohotspotN. an you give me a link to what's in this script? Thanks!

[@KM4ACK]

The autohotspotN script controls the auto hotspot ran on the pi zero. It will create a hotspot if no known WiFi SSIDs are in range.

[@rbe3908]

Hey Jason, I have been searching and searching. This may be it. I just want a Pi0W hotspot (no internet) for off grid reference documents and video. Would this work? Excellent tutorial 👍

[@Kodo-Nashi]

Is the Pi Zero capable of running wjstx for FT-8?

[@KM4ACK]

It will work but I wouldn't recommend it. FT8 and JS8Call really need the extra horse power of at least a Pi 3. You will likely not be happy with either running on the zero

[@glendoski1611]

Been thinking about trying a Pi for radio. Is this the same for a Pi 4 desktop or would this be sufficient?

[@KM4ACK]

I would start with a pi 4. The zero in this project is used for a very specific purpose. The pi 4 will be a better all around computer with much more capabilities.

[@Steven_VE9SY]

I didn't think during one out phone conversations, I could have told you then that Windows 10 had the ash built in. I keep forgetting your a Mac guy as well as the pi.

[@PaintmanJohn]

Excellent TUTORIAL ! 73 de KG5RK

[@harryhino2267]

Your nag tag at bottom left of the screen keeps on getting in the way. Can we have a clean screen when you are doing this sort of thing please?

[@KM4ACK]

Harry Hino Still sorting out new recording software. It gives a lot more capabilities if the operator can figure them out without annoying the audience. Sorry for the issue.

[@jimlynch9390]

Save 4 characters, use apt install instead of apt-get install. I'm lazy. :)

[@KM4ACK]

Jim Lynch apt is actually the wave of the future. Hard for me to break old habits

[@jimlynch9390]

@@KM4ACK I know, however when it makes my life easier, I'll try to. I recall many times that I would take half an hour to write a program to automate a tedious task that might have taken 15 minutes to perform, just cause I hate repetition.

[@davidhubbell9643]

Explain your comment "plug up"?

[@KM4ACK]

Plug Up = Connect to power

[@Outcaste153]

This doesn't work with bullseye's so everyone is aware.

[@tayyabasim9795]

Are you sure?