Configurator....

[Mark Leck]

I've written a little program for the Pi, it's a GUI/Script based app that basically configures your config.txt file and makes the whole process of adding multiple edits a breeze....
I wrote this originally as an overclocking tool for my own personal use and then added to it, and added to it, and..... I'll keep adding too if people want me too, let me know what you think, good or bad, but constructive....

Here’s a screenshot of the main menu to give you some idea of it’s capabilities so far (and no it won't make your screen go wonky ):



The script automatically installs any dependencies (Thanks to Sam Nazarko for helping me out on that one ) namely whiptail, which is a simply bash script GUI programme.

To try it:
Either from Terminal or SSH (NOTE: Internet connection is required)

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sudo -s
 wget http://www.juicypi.com/downloads/configurator -O /usr/bin/configurator
 chmod +x /usr/bin/configurator

Once installed to run it from Terminal or SSH
NOTE: first run takes a while as it needs to download & install whiptail after that it's instant - make sure internet is connected for first run!!
simply type:

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sudo configurator

...And away you go.

[hojnikb]

Nice work. I will defenetly give it a try when i have the time to play with my Pi

[Mark Leck]

Thanks, I'm adding to it on a daily basis and updating as and when, I'm currently working on a benchmark utility that uploads the results to a pastebin....Its nearly finished too.
I will be introducing a testing branch soon so I will post details on how to access it as and when I'm ready.
Anyway let me know how you get on!

[bud-pnq]

Neat

[Mark Leck]

Just finished a few updates:
1) Upto 15 config.txt edits now possible in custom configurator mode(previously only 5)
2) SD Card benchmarking added with upload results to pastebin feature (also reads the SD cards ID Number for reference purposes)
3) -top- command snapshot - take a look at system resources
4) CPU info -
5) Timestamp now added to config.txt for user reference purposes

Requires pastebinit & whiptail - which will be auto installed on first run if not already after update from relevant repo'

To get latest version

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sudo -s
wget http://www.juicypi.com/downloads/configurator_13_08_12 -O /usr/bin/configurator
chmod +x /usr/bin/configurator

To start:

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sudo configurator

[Colday213]

Cool.

Just installed this. Works well!

Thanks

[Mark Leck]

Updated
Changelog:
1)Updated Raspbmc defaults settings for RC5
2)Added ability to restart XBMC after SD-Card benchmark (If using on Raspbmc system)
3)Added option to add codec license keys
4)Added a few more standard settings to Configurator

To get latest version 02/10/12=

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sudo -s
wget http://www.juicypi.com/downloads/configurator_02_10_12 -O /usr/bin/configurator
chmod +x /usr/bin/configurator

To start:

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sudo configurator

[Mark Leck]

Major update!

Changelog:
1)Full 'on the fly' intergration with raspbmc-settings-addon whatever you choose in the 'Configurator' part of the program is now updated in the addon = No more addon crashes and no nagging config.txt mismatch error messages on boot up.

2)More multiple choice GUI input menus so less typing is needed, additional GUI input settings are automatically added in the correct format to the raspbmc settings addon.

3)Choice between Advanced & Normal Configurator program mode, Normal is fully automated with the option for further additional custom settings, advanced mode is more of a manual mode, but both modes intergrate with the addon.

4)Added SDTV settings options (as requested).

5)Console output is now cleared on every return visit/exit

6)Multi platform as usual so fully Raspbian compatable, both configurator program modes are tested and confirmed working with latest Raspbian build



To get latest version 08/10/12=

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sudo -s
wget http://www.juicypi.com/downloads/configurator_08_10_12 -O /usr/bin/configurator
chmod +x /usr/bin/configurator

To start:

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sudo configurator

I have testest this as best as I can, but with over 1000 lines of code it's getting quite a complex bit of software to test alone, and with more and more permutations with every build it may not be perfect, so PLEASE report any bugs found here and I'll sort ASAP!
Also don't be afraid to ask for requests or offer suggestions.....

[Mark Leck]

Updated

Changelog:
1)Now offers full GUI setup of the config.txt.
2)Various Raspbmc backup/restore features added
3)Dropbox feature now added upload/download direct to your Dropbox account via a GUI interface
4)Update feature now added

To get the latest release, follow the instructions in the first post of this thread!

[paultnl]

Just tried it but get sysntax error when trying to run Configurator

[Mark Leck]

Just tried it but get sysntax error when trying to run Configurator

Its working fine here, just tried the install procedure myself and no errors.....
I've tested on latest Raspbian build & Raspbmc RC5 and both working as should.

Just in case try install again; copy and paste the code if poss:

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sudo -s
 wget http://www.juicypi.com/downloads/configurator -O /usr/bin/configurator
 chmod +x /usr/bin/configurator

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sudo configurator

Note: All lower case for configurator
Let me know....

[paultnl]

root@raspberrypi:/home/pi# configurator
/usr/bin/configurator: line 1: --2012-10-19: command not found
/usr/bin/configurator: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/bin/configurator: line 2: `Resolving www.juicypi.com (www.juicypi.com)... 82.197.130.142'
root@raspberrypi:/home/pi#

This is what I get when trying to run

[Mark Leck]

root@raspberrypi:/home/pi# configurator
/usr/bin/configurator: line 1: --2012-10-19: command not found
/usr/bin/configurator: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/bin/configurator: line 2: `Resolving http://www.juicypi.com (http://www.juicypi.com)... 82.197.130.142'
root@raspberrypi:/home/pi#

This is what I get when trying to run

Not sure what is up, but I know that there is no 2012-10-19 anywhere in my code...

Heres the source:
http://www.juicypi.com/downloads/configurator

[Mark Leck]

Looks like your download is getting entries added somehow?

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sudo nano /usr/bin/configurator

Delete anything that appears before:

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#!/bin/sh

Ctrl+x then Y then ENTER
Try again....

EDIT: the -O switch in the code to download is upper case, I think you maybe adding the download information to configurator as if it was a .log file by using the -o (lower case) switch!

[Mark Leck]

To avoid further confusion between the -o & -O wget switches, I suggest the following to download and install:

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sudo -s 
cd /usr/bin/
wget http://www.juicypi.com/downloads/configurator
chmod +x configurator
configurator

Needs to be ran as root:

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sudo configurator

[richev]

Thanks for this useful utility, however I think it broke my Raspbmc install. After installing Raspbmp (using the Windows installer), I then installed configurator and used it to add my mpeg2 key.

Upon rebooting the Pi I was faced with a black screen, and the green LED on the Pi flashing in sets of three flashes. Apparently this means "loader.bin not found".

[richev]

Further to my last post - and speaking very much as a Raspberry Pi newbie - it looks like Configurator might not work with the 1.0 final release of Raspbmc. The config.txt file it writes is missing some settings.

In my scenario, the config.txt written out by Configurator was:

arm_freq=800
force_turbo=1
decode_MPG2=0xabcd1234
disable_overscan=1
gpu_mem_256=128
gpu_mem_512=256

(I had only used it to set my mpeg2 key)

However, on a fresh install of Raspbmc, my config.txt looks like this:

arm_freq=800
force_turbo=1
gpu_mem=100
disable_overscan=1
start_file=start_x.elf
fixup_file=fixup_x.dat

Could it be that Configurator failed to write out the start_file and fixup_file settings?

[Mark Leck]

Hi sorry about they delay in replying

Yup it looks that way, I have been doing various other projects lately and this one has sadly fallen behind and seeing that the config settings seem to change on a regular basis with the RPI it can be quite hard to keep up with it all....I will certainly look into your problem and push another commit to fix any issues that I find.

This project is now hosted at:
https://github.com/Mark-Leck/Configurator
Feel free to submit any patches if I don't get around to it sooner!

Thanks for the heads up anyway!!

Full install instructions are available at the above github link.

[Mark Leck]

This was bugging me so I have just submitted a patch that 'should' solve your issues, I say 'should' as I have not had chance to test it out on my Pi yet.
Any problems then either post here or preferably file a bug report at the Configurator github and i'll pick up on there.

To get the latest build direct from the github, simply copy and paste this block of code into your terminal:

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sudu su
cd /usr/bin/
wget https://raw.github.com/Mark-Leck/Configurator/master/configurator
chmod +x configurator
configurator
echo "Done!"

[tonyhughes]

Cool stuff Mark,

If you want an easy way to update your code and maintain a development version, and a release version, I made a little "IDE" for Bash scripting (using Bash and Whiptail themselves), just to automate all the tasks involved, including uploading development version to another Pi for testing, and uploading to the webserver, and automatically applying a date based version number etc.

It would be trivial for you to adapt to your work if you want.

PM me if you want further details.


Bigger: http://www.tall.co.nz/pics/ide.jpg

[Mark Leck]

^^ Please anything that makes my life easier is a must, looks a cracking project, I'll PM you now!

[Mark Leck]

Install instructions now finally work
Please copy and paste the block of code below into a terminal:

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sudo su
cd /usr/bin/
wget --no-check-certificate https://raw.github.com/Mark-Leck/Configurator/master/configurator -O configurator
chmod +x configurator
configurator
echo "Done!"

(NOTE if typing the above code manually then please make sure the -O on the wget line is a capital O for Oscar):