Notes on getting Hackboard 2 to play nicely with how I imagine Debian _should_ come outta the box

hackspringboard1.sh

# NOTE! default password for 'hackboard' user is HB2 - CHANGE IT
# Also note that the standard Debian distro seems to come from huawei?
# You may or may not care about this. You probably should!
# This is a fun post:
# https://www.reddit.com/r/hackboard2/comments/17hgq4i/finally_got_my_8gb_with_case_some_initial/?rdt=40227

# hackboard@HB2:~$ date
# Thu 12 Sep 2024 07:56:14 PM BST

# hackboard@HB2:~$ lsb_release -a
# No LSB modules are available.
# Distributor ID: Debian
# Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
# Release:        11
# Codename:       bullseye


## default 'hackboard' user should be in the sudoers list

# https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/pcfjo6/bash_usermod_command_not_found_in_latest_debian/?rdt=40466
# Use su - (with the trailing dash) to become root, then usermod and other commands work

# Or manually, as root
vi /etc/sudoers

# add this to the end of the file
hackboard    ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

# Then sudo apt-get <whatever> should work for the 'hackboard' user

# Next, to enable ntp time setting / automatic time (which seems important for the 4G network stuff!)

# maybe not required but why not
sudo apt-get install ntp

# https://askubuntu.com/questions/1314479/ntp-not-supported

sudo apt install systemd-timesyncd
sudo timedatectl set-ntp true

# then test with

timedatectl status

# Should print out something like the stuff below
# presumably the 'NTP service' status is the important bit

# hackboard@HB2:~$ timedatectl status
#                Local time: Thu 2024-09-12 19:59:14 BST
#            Universal time: Thu 2024-09-12 18:59:14 UTC
#                  RTC time: Thu 2024-09-12 18:59:14
#                 Time zone: Europe/London (BST, +0100)
# System clock synchronized: yes
#               NTP service: active
#           RTC in local TZ: no


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# Drivers and things
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# https://www.crowdsupply.com/hackboard/hb2/updates/unboxing-tips
# leads to
# https://hackboardcom-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/jon_hackboard_com/Esnix0uau2xBiSo4wF26lcoB45rUbKubjrJ1xpd_ZnwBMg?e=96IwyQ

# Install the v5.9.11 drivers with
cd /your/driver/location
make install

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# SMS
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# https://medium.com/@MichaelMarner/sending-receiving-sms-on-linux-acf7610e2d2

sudo apt-get install smstools

# Edit the file as in the blog post

nano /etc/smsd.conf

# restart the service with

sudo service smstools stop
# then
sudo service smstools start

# status also works
sudo service smstools status

# error logs here

sudo tail /var/log/smstools/smsd.log

# 4g modem is: 
# Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2c7c:030e Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. Quectel EM05-G
# ...according to lsusb
# which is this??
# https://www.quectel.com/product/lte-em05-series/#summary

# As an aside: Easy enough to get online on Debian by selecting the 'payandgo.o2.co.uk' plan on the Debian 'Connections'
# creation screen

# But what is the baud rate of the device? How do I send a text?