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GeneralAntilles 2008-12-20 16:20

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Raiden (Post 251151)
Really, I wouldn't care if cron didn't wake up the device. My goal is to write a script that helps me track a stolen nokia tablet every time it goes onto wifi. Eventually at some point, the thief *will* take it online, and when they do, I'll have their info. The catch is that the script needs to be set to run every xx number of minutes. Hence my preference to using cron. Although since there's no cron, alarmd will do.

If you're waiting for them to go online, why cron/alarmd? There's a DBus signal you can listen for when the tablet actually goes online. No random firing of scripts needed.

GeneralAntilles 2008-12-20 16:24

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
Really, though, isn't somebody already working on something like this? Why not throw in with them?

Lord Raiden 2008-12-20 22:47

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
Oh, they are? Well heck. If they're already doing this, that'll save me some work. :) Do you by chance know which project that would be?

GeneralAntilles 2008-12-20 23:19

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Raiden (Post 251290)
Oh, they are? Well heck. If they're already doing this, that'll save me some work. :) Do you by chance know which project that would be?

Not offhand, but I can find it when I have some more time later tonight.

qwerty12 2008-12-20 23:21

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
https://garage.maemo.org/projects/phonehome

allnameswereout 2008-12-21 02:18

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
There is a shell script which also does this. Use the search to find it. Might be on ItT wiki too.

Jaffa 2008-12-21 09:30

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Raiden (Post 251290)
Oh, they are? Well heck. If they're already doing this, that'll save me some work. :) Do you by chance know which project that would be?

A search for "stolen" shows up:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=24436
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=21805
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=20593

Lord Raiden 2008-12-21 19:14

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
Cool. The phonehome sounds like what I'm after. Any idea on when this project might go live? AKA, release a beta? I noticed it's still in alpha level development. :(

allnameswereout 2008-12-21 21:13

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Raiden (Post 251501)
Cool. The phonehome sounds like what I'm after. Any idea on when this project might go live? AKA, release a beta? I noticed it's still in alpha level development. :(

It is available in extras-devel repository.

Jaffa 2008-12-22 07:53

Re: edit cron on OS2008?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Raiden (Post 251501)
Cool. The phonehome sounds like what I'm after. Any idea on when this project might go live? AKA, release a beta? I noticed it's still in alpha level development. :(

Best suggestion: ask the developers (and, as allnameswereout says, try it ;-))


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