APP in VNC mode with button 2

README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ currently the buttons under the screen are used.
 
 - no Button: Boot internal storage (X6100 orginal OS)
 - 1 Button: stock Kernel + Armbian with X6100 APP on screen
-- 2 Button: stock Kernel + Armbian with xfce on screen + X6100 APP hidden but running for CAT
+- 2 Button: stock Kernel + Armbian with xfce on screen + X6100 APP hidden but running for CAT and VNC on port 5901
 - 3 Button: Armbian Kernel + boot to console
 
 Notes:
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ on the command line use `nmtui` or use the Network Manager UI after login.
 | TCP 9090	| RAW CAT                                                   |
 | TCP 7000	| RF RX (audio/x-raw,rate=16000,channels=2,format=S16LE)    |
 | TCP 6080  | noVNC                                                     |
+| TCP 6081  | noVNC APP (Only running when Button 2 where pressed)      |
 | TCP 5900	| VNC (xfce)                                                |
+| TCP 5901	| VNC APP (Only running when Button 2 where pressed)        |
 | TCP 4532  | rigctld                                                   |
 | TCP 3389  | xrdp (untested)                                           |
 | TCP 22    | SSH        	                                            |

userpatches/customize-image.sh

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Main() {
 
     #touch /root/.no_rootfs_resize
 
-	apt-get install -y quisk tigervnc-standalone-server socat ser2net gdb-minimal gdbserver strace e2fsprogs xfce4-battery-plugin xfce4-power-manager xfce4-systemload-plugin libqt5sql5-sqlite xinetd
+	apt-get install -y quisk tigervnc-standalone-server tigervnc-viewer socat ser2net gdb-minimal gdbserver strace e2fsprogs xfce4-battery-plugin xfce4-power-manager xfce4-systemload-plugin libqt5sql5-sqlite xinetd
 	apt-get install -y gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio gstreamer1.0-alsa
     apt-get install -y nano htop curl ncdu gpg dtrx localepurge mtr-tiny screen iotop git wget net-tools sudo file bash-completion psmisc dnsutils software-properties-common apt-transport-https xauth aptitude fzf tcpdump
 	apt-get install -y bluez-alsa-utils bluez bluez-tools

userpatches/overlay/etc/systemd/system/x6100_app_novnc.service

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=noVNC for APP
+Requires=x6100_app.service
+ConditionKernelCommandLine=x6100_app_hide=1
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/websockify --web=/usr/share/novnc/ 6081 localhost:5901
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

userpatches/overlay/root/run_x6100_app.sh

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CAT_DEV_NEW=/dev/ttyS2_VIRT
 
 function cleanup()
 {
+    echo "cleanup"
     echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio138/value
 
     if [ -e "/mnt/x6100/${CAT_DEV}" ] ; then
@@ -19,29 +20,6 @@ function cleanup()
 trap cleanup EXIT
 trap cleanup SIGINT
 
-if grep -r "x6100_app_hide=1" /proc/cmdline > /dev/null ; then
-    cat > /root/qtkmsconfig.json <<EOL
-{
-    "device": "/dev/dri/renderD128",
-    "headless": "800x480"
-}
-EOL
-else
-    cat > /root/qtkmsconfig.json <<EOL
-{
-    "device": "/dev/dri/card1",
-    "hwcursor": false,
-    "pbuffers": true,
-    "outputs": [
-        {
-            "name": "LCD",
-            "mode": "800x480"
-        }
-    ]
-}
-EOL
-fi
-
 until [ -e ${CAT_DEV_NEW} ] ; do
     echo "waiting for ${CAT_DEV_NEW}"
     sleep 1
@@ -57,5 +35,43 @@ mount -o bind ${CAT_DEV_NEW} /mnt/x6100${CAT_DEV}
 echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio138/value
 
 TZ=$(cat /etc/timezone)
+APP_ARGS=""
+APP_VNC=0
 
-chroot /mnt/x6100 /bin/bash -c "source /etc/profile && export TZ=${TZ} && nice --5 /usr/app_qt/x6100_ui_v100"
+if grep -r "x6100_app_hide=1" /proc/cmdline > /dev/null ; then
+    APP_VNC=1
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "vnc" ] ; then
+    APP_VNC=1
+fi
+
+if [ "${APP_VNC}" == "1" ] ; then
+    echo "Starting in VNC mode"
+    # Note: the APP is not happy to run in VNC mode (no egl)
+    # but its runnimg so we hode all the error messages to not spam the log.
+    APP_ARGS="--platform vnc:port=5901:size=800x480 >/dev/null 2>&1"
+
+    cat > /root/qtkmsconfig.json <<EOL
+{
+    "device": "/dev/dri/renderD128",
+    "headless": "800x480"
+}
+EOL
+else
+cat > /root/qtkmsconfig.json <<EOL
+{
+    "device": "/dev/dri/card1",
+    "hwcursor": false,
+    "pbuffers": true,
+    "outputs": [
+        {
+            "name": "LCD",
+            "mode": "800x480"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+EOL
+fi
+
+chroot /mnt/x6100 /bin/bash -c "source /etc/profile && export TZ=${TZ} && nice --5 /usr/app_qt/x6100_ui_v100 ${APP_ARGS}"