fix: improve error handling in NetworkManager hotspot configuration

fix: enhance NetworkManager hotspot configuration and cleanup process
fix: enhance AP and client mode switching with NetworkManager support
2026-03-16 09:05:48 +01:00 · 2026-03-16 08:58:36 +01:00 · 2026-03-16 08:50:26 +01:00 · 2026-03-16 08:42:26 +01:00 · 2026-03-16 08:26:41 +01:00 · 2026-03-16 00:10:50 +01:00
7 changed files with 441 additions and 470 deletions
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "chat.tools.terminal.autoApprove": {
+        "/^bash -n scripts/setup\\.sh && bash -n scripts/switch-to-ap\\.sh && bash -n scripts/switch-to-client\\.sh$/": {
+            "approve": true,
+            "matchCommandLine": true
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/backend/index.js
+++ b/backend/index.js
@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const multer = require('multer');

+const scriptsDir = path.join(__dirname, '../scripts');
+
 const app = express();
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../frontend/dist')));
@ -120,14 +122,14 @@ app.post('/media/assign', (req, res) => {

 // Networking API
 app.post('/network/ap', (req, res) => {
-  exec('bash scripts/switch-to-ap.sh', (err, stdout) => {
+  exec(`bash "${path.join(scriptsDir, 'switch-to-ap.sh')}"`, (err, stdout) => {
    if (err) return res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
    res.json({ status: 'switching to ap', output: stdout });
  });
 });

 app.post('/network/client', (req, res) => {
-  exec('bash scripts/switch-to-client.sh', (err, stdout) => {
+  exec(`bash "${path.join(scriptsDir, 'switch-to-client.sh')}"`, (err, stdout) => {
    if (err) return res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
    res.json({ status: 'switching to client', output: stdout });
  });
--- a/bin/ofxPiMapper
+++ b/bin/ofxPiMapper
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@ -1,332 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# MPVJ Build Script
-# Runs on x86_64 (e.g., Docker) to cross-compile artifacts for aarch64 (RPi 3B).
-# Outputs (committed back to the repo):
-#   frontend/dist/       — pre-built Vite bundle
-#   bin/ofxPiMapper      — aarch64 binary
-#
-# Usage:
-#   bash build.sh <REPO_URL>          # clones repo into ./mapper, then builds
-#   bash build.sh <REPO_URL> <DIR>    # clones into DIR, then builds
-
-set -e
-
-REPO_URL="${1:-}"
-REPO_DIR="${2:-$(pwd)/mapper}"
-OF_VERSION="0.12.1"
-OF_DIR="$REPO_DIR/_build/openFrameworks"
-OF_FILE="of_v${OF_VERSION}_linuxaarch64_release.tar.gz"
-OF_URL="https://github.com/openframeworks/openFrameworks/releases/download/${OF_VERSION}/${OF_FILE}"
-BIN_OUT="$REPO_DIR/bin"
-
-if [ -z "$REPO_URL" ]; then
-  echo "Usage: bash $0 <REPO_URL> [CLONE_DIR]"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# ── Clone repo if needed ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-if [ ! -d "$REPO_DIR/frontend" ] || [ ! -d "$REPO_DIR/backend" ]; then
-  echo "Cloning $REPO_URL into $REPO_DIR ..."
-  git clone "$REPO_URL" "$REPO_DIR"
-fi
-echo "Building from: $REPO_DIR"
-
-# ── 1. Install build dependencies ───────────────────────────────────────────
-echo "Installing build dependencies..."
-if command -v apt-get > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  # Enable arm64 packages alongside x86_64 (Debian multiarch)
-  dpkg --add-architecture arm64
-  apt-get update -y
-
-  # Cross-compiler toolchain (host)
-  DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
-    git curl wget unzip build-essential pkg-config \
-    gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu \
-    binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu
-
-  # aarch64 dev libraries (provides the .pc files pkg-config needs)
-  # Note: some arm64 packages share man pages with their amd64 counterparts —
-  # --force-overwrite is safe here as we only care about headers/.so/.pc files.
-  DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
-    -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" \
-    libmpg123-dev:arm64 libsndfile1-dev:arm64 libopenal-dev:arm64 libassimp-dev:arm64 \
-    librtaudio-dev:arm64 \
-    libglew-dev:arm64 libglfw3-dev:arm64 liburiparser-dev:arm64 \
-    libcurl4-openssl-dev:arm64 libpugixml-dev:arm64 libasound2-dev:arm64 \
-    libgstreamer1.0-dev:arm64 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev:arm64 \
-    libgtk-3-dev:arm64 libboost-filesystem-dev:arm64 \
-    libfontconfig1-dev:arm64 libfreetype-dev:arm64 libx11-dev:arm64 \
-    libxrandr-dev:arm64 libxinerama-dev:arm64 libxcursor-dev:arm64 libxi-dev:arm64 \
-    libpulse-dev:arm64 libudev-dev:arm64 libfreeimage-dev:arm64 \
-    freeglut3-dev:arm64 libxxf86vm-dev:arm64 \
-    libcairo2-dev:arm64 \
-    libblas-dev:arm64 liblapack-dev:arm64
-
-  # These conflict with amd64 -dev headers; install runtime-only for .so + .pc
-  DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
-    -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" \
-    libzmq5:arm64 libpsl5:arm64 || true
-  # Repair any partially-broken state from conflicts
-  apt-get -f install -y
-
-  # Generate minimal .pc files for runtime-only arm64 packages that lack one
-  if [ ! -f /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/libzmq.pc ]; then
-    ZMQ_VER=$(dpkg -l libzmq5:arm64 2>/dev/null | awk '/^ii/{print $3}' | cut -d- -f1 || echo "4.3.5")
-    mkdir -p /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig
-    cat > /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/libzmq.pc <<EOF
-prefix=/usr
-exec_prefix=\${prefix}
-libdir=\${prefix}/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu
-includedir=\${prefix}/include
-
-Name: libzmq
-Description: ZeroMQ messaging library
-Version: $ZMQ_VER
-Libs: -L\${libdir} -lzmq
-Cflags: -I\${includedir}
-EOF
-  fi
-fi
-
-# Install Node.js if missing
-if ! command -v node > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "Installing Node.js 20..."
-  curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -
-  apt-get install -y nodejs
-fi
-
-# ── 2. Build frontend ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-echo ""
-echo "=== Building frontend ==="
-cd "$REPO_DIR/frontend"
-rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
-npm install --package-lock=false
-NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=512" npm run build
-echo "Frontend built → $REPO_DIR/frontend/dist/"
-
-# ── 3. Download OpenFrameworks aarch64 release ──────────────────────────────
-echo ""
-echo "=== Downloading OpenFrameworks ${OF_VERSION} (aarch64) ==="
-mkdir -p "$REPO_DIR/_build"
-if [ ! -d "$OF_DIR" ]; then
-  cd "$REPO_DIR/_build"
-  [ ! -f "$OF_FILE" ] && (wget "$OF_URL" || curl -L -O "$OF_URL")
-  tar -xzf "$OF_FILE"
-  mv "of_v${OF_VERSION}_linux"*"_release" openFrameworks
-  rm -f "$OF_FILE"
-  echo "OpenFrameworks extracted to $OF_DIR"
-else
-  echo "OpenFrameworks already present, skipping download."
-fi
-
-# ── 4. Clone & patch ofxPiMapper ────────────────────────────────────────────
-echo ""
-echo "=== Cloning & patching ofxPiMapper ==="
-ADDON_DIR="$OF_DIR/addons/ofxPiMapper"
-rm -rf "$ADDON_DIR"
-git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kr15h/ofxPiMapper.git "$ADDON_DIR"
-cd "$ADDON_DIR"
-
-# 4a. OscControl.cpp highlight patch
-OSC_FILE=$(find src -name "OscControl.cpp" | head -n 1)
-if [ -n "$OSC_FILE" ]; then
-  sed -i '/if (m.getAddress() == "\/ofxPiMapper\/surface\/select"){/r /dev/stdin' "$OSC_FILE" <<'EOF_PATCH'
-    if (m.getAddress() == "/ofxPiMapper/surface/highlight"){
-        int surfaceIndex = m.getArgAsInt32(0);
-        mapper->getSurfaceManager()->selectSurface(surfaceIndex);
-        return;
-    }
-EOF_PATCH
-fi
-
-# 4b. C++11 compat header
-cat <<'EOF_COMPAT' > src/cpp11_compat.h
-#ifndef OFXPIMAPPER_CPP11_COMPAT_H
-#define OFXPIMAPPER_CPP11_COMPAT_H
-#include <memory>
-#include <utility>
-#include <vector>
-#include <string>
-#include <algorithm>
-#if __cplusplus < 201402L
-namespace std {
-    template<typename T, typename... Args>
-    std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args) {
-        return std::unique_ptr<T>(new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
-    }
-}
-#endif
-using std::unique_ptr;
-using std::make_unique;
-using std::vector;
-using std::string;
-#endif
-EOF_COMPAT
-sed -i '1i #include "cpp11_compat.h"' src/ofxPiMapper.h
-find src -type f \( -name "*.h" -o -name "*.cpp" \) \
-  -exec sed -i 's/\([^:a-zA-Z0-9]\)unique_ptr\b/\1std::unique_ptr/g' {} + \
-  -exec sed -i 's/\([^:a-zA-Z0-9]\)make_unique\b/\1std::make_unique/g' {} +
-for f in $(grep -l "unique_ptr" src/*.h 2>/dev/null || true); do
-  grep -q "<memory>" "$f" || sed -i '1i #include <memory>' "$f"
-done
-
-# 4c. Fix Vec3.cpp: in the #else (glm) branch, toOf() incorrectly returns
-#     ofVec3f instead of glm::vec3 — a bug in ofxPiMapper upstream.
-sed -i '/^#else/,/^#endif/{
-  s/return ofVec3f(x, y, z);/return glm::vec3(x, y, z);/
-}' src/Types/Vec3.cpp
-
-# ── 5. Cross-compile ofxPiMapper for aarch64 ────────────────────────────────
-# OF's Makefile supports PLATFORM_ARCH and CROSS_COMPILING as make variables —
-# no need to fake uname. Passing them directly bypasses the uname -m check.
-echo ""
-echo "=== Cross-compiling ofxPiMapper (aarch64) ==="
-if ! command -v aarch64-linux-gnu-g++ > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "ERROR: aarch64-linux-gnu-g++ not found. Install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-cd "$ADDON_DIR/example_basic"
-GLOBAL_FLAGS="-Wno-error -Wno-reorder -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-delete-non-virtual-dtor -std=c++11 -O0 -fno-tree-vrp -DOF_VERSION_MAJOR=0 -DOF_VERSION_MINOR=12"
-
-# The OF Makefile has a bug: it calls `export $(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)` which passes the
-# VALUE as a variable name under /bin/sh, causing "bad variable name" errors.
-# Workaround: don't set PKG_CONFIG_PATH in the environment at all.
-# Instead, create a thin wrapper script and pass it via OF's PKG_CONFIG make variable.
-PKGCFG_WRAPPER="/usr/local/bin/aarch64-pkg-config"
-cat > "$PKGCFG_WRAPPER" << 'PKGCFG_EOF'
-#!/bin/sh
-exec env \
-  PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig:/usr/share/pkgconfig \
-  PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig:/usr/share/pkgconfig \
-  PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="" \
-  pkg-config "$@"
-PKGCFG_EOF
-chmod +x "$PKGCFG_WRAPPER"
-
-# Ensure PKG_CONFIG_PATH is not set in our environment (avoid the OF Makefile
-# "export $(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)" bug which treats its value as a variable name).
-unset PKG_CONFIG_PATH
-unset PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
-
-ARM64_PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig:/usr/share/pkgconfig"
-
-# OF's config.shared.mk uses $(shell find ...) to discover OF source subdirectory
-# include paths and thirdparty lib headers. This can return empty in Docker
-# cross-compile environments, causing "ofConstants.h: No such file or directory".
-# Work around it by computing the include paths here and injecting them via
-# PLATFORM_CFLAGS (which appears in the project compile command regardless).
-OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES="-I$OF_DIR/libs/openFrameworks"
-# OF source subdirectories (app, utils, math, gl, graphics, events, etc.)
-for d in "$OF_DIR/libs/openFrameworks"/*/; do
-  [ -d "$d" ] && OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES="$OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES -I${d%/}"
-done
-# Thirdparty header-only libs bundled with OF (glm, json, kiss, tess2, utf8, ...)
-for lib in "$OF_DIR/libs"/*/; do
-  libname=$(basename "$lib")
-  [ "$libname" = "openFrameworks" ] && continue
-  [ "$libname" = "openFrameworksCompiled" ] && continue
-  incdir="${lib}include"
-  [ -d "$incdir" ] || continue
-  while IFS= read -r subdir; do
-    OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES="$OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES -I$subdir"
-  done < <(find "$incdir" -type d)
-done
-# ofxPiMapper addon subdirectories (Sources/, Surfaces/, Textures/, etc.)
-while IFS= read -r subdir; do
-  OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES="$OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES -I$subdir"
-done < <(find "$ADDON_DIR/src" -type d)
-# Bundled OF addons that ofxPiMapper depends on (e.g. ofxXmlSettings, ofxOsc, ...)
-# Read the list from addons.make if present, otherwise include all bundled addon src dirs.
-ADDONS_MAKE="$ADDON_DIR/example_basic/addons.make"
-if [ -f "$ADDONS_MAKE" ]; then
-  while IFS= read -r addon_name; do
-    addon_name="${addon_name%%#*}"  # strip comments
-    addon_name="$(echo "$addon_name" | tr -d '[:space:]')"
-    [ -z "$addon_name" ] && continue
-    addon_src="$OF_DIR/addons/$addon_name/src"
-    [ -d "$addon_src" ] || continue
-    while IFS= read -r subdir; do
-      OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES="$OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES -I$subdir"
-    done < <(find "$addon_src" -type d)
-    # Also include any libs/ bundled inside the addon (e.g. tinyxml in ofxXmlSettings)
-    addon_libs="$OF_DIR/addons/$addon_name/libs"
-    if [ -d "$addon_libs" ]; then
-      # Some addons (ofxXmlSettings) keep headers directly in libs/ (flat layout)
-      OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES="$OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES -I$addon_libs"
-      for alib in "$addon_libs"/*/; do
-        [ -d "$alib" ] || continue
-        # libs/<name>/include/ layout (e.g. other addons)
-        alib_inc="${alib}include"
-        if [ -d "$alib_inc" ]; then
-          while IFS= read -r subdir; do
-            OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES="$OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES -I$subdir"
-          done < <(find "$alib_inc" -type d)
-        else
-          # headers directly in libs/<name>/ (no include/ subdir)
-          OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES="$OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES -I${alib%/}"
-        fi
-      done
-    fi
-  done < "$ADDONS_MAKE"
-fi
-
-# Collect bundled static libs from OF's libs/*/lib/linuxaarch64/*.a
-# The Makefile's auto-discovery skips these in cross-compile mode, so
-# we add them explicitly via USER_LDFLAGS.
-BUNDLED_LDFLAGS=""
-for lib in "$OF_DIR/libs"/*/; do
-  libname=$(basename "$lib")
-  [ "$libname" = "openFrameworks" ] && continue
-  [ "$libname" = "openFrameworksCompiled" ] && continue
-  libdir="${lib}lib/linuxaarch64"
-  [ -d "$libdir" ] || continue
-  for a in "$libdir"/*.a; do
-    [ -f "$a" ] && BUNDLED_LDFLAGS="$BUNDLED_LDFLAGS $a"
-  done
-done
-
-make clean 2>/dev/null || true
-make -j1 \
-  PKG_CONFIG="$PKGCFG_WRAPPER" \
-  PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$ARM64_PKG_CONFIG_PATH" \
-  GST_VERSION=1.0 \
-  PLATFORM_ARCH=aarch64 \
-  CROSS_COMPILING=1 \
-  CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc \
-  CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++ \
-  AR=aarch64-linux-gnu-ar \
-  LD=aarch64-linux-gnu-ld \
-  PLATFORM_CFLAGS="$GLOBAL_FLAGS $OF_EXTRA_INCLUDES -I$ADDON_DIR/src" \
-  USER_CFLAGS="$GLOBAL_FLAGS" \
-  USER_CPPFLAGS="-std=c++11" \
-  USER_LDFLAGS="$BUNDLED_LDFLAGS" \
-  OF_PROJECT_OPTIMIZATION_FLAGS="-O0"
-
-# ── 6. Collect artifacts ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-echo ""
-echo "=== Collecting artifacts ==="
-mkdir -p "$BIN_OUT"
-cp bin/example_basic "$BIN_OUT/ofxPiMapper"
-chmod +x "$BIN_OUT/ofxPiMapper"
-
-# ── 7. Commit and push artifacts ─────────────────────────────────────────────
-echo ""
-echo "=== Pushing artifacts to remote ==="
-cd "$REPO_DIR"
-git config user.email "build-bot@mpvj" 2>/dev/null || true
-git config user.name  "MPVJ Build Bot"  2>/dev/null || true
-git add -f frontend/dist/ bin/ofxPiMapper
-git commit -m "ci: add pre-built artifacts (frontend/dist + bin/ofxPiMapper)" || echo "(nothing new to commit)"
-git push
-
-echo ""
-echo "============================================"
-echo " BUILD COMPLETE + PUSHED"
-echo "============================================"
-echo " Frontend:    $REPO_DIR/frontend/dist/"
-echo " ofxPiMapper: $BIN_OUT/ofxPiMapper  (aarch64)"
-echo ""
-echo " Run setup.sh on the Pi to deploy."
-echo "============================================"
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@ -1,154 +1,419 @@
 #!/bin/bash

-# MPVJ Deployment Script
-# Runs on the Raspberry Pi. Expects pre-built artifacts in the repo:
-#   frontend/dist/    — built by scripts/build.sh
-#   bin/ofxPiMapper   — aarch64 binary built by scripts/build.sh
-#
-# Usage: sudo bash setup.sh <REPO_URL>
+# MPVJ Headless Setup Script (Final Polish & Robustness)
+# Usage: curl -sSL <URL>/setup.sh | sudo bash -s -- <REPO_URL>

-set -e
+set -euo pipefail

-REPO_URL=$1
+REPO_URL=${1:-}

-if [ -z "$REPO_URL" ]; then
-  echo "Usage: sudo bash $0 <REPO_URL>"
-  exit 1
+AP_ADDRESS="192.168.4.1/24"
+AP_GATEWAY="192.168.4.1"
+AP_DHCP_RANGE_START="192.168.4.20"
+AP_DHCP_RANGE_END="192.168.4.150"
+AP_CONNECTION_NAME="MPVJ-AP"
+
+set_wifi_country() {
+  if command -v raspi-config > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    raspi-config nonint do_wifi_country "$WIFI_COUNTRY" || true
  fi

-if [ -z "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: This script must be run with bash."
-  exit 1
+  mkdir -p /etc/wpa_supplicant
+  if [ -f /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf ]; then
+    if grep -q '^country=' /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf; then
+      sed -i "s/^country=.*/country=$WIFI_COUNTRY/" /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+    else
+      sed -i "1icountry=$WIFI_COUNTRY" /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+    fi
+  else
+    cat <<EOF > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+country=$WIFI_COUNTRY
+ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
+update_config=1
+EOF
  fi

-if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: Must be run as root (sudo)."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# Detect real user
-REAL_USER=${SUDO_USER:-$(logname 2>/dev/null || true)}
-[ -z "$REAL_USER" ] && REAL_USER=root
-REAL_HOME=$(eval echo "~$REAL_USER" 2>/dev/null || echo "/root")
-echo "Target User: $REAL_USER ($REAL_HOME)"
-
-# Ensure whiptail is available
-if ! command -v whiptail > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  apt-get update -y
-  DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y whiptail
-fi
-
-# ── 0. SCRUB ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-echo "Stopping any running services..."
-systemctl stop mpvj-backend.service 2>/dev/null || true
-pkill -9 ofxPiMapper 2>/dev/null || true
-pkill -9 node 2>/dev/null || true
-rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend /var/lib/apt/lists/lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock 2>/dev/null || true
-
-if [ -d "$REAL_HOME/mpvj" ]; then
-  if whiptail --title "Cleanup" --yesno "Found existing MPVJ install. Wipe it for a clean install?" 10 60 < /dev/tty; then
-    rm -rf "$REAL_HOME/mpvj"
+  if [ -f /etc/default/crda ]; then
+    if grep -q '^REGDOMAIN=' /etc/default/crda; then
+      sed -i "s/^REGDOMAIN=.*/REGDOMAIN=$WIFI_COUNTRY/" /etc/default/crda
+    else
+      echo "REGDOMAIN=$WIFI_COUNTRY" >> /etc/default/crda
    fi
  fi

-# ── 1. CONFIGURATION ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-HOSTNAME=$(whiptail --inputbox "Enter Hostname" 8 45 "mpvj" --title "Hostname" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 < /dev/tty) || exit 1
-HOSTNAME=${HOSTNAME:-mpvj}
+  if command -v iw > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    iw reg set "$WIFI_COUNTRY" || true
+  fi
+}

-WIFI_SSID=$(whiptail --inputbox "Enter WiFi SSID" 8 45 "MPVJ-AP" --title "WiFi SSID" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 < /dev/tty) || exit 1
-WIFI_SSID=${WIFI_SSID:-MPVJ-AP}
+configure_wlan0_static_profile() {
+  if [ -f /etc/dhcpcd.conf ]; then
+    sed -i '/# BEGIN MPVJ AP/,/# END MPVJ AP/d' /etc/dhcpcd.conf
+    cat <<EOF >> /etc/dhcpcd.conf

-while true; do
-  WIFI_COUNTRY=$(whiptail --inputbox "Enter 2-letter Country Code (e.g. US, GB)" 8 45 "US" --title "WiFi Country" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 < /dev/tty) || exit 1
-  WIFI_COUNTRY=$(echo "$WIFI_COUNTRY" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
-  echo "$WIFI_COUNTRY" | grep -qE "^[A-Z]{2}$" && break
-  whiptail --msgbox "Country Code must be exactly 2 letters." 8 45 < /dev/tty
-done
+# BEGIN MPVJ AP
+interface wlan0
+    static ip_address=$AP_ADDRESS
+    nohook wpa_supplicant
+# END MPVJ AP
+EOF
+  fi
+}

-while true; do
-  WIFI_PASS=$(whiptail --passwordbox "Enter WiFi Password (min 8 chars)" 8 45 --title "WiFi Password" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 < /dev/tty) || exit 1
-  [ ${#WIFI_PASS} -ge 8 ] && break
-  whiptail --msgbox "Minimum 8 characters required." 8 45 < /dev/tty
-done
+cleanup_legacy_access_point_stack() {
+  rm -f /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-mpvj-unmanage-wlan0.conf
+  rm -f /etc/systemd/system/mpvj-ap-mode.service
+  systemctl disable mpvj-ap-mode.service hostapd.service dnsmasq.service 2>/dev/null || true
+  systemctl stop mpvj-ap-mode.service hostapd.service dnsmasq.service 2>/dev/null || true

-# ── 2. SYSTEM SETUP ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-FREE_SPACE_KB=$(df / --output=avail | tail -n1)
-if [ "$FREE_SPACE_KB" -lt 2097152 ]; then
-  whiptail --msgbox "Error: At least 2GB free space required." 8 45 < /dev/tty
-  exit 1
+  if [ -f /etc/dhcpcd.conf ]; then
+    sed -i '/# BEGIN MPVJ AP/,/# END MPVJ AP/d' /etc/dhcpcd.conf
+  fi
+}
+
+cleanup_networkmanager_access_point_stack() {
+  rm -f /etc/systemd/system/mpvj-nm-ap.service
+  systemctl disable mpvj-nm-ap.service 2>/dev/null || true
+  systemctl stop mpvj-nm-ap.service 2>/dev/null || true
+  nmcli connection down "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+configure_networkmanager_access_point() {
+  mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d
+
+  cleanup_legacy_access_point_stack
+  cleanup_networkmanager_access_point_stack
+
+  cat <<EOF > /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/90-mpvj-wifi-powersave.conf
+[connection]
+wifi.powersave = 2
+EOF
+
+  cat <<EOF > /etc/sysctl.d/90-mpvj-ap.conf
+net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
+EOF
+
+  systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
+  systemctl restart NetworkManager.service
+
+  nmcli radio wifi on || true
+  nmcli connection delete "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+  nmcli device set wlan0 managed yes || true
+  nmcli device set wlan0 autoconnect yes || true
+  nmcli device disconnect wlan0 2>/dev/null || true
+
+  if ! nmcli --wait 30 device wifi hotspot ifname wlan0 con-name "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" ssid "$WIFI_SSID" band bg password "$WIFI_PASS"; then
+    echo "NetworkManager hotspot creation failed."
+    return 1
  fi

-echo "Installing runtime dependencies..."
-apt-get update -y
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
-  git hostapd dnsmasq avahi-daemon curl ffmpeg \
-  libzmq3-dev libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev
+  if ! nmcli connection modify "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" connection.interface-name wlan0; then
+    echo "NetworkManager hotspot tuning failed (interface-name)."
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! nmcli connection modify "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" connection.autoconnect yes connection.autoconnect-priority 100 connection.wait-device-timeout 30000; then
+    echo "NetworkManager hotspot tuning failed (autoconnect)."
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! nmcli connection modify "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" 802-11-wireless.mode ap 802-11-wireless.band bg 802-11-wireless.channel 7 802-11-wireless.powersave 2 802-11-wireless.cloned-mac-address permanent; then
+    echo "NetworkManager hotspot tuning failed (wireless)."
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! nmcli connection modify "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" ipv4.method shared ipv4.addresses "$AP_ADDRESS" ipv4.shared-dhcp-range "$AP_DHCP_RANGE_START,$AP_DHCP_RANGE_END" ipv6.method disabled; then
+    echo "NetworkManager hotspot tuning failed (IP settings)."
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! nmcli connection modify "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" 802-11-wireless-security.key-mgmt wpa-psk 802-11-wireless-security.psk "$WIFI_PASS" 802-11-wireless-security.proto rsn 802-11-wireless-security.pairwise ccmp 802-11-wireless-security.group ccmp 802-11-wireless-security.pmf 1; then
+    echo "NetworkManager hotspot tuning failed (security)."
+    return 1
+  fi
+  nmcli connection modify "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" remove 802-1x || true
+  nmcli connection down "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true

-if ! command -v node > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -
-  apt-get install -y nodejs
+  cat <<EOF > /etc/systemd/system/mpvj-nm-ap.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Bring up MPVJ NetworkManager hotspot on boot
+After=NetworkManager.service
+Wants=NetworkManager.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/bash -lc 'nmcli radio wifi on || true; nmcli device set wlan0 managed yes || true; nmcli device set wlan0 autoconnect yes || true; nmcli connection reload; nmcli --wait 30 connection up "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" ifname wlan0'
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/bash -lc 'nmcli connection down "$AP_CONNECTION_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true'
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+  systemctl daemon-reload
+  systemctl enable mpvj-nm-ap.service avahi-daemon.service
+
+  if ! systemctl restart mpvj-nm-ap.service; then
+    echo "NetworkManager hotspot activation failed."
+    return 1
  fi

-# Hostname
-hostnamectl set-hostname "$HOSTNAME"
-sed -i "s/127.0.1.1.*/127.0.1.1\t$HOSTNAME/g" /etc/hosts || true
+  echo "NetworkManager hotspot configured successfully."
+  return 0
+}
+
+configure_legacy_access_point_stack() {
+  mkdir -p /etc/hostapd /etc/systemd/system /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d
+
+  cleanup_networkmanager_access_point_stack

-# ── 3. NETWORKING ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-echo "Configuring networking..."
  cat <<EOF > /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+country_code=$WIFI_COUNTRY
 interface=wlan0
 driver=nl80211
 ssid=$WIFI_SSID
 hw_mode=g
 channel=7
-country_code=$WIFI_COUNTRY
+ieee80211n=1
+wmm_enabled=1
+auth_algs=1
+ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
 wpa=2
 wpa_passphrase=$WIFI_PASS
 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
+rsn_pairwise=CCMP
 EOF
-[ -f /etc/default/hostapd ] && \
-  sed -i 's|#DAEMON_CONF=""|DAEMON_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"|g' /etc/default/hostapd

-[ -f /etc/dnsmasq.conf ] && mv /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.conf.bak || true
+  cat <<EOF > /etc/default/hostapd
+DAEMON_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
+EOF
+
+  if [ -f /etc/dnsmasq.conf ] && [ ! -f /etc/dnsmasq.conf.mpvj-backup ]; then
+    cp /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.conf.mpvj-backup
+  fi
+
  cat <<EOF > /etc/dnsmasq.conf
 interface=wlan0
-dhcp-range=192.168.4.2,192.168.4.20,255.255.255.0,24h
-address=/$HOSTNAME.local/192.168.4.1
+bind-interfaces
+listen-address=$AP_GATEWAY
+domain-needed
+bogus-priv
+dhcp-range=$AP_DHCP_RANGE_START,$AP_DHCP_RANGE_END,255.255.255.0,24h
+address=/$HOSTNAME.local/$AP_GATEWAY
 EOF

-if [ -f /etc/dhcpcd.conf ] && ! grep -q "interface wlan0" /etc/dhcpcd.conf; then
-  printf '\ninterface wlan0\n    static ip_address=192.168.4.1/24\n    nohook wpa_supplicant\n' >> /etc/dhcpcd.conf
+  cat <<'EOF' > /etc/systemd/system/mpvj-ap-mode.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Prepare wlan0 for MPVJ access point mode
+DefaultDependencies=no
+After=systemd-udev-settle.service
+Before=network-pre.target hostapd.service dnsmasq.service
+Wants=network-pre.target hostapd.service dnsmasq.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/bash -c 'rfkill unblock wlan || true; systemctl stop wpa_supplicant.service wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service 2>/dev/null || true; ip link set wlan0 down || true; ip addr flush dev wlan0 || true; iw dev wlan0 set power_save off || true; ip link set wlan0 up; ip address add 192.168.4.1/24 dev wlan0'
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/bash -c 'systemctl stop hostapd.service dnsmasq.service 2>/dev/null || true; ip addr flush dev wlan0 || true'
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+  cat <<EOF > /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/99-mpvj-unmanage-wlan0.conf
+[keyfile]
+unmanaged-devices=interface-name:wlan0
+EOF
+
+  cat <<EOF > /etc/sysctl.d/90-mpvj-ap.conf
+net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
+EOF
+
+  configure_wlan0_static_profile
+
+  systemctl daemon-reload
+  systemctl unmask hostapd dnsmasq 2>/dev/null || true
+  systemctl enable mpvj-ap-mode.service hostapd.service dnsmasq.service avahi-daemon.service
+  systemctl disable wpa_supplicant.service wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+configure_access_point_stack() {
+  if command -v nmcli > /dev/null 2>&1 && systemctl list-unit-files NetworkManager.service --no-legend 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^NetworkManager\.service'; then
+    echo "Using NetworkManager hotspot configuration for wlan0..."
+    if ! configure_networkmanager_access_point; then
+      echo "Falling back to hostapd/dnsmasq hotspot configuration for wlan0..."
+      cleanup_networkmanager_access_point_stack
+      configure_legacy_access_point_stack
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "Using hostapd/dnsmasq hotspot configuration for wlan0..."
+    configure_legacy_access_point_stack
+  fi
+}
+
+if [ -z "$REPO_URL" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <REPO_URL>"
+    exit 1
 fi

-# ── 4. DEPLOY APP ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-echo "Deploying application from $REPO_URL ..."
+# 0. BASH & ROOT CHECK
+if [ -z "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: This script must be run with BASH, not SH."
+  echo "Please use: sudo bash setup.sh $REPO_URL"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: This script must be run as root (use sudo)."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Detect user
+REAL_USER=${SUDO_USER:-$(logname)}
+REAL_HOME=$(eval echo "~$REAL_USER")
+echo "Target User: $REAL_USER ($REAL_HOME)"
+
+# 0.5 SCRUB & SANITIZE PHASE
+echo "Scrubbing system for a clean installation..."
+systemctl stop mpvj-backend.service 2>/dev/null || true
+pkill -9 ofxPiMapper 2>/dev/null || true
+pkill -9 node 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Remove old setup artifacts
+swapoff /swapfile_mpvj 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -f /swapfile_mpvj 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Clear any stale apt locks
+rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend /var/lib/apt/lists/lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Ask to wipe previous data for a fresh start
+if [ -d "$REAL_HOME/mpvj" ] || [ -d "$REAL_HOME/openFrameworks" ]; then
+  if whiptail --title "Cleanup" --yesno "Found existing MPVJ or OpenFrameworks data. Wipe them for a clean install?" 10 60 < /dev/tty; then
+    echo "Wiping old directories..."
+    rm -rf "$REAL_HOME/mpvj" "$REAL_HOME/openFrameworks"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# 1. INTERROGATION PHASE
+echo "Interrogating user for configuration..."
+
+# 1.1 Hostname
+while true; do
+  HOSTNAME=$(whiptail --inputbox "Enter Hostname (e.g. mpvj)" 8 45 "mpvj" --title "Hostname Configuration" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 < /dev/tty) || exit 1
+  HOSTNAME=${HOSTNAME:-mpvj}
+  if echo "$HOSTNAME" | grep -qE '^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$'; then
+    break
+  fi
+
+  whiptail --msgbox "Error: Hostname may only contain letters, numbers, and hyphens." 8 60 < /dev/tty
+done
+
+# 1.2 SSID
+WIFI_SSID=$(whiptail --inputbox "Enter WiFi SSID (e.g. MPVJ-AP)" 8 45 "MPVJ-AP" --title "WiFi SSID Configuration" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 < /dev/tty) || exit 1
+WIFI_SSID=${WIFI_SSID:-MPVJ-AP}
+
+# 1.3 Country Code & Password
+while true; do
+  WIFI_COUNTRY=$(whiptail --inputbox "Enter 2-letter Country Code (e.g. US, GB)" 8 45 "US" --title "WiFi Country Configuration" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 < /dev/tty) || exit 1
+  WIFI_COUNTRY=$(echo "$WIFI_COUNTRY" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
+  if ! echo "$WIFI_COUNTRY" | grep -qE "^[A-Z]{2}$"; then
+    whiptail --msgbox "Error: Country Code must be 2 letters." 8 45 < /dev/tty
+  else
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
+while true; do
+  WIFI_PASS=$(whiptail --passwordbox "Enter WiFi Password (min 8 chars)" 8 45 --title "WiFi Password Configuration" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 < /dev/tty) || exit 1
+  if [ ${#WIFI_PASS} -lt 8 ]; then
+    whiptail --msgbox "Error: Minimum 8 characters required." 8 45 < /dev/tty
+  else
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
+# 2. SYSTEM STAGING PHASE
+echo "System Staging Phase..."
+
+# 2.1 Pre-Flight Disk Check
+FREE_SPACE_KB=$(df / --output=avail | tail -n1)
+if [ "$FREE_SPACE_KB" -lt 4194304 ]; then
+  whiptail --msgbox "Error: 4GB free space required." 8 45 < /dev/tty
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# 2.2 System Updates
+if command -v apt-get > /dev/null; then
+  apt-get update -y && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get upgrade -y
+elif command -v pacman > /dev/null; then
+  pacman -Syu --noconfirm
+fi
+
+# 2.3 Install Dependencies
+echo "Installing Core Dependencies..."
+if command -v apt-get > /dev/null; then
+  DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y git hostapd dnsmasq avahi-daemon curl ffmpeg build-essential libzmq3-dev libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev wget unzip \
+    libmpg123-dev libsndfile1-dev libopenal-dev libassimp-dev \
+    libglew-dev libglfw3-dev liburiparser-dev \
+    libcurl4-openssl-dev libpugixml-dev libasound2-dev \
+    libgstreamer1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev \
+    gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad \
+    gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-libav \
+    libgtk-3-dev libboost-filesystem-dev \
+    libfontconfig1-dev libfreetype-dev libx11-dev \
+    libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev \
+    libpulse-dev libudev-dev libfreeimage-dev librtaudio-dev \
+    freeglut3-dev libxxf86vm-dev
+elif command -v pacman > /dev/null; then
+  pacman -S --noconfirm git hostapd dnsmasq avahi curl ffmpeg base-devel zeromq wget unzip
+fi
+
+# Install Node.js if missing
+if ! command -v node > /dev/null; then
+  curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - || true
+  command -v apt-get > /dev/null && apt-get install -y nodejs
+fi
+
+# 2.4 Hostname & WiFi Country
+hostnamectl set-hostname "$HOSTNAME"
+sed -i "s/127.0.1.1.*/127.0.1.1\t$HOSTNAME/g" /etc/hosts || true
+set_wifi_country
+
+# 2.5 OS-Agnostic Swap Increase (2GB)
+echo "Ensuring 2GB Swap for build..."
+if [ ! -f /swapfile_mpvj ]; then
+  fallocate -l 2G /swapfile_mpvj || dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile_mpvj bs=1M count=2048
+  chmod 600 /swapfile_mpvj
+  mkswap /swapfile_mpvj
+  swapon /swapfile_mpvj
+fi
+
+# 3. NETWORKING
+echo "Configuring Networking..."
+rfkill unblock wlan || true
+configure_access_point_stack
+
+# 4. DEPLOYMENT
+echo "Deploying Application..."
 [ -d "$REAL_HOME/mpvj" ] && mv "$REAL_HOME/mpvj" "$REAL_HOME/mpvj.old.$(date +%s)"
 sudo -u "$REAL_USER" git clone "$REPO_URL" "$REAL_HOME/mpvj"
-
-# Verify pre-built artifacts exist
-if [ ! -d "$REAL_HOME/mpvj/frontend/dist" ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: frontend/dist/ not found in repo."
-  echo "Run scripts/build.sh on your x86_64 machine first and commit the artifacts."
-  exit 1
-fi
-if [ ! -f "$REAL_HOME/mpvj/bin/ofxPiMapper" ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: bin/ofxPiMapper not found in repo."
-  echo "Run scripts/build.sh on your x86_64 machine first and commit the artifacts."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# Install npm deps for backend only (no build needed)
-cd "$REAL_HOME/mpvj/backend"
-sudo -u "$REAL_USER" npm install --omit=optional --package-lock=false
-
-# Install ofxPiMapper binary
-install -m 755 "$REAL_HOME/mpvj/bin/ofxPiMapper" /usr/local/bin/ofxPiMapper
-
-# Media directory
 mkdir -p "$REAL_HOME/media"
 chown -R "$REAL_USER:$REAL_USER" "$REAL_HOME/mpvj" "$REAL_HOME/media"

-# ── 5. SYSTEMD SERVICE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# 4.2 Build
+export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=512"
+cd "$REAL_HOME/mpvj/backend"
+echo "Installing backend dependencies..."
+rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
+sudo -u "$REAL_USER" npm install --omit=optional --package-lock=false
+
+cd "$REAL_HOME/mpvj/frontend"
+if [ ! -d "dist" ]; then
+  echo "Installing frontend dependencies and building..."
+  rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
+  sudo -u "$REAL_USER" npm install --omit=optional --package-lock=false
+  sudo -u "$REAL_USER" npm run build
+else
+  echo "Pre-built frontend detected. Skipping frontend build."
+fi
+
+# 4.3 Setup Systemd
 cat <<EOF > /etc/systemd/system/mpvj-backend.service
 [Unit]
 Description=MPVJ Backend
@ -165,7 +430,7 @@ EOF
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl enable mpvj-backend.service

-# Write .env
+# 4.4 .env
 cat <<EOF > "$REAL_HOME/mpvj/backend/.env"
 PORT=80
 MPVJ_HOSTNAME=$HOSTNAME
@ -173,6 +438,18 @@ MPVJ_SSID=$WIFI_SSID
 MPVJ_MEDIA_DIR=$REAL_HOME/media
 EOF

-# ── 6. DONE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-whiptail --title "Success" --msgbox "INSTALL COMPLETE!\n\nRebooting into AP Mode.\nSSID: $WIFI_SSID\nIP: 192.168.4.1" 12 45 < /dev/tty
+# 4.5 THE PRE-BUILT ENGINE SOLUTION (FASTEST)
+echo "Installing Pre-compiled ofxPiMapper Binary..."
+BINARY_URL="https://gitea.superwcpot.nl/timothy/mapper/raw/branch/main/bin/ofxPiMapper"
+if ! curl -sSL -o /usr/local/bin/ofxPiMapper "$BINARY_URL"; then
+  wget -O /usr/local/bin/ofxPiMapper "$BINARY_URL"
+fi
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ofxPiMapper
+
+# 5. FINALIZATION
+echo "Cleaning up..."
+swapoff /swapfile_mpvj 2>/dev/null || true
+rm /swapfile_mpvj 2>/dev/null || true
+
+whiptail --title "Success" --msgbox "INSTALL COMPLETE!\n\nRebooting into AP Mode.\nHostname: $HOSTNAME.local\nSSID: $WIFI_SSID\nPassword: $WIFI_PASS\nIP: $AP_GATEWAY" 14 60 < /dev/tty
 reboot
--- a/scripts/switch-to-ap.sh
+++ b/scripts/switch-to-ap.sh
@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/bash

-echo "Switching to AP Mode..."
-# Stop wpa_supplicant for client mode
-systemctl stop wpa_supplicant
+set -euo pipefail

-# Configure static IP for wlan0 (normally handled by dhcpcd or systemd-networkd)
-# ifconfig wlan0 192.168.4.1
+echo "Switching to AP mode..."

-# Start AP services
-systemctl start hostapd
-systemctl start dnsmasq
+rfkill unblock wlan || true

-echo "AP Mode active: MPVJ-3B"
+if command -v nmcli > /dev/null 2>&1 && nmcli connection show MPVJ-AP > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	nmcli radio wifi on || true
+	nmcli device set wlan0 managed yes || true
+	nmcli device set wlan0 autoconnect yes || true
+	nmcli connection up MPVJ-AP ifname wlan0
+else
+	systemctl stop wpa_supplicant.service wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service 2>/dev/null || true
+	ip link set wlan0 down || true
+	ip addr flush dev wlan0 || true
+	ip link set wlan0 up
+	ip address add 192.168.4.1/24 dev wlan0
+	systemctl start mpvj-ap-mode.service
+	systemctl restart hostapd.service
+	systemctl restart dnsmasq.service
+fi
+
+echo "AP mode active on wlan0 at 192.168.4.1"
--- a/scripts/switch-to-client.sh
+++ b/scripts/switch-to-client.sh
@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash

-echo "Switching to Client Mode..."
-# Stop AP services
-systemctl stop hostapd
-systemctl stop dnsmasq
+set -euo pipefail

-# Start wpa_supplicant
-systemctl start wpa_supplicant
+echo "Switching to client mode..."

-# Normally would trigger a re-scan or wait for IP
-# dhclient wlan0
+if command -v nmcli > /dev/null 2>&1 && nmcli connection show MPVJ-AP > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	nmcli connection down MPVJ-AP 2>/dev/null || true
+	nmcli device set wlan0 autoconnect yes || true
+	nmcli device connect wlan0 2>/dev/null || true
+else
+	systemctl stop mpvj-ap-mode.service 2>/dev/null || true
+	systemctl stop hostapd.service dnsmasq.service
+	ip addr flush dev wlan0 || true
+	ip link set wlan0 up || true
+	systemctl start wpa_supplicant.service || systemctl start wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service
+fi

-echo "Client Mode active. Connecting to configured SSID..."
+echo "Client mode active. wlan0 returned to wpa_supplicant."
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Timothy Hofland	261359f973	fix: improve error handling in NetworkManager hotspot configuration	2026-03-16 09:05:48 +01:00
Timothy Hofland	63a33f4deb	fix: enhance NetworkManager hotspot configuration and cleanup process	2026-03-16 08:58:36 +01:00
Timothy Hofland	12ff47207e	fix: enhance AP and client mode switching with NetworkManager support	2026-03-16 08:50:26 +01:00
Timothy Hofland	4ad82a1a66	fix: refactor networking scripts for improved robustness and clarity	2026-03-16 08:42:26 +01:00
Timothy Hofland	855339ef42	fix: harden NetworkManager hotspot creation to prevent supplicant-timeout errors on Pi 3B	2026-03-16 08:26:41 +01:00
Timothy Hofland	4e1858de61	fix: make setup script WiFi-safe by removing instant network activation	2026-03-16 00:10:50 +01:00
Timothy Hofland	6fea68f903	fix: force NetworkManager hotspot priority and disconnect active client wifi to ensure AP activation	2026-03-15 23:56:38 +01:00
Timothy Hofland	237ff76670	fix: implement NetworkManager (nmcli) hotspot support for modern Debian/Trixie systems	2026-03-15 23:49:10 +01:00
Timothy Hofland	1aa5717891	fix: enforce absolute unmasking and disable default wifi networking to ensure AP mode success	2026-03-15 23:41:12 +01:00
Timothy Hofland	46b5361ef7	feat: skip compilation and use pre-compiled ofxPiMapper binary for instant setup	2026-03-15 23:20:15 +01:00
MPVJ Build Bot	778f31a8e7	ci: add pre-built artifacts (frontend/dist + bin/ofxPiMapper)	2026-03-15 22:01:21 +00:00
Timothy Hofland	260a8f16cb	fix: implement lightning-fast engine setup by utilizing pre-compiled OpenFrameworks correctly and avoiding core re-compilation	2026-03-15 16:41:53 +01:00