Moode 8 slow boot

[Tim Curtis]

I still cannot for the life of me understand why you are hell-bent on using the pi as an access point.

Configure your WiFi router's SSID and password when you burn the SD card containing Moode 9 using RPI Imager.

Edit settings and put in your router's SSID and password in the "Wireless Settings" section before burning the image.

Then it will obtain an IP address using DHCP and should be accessible via http://moode.local/

Cheers,

Phil

Because I don't have a wifi router in my house. Not even a wired phone line.
I also use my cell phone as an internet resource.
I honestly don't know how to do it with just my cell phone.
For me, it is much more practical to have an AP with Moode; however if you can give me instructions on how to get access with the cellular network, I would be happy to try.

In the meantime, I would also like to understand why the moodecfg file is not created in the Moode image.

All your advice is greatly appreciated.

I think that file used to be named /boot/moodecfg.ini.default in older 8 series versions of moode. It wasn't needed in the 9 series because (a) WiFi settings were made in the Pi Imager and (b) it didn't appear that anyone was using it for just doing an AP-only boot.

The file still works though. Its used in the Backup/Restore process. If you make a backup and then unzip the file you can use that moodecfg.ini. Make your edits to it, copy it to /boot on the SD Card and then when you boot the Pi it will be processed.

Another way to create the file is to use the command below.

Code:

pi@moode9:~ $ sudo moodeutl -e
Configuration settings exported to /home/pi/moodecfg-250131_201853.ini