run hologram modem connect automatically after boot raspberry pi

[alonrab]

Hi All,
I use Pi-3 as a very remote micro controller over VNC SSH connection and need the Nova modem to turn on automatically if pi reboot. The raspberry version I use is Jessie.
I tried to run sudo hologram modem connect through crontab, with file location /usr/local/bin/hologram but was not successfull.
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@reboot sudo hologram modem connect /usr/local/bin/hologram.io

Will appreciate any suggestion / other approach , as I need to start the field trial as soon as possible
many thanks!

[Don_Mitchinson]

Why wouldn’t the Nova restart right after the Pi reboots? If you have the Pi connected via a good power source it shouldn’t be an issue.

Are you saying it has to be manually rebooted every time the Pi restarts?

Or is it a timing issue - do you need your process to wait for the Nova to restart before using it?

[alonrab]

Nova modem is always powered after raspberry pi reboot (i.e. red led light). What I needed was for modem to connect to internet automatically after boot, so I can have remote access.
My solution was to use the following command on terminal:

sudo nano/etc/rc.local

then type the sudo command and full path before the exit 0 line:

sudo hologram modem connect& usr/bin/sudo

press C^ X

Save,

Only bug I have is:
need to run:
sudo hologram modem disconnect

prior to reboot otherwise the nova modem won’t connect, if I shut power off then turn it on, no problem with modem connection.

[benstr]

This is my goto article on how to start scripts on start. After many headaches I now only prefer Method 4: SYSTEMD.

Five Ways to Run a Program On Your Raspberry Pi At Startup

If your Pi is power cycling quickly here is how I would debug.

1. Is the Pi getting adequate power? If not the issue might be brown outs. We recommend using a 5v2.4a power adaptor.
2. After reboot if the Nova is still connected but the SDK is not aware of it try running sudo hologram modem disconnect before running the connect command.

[Thedude33]

you can also use
sudo nano .bashrc

Scroll down and make the very last line of code whatever command or process you want to run.
For instance, I run a program that activates a GPIO program to listen for a button press and then it executes my program.

Example:
Log into your pi
enter password
In terminal type
sudo nano .bashrc
scrool to the very last line of code and enter your program file like so
sudo python /home/pi/button.py &
hit control X and then enter and BOOM, you’re in business baby.