[pve-devel] Proxmox compatible Android client (Opaque) available for beta testing

[i iordanov]

Hello,

A summary of my observations on the ability to download the console/vv file
on mobile browsers. I hope you find these useful in making Proxmox easier
to use on mobile devices.

Android 4.4 device:
1) Chrome works, and is fairly seamless. After downloading, one swipes the
notifications and taps the file to open.
2) Firefox works, but is clunky because one has to go through a file
manager to open the file (where it works). Tapping the file from within
Firefox's own Downloads list does nothing. It's very hard to stay within
the expiration limit.
3) UC Browser does not work at all. One cannot even start downloading the
file.
4) Dolphin browser does not work at all as well.
5) Opera Browser for Android works but it takes quite a few taps to get to
open the file, and it's relatively difficult to fit within the expiration
limit.

Android 4.4 emulator:
1) The "standard browser" in the emulator cannot even perform a login to
Proxmox, as the "Realm" drop-down is empty and nothing can be selected
there.

Blackberry 10 (v10.2.1):
1) The standard browser works and is seamless. It downloads a file named
"untitled" by default, but tapping that file starts Opaque as expected.

Cheers,
iordan




On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:31 PM, i iordanov <iiordanov at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello again,
>
> Whoever is currently an Opaque beta-tester, please update to v1.1.6, and
> you should be able to connect to your Proxmox managed VMs from your Android
> device easily. The way it works for me on my Nexus 4 (Android 4.4) with
> both Firefox and Chrome is that when I obtain the vv/console file, it gets
> downloaded and saved. I quickly swipe my notifications down and tap the
> file and Opaque opens automatically and connects to the VM. I had to open
> the file very quickly or else it would expire.
>
> Settings that are changeable while connected (like input mode) are saved
> for next time in the default connection settings. However, no permanent
> connection gets saved in Opaque (as it can be for oVirt connections),
> because saving a connection for a console/vv file is meaningless.
>
> For the moment, since audio playback is off by default and the option is
> as yet not toggle-able during a connection, sound is not enabled for
> connections established via a console/vv file. I have to think about how
> I'll deal with this, but the easiest way would be to expose the setting
> while connected and ask the user to reconnect to enable sound, since I am
> not sure how to open and close the SPICE sound channel on the fly at the
> moment.
>
> Please let us know your experience here or on the Opaque Beta Test
> community page. I would also like to renew my invitation for new beta
> testers. Your input is highly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> iordan
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 3:54 AM, Dietmar Maurer <dietmar at proxmox.com>wrote:
>
>> > I got remote-viewer to work by opening the file much more quickly. It
>> seems like
>> > the expiration period is 10 seconds or shorter!
>>
>> from current code:
>>
>>         # use very limited lifetime - is this enough?
>>         return undef if !(($age > -20) && ($age < 40));
>>
>> maybe system time is not correct?
>>
>> > I think I'm set up for debugging. If you can figure out why both
>> Firefox and
>> > Chrome on Android now download the file with a .vv extension that would
>> be
>> > nice. Did somebody at Proxmox make the change in pvetest?
>>
>> no changes today.
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> The conscious mind has only one thread of execution.
>



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