Gladys SD Image Evolution to Debian 11 "Bullseye"

[cicoub13]

Maybe we can consider moving the actual SD distribution image to next stable version of Debian ?

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-os-debian-bullseye/

[VonOx]

Yep I will take a look ASAP. Thanks for issue

[VonOx]

Yep I will take a look ASAP. Thanks for issue

[VonOx]

@cicoub13 do you have time and pi to test? I've made a bullseye build ( successfully) in local but no pi on my side to test.

[cicoub13]

I have. What needs to be tested? Just boot and first launch or other specific features?

[VonOx]

I've hosted image and info file on dropbox => https://www.dropbox.com/sh/no641e65f6tnvqp/AAD4xkX2ThnQAkt6xtQYJhmNa?dl=0

• Flash
• Boot
• After a few minutes Gladys will be available. :)

[cicoub13]

Started with success on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model A Plus 🚀
Nothing particular in syslog/dmesg/daemon.log

[VonOx]

Nice thank you John for feedback😁, I will push new config file to make a new bullseye release 👍

[VonOx]

@cicoub13 THank you again for your time

Official build => https://github.com/GladysAssistant/gladys-pi-gen/releases/tag/v0.2.1

@Pierre-Gilles can you update on website ?

[Pierre-Gilles]

I think it needs a bit more testing, but yes after that I'll publish it!

Need to check a few things:

• Is the Wi-Fi configuration still working as before ? (I know it often change between Debian version)
• Is the "Gladys is currently being installed" with temporary Nginx image still working ?
• How are "native" Gladys services working with this version? (Bluetooth? USB related services?)

It's quite a big upgrade so I think we need to be really cautious.

[VonOx]

Ok for deep check but it's not so big ( like arm64 build )
We are building on top of raspberry os prebuilt kernel.

Wifi config is handle by raspi-config like before.

Hope @cicoub13 can complete your checklist

[cicoub13]

⚠️ https://www.framboise314.fr/raspberry-pi-un-ancien-raspberry-pi-os-pour-resoudre-les-problemes-de-bullseye/

Further tests

• Wifi is still working
• Gladys currently being installed image (and web page) still working

I will not be able to test some features (usb camera, bluetooth, ...)

[Pierre-Gilles]

Thanks @cicoub13 for the tests! Were you able to test Zigbee2mqtt as well?

I'm happy we weren't too fast to deploy, as the article says Bullseye seems to be breaking some stuff for many users. The comments are quite angry about this release ^^

IMO:

• We still need to test physical integrations, it's where we could see most incompatibilities (USB, Bluetooth)
• I think it's still good to wait a bit more before making this image the default on the website. I think for now it's good if we advertise this one when people ask, as "beta" image, but good old buster is still the most stable option for most users.

[Pierre-Gilles]

Wrote a post on the forum to get more testers: https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/recherche-de-testeurs-nouvelle-image-gladys-raspberry-pi-os-sous-bullseye/6718

[Pierre-Gilles]

A few issues found:

• Zigbee2mqtt USB key not detected: https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/recherche-de-testeurs-nouvelle-image-gladys-raspberry-pi-os-sous-bullseye/6718/2?u=pierre-gilles
• Issues with Docker based services: https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/configuration-mqtt-erreur-lors-de-la-connexion-veuillez-verifier-votre-configuration-apres-restauration-de-gladys-sur-limage-bullseye/6719/12?u=pierre-gilles