Use NetworkManager

conf/local.conf.sample

@@ -243,9 +243,6 @@ RDEPENDS_packagegroup-core-full-cmdline-sys-services_remove=" nfs-utils at tcp-w
 PACKAGE_EXCLUDE+=" ed"
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-core-full-cmdline-utils_remove = " ed"
 
-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE+=" wireless-tools"
-RDEPENDS_packagegroup-base-wifi_remove = " wireless-tools"
-
 PACKAGE_EXCLUDE+=" libacpi libnss-mdns"
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-base-acpi_remove = " libacpi"
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-base-zeroconf_remove = " libnss-mdns"

recipes-connectivity/modemmanager/modemmanager_%.bbappend

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "glibc-gconv-utf-16"

recipes-connectivity/networkmanager/networkmanager/NetworkManager.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+[keyfile]
+unmanaged-devices=interface-name:usb0

recipes-connectivity/networkmanager/networkmanager/firstboot-networkmanager-setup

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+FILECONDITION="/etc/sysconfig/networkmanager"
+WIFI_AP_DEFAULTPASSWORD="1234567890"
+
+# This is the APN name for AT&T HSPA+, user should change this with:
+# nmcli con modify Modem gsm.apn <name>
+MODEM_APN_NAME="phone"
+
+while [ 1 ]; do
+    read xx MAC xx <<<$(ip link | grep -A1 -e "^[0-9]*: wl" | grep link/ether)
+    # poor's man "wait for device to appear"
+    if [ -z "$MAC" ]; then
+        sleep 1
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # remove :
+    SSID=${MAC//:}
+    # make it uppercase
+    SSID=${SSID^^}
+    # prefix "Aero-"
+    SSID="Aero-$SSID"
+    break
+done
+
+# Let NetworkManager start dnsmasq with the right configuration file
+systemctl disable dnsmasq
+systemctl stop dnsmasq
+
+# SystemD is creating this file as symbolic link and taking care of if, not
+# letting netowrkmanager update it with dns from modem of wifi client mode.
+rm /etc/resolv.conf
+
+# Wifi
+nmcli con add type wifi ifname '*' con-name Wifi-hostspot autoconnect yes ssid $SSID
+nmcli con modify Wifi-hostspot 802-11-wireless.mode ap 802-11-wireless.band bg ipv4.method shared
+nmcli con modify Wifi-hostspot wifi-sec.key-mgmt wpa-psk
+nmcli con modify Wifi-hostspot wifi-sec.psk "$WIFI_AP_DEFAULTPASSWORD"
+nmcli con modify Wifi-hostspot ipv4.addresses 192.168.8.1/24
+nmcli con up Wifi-hostspot
+
+# Modem
+nmcli con add type gsm ifname '*' con-name Modem apn $MODEM_APN_NAME autoconnect yes
+nmcli con up Modem
+
+# Make sure this script just run once
+mkdir -p $(dirname $FILECONDITION)
+touch $FILECONDITION
+echo "First boot configuration succesful"

recipes-connectivity/networkmanager/networkmanager/firstboot-networkmanager.service

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=NetworkManager service default configuration
+Requisite=NetworkManager.service
+After=NetworkManager.service
+Before=network.target multi-user.target
+Wants=network.target
+ConditionPathExists=!/etc/sysconfig/networkmanager
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/firstboot-networkmanager-setup
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

recipes-connectivity/networkmanager/networkmanager_%.bbappend

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+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://firstboot-networkmanager.service"
+SRC_URI += "file://firstboot-networkmanager-setup"
+SRC_URI += "file://NetworkManager.conf"
+
+PACKAGECONFIG += "modemmanager"
+PACKAGECONFIG += "ppp"
+PACKAGECONFIG += "wifi"
+PACKAGECONFIG += "systemd"
+
+DEPENDS += "nss"
+
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} += "firstboot-networkmanager.service"
+
+do_install_append() {
+    install -D -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/firstboot-networkmanager-setup ${D}/usr/sbin
+    install -D -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/firstboot-networkmanager.service ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system
+    install -D -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/NetworkManager.conf ${D}${sysconfdir}/NetworkManager
+}

recipes-core/images/intel-aero-image.bb

@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL += "librealsense"
 IMAGE_INSTALL += "librealsense-graphical-examples"
 
 # connectivity
-IMAGE_INSTALL += "connman connman-client"
+IMAGE_INSTALL += "modemmanager"
+IMAGE_INSTALL += "networkmanager"
+IMAGE_INSTALL += "ppp"
+IMAGE_INSTALL += "resolvconf"
 IMAGE_INSTALL += "openssh-sftp-server"
 
 IMAGE_INSTALL += "hostapd"