Root causes found and fixed after live debugging on archi-dev-box (all
verified on real RNode hardware, archi-dev-box <-> archy-x250-dev E2E):
- probe_rnode raced the board's own boot: opening the port pulses DTR/RTS
through USB-UART bridges (CP2102/Heltec V3), the ESP32 power-cycles and
spends ~2.5-3s in boot ROM, and the KISS DETECT written 300ms after open
landed in the void — so an RNode could NEVER connect on these boards.
Now: immediate probe (fast path), then drain-until-quiet boot settle and
a second DETECT with a fresh response window.
- MeshService::configure() only restarted the listener on enable/disable —
device_kind/device_path/advert_name/RF-param changes were silent no-ops
until a full process restart (the setup modal's apply/keep-as-is did
nothing). Material config changes now bounce the listener; the open
sequence races the shutdown signal so stop() no longer burns the full
15s timeout mid-probe; mesh.configure applies in the background instead
of stalling every status poll behind the service write-lock.
- The mesh name was write-only: config.advert_name had no reader,
server.set-name never reached the mesh service, and Reticulum's
set_advert_name was a no-op (daemon display name fixed at spawn, and the
ARCHY:2 announce blob REPLACED the LXMF display name — every archy node
was anonymous on RNS). Now: advert_name > server name precedence feeds
the session, renames restart it live, the daemon gets --display-name at
spawn plus a set_name RPC verb, and announces carry the LXMF-standard
msgpack name with the identity blob appended as an extra list element
stock clients (Sideband/NomadNet) ignore.
- Dead reticulum-daemon was invisible for up to 30min (RX-stall watchdog):
child exit / RPC-EOF now fails try_recv_frame so the session reconnects.
- Setup modal re-trigger loop: plugged_at used the tty node's mtime, which
bumps on every open — each probe invalidated the dismissal key. Use
btime/ctime (only change on real plugs).
- ARCHY:2 identity adverts (re-emitted every 60s over Reticulum) stomped
the federation twin's real name with a synthetic Archy-… placeholder and
nulled its position; blob-only announces no longer assert a name, blob
strings can never become display names, and stale blob names are healed
at peers.json load.
- mesh.broadcast on Meshtastic sent heartbeat+time only (no identity);
SendAdvert now also fires a want_response NodeInfo broadcast.
- New mesh.refresh RPC: actively re-queries the radio contact table (the
UI Refresh button previously only re-read server caches).
- Reticulum peers now track last_advert (announce time) and mark existing
peers reachable on inbound traffic.
- Boot auto-enable no longer force-enables mesh when an operator
explicitly disabled it (only fires when no config file exists).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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