When using the console inside the online UI commands are timing out while dongle status can be fetched using the “Dongle Status” menu entry on the left side.
Your environment
Dongle Version: Not shown in interface, only stating “up to date”
probably e582497af01162ce4d6023f1b836811b13fc388a (release.updated event)
Steps to reproduce
Add Dongle to car
Park in a location the SIM does have network access
Wait until it activates / wake the Dongle
Refresh “Dongle Status”, see the Dongle answers
Try to get help from console (should succeed)
Try to get rpi.help from console
Expected behaviour
Command succeds, help is printed
Actual behaviour
$ test.ping
true
$ minionutil.help
Timeout has occurred
To increase timeout (in seconds): _timeout=60
$ minionutil.help
'''minionutil.help'' is not available.'
$ rpi.help
Timeout has occurred
To increase timeout (in seconds): _timeout=60
$ power.help
Timeout has occurred
To increase timeout (in seconds): _timeout=60
$ cloud.help
Timeout has occurred
To increase timeout (in seconds): _timeout=60
Getting the help commands is currently taking longer than it should. This is because the commands actually parses the python files on the device, searching for help documentation. For some reason Salt is not fast at this specific command. We are working on improving this by utilize caching of some sort.
For now can you try adding the _timeout parameter, like
power.help _timeout=60
This should give the device more time to reply.
If that doesn’t work, try doing it from the cloud terminal instead of locally on the device.
Maybe a solution for this might be to omit the *.help hint in help command and generate a static documentation hosted in the web like the documentation for the other Saltstack modules.
(That’s also something I’d prefer because I can read the documentation without having to wait for the device to be online…)
My AutoPI also returns " Timeout has occurred To increase timeout from the default 30, to 60 seconds: $timeout=60"
However, I can’t seem to get the command to actually increase the timeout correct, can you please clarify how to add/update the _timeout parameter, please?
Hi, I also need to increase the Timeout time. Even my autopi answers:
Timeout has occurred To increase timeout from the default 30, to 60 seconds: $timeout=60"
BUT, what command should I run from the terminal to increase this timeout?
Is there a terminal guide for the newbie?