diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20b629b..4c9bdbb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ I used ideas and snippets from other responder bots and want to call them out!
 - **[https://github.com/A-c0rN](A-c0rN)**: Assistance with iPAWS and EAS
 - **Mike O'Connell/skrrt**: For [eas_alert_parser](etc/eas_alert_parser.py) enhanced by **sheer.cold**
 - **PiDiBi**: For looking at test functions and other suggestions like wxc, CPU use, and alerting ideas.
+- **WH6GXZ nurse dude**: For bashing on installer
+- **Josh**: For more bashing on installer!
 - **Cisien, bitflip, **Woof**, **propstg**, **Josh** and Hailo1999**: For testing and feature ideas on Discord and GitHub.
 - **Meshtastic Discord Community**: For tossing out ideas and testing code.
 
diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 1a890c8..86dc89a 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 type = serial
 port = /dev/ttyACM0
 # port = /dev/ttyUSB0
-# port = COM1
-# hostname = localhost
+# hostname = meshtastic.local
 # mac = 00:11:22:33:44:55
 
 # Additional interface for multi radio support
@@ -17,9 +16,9 @@ port = /dev/ttyACM0
 enabled = False
 type = serial
 port = /dev/ttyUSB0
-#port = /dev/ttyACM1
+# port = /dev/ttyACM1
 # port = COM1
-# hostname = meshtastic.local
+# hostname = localhost
 # mac = 00:11:22:33:44:55
 
 # example, the third interface would be [interface3] up to 9
@@ -76,6 +75,8 @@ urlTimeout = 10
 LogMessagesToFile = False
 # Logging of system messages to file
 SyslogToFile = True
+# logging level for the bot (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)
+sysloglevel = DEBUG
 # Number of log files to keep in days, 0 to keep all
 log_backup_count = 32
 
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ enable_read_news = False
 news_file_path = news.txt
 # only return a single random line from the news file
 news_random_line = False
+# enable the use of exernal shell commands
 enable_runShellCmd = False
 
 [smtp]
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ splitDelay = 0.0
 MESSAGE_CHUNK_SIZE = 160
 # Request Acknowledgement of message OTA
 wantAck = False
-# Max lilmit Buffer for radio testing
+# Max limit buffer for radio testing. 233 is hard limit 2.5+ firmware
 maxBuffer = 220
 
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index dac96c5..36aeb97 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -7,27 +7,42 @@ program_path=$(pwd)
 printf "\n########################"
 printf "\nMeshing Around Installer\n"
 printf "########################\n"
-printf "\nThis script will try and install the Meshing Around Bot and its dependencies."
-printf "Installer works best in raspian/debian/ubuntu, if there is a problem, try running the installer again.\n"
+printf "\nThis script will try and install the Meshing Around Bot and its dependencies.\n"
+printf "Installer works best in raspian/debian/ubuntu or foxbuntu embedded systems.\n"
+printf "If there is a problem, try running the installer again.\n"
 printf "\nChecking for dependencies...\n"
 
-# check if running on embedded
-printf "\nAre You installing into an embedded system? (y/n)"
-read embedded
-
-if [ $embedded == "y" ]; then
-    printf "\nDetected embedded skipping dependency installation\n"
-    if [ $program_path != "/opt/meshing-around" ]; then
-        printf "\nIt is suggested to project path to /opt/meshing-around\n"
-        printf "Do you want to move the project to /opt/meshing-around? (y/n)"
-        read move
-        if [ $move == "y" ]; then
-            sudo mv $program_path /opt/meshing-around
-            cd /opt/meshing-around
-            printf "\nProject moved to /opt/meshing-around. re-run the installer\n"
-            exit 0
-        fi
+# check if we are in /opt/meshing-around
+if [ $program_path != "/opt/meshing-around" ]; then
+    printf "\nIt is suggested to project path to /opt/meshing-around\n"
+    printf "Do you want to move the project to /opt/meshing-around? (y/n)"
+    read move
+    if [[ $(echo "$move" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
+        sudo mv $program_path /opt/meshing-around
+        cd /opt/meshing-around
+        printf "\nProject moved to /opt/meshing-around. re-run the installer\n"
+        exit 0
     fi
+fi
+
+# check write access to program path
+if [[ ! -w ${program_path} ]]; then
+    printf "\nInstall path not writable, try running the installer with sudo\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# if hostname = femtofox, then we are on embedded
+if [[ $(hostname) == "femtofox" ]]; then
+    printf "\nDetected femtofox embedded system\n"
+    embedded="y"
+else
+    # check if running on embedded
+    printf "\nAre You installing into an embedded system like a luckfox or -native? most should say no here (y/n)"
+    read embedded
+fi
+
+if [[ $(echo "${embedded}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
+    printf "\nDetected embedded skipping dependency installation\n"
 else
     # Check and install dependencies
     if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null
@@ -67,7 +82,7 @@ cp etc/mesh_bot.tmp etc/mesh_bot.service
 cp etc/mesh_bot_reporting.tmp etc/mesh_bot_reporting.service
 
 # generate config file, check if it exists
-if [ -f config.ini ]; then
+if [[ -f config.ini ]]; then
     printf "\nConfig file already exists, moving to backup config.old\n"
     mv config.ini config.old
 fi
@@ -75,14 +90,21 @@ fi
 cp config.template config.ini
 printf "\nConfig files generated!\n"
 
+# update lat,long in config.ini 
+latlong=$(curl --silent --max-time 20 https://ipinfo.io/loc || echo "48.50,-123.0")
+IFS=',' read -r lat lon <<< "$latlong"
+sed -i "s|lat = 48.50|lat = $lat|g" config.ini
+sed -i "s|lon = -123.0|lon = $lon|g" config.ini
+echo "lat,long updated in config.ini to $latlong"
+
 # check if running on embedded
-if [ $embedded == "y" ]; then
+if [[ $(echo "${embedded}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
     printf "\nDetected embedded skipping venv\n"
 else
-    printf "\nDo you want to install the bot in a python virtual environment? (y/n)"
+    printf "\nRecomended install is in a python virtual environment, do you want to use venv? (y/n)"
     read venv
 
-    if [ $venv == "y" ]; then
+    if [[ $(echo "${venv}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
         # set virtual environment
         if ! python3 -m venv --help &> /dev/null; then
             printf "Python3/venv error, please install python3-venv with your OS\n"
@@ -91,7 +113,7 @@ else
             echo "The Following could be messy, or take some time on slower devices."
             echo "Creating virtual environment..."
             #check if python3 has venv module
-            if [ -f venv/bin/activate ]; then
+            if [[ -f venv/bin/activate ]]; then
                 printf "\nFound virtual environment for python\n"
                 python3 -m venv venv
                 source venv/bin/activate
@@ -103,7 +125,7 @@ else
             python3 -m venv venv
 
             # double check for python3-venv
-            if [ -f venv/bin/activate ]; then
+            if [[ -f venv/bin/activate ]]; then
                 printf "\nFound virtual environment for python\n"
                 source venv/bin/activate
             else
@@ -119,15 +141,15 @@ else
             replace="s|python3 pong_bot.py|/usr/bin/bash launch.sh pong|g"
             sed -i "$replace" etc/pong_bot.service
 
-            # install dependencies
+            # install dependencies to venv
             pip install -U -r requirements.txt
         fi
     else
         printf "\nSkipping virtual environment...\n"
-        # install dependencies
+        # install dependencies to system
         printf "Are you on Raspberry Pi(debian/ubuntu)?\nshould we add --break-system-packages to the pip install command? (y/n)"
         read rpi
-        if [ $rpi == "y" ]; then
+        if [[ $(echo "${rpi}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
             pip install -U -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages
         else
             pip install -U -r requirements.txt
@@ -135,9 +157,17 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-printf "\n\n"
-echo "Which bot do you want to install as a service? Pong Mesh or None? (pong/mesh/n)"
-read bot
+# if $1 is passed
+if [[ $1 == "mesh" ]]; then
+    bot="mesh"
+elif [[ $1 == "pong" ]]; then
+    bot="pong"
+else
+    printf "\n\n"
+    echo "Which bot do you want to install as a service? Pong Mesh or None? (pong/mesh/n)"
+    echo "Pong bot is a simple bot for network testing, Mesh bot is a more complex bot more suited for meshing around"
+    read bot
+fi
 
 # set the correct path in the service file
 replace="s|/dir/|$program_path/|g"
@@ -145,7 +175,32 @@ sed -i $replace etc/pong_bot.service
 sed -i $replace etc/mesh_bot.service
 sed -i $replace etc/mesh_bot_reporting.service
 # set the correct user in the service file?
-whoami=$(whoami)
+
+#ask if we should add a user for the bot
+if [[ $(echo "${embedded}" | grep -i "^n") ]]; then
+    printf "\nDo you want to add a local user (meshbot) no login, for the bot? (y/n)"
+    read meshbotservice
+fi
+
+if [[ $(echo "${meshbotservice}" | grep -i "^y") ]] || [[ $(echo "${embedded}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
+    sudo useradd -M meshbot
+    sudo usermod -L meshbot
+    sudo groupadd meshbot
+    sudo usermod -a -G meshbot meshbot
+    whoami="meshbot"
+    echo "Added user meshbot with no home directory"
+    sudo usermod -a -G dialout $whoami
+    sudo usermod -a -G tty $whoami
+    sudo usermod -a -G bluetooth $whoami
+    echo "Added meshbot to dialout, tty, and bluetooth groups"
+
+    sudo chown -R $whoami:$whoami $program_path/logs
+    sudo chown -R $whoami:$whoami $program_path/data
+    echo "Permissions set for meshbot on logs and data directories"
+else
+    whoami=$(whoami)
+fi
+# set the correct user in the service file
 replace="s|User=pi|User=$whoami|g"
 sed -i $replace etc/pong_bot.service
 sed -i $replace etc/mesh_bot.service
@@ -154,64 +209,78 @@ replace="s|Group=pi|Group=$whoami|g"
 sed -i $replace etc/pong_bot.service
 sed -i $replace etc/mesh_bot.service
 sed -i $replace etc/mesh_bot_reporting.service
-sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 printf "\n service files updated\n"
 
-if [ $bot == "pong" ]; then
-    echo "useradd -M meshbot"
-    echo "usermod -L meshbot"
-    echo "Added user meshbot with no home directory"
+if [[ $(echo "${bot}" | grep -i "^p") ]]; then
     # install service for pong bot
     sudo cp etc/pong_bot.service /etc/systemd/system/
     sudo systemctl enable pong_bot.service
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+    echo "to start pong bot service: systemctl start pong_bot"
+    service="pong_bot"
 fi
 
-if [ $bot == "mesh" ]; then
-    echo "useradd -M meshbot"
-    echo "usermod -L meshbot"
-    echo "Added user meshbot with no home directory"
+if [[ $(echo "${bot}" | grep -i "^m") ]]; then
     # install service for mesh bot
     sudo cp etc/mesh_bot.service /etc/systemd/system/
     sudo systemctl enable mesh_bot.service
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+    echo "to start mesh bot service: systemctl start mesh_bot"
+    service="mesh_bot"
 fi
 
-# check if running on embedded
-if [ $embedded == "n" ]; then
+# check if running on embedded for final steps
+if [[ $(echo "${embedded}" | grep -i "^n") ]]; then
     # ask if emoji font should be installed for linux
     printf "\nDo you want to install the emoji font for debian/ubuntu linux? (y/n)"
     read emoji
-    if [ $emoji == "y" ]; then
+    if [[ $(echo "${emoji}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
         sudo apt-get install -y fonts-noto-color-emoji
         echo "Emoji font installed!, reboot to load the font"
     fi
 
-
     printf "\nOptionally if you want to install the multi gig LLM Ollama compnents we will execute the following commands\n"
     printf "\ncurl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh\n"
-
+    printf "ollama pull gemma2:2b\n"
+    printf "Total download is multi GB, recomend pi5/8GB or better for this\n"
     # ask if the user wants to install the LLM Ollama components
     printf "\nDo you want to install the LLM Ollama components? (y/n)"
     read ollama
-    if [ $ollama == "y" ]; then
+    if [[ $(echo "${ollama}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
         curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
 
         # ask if want to install gemma2:2b
-        printf "\n Ollama install done now we can install the Gemma2:2b components, multi GB download\n"
+        printf "\n Ollama install done now we can install the Gemma2:2b components\n"
         echo "Do you want to install the Gemma2:2b components? (y/n)"
         read gemma
-        if [ $gemma == "y" ]; then
+        if [[ $(echo "${gemma}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
             ollama pull gemma2:2b
         fi
     fi
 
-
-    if [ $venv == "y" ]; then
-        printf "\nFor running in virtual, launch bot with './launch.sh mesh' in path $program_path\n"
+    if [[ $(echo "${embedded}" | grep -i "^n") ]]; then
+        # document the service install
+        printf "To install the %s service and keep notes, reference following commands:\n\n" "$service" > install_notes.txt
+        printf "sudo cp %s/etc/%s.service /etc/systemd/system/etc/%s.service\n" "$program_path" "$service" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
+        printf "sudo systemctl daemon-reload\n" >> install_notes.txt
+        printf "sudo systemctl enable %s.service\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
+        printf "sudo systemctl start %s.service\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
+        printf "sudo systemctl status %s.service\n\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
+        printf "To see logs and stop the service:\n" >> install_notes.txt
+        printf "sudo journalctl -u %s.service\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
+        printf "sudo systemctl stop %s.service\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
+        printf "sudo systemctl disable %s.service\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
     fi
+    
+    if [[ $(echo "${venv}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
+        printf "\nFor running on venv, virtual launch bot with './launch.sh mesh' in path $program_path\n" >> install_notes.txt
+    fi
+
+    read -p "Press enter to complete the installation, these commands saved to install_notes.txt"
 
     printf "\nGood time to reboot? (y/n)"
     read reboot
-    if [ $reboot == "y" ]; then
+    if [[ $(echo "${reboot}" | grep -i "^y") ]]; then
         sudo reboot
     fi
 else
@@ -219,17 +288,26 @@ else
     # replace "type = serial" with "type = tcp" in config.ini
     replace="s|type = serial|type = tcp|g"
     sed -i "$replace" config.ini
-    # replace "# hostname = 192.168.0.1" with "hostname = localhost" in config.ini
-    replace="s|# hostname = 192.168.0.1|hostname = localhost|g"
+    # replace "# hostname = meshtastic.local" with "hostname = localhost" in config.ini
+    replace="s|# hostname = meshtastic.local|hostname = localhost|g"
     sed -i "$replace" config.ini
     printf "\nConfig file updated for embedded\n"
 
     # Set up the meshing around service
-    #sudo cp /opt/meshing-around/meshing-around.service /etc/systemd/system/meshing-around.service
-    #sudo systemctl enable meshing-around.service
+    sudo cp /opt/meshing-around/etc/$service.service /etc/systemd/system/$service.service
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+    sudo systemctl enable $service.service
+    sudo systemctl start $service.service
+    printf "Reference following commands:\n\n" "$service" > install_notes.txt
+    printf "sudo systemctl status %s.service\n\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
+    printf "To see logs and stop the service:\n" >> install_notes.txt
+    printf "sudo journalctl -u %s.service\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
+    printf "sudo systemctl stop %s.service\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
+    printf "sudo systemctl disable %s.service\n" "$service" >> install_notes.txt
 fi
 
 printf "\nInstallation complete!\n"
+
 exit 0
 # after install shenannigans
 # add 'bee = True' to config.ini General section. You will likley want to clean the txt up a bit
diff --git a/logs/README.md b/logs/README.md
index 1413dc4..f54d005 100644
--- a/logs/README.md
+++ b/logs/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Logging messages to disk or 'Syslog' to disk uses the python native logging func
 LogMessagesToFile = False
 # Logging of system messages to file, needed for reporting engine
 SyslogToFile = True
+# logging level for the bot (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)
+sysloglevel = DEBUG
 # Number of log files to keep in days, 0 to keep all
 log_backup_count = 32
 ```
diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index a7de28f..b0e29fe 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 # Meshtastic Autoresponder MESH Bot
 # K7MHI Kelly Keeton 2024
 
+try:
+    from pubsub import pub
+except ImportError:
+    print(f"Important dependencies are not met, try install.sh\n\n Did you mean to './launch.sh mesh' using a virtual environment.")
+    exit(1)
+
 import asyncio
 import time # for sleep, get some when you can :)
 import random
-from pubsub import pub # pip install pubsub
 from modules.log import *
 from modules.system import *
 
@@ -767,7 +772,7 @@ def sysinfo(message, message_from_id, deviceID):
         return "sysinfo command returns system information."
     else:
         if enable_runShellCmd and file_monitor_enabled:
-            shellData = call_external_script(message)
+            shellData = call_external_script(None, "sysEnv.sh").rstrip()
             return get_sysinfo(message_from_id, deviceID) + "\n" + shellData
         else:
             return get_sysinfo(message_from_id, deviceID)
diff --git a/modules/filemon.py b/modules/filemon.py
index 4bec6fd..d309b96 100644
--- a/modules/filemon.py
+++ b/modules/filemon.py
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@ def call_external_script(message, script="runShell.sh"):
         script_path = os.path.join(current_working_directory, script)
 
         if not os.path.exists(script_path):
-            logger.warning(f"FileMon: Script not found: {script_path}")
-            return "sorry I can't do that"
+            # try the raw script name
+            script_path = script
+            if not os.path.exists(script_path):
+                logger.warning(f"FileMon: Script not found: {script_path}")
+                return "sorry I can't do that"
+            
         output = os.popen(f"bash {script_path} {message}").read()
         return output
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/modules/locationdata_eu.py b/modules/globalalert.py
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/locationdata_eu.py
rename to modules/globalalert.py
diff --git a/modules/locationdata.py b/modules/locationdata.py
index 78cd6d6..e57fa44 100644
--- a/modules/locationdata.py
+++ b/modules/locationdata.py
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ def getWeatherAlertsNOAA(lat=0, lon=0, useDefaultLatLon=False):
     
     alerts = ""
     alertxml = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(alert_data.text)
+
     for i in alertxml.getElementsByTagName("entry"):
         title = i.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue
         area_desc = i.getElementsByTagName("cap:areaDesc")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue
diff --git a/modules/log.py b/modules/log.py
index f8174ec..9191907 100644
--- a/modules/log.py
+++ b/modules/log.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
 from modules.settings import *
+# if LOGGING_LEVEL is not set in settings.py, default to DEBUG
+if not LOGGING_LEVEL:
+    LOGGING_LEVEL = "DEBUG"
+
+LOGGING_LEVEL = getattr(logging, LOGGING_LEVEL)
 
 class CustomFormatter(logging.Formatter):
     grey = '\x1b[38;21m'
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ class plainFormatter(logging.Formatter):
 
 # Create logger
 logger = logging.getLogger("MeshBot System Logger")
-logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logger.setLevel(LOGGING_LEVEL)
 logger.propagate = False
 
 msgLogger = logging.getLogger("MeshBot Messages Logger")
@@ -56,7 +61,7 @@ today = datetime.now()
 # Create stdout handler for logging to the console
 stdout_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
 # Set level for stdout handler (logs DEBUG level and above)
-stdout_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+stdout_handler.setLevel(LOGGING_LEVEL)
 # Set format for stdout handler
 stdout_handler.setFormatter(CustomFormatter(logFormat))
 # Add handlers to the logger
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ logger.addHandler(stdout_handler)
 if syslog_to_file:
     # Create file handler for logging to a file
     file_handler_sys = TimedRotatingFileHandler('logs/meshbot.log', when='midnight', backupCount=log_backup_count)
-    file_handler_sys.setLevel(logging.DEBUG) # DEBUG used by default for system logs to disk
+    file_handler_sys.setLevel(LOGGING_LEVEL) # DEBUG used by default for system logs to disk
     file_handler_sys.setFormatter(plainFormatter(logFormat))
     logger.addHandler(file_handler_sys)
 
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index 0b1a0b0..d095713 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ try:
     log_messages_to_file = config['general'].getboolean('LogMessagesToFile', False) # default off
     log_backup_count = config['general'].getint('LogBackupCount', 32) # default 32 days
     syslog_to_file = config['general'].getboolean('SyslogToFile', True) # default on
+    LOGGING_LEVEL = config['general'].get('sysloglevel', 'DEBUG') # default DEBUG
     urlTimeoutSeconds = config['general'].getint('urlTimeout', 10) # default 10 seconds
     store_forward_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('StoreForward', True)
     storeFlimit = config['general'].getint('StoreLimit', 3) # default 3 messages for S&F
@@ -208,7 +209,6 @@ try:
     llm_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('ollama', False) # https://ollama.com
     llmModel = config['general'].get('ollamaModel', 'gemma2:2b') # default gemma2:2b
     ollamaHostName = config['general'].get('ollamaHostName', 'http://localhost:11434') # default localhost
-
     # emergency response
     emergency_responder_enabled = config['emergencyHandler'].getboolean('enabled', False)
     emergency_responder_alert_channel = config['emergencyHandler'].getint('alert_channel', 2) # default 2
diff --git a/modules/system.py b/modules/system.py
index a550586..b838b5f 100644
--- a/modules/system.py
+++ b/modules/system.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # helper functions and init for system related tasks
 # K7MHI Kelly Keeton 2024
 
-import meshtastic.serial_interface #pip install meshtastic
+import meshtastic.serial_interface #pip install meshtastic or use launch.sh for venv
 import meshtastic.tcp_interface
 import meshtastic.ble_interface
 import time
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import io # for suppressing output on watchdog
 from modules.log import *
 
 # Global Variables
+debugMetadata = False # packet debug for non text messages
 trap_list = ("cmd","cmd?") # default trap list
 help_message = "Bot CMD?:"
 asyncLoop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ if location_enabled:
     trap_list = trap_list + trap_list_location # items tide, whereami, wxc, wx
     help_message = help_message + ", whereami, wx, wxc, rlist"
     if enableGBalerts:
-        from modules.locationdata_eu import * # from the spudgunman/meshing-around repo
+        from modules.globalalert import * # from the spudgunman/meshing-around repo
         trap_list = trap_list + trap_list_location_eu
         #help_message = help_message + ", ukalert, ukwx, ukflood"
     
@@ -685,7 +686,7 @@ def handleAlertBroadcast(deviceID=1):
     ukAlert = alertUk
 
     if emergencyAlertBrodcastEnabled:
-        if NO_ALERTS not in femaAlert:
+        if NO_ALERTS not in femaAlert and ERROR_FETCHING_DATA not in femaAlert:
             if isinstance(emergencyAlertBroadcastCh, list):
                 for channel in emergencyAlertBroadcastCh:
                     send_message(femaAlert, int(channel), 0, deviceID)
@@ -834,90 +835,92 @@ def displayNodeTelemetry(nodeID=0, rxNode=0, userRequested=False):
 
 positionMetadata = {}
 def consumeMetadata(packet, rxNode=0):
-    # keep records of recent telemetry data
-    debugMetadata = False
-    packet_type = ''
-    if packet.get('decoded'):
-        packet_type = packet['decoded']['portnum']
-        nodeID = packet['from']
+    try:
+        # keep records of recent telemetry data
+        packet_type = ''
+        if packet.get('decoded'):
+            packet_type = packet['decoded']['portnum']
+            nodeID = packet['from']
 
-    # TELEMETRY packets
-    if packet_type == 'TELEMETRY_APP':
-        #if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG TELEMETRY_APP: {packet}\n\n")
-        # get the telemetry data
-        telemetry_packet = packet['decoded']['telemetry']
-        if telemetry_packet.get('deviceMetrics'):
-            deviceMetrics = telemetry_packet['deviceMetrics']
-        if telemetry_packet.get('localStats'):
-            localStats = telemetry_packet['localStats']
-            # Check if 'numPacketsTx' and 'numPacketsRx' exist and are not zero
-            if localStats.get('numPacketsTx') is not None and localStats.get('numPacketsRx') is not None and localStats['numPacketsTx'] != 0:
-                # Assign the values to the telemetry dictionary
-                keys = [
-                    'numPacketsTx', 'numPacketsRx', 'numOnlineNodes', 
-                    'numOfflineNodes', 'numPacketsTxErr', 'numPacketsRxErr', 'numTotalNodes']
-                
+        # TELEMETRY packets
+        if packet_type == 'TELEMETRY_APP':
+            if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG TELEMETRY_APP: {packet}\n\n")
+            # get the telemetry data
+            telemetry_packet = packet['decoded']['telemetry']
+            if telemetry_packet.get('deviceMetrics'):
+                deviceMetrics = telemetry_packet['deviceMetrics']
+            if telemetry_packet.get('localStats'):
+                localStats = telemetry_packet['localStats']
+                # Check if 'numPacketsTx' and 'numPacketsRx' exist and are not zero
+                if localStats.get('numPacketsTx') is not None and localStats.get('numPacketsRx') is not None and localStats['numPacketsTx'] != 0:
+                    # Assign the values to the telemetry dictionary
+                    keys = [
+                        'numPacketsTx', 'numPacketsRx', 'numOnlineNodes', 
+                        'numOfflineNodes', 'numPacketsTxErr', 'numPacketsRxErr', 'numTotalNodes']
+                    
+                    for key in keys:
+                        if localStats.get(key) is not None:
+                            telemetryData[rxNode][key] = localStats.get(key)
+        
+        # POSITION_APP packets
+        if packet_type == 'POSITION_APP':
+            if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG POSITION_APP: {packet}\n\n")
+            # get the position data
+            keys = ['altitude', 'groundSpeed', 'precisionBits']
+            position_data = packet['decoded']['position']
+            try:
+                if nodeID not in positionMetadata:
+                    positionMetadata[nodeID] = {}
+        
                 for key in keys:
-                    if localStats.get(key) is not None:
-                        telemetryData[rxNode][key] = localStats.get(key)
-    
-    # POSITION_APP packets
-    if packet_type == 'POSITION_APP':
-        if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG POSITION_APP: {packet}\n\n")
-        # get the position data
-        keys = ['altitude', 'groundSpeed', 'precisionBits']
-        position_data = packet['decoded']['position']
-        try:
-            if nodeID not in positionMetadata:
-                positionMetadata[nodeID] = {}
-    
-            for key in keys:
-                positionMetadata[nodeID][key] = position_data.get(key, 0)
-    
-            # Keep the positionMetadata dictionary at 5 records
-            if len(positionMetadata) > 20:
-                # Remove the oldest entry
-                oldest_nodeID = next(iter(positionMetadata))
-                del positionMetadata[oldest_nodeID]
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.debug(f"System: POSITION_APP decode error: {e} packet {packet}")
+                    positionMetadata[nodeID][key] = position_data.get(key, 0)
+        
+                # Keep the positionMetadata dictionary at 5 records
+                if len(positionMetadata) > 20:
+                    # Remove the oldest entry
+                    oldest_nodeID = next(iter(positionMetadata))
+                    del positionMetadata[oldest_nodeID]
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.debug(f"System: POSITION_APP decode error: {e} packet {packet}")
 
-    # WAYPOINT_APP packets
-    if packet_type ==  'WAYPOINT_APP':
-        if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG WAYPOINT_APP: {packet['decoded']['waypoint']}\n\n")
-        # get the waypoint data
-        waypoint_data = packet['decoded']['waypoint']
-        keys = ['latitude', 'longitude',]
+        # WAYPOINT_APP packets
+        if packet_type ==  'WAYPOINT_APP':
+            if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG WAYPOINT_APP: {packet['decoded']['waypoint']}\n\n")
+            # get the waypoint data
+            waypoint_data = packet['decoded']
 
-    # NEIGHBORINFO_APP
-    if packet_type ==  'NEIGHBORINFO_APP':
-        if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG NEIGHBORINFO_APP: {packet}\n\n")
-        # get the neighbor info data
-        neighbor_data = packet['decoded']['neighborInfo']
-    
-    # TRACEROUTE_APP
-    if packet_type ==  'TRACEROUTE_APP':
-        if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG TRACEROUTE_APP: {packet}\n\n")
-        # get the traceroute data
-        traceroute_data = packet['decoded']['traceroute']
+        # NEIGHBORINFO_APP
+        if packet_type ==  'NEIGHBORINFO_APP':
+            if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG NEIGHBORINFO_APP: {packet}\n\n")
+            # get the neighbor info data
+            neighbor_data = packet['decoded']
+        
+        # TRACEROUTE_APP
+        if packet_type ==  'TRACEROUTE_APP':
+            if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG TRACEROUTE_APP: {packet}\n\n")
+            # get the traceroute data
+            traceroute_data = packet['decoded']
 
-    # DETECTION_SENSOR_APP
-    if packet_type ==  'DETECTION_SENSOR_APP':
-        if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG DETECTION_SENSOR_APP: {packet}\n\n")
-        # get the detection sensor data
-        detection_data = packet['decoded']['detectionSensor']
+        # DETECTION_SENSOR_APP
+        if packet_type ==  'DETECTION_SENSOR_APP':
+            if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG DETECTION_SENSOR_APP: {packet}\n\n")
+            # get the detection sensor data
+            detection_data = packet['decoded']
 
-    # PAXCOUNTER_APP
-    if packet_type ==  'PAXCOUNTER_APP':
-        if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG PAXCOUNTER_APP: {packet}\n\n")
-        # get the paxcounter data
-        paxcounter_data = packet['decoded']['paxcounter']
+        # PAXCOUNTER_APP
+        if packet_type ==  'PAXCOUNTER_APP':
+            if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG PAXCOUNTER_APP: {packet}\n\n")
+            # get the paxcounter data
+            paxcounter_data = packet['decoded']
 
-    # REMOTE_HARDWARE_APP
-    if packet_type ==  'REMOTE_HARDWARE_APP':
-        if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG REMOTE_HARDWARE_APP: {packet}\n\n")
-        # get the remote hardware data
-        remote_hardware_data = packet['decoded']['remoteHardware']
+        # REMOTE_HARDWARE_APP
+        if packet_type ==  'REMOTE_HARDWARE_APP':
+            if debugMetadata: print(f"DEBUG REMOTE_HARDWARE_APP: {packet}\n\n")
+            # get the remote hardware data
+            remote_hardware_data = packet['decoded']
+    except KeyError as e:
+        logger.critical(f"System: Error consuming metadata: {e} Device:{rxNode}")
+        logger.debug(f"System: Error Packet = {packet}")
 
 def get_sysinfo(nodeID=0, deviceID=1):
     # Get the system telemetry data for return on the sysinfo command
diff --git a/pong_bot.py b/pong_bot.py
index 5e03fd3..b0c4fe8 100755
--- a/pong_bot.py
+++ b/pong_bot.py
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 # Meshtastic Autoresponder PONG Bot
 # K7MHI Kelly Keeton 2024
 
+try:
+    from pubsub import pub
+except ImportError:
+    print(f"Important dependencies are not met, try install.sh\n\n Did you mean to './launch.sh pong' using a virtual environment.")
+    exit(1)
+
 import asyncio
 import time # for sleep, get some when you can :)
-from pubsub import pub # pip install pubsub
+import random
 from modules.log import *
 from modules.system import *
 
diff --git a/runShell.sh b/runShell.sh
index c626bde..3e67e7e 100644
--- a/runShell.sh
+++ b/runShell.sh
@@ -4,26 +4,4 @@
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 program_path=$(pwd)
 
-# get basic telemetry data. Free space, CPU, RAM, and temperature for a raspberry pi
-free_space=$(df -h | grep ' /$' | awk '{print $4}')
-cpu_usage=$(top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | sed "s/.*, *\([0-9.]*\)%* id.*/\1/" | awk '{print 100 - $1}')
-ram_usage=$(free | grep Mem | awk '{print $3/$2 * 100.0}')
-
-# if command vcgencmd is found
-if command -v vcgencmd &> /dev/null
-then
-    # get temperature
-    temp=$(vcgencmd measure_temp | sed "s/temp=//" | sed "s/'C//")
-    # temp in fahrenheit
-    tempf=$(echo "scale=2; $temp * 9 / 5 + 32" | bc)
-else
-    temp=$(paste <(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/type) <(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp) | grep "temp" | awk '{print $2/1000}' | awk '{s+=$1} END {print s/NR}')
-    tempf=$(echo "scale=2; $temp * 9 / 5 + 32" | bc)
-fi
-
-
-# print telemetry data
-printf "Free Space: %s\n" "$free_space"
-printf "CPU Usage: %.1f%%\n" "$cpu_usage"
-printf "RAM Usage: %.2f%%\n" "$ram_usage"
-printf "Temperature: %.1f°C (%.1f°F)\n" "$temp" "$tempf"
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+printf "Running meshing-around demo script for shell scripting\n"
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diff --git a/sysEnv.sh b/sysEnv.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69e18f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysEnv.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# meshing-around shell script for sysinfo
+# runShell.sh
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+program_path=$(pwd)
+
+# get basic telemetry data. Free space, CPU, RAM, and temperature for a raspberry pi
+free_space=$(df -h | grep ' /$' | awk '{print $4}')
+cpu_usage=$(top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | sed "s/.*, *\([0-9.]*\)%* id.*/\1/" | awk '{print 100 - $1}')
+ram_usage=$(free | grep Mem | awk '{print $3/$2 * 100.0}')
+ram_free=$(echo "scale=2; 100 - $ram_usage" | bc)
+
+# if command vcgencmd is found, part of raspberrypi tools, use it to get temperature
+if command -v vcgencmd &> /dev/null
+then
+    # get temperature
+    temp=$(vcgencmd measure_temp | sed "s/temp=//" | sed "s/'C//")
+    # temp in fahrenheit
+    tempf=$(echo "scale=2; $temp * 9 / 5 + 32" | bc)
+else
+    # get temperature from thermal zone
+    temp=$(paste <(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/type) <(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp) | grep "temp" | awk '{print $2/1000}' | awk '{s+=$1} END {print s/NR}')
+    tempf=$(echo "scale=2; $temp * 9 / 5 + 32" | bc)
+fi
+
+# print telemetry data
+printf "Disk:%s" "$free_space"
+printf " RAM:%.2f%%" "$ram_usage"
+printf " CPU:%.1f%%" "$cpu_usage"
+printf " CPU-T:%.1f°C (%.1f°F)" "$temp" "$tempf"
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