From c044ecfba28e4d407a03ec98b7547ea38eb07680 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smittix <jamessmith1@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:21:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve GSM scan error handling when gr-gsm not installed

- Return 503 instead of 500 when grgsm_scanner not found
- Show clearer error message in UI when gr-gsm unavailable
- Update status display to show "Not Available" state

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 routes/isms.py          |  6 ++++--
 static/js/modes/isms.js | 13 ++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/routes/isms.py b/routes/isms.py
index ca34e2a..a6b3126 100644
--- a/routes/isms.py
+++ b/routes/isms.py
@@ -862,11 +862,13 @@ def start_gsm_scan():
 
         # Check for grgsm_scanner
         if not get_grgsm_scanner_path():
+            gsm_running = False
             return jsonify({
                 'status': 'error',
                 'message': 'grgsm_scanner not found. Install gr-gsm package.',
-                'install_hint': 'See setup.sh or install gr-gsm from https://github.com/ptrkrysik/gr-gsm'
-            }), 500
+                'install_hint': 'See setup.sh or install gr-gsm from https://github.com/ptrkrysik/gr-gsm',
+                'grgsm_available': False
+            }), 503
 
         # Get configuration from request
         data = request.get_json() or {}
diff --git a/static/js/modes/isms.js b/static/js/modes/isms.js
index 08e9076..44d21ed 100644
--- a/static/js/modes/isms.js
+++ b/static/js/modes/isms.js
@@ -798,7 +798,18 @@ async function ismsStartGsmScan() {
 
             ismsNotify('ISMS', `GSM scan started on ${band}`);
         } else {
-            ismsNotify('ISMS Error', data.message || 'Failed to start GSM scan');
+            // Update status display with error
+            const statusText = document.getElementById('ismsGsmStatusText');
+            if (statusText) {
+                statusText.textContent = 'Not Available';
+                statusText.style.color = 'var(--accent-red)';
+            }
+
+            if (data.grgsm_available === false) {
+                ismsNotify('ISMS', 'gr-gsm not installed. GSM scanning requires grgsm_scanner.');
+            } else {
+                ismsNotify('ISMS Error', data.message || 'Failed to start GSM scan');
+            }
         }
     } catch (e) {
         ismsNotify('ISMS Error', 'Failed to start GSM scan: ' + e.message);