[App_rpt-users] BeagleBone Black Allstar

[Sam Skolfield]

Thank you, Doug!!!


On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:

> I am very happy to report that the BeagleBone Black is working well
> running Allstar. As you probably know from my previous posts I have been
> working on the arm/allstar project here for the last several months. The
> RPi was my first choice but unfortunately it seems it just is not going to
> make the cut. I then got sidelines getting Allstar up on Debian and Ubuntu
> on a PC mainly to prove it would work in those OS's and that I was not
> chasing my tail on the ARM processors.
>
> My first attempt with the Black was using the Debian release.
> Unfortunately it was less than satisfactory. CPU utilization was actually
> worse than Raspbien on the Pi. The DAC audio was better but no where near
> perfect and I was having periodic crashes.
>
> I then decided to try a completely different Linux OS so I loaded
> ArchLinux on the Black. ArchLinux is a leading edge barebones flavor. It
> does not load anything that is not necessary including any graphics
> support. I was actually quite pleased with the compile times and lack of
> initial errors in compiling dahdi and asterisk. It is very different though
> using systemd rather than initscript.
>
> The end result was a perfectly working simpleusb server/node. I see none
> of the prior audio problems I had experienced and also no delay issues.
> CPU utilization is at least 60% less than prior compiles with other OS's on
> both the Black and the RPi.  At some point I might revisit the RPi with the
> ArchLinux but given the known USB problems and also that it is a slower
> processor running V6 rather then the V7 on the Black I am not optimistic
> about it working.
>
> I have all the source and probably some other unnecessary stuff for a
> final release and it still takes well less than 2GB on the SD card. This
> means it could be flashed to the built-in eMMC memory on the Black. Future
> Blacks will have 4GB eMMC as well as other improvements.
>
> So the bottom line is that the BBB is working well. It costs $10 more and
> they are a little harder to get but it should make a nice package. I will
> be testing this further over the next week or two and maybe will have an
> image I can upload by then. It is a busy time with all of the other spring
> things going on right now so bear with me.
>
>
>
> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:19:59 -0500
> From: asylthe at kc9ona.com
> To: kb1ncj at gmail.com
> CC: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] beaglebone black
>
> I'm very interested in this as well.
>
> On Tuesday, April 15, 2014, Greg <kb1ncj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello.. just wondering of the progress on getting Allstar running on the
> Beaglebone Black. I haven't heard much in a while.
>
> 73
> Greg
>
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Sam Skolfield
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