[App_rpt-users] App_rpt on a laptop

[David McGough]

Hi Everyone,

The problem I've had with ACID is that it's currently based on an older   
version of CentOS (5.x) and motherboard chipset support may be an issue   
for newer hardware---particularly newer laptops. While I haven't installed
a ACID box from scratch in a long time (I now use Debian Wheezy
exclusively), the last couple boxes I setup required hand-built kernels to
function properly (I was having ugly issues with the Linux hi-res timer).

As Tim mentioned, I also would recommend an ATOM board or RPi2. Then, plan
on putting it in a RF-tight box. For an RPi2, that's really easy to do.   

For testing, I've got a "bare" RPi2 currently sitting on top of my HF rig
(experimental remote base) and don't really see many spurs at all--it's
even powered from the same 13.8V DC supply for the HF rig! The RPi2 is a
LOT quieter than my laptop PC!  I've found the chief source of RPi2 noise
to be the little cheapo switching wall warts! I now use DC-DC switchers,
which overall are much quieter and provide better quality DC (no
common-mode AC ripple, etc.).


73, David KB4FXC






On Sun, 12 Apr 2015, Tim Sawyer wrote:

> Nope. ACID, Limey Linux, BBB and Rpi2 are your only choices and none of 
those run on Ubuntu. If you're worried about birdies why use a plastic 
cased laptop? Using a Desktop GUI makes even more noise. Get a nice 
little Intel Atom in a good metal case, put it in the rack with your 
repeater in the basement, it will be fine. 
> --
> Tim
> :wq
> 
> > On Apr 12, 2015, at 9:31 AM, pete M <petem001 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi!
> > 
> > Looking to install app_rpt on my laptop with a graphical desktop..
> > 
> > My laptop is a 64 bit machine 
> > 
> > I want to beable to run asterisk ans allstar when I test some repeater in my basement. 
> > 
> > I allready have ubuntu 14/04 lts installed..
> > 
> > But I could change to another distro if it would be easier to do so.. 
> > 
> > I run this on a ssd drive and I have 4 gig of ram on a I5 dual core cpu.
> > 
> > Want to have only one machine running in the shack, All computer do makes birdies and stuff like that.(the BBB is a killer on HF and same with the RPI). So one machine would be much more fun to have live..
> > 
> > what would be the best solution?
> > 
> > Is there some howto somewhere to install app_rpt on another OS then acid?thanks.
> > 
> > Pierre
> > VE2PF
> > 
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