[App_rpt-users] Regarding Dial installation..

[Steve Zingman]

Future version of the install will use apt-get (which someone could not 
make work either)
This should reduce the time required to install ASL. This will also 
provide a simple upgrade path as needed.

On 12/17/2017 05:47 PM, Peter Kendall wrote:
> Been watching this thread for a bit. Funnily enough I have/have had
> exactly the same problem installing the SAME iso that has previously
> been working fine. Stuck at " Reading state information" just assumed it
> was something my end. Installed debian 9 and used the new apt repository
> to install allstar and all good.
>
> 73
> Peter
> G7RPG
>
>
> On 17/12/17 22:25, Loren Tedford wrote:
>> After spending two weeks in total off and on working on the
>> installation of dial via the iso files provided by the
>> allstarlink.org  website wiki. I have finally  gotten a clean
>> installation in a VM.. I am posting this VM public for everyone to be
>> able to download in the event you can't get allstarlink installed..
>> The password is the default usernaame: repeater password: allstarlink
>> Just as listed in the wiki.. I also posted the iso files as well.. I
>> still think this was a scripting issue some where and I think that we
>> need to be much more careful in how we handle allstarlink stable
>> distro in the future.. We need to make sure that Stable is Stable and
>> create test versions rather than make random changes.. I am thankful
>> and grateful for everyones help during this entire problem however if
>> i was some one that wasn't familiar with linux i would have given up
>> by now for sure..  Their is no excuse for failed installations with a
>> stable iso. Below will be the links to where i have stored these for
>> everyone's download just as a just in case basis..
>>
>> Here is what i think happened.. I think that either a script was mis
>> typed for some reason or file extensions didn't match during
>> installation on the second boot duration as seen in my video here..
>> https://youtu.be/WKkEg-EEyNc It seemed to get stuck during the second
>> boot where typically it would install allstarlink and do its thing.. I
>> am not a huge fan of over the internet installations for the project
>> however i understand why we have been doing it.. From time to time I
>> think we should get together and store full iso images for
>> installation on sites with no network or limited internet access..
>>
>>
>> Here is a link to the iso i got to work..
>> http://voipham.com/downloads/allstar-firmware-8.7.1-amd64-i386-netinst/
>>
>> Here is a VM ready to import
>> http://voipham.com/downloads/Debian%208.7.1-amd64-i386-VirtualBox.zip
>>
>>
>> Lets hope this doesn't happen in the future..
>>
>> Loren Tedford (KC9ZHV)
>>
>>
>> Please lets be more careful from here on out..
>>
>>
>>
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