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usb fobs lights out....
by Ramesh Dhami (VA3UV) 20 Apr '13

20 Apr '13

Hi All; I noticed last night that my app_rpt box with 3 fobs (the LEDs on which usually flash away), all had lights out yesterday. Interestingly, when I do an 'lsusb' - I don't see them: [root@ve3rsd-ast ~]# lsusb Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 [root@ve3rsd-ast ~]# The USB controllers seem to be there: [root@ve3rsd-ast ~]# lspci | grep USB 00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) dmesg lists them too... [root@ve3rsd-ast ~]# dmesg | grep USB drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004 hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found ohci_hcd: 2005 April 22 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver (PCI) USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v3.0 uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2 hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3 hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4 hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.3: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5 hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found I recall having an issue like this on my D-STAR box some time ago... a yum update fixed it (I think it was an issue with udev.... not sure) - I have done a 'yum update' on this box and I'm no further ahead. Environment specifics: [root@ve3rsd-ast ~]# cat /etc/*release* cat: /etc/lsb-release.d: Is a directory CentOS release 5.9 (Final) [root@ve3rsd-ast ~]# [root@ve3rsd-ast ~]# uname -r 2.6.18-308.8.2.el5 Anyone have any ideas? Thx, Ramesh.

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Latest version of app-rpt
by Bill Hurlock 20 Apr '13

20 Apr '13

How do I get the latest version of app-rpt? Bill Hurlock CPCommunications 856-234-1661 Office 856-264-1010<http://www.totalrf.com/> Cell www.cpcomms.com<http://www.cpcomms.com/> WA2TQI

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Re: [App_rpt-users] A "turnkey" solution for Allstar
by Ron Simpson 20 Apr '13

20 Apr '13

Funny... Complaining about a "turnkey" solution... get real.. the MicroNode RTCM is a wonderbox and you are complaining? FUNNY AS CAN BE! Everything has a time and place... Do you even know all it can do? Read before complaining Ron Simpson, N6GKJ CET Sr., FCC

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Re: [App_rpt-users] A "turnkey" solution for Allstar
by mike＠midnighteng.com 20 Apr '13

20 Apr '13

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Re: [App_rpt-users] A "turnkey" solution for Allstar
by Steve Zingman 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

Will everyone that HAS built their own radio for use on AllStar and is using a modified sound FOB and is not running a Acid or Xipper (SP) distribution please stand up and raise your hand. Otherwise, sit down and STFU! As someone said last year"You did not build that!" 73, Steve N4IRS

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Echolink problem
by Bill Hurlock 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

I have a working Echolink running on my Node, however I have discovered a problem that is causing me grief. On a true PC or Cell phone based version of Echolink, when connected to a remote node and the person talking finishes a transmission you cannot press the talk button on the local node until the remote node clears itself to allow the local node to TX to the remote node. Hope this makes sense.... In the current version of the "Allstar version of Echolink", if I don't pause for at least 2 to 3 seconds and go into TX to the remote echolink node my audio will not pass to the remote node until I unkey and rekey on the local end. It looks like there needs to be a courtesy type tone to signal you that it is OK to start your transmission. I can't tell you how many times I have got trapped by this issue. Maybe there is already something that takes care of this, but I haven't had any luck searching for a fix. Bill Hurlock CPCommunications 856-234-1661 Office 856-264-1010<http://www.totalrf.com/> Cell www.cpcomms.com<http://www.cpcomms.com/> WA2TQI

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Tottime and macro
by pete M 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

How would you do this. I would like to make a macro that would llink 2 node, remove time out timer and play a sound file to both nodes. Then another one that would unlink the 2 nodes , replace the time out timer to normal, and play a sound file to both nodes.. Well I think that the sound files would need to be first here... And is there a way to shorten the time between the end of a user transmission and the ct tone? Cant find the variable that set this.

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Install issue with Dell Vostro 260s
by Lu Vencl 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

For the longest time I have been using Dell PC's for Allstar and I have come across a particular model that I just can't seem to install Allstar on it properly. It is the Dell Vostro 260s. Came in Windows 7. First tried ACID and it would install, but it would not boot up right away at times. It would give a looped message mpg123 something or another.. I forget what it said, but have heard others mention it as well. So then I send to XIPAR and with the latest version, I can't even install it. It hangs after it grabs the install image of the net. Then after it wants to reboot I get " The following error was found while parsing the kickstart configuration file. The following problem occurred on line 27 of the kickstart file : The provided network interface eht0 does not exist. That's odd because earlier it was downloading just fine the image file. So what gives? I looked at BIOS, turned off multi threading, even took it down to 1 core. I am running out of ideas at this point. Anyone else come across this?? I did hear that Brian, KB3ORS has also had this issue occur. Thanks is advance. Lu, KA4EPS

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Allstar
by Ron Simpson 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Guys, There are a few things you need to understand, first there is no ISO image, the install is done manually. There are hardware requirements: HP5745T thin client w/2gb RAM MINIMUM! This wont run on less period. Remember this runs from /dev/ram0 plus operational ram. It was installed onto a hard drive attached to an HP5745 Thin Client. From there it was stripped of unneeded stuff, things not needed to support a node. I then built a 1gb file system and copied the stripped ACID INSTALL into it. A 2gb USB FLASH DRIVE was partitioned into a 1.5gb partition and a 500mb partition.(larger ones can be used). Partitions were defined as fat16 and mkdosfs was run on each one. Partition 1 was made bootable. Syslinux was run against partition 1. All files were transferred to partition 1. They include a kernel, system.map, syslinux, syslinux.cfg and the compresses file system. In the second partition i have an /etc directory where i keep the network configs and the asterisk configs . The system pulls the configuration info in at boot time. I doubt this will work on any other device... Wanted to clear this up.. Getting alot of email asking what machines this might also run on. The thin client uses a dual core ATOM processor so the kernel is an smp kernel. So single core based machines will need a different kernel. Will post here when I get the install DOC'S finished Ron Simpson, N6GKJ CET Sr., FCC

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How to replace Allison with custom prerecorded messages?
by motorula＠gmail.com 15 Apr '13

15 Apr '13

We're running private emergency system outside of US, nodes are permanently connected to each other so theres almost no need to play any messages. The only messages we need is "Connection to server is lost" and "Connection to server restored" played by node, and sometimes we need to playback emergency message that uploaded to our system's HUB. How to remove/replace Allison with custom prerecorded messages? Thanks/

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