November 2017 - App_rpt-users - lists.keekles.org

Pi Zero W?
by William Higgins 12 Nov '17

12 Nov '17

I have tried using the regular DIAL RAT_RC1 image and it doesn't boot. (Just took a shot.) Has anyone tried to install the DIAL build of Allstar onto a Raspberry Pi Zero W with regular Raspbian Light on it? What experiences did you have? Thinking about a very low power mobile node. Bill

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Nodes on same server linked, but not repeating audio?
by Tom 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

Jeremy, Each server in a LAN subnet must have a separate port; but all nodes on a given server use the one server UDP port. If you are having issues between nodes on the same LAN, try using the LAN IPs in the [NODES] stanza instead of the loop back 127.0.01. K5TRA

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Remote reinstall..... Ideas..
by Loren Tedford 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

Hello I know you can do a rm -R / and completely remove everything on the hard drive remotely and the system will stay up until reboot because i have done this a few times.. Just curious though if its possible to remote reinstall asterisk from the scripts that dial uses? Example dial installation script etc and data etc.. idk just thinking about situations where i might need a hard reset of everything and it would be nice to be able to send some dtmf and do complete restore remotely or ssh in and do a complete restore etc.. Of course i would have to modify things a bit to keep my vpns and stuff in the system but it might be worth a shot.. Just thinking.. *************************************************** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: Confidential information, such as identifiable patient health information or business information, is subject to protection under state and federal law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you may not disclose, print, copy or disseminate this information. If you have received this in error, please reply and notify the sender (only) and delete the message. Unauthorized interception of this e-mail is a violation of federal criminal law. **************************************************

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Remote reinstall..... Ideas.. (Bryan Taylor)
by Pawlowski, Adam 06 Nov '17

06 Nov '17

Some of the embedded/junk devices I have worked with in the past treat the system image like a default item that gets expanded into memory when the system boots. So, you could take a base system image of whatever unix flavor you were dealing with and it would always be whatever that was, expanded into memory. At that point you would need to store your configuration files somewhere else so that it can load them. Possibly, you could network boot the appliance as well so that it loaded a strap image and came up via an image housed elsewhere. That presents some problem when you do that, namely in that the configuration for the system has to be somewhere where you can get at it, or you've rebooted to an image that doesn't do you anything. Of course this depends on when you'd want to do this or why - in the case of appliances I've worked with it has been because you want the base image of the system to be a known item, and only selected things are user configurable. I'm not sure that applies here to the majority of app_rpt users but that would certainly be easy-mode. As well there isn't usually a use case to revert the system back to default but in the case of commercial equipment that has one purpose maybe you do want to reset it to something other than a brick. Driving around to issue DTMF or rcon commands into the unit resulting in it rebooting doesn't really make sense. What is the use case?

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DNS Setup
by Bob Pyke 04 Nov '17

04 Nov '17

I’m attempting to use netsetup to update/change the DNS in DIAL. When I’m finished, I check resolv.conf, and it is correct, but when I reboot, it goes away, leaving a note “# Generated by resolvconf” I’ve attempted to use resolvconf, and have placed “dns-nameserver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4” in /etc/network/interfaces without success. Perhaps I’m using it incorrectly. Looking for advice. Thanks, Bob K6ECM 73

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Private Nodes / System
by Michael "Lee" Lockwood 02 Nov '17

02 Nov '17

I have a few repeaters that are linked using app_rpt that are on a private network (but use Internet for connectivity). I'd like to disable all functions of the Allstar Link system for these nodes. Primarily, I don't want the nodes creating unnecessary network traffic and using resources from Allstar Link servers that they don't need to be. Can someone provide me with a list of all CRON jobs, scripts, files, etc. that I should modify to completely have these nodes standalone, and not getting any sort of updates from the Allstar Link servers whatsoever please?

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Nodes on same server linked, but not repeating audio
by Tom 02 Nov '17

02 Nov '17

Bryan, I think we are saying the same thing: Each server in a LAN subnet must have a separate port; but all nodes on a given server use the one server UDP port. Of course each server is on a different IP. Jeremy, if you are having issues between nodes on the same LAN, try using the LAN IPs in the [NODES] stanza instead of the loop back 127.0.01. K5TRA

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Nodes on same server linked, but not repeating audio?
by Bryan Fields 01 Nov '17

01 Nov '17

I have 3 nodes on the same server, and have seen this behavior before, and it's happening now again. My node 40821, 41618, 420 are linked and report as linked, but a user on one doesn't bring the other up and vice versa. A restart will clear it, but is there any troubleshooting I can do to debug this problem? Thanks, -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice http://bryanfields.net

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Help on using CTCSS with usbradio.conf
by Neil H. Gray 01 Nov '17

01 Nov '17

To Whom It May Concern, I am trying to get a DMK URIx working with a BridgeCOM repeater using the usbradio.conf to provide CTCSS decode/encode and am having no success. I can confirm that a received FM signals get repeated, and the allstar configuration also appears to be working. However any configuration related to CTCSS does not work at all. I can confirm that the CTCSS tone is present with the input audio being fed to the URIx, but none of the relevant settings in usbradio.conf(e.g. rxctcssfreqs, ctcssfrom = dsp) seem to have any effect. Adjusting the carrierfrom parameter in usbradio.conf has the expected results. The COR signal comes to the URIx from the repeater and functions correctly with carrierfrom set to usbinvert. At least with this I can confirm that apt_rpt is using usbradio.conf rather than simpleusb.conf. While I have tested the hardware, I have not tried looking at the software beyond glancing through the source code to get a rough idea of the layout of apt_rpt. Could anyone offer a working configuration example on CTCSS, or perhaps give debugging hints? I can handle a debugger but am not sure of a good way to debug a program that operates on signals in real time. Thanks in advance, Neil

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