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Official AllStarLink RPi Image - Testing Updated Version (Not yet released)
by Will Bashlor 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Hi List, Here’s some exciting news to give, JFYI! I am testing an updated version (not yet released to the public) of the official AllStarLink image for the RPi. Currently it’s installed on an RPi Zero W connected to a modified CM108 FOB and a modified BF-888S (~30mW). Seems to be working great so far. If you have any questions feel free to reply to the list and hopefully they can be answered with a collaborative effort. 73 Will, KE4IAJ TARG <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=196073504193006&ref=br_rs> AEC

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Re: [App_rpt-users] [Allstar-admin] AllStarLink Install process.
by Steve Zingman 18 Dec '17

18 Dec '17

Folks, This now needs to end. Please refrain from this subject on either side and return this list to it's intended purpose. I will place on moderation anyone that carries this further. 73, Steve N4IRS

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Can I get some one to point me to the iso image for allstarlink..
by David KE6UPI 18 Dec '17

18 Dec '17

Hello Loren, Dial x86/AMD http://dvswitch.org/files/AllStarLink/allstar-firmware-8.7.1-amd64-i386-net… You'll need to unzip the file with 7zip. burn the .iso image to a CD-ROM. Then boot your AllStarLink computer with the CD-ROM. Check that the BIOS is set to boot from the CD-Rom or check boot options and choose CD-ROM or DVD. The MD5 file just checked the .iso file. (Not needed if the install goes OK) DIAL Raspberry Pi http://dvswitch.org/files/AllStarLink/RAT_RC1.tar.gz You'll neded to unzip the file with 7zip. You'll then need a image writer (Win32 DiskImager). After you right the image to the MicroXD card. You can boot your Raspberry Pi. Read the README.txt file login info. David KE6UPI On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 5:10 AM, Steve Zingman <szingman(a)msgstor.com> wrote: > Maybe you did not understand me. The MD5 of the ISO matches the included > file Someone else can explain MD5. > > > On 12/17/2017 08:04 AM, Loren Tedford wrote: > >> Greetings I have downloaded the iso image on now 7 seperate machines >> looking to get a non corrupted iso image for allstar.. The one on the main >> site seems to be corrupted for me but not for Steve so reaching out to the >> community for help with this one.. Anyone that has the official iso in a >> google drive or drop box please let me have the link so i can get a iso >> image that is correct.. >> >> >> Thanks Loren (KC9ZHV) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> App_rpt-users mailing list >> App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org >> http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users >> >> To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://lists.allstarlink.org/c >> gi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of >> the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit >> options button" >> You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email >> confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to >> the list detailing the problem. >> > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org > http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://lists.allstarlink.org/c > gi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of > the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit > options button" > You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email > confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to > the list detailing the problem. >

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AllStarLink Install process.
by Steve Zingman 18 Dec '17

18 Dec '17

This is nuts! Loren contacted me directly at 18:30 Saturday night, to tell me "Hey! You might want to add this before the installation of the certificates.. apt-get install ca-certificates <- With out this you can't download it on a fresh system.. (Just found out today)" When I get a report like this I try to recreate the issue. I could not recreate her problem. I suggested she do a apt-get upgrade since the cert should be up to date. This did not help. She then reported another error when trying to do a apt-get install allstarlink. I decided it was time to spin up a fresh VM to see if I could recreate here problem. I run a VMware ESX cluster at work, so it's easy for me to spin up a VM. I did a fresh install of Debian 8, 64 bit, added the repository and performed the apt-get install allstarlink. It did not report any errors and the install worked. Just in case I ran a second test this time doing a 32bit install. Again, no problem. At 19:30 She told me "you can install proxmox on a main machine use the linux container rather than a VM" "container is better than a vm though as far as resource and cpu latency that is.." Ah, she is running on a container. I do use VMs in production and they are a great tool to test things like a ISO install. I can roll back quickly and do not have problems installing from stock Linux ISOs. Since ASL requires DAHDI, a kernel module has to be built. I said I have to question the ability of a container to install a kernel module. Google turned up a number of hits and possible solutions. At this point Loren had moved on to installing from the ISO. I posted the ISO in July. The file is a .tar.gz file. Pretty standard for most operating systems. Could it have been a zip? Yes. I did not see much difference. Inside of the compressed file are a couple of readme files, the ISO and a text file containing the MD5 of the ISO file. I may be wrong, but this is pretty good insurance that the ISO you get is what I posted. At about 20:00 Loren reported that the ISO install was stuck on Reading State information. I went to the download site, downloaded <http://dvswitch.org/files/AllStarLink/allstar-firmware-8.7.1-amd64-i386-net…> This is the file I posted in July. I used 7zip oin Windows to extract the ISO and used that ISO to test install 32 bit and 64 bit. Both worked as expected. Loren then told me "the files are saved as a tar and its a tar inside of a tar no matter how many times i unzip it it shows this way" I tried to explain that a .tar.gz file is a gzipped tar file. I tried to explain the the MD5 in the text file needed to match the MD5 of the ISO file. I went so far as to send her a screen shot from my Window 7 machine showing 7zip and the contents of the file. it's now almost 22:00. She told me "Those file sizes are incorrect for what i have here.. I also use 7 zip to unpack files.." Also, "I suggest probably just pulling the iso now especially since its not working correctly" Really? Quite a few people have used the exact same download. I can't recreate here problem and it's time to head for bed. At 08:00 the next morning Loren posts "I have downloaded the iso image on now 7 seperate machines looking to get a non corrupted iso image for allstar" OK, I've had enough. The ISO is built from the Debian NetInstall ISO. As with the the Debian ISO, parts of the install are on the ISO and parts are downloaded from the Internet. In our case, with this version of the ISO, the source code is downloaded and installed. The ISO installer as gone through a number of changes to try to address issues people have encountered. I can not test on every piece of hardware or platform. I have to rely on repeatable reports. The apt-get install and the ASL repository are the first step in moving away from installing from source. With the repository as bugs are found and enhancements added, I can push out a change and the user can do a simple apt-get upgrade. The RaspberryPi version is now built this way and the next version of the ISO will be built the same way. The current source code will always be be in github and available to anyone who wants to install from source or customize it. It's open source and always will be. Is software perfect? No, is the install method perfect? No. It is a work in progress. Do the scripts need work? Absolutely. I have to admit, I don't spend enough time on the hand holding scripts. I know I should. I am spending most of my time in the install itself. I feel if ASL itself is installed and running that is a good part of the battle. In a private e-mail Loren complained about the nodesetup script. It's a legacy script and it does suck! I invite Loren to step up and fix it. A side note to Loren, I have gone out of my way a number of time to help you. I setup a account on your old provider so I could help you install ASL. Since your last post on the list you have sent me 4 e-mails directly. Please stop. I have enough work on my plate. If you have a question, post on the list. Someone will help you out. This is peer to peer support after all. In closing, if you expect perfection, do it yourself. All the source code is posted. Bugs, warts and all. We welcome pull requests. 73, Steve N4IRS

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Regarding Dial installation..
by Loren Tedford 17 Dec '17

17 Dec '17

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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Can I get some one to point me to the iso image for allstarlink..
by Loren Tedford 17 Dec '17

17 Dec '17

Greetings I have downloaded the iso image on now 7 seperate machines looking to get a non corrupted iso image for allstar.. The one on the main site seems to be corrupted for me but not for Steve so reaching out to the community for help with this one.. Anyone that has the official iso in a google drive or drop box please let me have the link so i can get a iso image that is correct.. Thanks Loren (KC9ZHV)

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For Sale: DMKENG + RPi
by Jim Nessen 16 Dec '17

16 Dec '17

Conplete Allstar setup. you bring the node number and the radio and you are all set. Asking 100.00 + 15.00 shipping to your door. please email me OFF LIST if you have any questions. Email is nessenj(a)jimsoffice.org<mailto:nessenj@jimsoffice.org> Jim, K6JWN Sent from my iPhone

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https://allstarlink.org/
by Darren Carleton 15 Dec '17

15 Dec '17

Are any of the site admins on the tread? I have found multiple interested parties which have not been able to obtain a login to AllStar Link Network site or obtain additional node numbers. Did something happen to our administrators? Thanks,Darren Links in the message | | AllStar Link Network | |

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Remote upgrade of asterisk 1521
by Bryan Taylor 15 Dec '17

15 Dec '17

Hi all I used to be able to update nodes using svn but that doesn’t work anymore, what is the correct way to perform an update on a dial system now, the one I want to update is not rat_rc1, I believe they were dial-pi v1.01. It is a raspberry pi Thanks Bryan Vo1mxz Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 13, 2017, at 10:01 PM, Bob Pyke <k6ecm1(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > This is from rpt.conf when we had phone patch... > > ;34=*618002464411# ;Bing 411 for testing > ;697=*618008256996# ;NWS Hanford Office-SKYWARN SPOTTERS ONLY > > I don’t know if *61 is stil supported. > > Thanks, > Bob > K6ECM > 73 > > >> On Dec 13, 2017, at 2:04 PM, Michael Lee Lockwood <michael(a)lockwood.us.com> wrote: >> >> I have an application where I need to have a specific phone number dialed automatically when the autopatch is activated. I've Googled this but can't seem to find a working function/script/macro to do this. Or, I've completely overlooked it. >> >> Any ideas on this? >> _______________________________________________ >> App_rpt-users mailing list >> App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org >> http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users >> >> To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" >> You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem. > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)lists.allstarlink.org > http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://lists.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" > You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem.

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Autodial When Autopatch Enabled
by Michael "Lee" Lockwood 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

I have an application where I need to have a specific phone number dialed automatically when the autopatch is activated. I've Googled this but can't seem to find a working function/script/macro to do this. Or, I've completely overlooked it. Any ideas on this?

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