alright, so things did NOT go as planned with a fresh install. This is the lovely message I get, and I got it once before, only to have solved, if memory recalls, by doing a complete re-install. Of which I do NOT want to do again. I've had this issue in the past, in 2013, and the issue never got solved. FWIW, the URI was plugged in during the install and when running firsttime.sh asterisk -r [Oct 17 22:52:16] NOTICE[6334]: app_rpt.c:22024 rpt_master: RPT thread restarted on 28569 [Oct 17 22:52:16] WARNING[6334]: app_rpt.c:22036 rpt_master: rpt_thread restarted on node 28569 [Oct 17 22:52:16] WARNING[6366]: channel.c:3051 ast_request: No channel type registered for 'SimpleUSB' [Oct 17 22:52:18] NOTICE[6334]: app_rpt.c:22024 rpt_master: RPT thread restarted on 28569 [Oct 17 22:52:18] WARNING[6334]: app_rpt.c:22036 rpt_master: rpt_thread restarted on node 28569 [Oct 17 22:52:18] WARNING[6369]: channel.c:3051 ast_request: No channel type registered for 'SimpleUSB' [Oct 17 22:52:20] NOTICE[6334]: app_rpt.c:22024 rpt_master: RPT thread restarted on 28569 [Oct 17 22:52:20] WARNING[6334]: app_rpt.c:22036 rpt_master: rpt_thread restarted on node 28569 [Oct 17 22:52:20] WARNING[6370]: channel.c:3051 ast_request: No channel type registered for 'SimpleUSB' [Oct 17 22:52:22] NOTICE[6334]: app_rpt.c:22024 rpt_master: RPT thread restarted on 28569 [Oct 17 22:52:22] WARNING[6334]: app_rpt.c:22036 rpt_master: rpt_thread restarted on node 28569 [Oct 17 22:52:22] WARNING[6373]: channel.c:3051 ast_request: No channel type registered for 'SimpleUSB' [Oct 17 22:52:24] ERROR[6334]: app_rpt.c:22019 rpt_master: Continual RPT thread restarts, killing Asterisk repeater*CLI> Disconnected from Asterisk server # simpleusb-tune-menu Error parsing device parameters # nano rpt.conf: rxchannel=SimpleUSB/usb_28569 ... # nano simpleusb.conf: ; SimpleUSB configuration [general] [usb_28569] ... I've tried simpleusb_tune_usb.conf and simpleusb_tune_usb_28569.conf with and without contents. Asterisk just dies, and tune menu does not start. ?????? ~Benjamin, KB9LFZ