Re : Re: Computing Hardware....
I second. I have use a thin client (hp) for a few moths with acid. I had to install a small 44 pin ide drive for rhe install bur all was well.. I would not have run 2 node on radio usb but one was perfect --- Message initial --- De : "Benjamin L. Naber" <Benjamin@kb9lfz.com> Envoyé : 9 juillet 2013 16:43 A : "James Hill" <jrh@g0fhm.co.uk> Cc: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Objet : Re: [App_rpt-users] Computing Hardware.... James, Might a recommend a thin client? They are very cheap, under $20 USD, sometimes including free shipping on eBay! I have zero idea what other folks have success with, but I'm using Limey Linux on a Neoware CA-22 that I bought a few years ago for about $40 USD. Very low power, in the order of 13W... Well, my ADD took over so I went to check. During boot, the thin client peaked at about 18.5W. When fully booted to prompt, meaning idle Node, power consumption was 13W. I am going to see if I can power the whole setup using a wheel chair battery and a 3A or 5A supply. I have my node radio at 5W. Because it sits idle most of the time, and current draw from the radio during TX is 2.4A, this will be fine, even when I'm connected to a another node and mostly listening. Think about it... ~Benjamin, KB9LFZ On Sun, 2013-07-07 at 13:57 +0100, James Hill wrote:
Guys,
The old laptop that I use on my node is just about ready to roll over and die (numerous SMART warnings, and it's getting extremely hot).
I'm looking for new hardware options.
Any suggestions? In an ideal world, I would like to use my Pi with simpleusb (PL is handled by radio with hardware COR), but from reading the archives, it's been said that it is likely to never happen. Has anyone actually used a Pi & made it work?
Or, what about a Thin Client?
I haven't got that much money to splash on new stuff, and I need something with a low (ish) power consumption.
Any ideas would be appreciated!
Cheers,
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On 09/07/2013 22:30, pete M wrote:
I second. I have use a thin client (hp) for a few moths with acid. I had to install a small 44 pin ide drive for rhe install bur all was well.. I would not have run 2 node on radio usb but one was perfect
Hi Guys, I've gone for a Wyse V90 Thin client. A friend is using one with the acid install as a base for the KI4LKF D-STAR node suite, with no issues. I'm going to try the CF route for a start, and if that doesn't work out I'll break a IDE cable out of the case and hook up a 20GB laptop HDD. Thanks for the suggestions! Cheers, J 29681
On 10/07/2013 11:26, James Hill wrote:
On 09/07/2013 22:30, pete M wrote:
I second. I have use a thin client (hp) for a few moths with acid. I had to install a small 44 pin ide drive for rhe install bur all was well.. I would not have run 2 node on radio usb but one was perfect
Well I'm in the process of installing acid on the Wyse V90 now. 2GB CF would not work, as there was not enough space to create the root partition. I have a 4GB on the way, so hopefully that will alleviate the problem. For the time being, I'm using a laptop HDD with the thin lying horizontally with the case off to accomodate the drive. That will have to do for a few days until the 4GB arrives. James 29681
James, et al: ACiD is meant for a hard drive. It is not a good idea to put ACiD on anything other than a HDD. The write cycles will cause a flash drive to fail exponentially faster. If you want to use something that will work with a flash drive, use Limey Linux. It runs from RAM, and only writes to a flash drive when you save configs using svcfg. for Limey, 256MB flash will work, but it will also work with 1GB flash, as that is what I have inside the machine. ~Benjamin, KB9LFZ On Thu, 2013-07-11 at 13:48 +0100, James Hill wrote:
On 10/07/2013 11:26, James Hill wrote:
On 09/07/2013 22:30, pete M wrote:
I second. I have use a thin client (hp) for a few moths with acid. I had to install a small 44 pin ide drive for rhe install bur all was well.. I would not have run 2 node on radio usb but one was perfect
Well I'm in the process of installing acid on the Wyse V90 now.
2GB CF would not work, as there was not enough space to create the root partition. I have a 4GB on the way, so hopefully that will alleviate the problem.
For the time being, I'm using a laptop HDD with the thin lying horizontally with the case off to accomodate the drive. That will have to do for a few days until the 4GB arrives.
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On 11/07/2013 14:36, Benjamin L. Naber wrote:
James, et al:
ACiD is meant for a hard drive. It is not a good idea to put ACiD on anything other than a HDD. The write cycles will cause a flash drive to fail exponentially faster.
If you want to use something that will work with a flash drive, use Limey Linux. It runs from RAM, and only writes to a flash drive when you save configs using svcfg. for Limey, 256MB flash will work, but it will also work with 1GB flash, as that is what I have inside the machine.
~Benjamin, KB9LFZ
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Hi Benjamin, Duly noted! I'll give Limey a shot. Hopefully it'll be able to support the RTL8192CU USB WLAN device that I have - CentOS will run it! If I cannot get it to run, then I'll keep using the 2.5" HDD that's currently in! Cheers, James
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