This post will document how to setup the DSTAR Commander image for use on a Raspberry Pi / DVMEGA hotspot. I use a Mac. Theses instructions demonstrate how I set up my hotspot using a Mac. These hotspots are great to use and enable you to talk across the globe using an HT on low power.
Outline:
- Burn image to SD Card
- Boot your Pi and VNC into it
- Set up DSTAR Repeater
- Set up ircddb Gateway
- Set up text and email of system information
- Create Remote Control App
- Reboot and Test
- Secure your Pi (Change user password and VNC password)
- Change the Hostname of your Pi
- References
What you will need:
- 16 GB or greater SD card. I love this Lexar card. I don’t recommend PNY. The one I bought failed in a couple of months.
- SD Card Reader (The USB reader that came with my Lexar works great).
- G4KLX image. I have used many of them and prefer DSTAR Commander.
- A VNC Program. I use Jump Desktop on the Mac and iOS they all sync together and work great!
- The Unarchiver application, free in the Mac App Store.
- Software that will let you see devices connected to your network via ethernet. If, like me, you are using an Apple Time Capsule the Airport utility will only show you devices connected wirelessly. Use the iPhone app Fing to get the ip and MAC address of your Pi.
John Atilano 