[arm-allstar] directory / file tree?

Thu Oct 1 22:33:55 EST 2015

Brian..  Google for "Linux file structure"  the first document I got was 
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/sect_03_01.html
it looks like a good description of what you need to know to navigate
through the maze, and have a good understanding of the file structure.
   Most Linux distributions keep their files in the same place.  As you
read about systemd later on you will understand why some things are not
in the places us old timers expect them to be.   Linux suffers badly
from the NIH philosophy <not invented here> between some distro's one of
the reasons some things get moved around.. but understanding the basics
will allow you to navigate the forest. 

You will find most setup files under the /etc directory
each user files will be under /home/<user>
files to boot the system will be under /boot
binary files what windows users call exe files are generally in /bin but
can be under your own directory if you put them there.
In Linux any file can be an executable file, it is set by the file
descriptor bits, an important part, explained in the document I pointed
out.

as you read through the "htop" command will become your friend

This should get you started.. I recommend you stay away from any update
commands for a while, until you understand how the arm-asterisk
distribution is put together... and lots about Arch.  I'm sure Doug will
echo that one..

If you need specifics or get hung up..  don't hesitate to ask
questions..  Google definitely is your friend when it comes to
specifics, but at times the documentation is cryptic...   above all
enjoy it, things were done in a certain way for a reason.. if you don't
understand how something works from the documentation jump in I
guarantee someone on the list has the answer, or can point you to the
correct place to find it. 

Regards.. Fred

On 10/1/15 11:00 PM, Txlawman wrote:
> I have just recently begun learning about Linux with the project of
> setting up a raspberry pi 2 Allstar node. With the (extensive) help of
> a friend, I got the node up and running and connected. Now I am having
> problems with a couple of (what should be) simple things and I am
> having a lot of trouble finding instructions to navigate through arch
> Linux. I have looked through the wiki and the instructions on the arm
> allstar site, but most documentation seems to assume you've been doing
> this for ten years already. Does anyone know where there might be a
> diagram of the file structure, or a list of basic commands? Maybe
> instructions for a really dumb beginner, haha!
>
> Brian
>
>
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> Message: 1 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 08:14:24 -1000 From: Roland Smith
> <rolandksmith at gmail.com <mailto:rolandksmith at gmail.com>> To:
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org <mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> Subject:
> [arm-allstar] Parrot Mode Question Message-ID:
> <CAAFDR6mS2EYYw98QRxpG5tuD2uQpAY=WfuxZgvRqZoNwpsL98A at mail.gmail.com
> <mailto:WfuxZgvRqZoNwpsL98A at mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="utf-8" I see that there is the ability to put AllStar into
> parrot mode either permanently or able to turn it on and off by
> command. Exactly how to do this isn't quite clear to me ... There is a
> config option to be set somewhere. What is that option? I'd like to be
> able to turn parrot mode on and off by DTMF codes. The process of
> defining DTMF codes seems to be two-step process, one place to
> establish the command and another place to define the DTMF codes. Is
> that correct? How would the process to turn on (say *985) and the
> process to turn off (say *986) be configured? The reason for the
> question is that I've set up a new simplex node in Laie, Hawaii and
> want to map out the reach of the node. It seems to me the easiest way
> to do that is to have the Pi parrot back to me so I can hear what the
> system heard as I go around the area. Any help is greatly appreciated.
> With your information, I would be happy to write up an How-to article
> based on my experience as a new administrator of a node. Aloha! --
> Elder Roland Smith Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors' Center Blog:
> www.rnsmith.com <http://www.rnsmith.com> Cell: 208-406-8449
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> 14:44:59 -0400 From: Corey Dean <n3fe at repeater.net
> <mailto:n3fe at repeater.net>> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> <mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Parrot
> Mode Question Message-ID:
> <CAJ+Z61HkSfoK=V_HG3xE+2AnF7LAX0fGTJxaDkXLws6KP63K7g at mail.gmail.com
> <mailto:V_HG3xE+2AnF7LAX0fGTJxaDkXLws6KP63K7g at mail.gmail.com>>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" This is what I have in my
> rpt.conf file for my parrot mode... 810=cop,21 ;parrot mode on
> 811=cop,22 ;parrot mode off That means *810 turns it on and when you
> are finished *811 turns it off. That simple. Corey N3FE On Thu, Oct 1,
> 2015 at 2:14 PM, Roland Smith <rolandksmith at gmail.com
> <mailto:rolandksmith at gmail.com>> wrote: > I see that there is the
> ability to put AllStar into parrot mode either > permanently or able
> to turn it on and off by command. > > Exactly how to do this isn't
> quite clear to me ... > > There is a config option to be set
> somewhere. What is that option? I'd > like to be able to turn parrot
> mode on and off by DTMF codes. > > The process of defining DTMF codes
> seems to be two-step process, one place > to establish the command and
> another place to define the DTMF codes. Is > that correct? How would
> the process to turn on (say *985) and the process > to turn off (say
> *986) be configured? > > The reason for the question is that I've set
> up a new simplex node in > Laie, Hawaii and want to map out the reach
> of the node. It seems to me the > easiest way to do that is to have
> the Pi parrot back to me so I can hear > what the system heard as I go
> around the area. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. With your
> information, I would be happy > to write up an How-to article based on
> my experience as a new administrator > of a node. > > Aloha! > -- >
> Elder Roland Smith > Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors' Center > Blog:
> www.rnsmith.com <http://www.rnsmith.com> > Cell: 208-406-8449 > >
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> 15:08:23 -0400 From: Sam Nabkey <sam.nabkey at gmail.com
> <mailto:sam.nabkey at gmail.com>> To: ARM Allstar
> <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org <mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>> Subject:
> Re: [arm-allstar] Parrot Mode Question Message-ID:
> <CAO8AawoFct20vofmRG=yeoKjWLAhBzwHsKg3A6dU=9yGspS+=Q at mail.gmail.com
> <mailto:Q at mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> Parrot once works too. cop 55 Parrot Once if parrot mode is disabled
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Corey Dean <n3fe at repeater.net
> <mailto:n3fe at repeater.net>> wrote: > This is what I have in my
> rpt.conf file for my parrot mode... > > 810=cop,21 ;parrot mode on >
> 811=cop,22 ;parrot mode off > > That means *810 turns it on and when
> you are finished *811 turns it off. > That simple. > > Corey N3FE > >
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Roland Smith <rolandksmith at gmail.com
> <mailto:rolandksmith at gmail.com>> > wrote: > >> I see that there is the
> ability to put AllStar into parrot mode either >> permanently or able
> to turn it on and off by command. >> >> Exactly how to do this isn't
> quite clear to me ... >> >> There is a config option to be set
> somewhere. What is that option? I'd >> like to be able to turn parrot
> mode on and off by DTMF codes. >> >> The process of defining DTMF
> codes seems to be two-step process, one >> place to establish the
> command and another place to define the DTMF codes. >> Is that
> correct? How would the process to turn on (say *985) and the >>
> process to turn off (say *986) be configured? >> >> The reason for the
> question is that I've set up a new simplex node in >> Laie, Hawaii and
> want to map out the reach of the node. It seems to me the >> easiest
> way to do that is to have the Pi parrot back to me so I can hear >>
> what the system heard as I go around the area. >> >> Any help is
> greatly appreciated. With your information, I would be happy >> to
> write up an How-to article based on my experience as a new
> administrator >> of a node. >> >> Aloha! >> -- >> Elder Roland Smith
> >> Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors' Center >> Blog: www.rnsmith.com
> <http://www.rnsmith.com> >> Cell: 208-406-8449 >> >>
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> 20:10:45 -0400 From: "Jacques St-Pierre" <jspdxg at gmail.com
> <mailto:jspdxg at gmail.com>> To: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> <mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Parrot
> Mode Question Message-ID: <54F564C70AC244F3AACC1EB967F3F481 at cpu9>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" You also need to put in
> rpt.conf in the node section the following parameter: parrotmode=1 ;
> 0=off 1= By Cop Command and 2=Full time parrot simplex/rpt 73 Jacques
> VE2DPF ----- Original Message ----- From: Sam Nabkey To: ARM Allstar
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [arm-allstar]
> Parrot Mode Question Parrot once works too. cop 55 Parrot Once if
> parrot mode is disabled On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Corey Dean
> <n3fe at repeater.net <mailto:n3fe at repeater.net>> wrote: This is what I
> have in my rpt.conf file for my parrot mode... 810=cop,21 ;parrot mode
> on 811=cop,22 ;parrot mode off That means *810 turns it on and when
> you are finished *811 turns it off. That simple. Corey N3FE On Thu,
> Oct 1, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Roland Smith <rolandksmith at gmail.com
> <mailto:rolandksmith at gmail.com>> wrote: I see that there is the
> ability to put AllStar into parrot mode either permanently or able to
> turn it on and off by command. Exactly how to do this isn't quite
> clear to me ... There is a config option to be set somewhere. What is
> that option? I'd like to be able to turn parrot mode on and off by
> DTMF codes. The process of defining DTMF codes seems to be two-step
> process, one place to establish the command and another place to
> define the DTMF codes. Is that correct? How would the process to turn
> on (say *985) and the process to turn off (say *986) be configured?
> The reason for the question is that I've set up a new simplex node in
> Laie, Hawaii and want to map out the reach of the node. It seems to me
> the easiest way to do that is to have the Pi parrot back to me so I
> can hear what the system heard as I go around the area. Any help is
> greatly appreciated. With your information, I would be happy to write
> up an How-to article based on my experience as a new administrator of
> a node. Aloha! -- Elder Roland Smith Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors'
> Center Blog: www.rnsmith.com <http://www.rnsmith.com> Cell:
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