[arm-allstar] Can somebody please update the RPI update status timing

[Neil k8it]

Thanks David for the update. YES I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THIS IS A HOBBY. I am 
not sure if I can assist you in some way, but I am offering some assistance 
if we can identify a suitable task.

k8it at cac.net

Thanks
73 Neil Sablatzky  K8IT
Allstar Node 41838 KITLINK
Allstar Node 42087 KITLINK HUB
IRLP Node exp0068
Echolink K8IT-L
WIRES-X K8IT 11479 Room 21479

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From: "David McGough" <kb4fxc at inttek.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:44 PM
To: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Can somebody please update the RPI update status 
timing

>
> Hi Neil,
>
> Progress continues to be slow at my end, but, the cogs are turning again.
> I hate to give any schedule at this point, since my situation continues to
> be variable....Remember--this is a hobby activity for me!
>
> Anyhow, except for the variable audio delay, the current RPi2 1.0 release
> works very well. I'll try to have a more firm timeframe as soon as I can.
>
> 73, David KB4FXC
>
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> On Wed, 30 Sep 2015, Neil k8it wrote:
>
>> I know that family commitments etc.  have delayed the release of the
> RPI updates including the tail echo buffer issue, but could somebody
> please update the current target release date? Doug's website seems to be
> out of date. THANKS
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> 73 Neil Sablatzky  K8IT
>> Allstar Node 41838 KITLINK
>> Allstar Node 42087 KITLINK HUB
>> IRLP Node exp0068
>> Echolink K8IT-L
>> WIRES-X K8IT 11479 Room 21479
>>
>>
>> From: Doug Crompton
>> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 1:56 PM
>> To: ARM Allstar
>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] fsck on PI image
>>
>>
>> Bernie,
>>
>>  There are a number of ways to shutdown the Pi. Already in the code is 
>> the ability to shutdown with a GPIO push button. You just have to add the 
>> button and activate it in the allstar.env file. A howto is on the web 
>> page.
>>
>> There are also functions in rpt.conf that are commented out that allow 
>> dtmf asterisk restart, linux reboot, and system halt. You could uncomment 
>> them and possibly change the dtmf codes.
>>
>> As far a power down problems without shutting down properly I have never 
>> seen a problem with the RPi2 image but of course it is always a good idea 
>> to shutdown properly. It does not take much to run the RPI2 for hours of 
>> power failure. A 400 watt UPS would run it all day.
>>
>> The image is ext4 and does the same things it would do on any other OS.
>>
>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fsck
>>
>> I don't think it is anything you have to really worry about as long as 
>> you take a few precautions and of course always have an image backup on 
>> hand. They are easy to make with the backup scripts.
>>
>> 73 Doug
>> WA3DSP
>> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
>>
>>
>>
>> > From: bmcintosh at paceprofessional.co.uk
>> > To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>> > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:13:53 +0100
>> > Subject: [arm-allstar] fsck on PI image
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I recently put together a remote base using Baofeng UV5R and Doug's PI
>> > image. One of the problems that I have had with using Pis in a shared
>> > environment is folk switching them off without shutting them down 
>> > properly.
>> > I normally rig up a push switch that makes the PI do a clean shutdown 
>> > for
>> > you when you don't have a terminal handy to do it via SSH.
>> > (http://www.feednet.org.uk/powerdownpi.htm )
>> >
>> > I also usually enable non-interactive use of fsck on reboot to cope 
>> > with
>> > those cases where a clean shutdown hasn't been made. This is to avoid 
>> > those
>> > circumtances where the machine won't allow you to go further without 
>> > logging
>> > in as root, but you can't login as root because SSH hasn't started yet.
>> >
>> > I'm not familiar with Arch Linux - can someone advise how to ensure 
>> > that if
>> > the OS runs fsck on a reboot, that it completes without any 
>> > intervention ?
>> > Or perhaps this is already done with Doug's image ?
>> >
>> > Thanks !
>> >
>> > Bernie
>> > GM4WZG
>> >
>> >
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