[arm-allstar] Hamvoip V1.5 release

[James R. Pilgram]

Boo hoo!
They don't ship to Hawaii.  You'd think we're a 3rd world country. Had to ship them to Mom in California. At least it was free to there.


  Original Message  
From: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
Sent: December 18, 2016 20:31
To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
Reply-to: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
Cc: chrisviningre at gmail.com; wa3dsp at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Hamvoip V1.5 release

Thanks for the heads up Andrew. I have two packs comming. Thats a great price.
Chris Viningre
70 W. Roadrunner
Salt Flat, Texas 79847
C:(915) 504-1510
chrisviningre at gmail.com
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On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 7:26 PM, "Andrew Sylthe via arm-allstar"
<arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> Grab a 2 pack of 16 GB SanDisk class 10 cards for $8.99 with free shipping!
> Typically deals on this site only last a day or two.
>
> https://www.dailysteals.com/products/sandisk-ultra-plus-16gb-microsdhc-class-10-memory-card-2-pack
>
> On Dec 18, 2016 8:07 PM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>> Santa Claus is working hard and we are just about there with the version
>> 1.5 release. He is hoping for a Christmas release but you know how busy he
>> is then so it might be a New Year release. Later this week I will publish
>> the preliminary documentation. It is the first step on a significantly
>> different and much improved Allstar.  After writing the initial image which
>> will be available at the hamvoip.org webpage downloads section, future
>> updates from the hamvoip.org will be done online.
>>
>> In the process of getting ready I would suggest acquiring a new SD card -
>> preferably Sandisk Ultra class 10 or better, 8G or 16G. Save your old card
>> and image until you are confident the new version works well for you. If
>> you have a problem it is just a matter of plugging the old card back in and
>> returning to where you were. We do not expect this will happen but
>> especially in critical applications it is good to have a backup. Also since
>> your old card has probably been in operation for awhile it is a good idea
>> to start with a new one. BTW the new downloaded compressed image will be
>> somewhat smaller than prior images. This is because we are not including
>> the source code with the image. If you have a need for it (most will not)
>> it can be downloaded as a package from the repository.
>>
>> Please DO NOT copy old config files from prior versions and other releases
>> to the new system. The rpt.conf file has changed significantly. It has been
>> better organized and documented and new commands have been added. Take the
>> time to configure the files in place. Things like additional functions,
>> etc. can be cut and pasted from old files. Because this is now an in place
>> update-able image once configured the files will carry forward through
>> future updates so you should not have to do manual updating again unless
>> the file architecture is changed.
>>
>> So take a few minutes and document your current node(s) passwords,
>> configuration changes, etc. so you can use them for the new code.
>>
>> Not in the initial release but soon we will be transitioning to database
>> storage of configuration data. This will allow graphical update of
>> parameters and a much better user experience. This will not happen
>> overnight and initially it will be introduced in our new IOpipe code.
>>
>> As with any big change there will be some bumps and some things you will
>> have to get use to doing differently. Bear with us in this transition
>> period. We think it will be worth it!
>>
>> *73 Doug*
>>
>> *WA3DSP*
>>
>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
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