[arm-allstar] Important Update now available

[Stanley Stanukinos]

Took less than 10 min including the reboot. 

Stan

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> On May 24, 2018, at 10:41 AM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> ​This update is now out there. Please use the ADMIN menu item 1 to update
> and remember to be patient ​as the update takes a little longer. Please
> wait for it to finish! After updating please reboot your system - Item 15
> on the menu - as soon as possible.
> 
> ​Repeat of prior message -​
> 
> We are about to merge the 2/3B and 3B+ repositories. Currently the code for
> the 2/3B/3B+ is only available as a download from the hamvoip.org website.
> The update will involve a kernel update from  4.4.44-1-ARCH to 4.14.31. The
> 4.4.44-1 Kernel although still very much usable is now over a year old and
> due for an update.
> 
> This will be a worthwhile update for all users. It will also make it
> possible, once you do the update, to use your current SD card on a Pi 3B+
> if you desire. The update will take a little longer than you are probably
> use to so please be patient when doing it. Never stop an update midstream.
> It also will require a reboot of the server which will be noted in the
> update. It is always recommended that users do backups if they have made a
> lot of changes in their configuration. The file-backup.sh and
> file-restore.sh scripts are ideal for doing this. In most all cases it is
> not necessary to back up your entire SD card. These scripts allow you to
> save the pertinent information to a USB stick installed on the Pi. You can
> even use the same USB stick for all of your Pi's since the host name is
> part of the file name.
> 
> Also be aware that our updates are "rolling updates" meaning that you will
> get this update when you update any time in the future even if you do not
> do it as it is released.
> 
> The 3B+ kernel update has been thoroughly tested and is working very well.
> The Pi 3B+ hardware has several advantages over the 3B including a faster
> processor speed (1.4Ghz vs. 1.2Ghz), better power management, and a 2.4Ghz
> and 5Ghz WIFI that appears to work better than the 3B.
> 
> 
> *73 Doug*
> 
> *WA3DSP*
> 
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