[arm-allstar] Audio Failure

[Doug Crompton]

Joe,

 My advice rather than waste your time would be to just setup a new card.
It does not take that long to do, probably a fraction of the time you have
already spent!


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*

On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 9:43 PM "Joe S. Borovetz via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> I agree...it is probably a config file. I have been through the simple
> usb menu.
>
> Also I did word it wrong, the problem was on the card not the card itself.
>
> Just for fun, I will probably look around and see if I can find
> something that looks suspicious. In the mean time, I will continue
> working on the new install that I started.
>
> Joe
>
>
> On 12/28/2019 2:12 PM, David McGough wrote:
> > Hi Joe,
> >
> > Okay, what your testing is saying is that there is a config issue with
> the
> > setup on the problematic SD card--But, NOT a failure of the card
> > itself--since the RPi boots and everything runs normally, except for no
> > transmit audio.
> >
> > Since you've already got another working RPi system, the simplest
> solution
> > is probably to re-install, unless you've got a lot of customization.
> >
> > If you're wanting to troubleshoot further, I expect a config file in
> > /etc/asterisk has been clobbered, somehow. Again, check the simpleusb
> > setting as I suggested in the first e-mail.
> >
> >
> >
> > Happy New Year!
> >
> > 73, David KB4FXC
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 28 Dec 2019, "Joe S. Borovetz via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> >
> >> The card is the problem.
> >>
> >> First step, I substituted a BBB Allstar node that I had from earlier
> >> testing and had audio thus eliminating the Quantar Repeater.
> >>
> >> I replaced the PI and the DMK URI using the original microSD card with
> >> no audio. I installed my new microSD card (one that I started to use to
> >> rebuild an test with and then I had audio.
> >>
> >> Next step, I put the new card in the old Pi and URI combo and that
> worked.
> >>
> >> That eliminates everything but the microSD card.
> >>
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 12/28/2019 12:43 PM, David McGough wrote:
> >>> Hi Joe,
> >>>
> >>> How/Why is the microSD card suspect? ---Since the system is fully
> running,
> >>> except for transmit audio??
> >>>
> >>> Is this a simplex node or full-duplex repeater? Are you sure the radio
> /
> >>> repeater is okay?
> >>>
> >>> As a first step, I would recommend going into the simpleusb-tune-menu
> >>> program and look at the transmit audio levels (options 3, 4, and
> 7)...Make
> >>> sure the levels are set at least as high as 500 for options 3 and 4.
> Set
> >>> option 7 all the way up at 999.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 73, David KB4FXC
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, 28 Dec 2019, "Joe Borovetz via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> One of my Allstar nodes suddenly developed a no transmit audio
> problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> It keys the radio but no audio. After troubleshooting, the problem has
> >>>> been traced to issues with the micro SDHC card.
> >>>>
> >>>> This node is almost 3 years old and I "thought" that I had a good
> >>>> backup. I have started to build an new card for this node but thought
> I
> >>>> would ask to see if anyone had any ideas as to what happened to the
> >>>> original.
> >>>>
> >>>> I can still log in and do an update and access the Pi and everything
> >>>> looks normal but no audio. I swapped DMK URI's with no luck.
> >>>>
> >>>> Joe
> >>>>
> >>>>
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