[arm-allstar] Download of HamVoip

[David McGough]

Hi,

The .exe file is a 7Zip archive as well, with a self-extracting wrapper,
for easier use. You can extract it using 7Zip, if you're concerned about
running the self-extractor.

The .exe archive includes a copy of Win32diskimager, which is an old but 
usually reliable application for flashing SD cards.

As a more modern alternative, try the  Balena Etcher software, available 
here:

https://www.balena.io/etcher

Note that MD5 and SHA1 checksums of all files are available on the HamVoIP 
website, so that file integrity can be manually verified.


73, David K4FXC



On Sun, 5 Feb 2023, Dr. MOD via ARM-allstar wrote:

> I apologize, but wellll, wellll
> 
> I extracted the .xz file with 7Zip. All good.
> 
> Many less flags from Windows security, so that is a great option for my
> computer setup.
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> Then the precise same errors with writing and verifying.
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> The verify error is at 2048.
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> At least its consistent.
> 
> I appreciate your input.
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> 
> Marc
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> Marcus O. Durham
> 
>  <mailto:mod at ThewayLabs.com> mod at ThewayLabs.com
> 
> 918-629-8888
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> From: Dr. MOD <mod at thewaylabs.com> 
> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2023 4:06 PM
> To: 'arm-allstar at hamvoip.org' <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Subject: Download of HamVoip
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> 
> Our group has been running ASL for sometime and I decided to make the move
> to HamVoip, for all the normal reasons. Yes it really does look like a
> better platform and the support I have received and answers to questions
> about new projects is orders of magnitude better.
> 
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> In the download, I encountered several problems, which are surprising.
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> 1.	For our newbies, I appreciate the all in one download. That is much
> easier all way around.
> 2.	I downloaded
> <https://hamvoip.org/RPi2/RPi-Z2W-2-3-4_V1.7-01_Allstar.exe>
> RPi-Z2W-2-3-4_V1.7-01_Allstar.exe.
> 3.	The *.exe created no less than 9 errors, caution screens and are you
> sure screens on my Windows computer. What is involved to get a recognized,
> safe publisher designation? I do not know. But *.exe files scare all
> security systems, with obvious reasons.
> 4.	Is a simple *.img available that will get around all the roadblocks?
> 5.	Once I went ahead and downloaded and extracted the files, I tried to
> use RaspberryPi imager.  Why? It converts the larger 64G microSD cards at
> WalMart from exFat to Fat32. The cards are readily available without waiting
> on Amazon.
> 6.	Problem. Raspberry Pi imager throws a DiskPart error reading the
> *.img file. I tried two different cards with the same error.
> 7.	Then I ran SD Card formatter, it cleaned the cards. (I thought).
> 8.	So I reverted to Win32DiskImager to burn the cards. Cool. It ran.
> 9.	Next I ran Verify Only. The cards would not verify.
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> With that many flags, my better judgement tells me to STOP and find what is
> going on.
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> What did I miss in the process? Likely something simple.
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> I appreciate your help.
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> 73
> 
> NM0D
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>  
> 
> Marc
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> Marcus O. Durham
> 
>  <mailto:mod at ThewayLabs.com> mod at ThewayLabs.com
> 
> 918-629-8888
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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