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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font style="" face="Tahoma">John,<br><br> Thanks for your compliments on the project. I am copying this to the list so others can see. I added two of the links you supplied in your message to the links section of the web page. The iaxrpt link was already there as part of a howto PDF on how to use iaxrpt. The hooks for using it are in the example files supplied with the image so if you use them it is already in there. You just need to add a password (secret) in iax.conf and setup the account in iaxrpt.<br><br>On the stuttering, if that continues to be a problem let me know. It should not have anything to do with the simpleusb config. I am assuming you are hearing this on iaxrpt as you said your radio was not yet connected. That would be unusual as if that happens it is usually on the USB interface. Checkout the howto I wrote on using iaxrpt on the web page. Always reload the web page as I am continuously making changes. <br id="FontBreak"></font><br><b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">73 Doug</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">WA3DSP</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio</font></b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:07:07 -0500<br>Subject: BBB<br>From: wb5nfc@gmail.com<br>To: doug@crompton.com<br><br><div dir="ltr">Doug,<div><br></div><div>I finally got some time to play and embarked on your BBB Allstar project. Just wanted to provide a little feedback. </div><div><br></div><div>First of all, let me add my voice to the chorus of "thank you's" from appreciative hams. This is a great project and it's off to a running start because of your work and others like you willing to hang out on the bleeding edge. This is a game-changer and I'm excited to be here benefiting from everyone's experience. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Your documentation is spot-on. I'm far from a Linux guru (but I get by because I cut my teeth doing DOS commands back in the day). I had absolutely NO problems, downloading the image, mounting the SD card and booting up. I have recently moved from Windows machines to a MacBook Pro. There are some programs and tools I found lacking on the Mac. With a little bit of searching, I downloaded and installed ApplePi Baker. It's a great little utility for prepping SD cards AND making backups. Other Mac newbies may find it useful too. </div>
<div><br></div><div> <a href="http://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/raspberry-pi/macosx-apple-pi-baker/" target="_blank">http://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/raspberry-pi/macosx-apple-pi-baker/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Initial configuration of my Allstar node was a piece of cake (oops, I mean Pi) with your instructions. No problems to report. Digging up some of the basic app_rpt commands AND Asterisk CLI commands took a bit longer. I stumbled across an old copy of the Acid Sysadmin Guide that others may find useful as well:</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://kd3su.us/allStar/acid-sysadmin.pdf" target="_blank" style="line-height:21.299999237060547px;color:rgb(0,104,207);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px;">http://kd3su.us/allStar/acid-sysadmin.pdf</a></div>
<div><br></div><div> A rewrite/update with BBB-specific information would be grand- at some point. </div><div><br></div><div>The major hiccup in my node construction now is lack of a mini-din connector to tap into the data port on a Kenwood TMV-7. I thought I could sacrifice an old mouse cable, but the darned thing lacks wires on the proper pins. Cable is on order. In the mean time, I downloaded and installed Steve Henke's PTT Dispatcher (iaxrpt)</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.xelatec.com/svn/iaxrpt" target="_blank">http://www.xelatec.com/svn/iaxrpt</a></div><div><br></div><div>It's a Windows program, but it works under Crossover on the Mac. It might be good at some point to add the few lines of code to the BBB distro to bring it online. In conjunction with your lsnodes (THANK YOU!) this makes a pretty powerful desktop control setup. </div>
<div><br></div><div>That brings me to where I stand with my node. I'm getting some very bad audio stuttering upon playback of node status commands and voice IDs. I suspect it's because I have not configured simpleusb - or any of the radio-side parameters. My eyelids got too heavy last night, but I wanted to provide some initial thoughts and feedback on the BBB project. Please pass along my thanks to other contributors. </div>
<div><br></div><div>73 for now</div><div><br></div><div>John / WB5NFC<br>John Kenney
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