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- | **Hamclock on an O2 Joggler by Jonathan, 2E0LXQ** | ||
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- | Despite being out of production for nearly a decade, the O2 Joggler is still a useful & capable device that was probably a little too expensive for what it did when it launched in the early 2000s. However, being well-made and with good components, it means there' | ||
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- | It occurred to me that the elegant [[http:// | ||
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- | If you would like to make your own Hamclock on a Joggler, please follow the steps below. Warning: I am not a coder, and my way to make this work was to simply find which modules or parts the system needed, and to load them until I had a working system. There will likely be more elegant ways to achieve any of this, and if there are, please do tell me & I will edit this page accordingly. | ||
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- | I am going to assume that someone following this page is fairly confident with using apps like Terminal & finding their way around command-line instructions. If you need more help, drop me a line via the OARC Discord group & I will try to do what I can. | ||
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- | **To build your own HamJogglerClock, | ||
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- | * An O2 Joggler. Often available on eBay for less than £30, and don't overlook ' | ||
- | * A USB memory stick for the OS. This needn' | ||
- | * A small USB hub, as you will need to connect a keyboard as well as the memory stick, temporarily | ||
- | * A keyboard, to log in past the greeter page | ||
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- | **Steps needed:** | ||
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- | 1. Download the Ubuntu kernel from [[https:// | ||
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- | 2. Plug the USB stick into the hub and plug that into the Joggler. Power up. If successful, the O2 splash screen will be replaced by a couple of lines, identifying the Ubuntu build and asking you to log in. | ||
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- | 3. Follow the instructions on Birdslike wires to expand the memory storage, then update and upgrade the OS. | ||
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- | 4. From the Hamclock site, follow the guide for providing the upgraded operated environment by installing the extra apps: | ||
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- | <code - sudo apt install curl make g++ xorg-dev> | ||
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