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--- packet-linbpq [2023/01/05 11:09] – m0ukf
+++ packet-linbpq [2023/03/26 21:10] – [Problems] ei5iyb
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-====== Installing LinBPQ ======
+====== Installing LinBPQ on a Raspberry Pi ======
+This is a document which describes the general case of installing and configuring LinBPQ on a Pi - this is probably not the instructions to establish a node specific to the OARC national packet project network.
 ===== Assumptions =====
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 When you issue the following commands, a script will be download, that script create a folder called linbpq and download and install a pi version of linbpq. I personally run it from my home folder - so it is installed in /home/pi/linbpq
+<code>
-wget http://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Downloads/installLinBPQ\\
+wget http://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Downloads/installLinBPQ
-chmod +x installLinBPQ\\
+chmod +x installLinBPQ
-./installLinBPQ\\
+./installLinBPQ
+</code>
 Congratulations you now have linpbq!
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-wget http://www.prinmath.com/ham/bpq-config \\
+   wget http://www.prinmath.com/ham/bpq-config
-chmod a+x bpq-config\\
+   chmod a+x bpq-config
-\\
 To launch the tool type:\\
-sudo ./bpq-config\\
+   sudo ./bpq-config
-\\
 The script will make appropriate changes to your pi, just select the default options: \\
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 . Reboot\\
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-. Once your pi has reset, reconnect to, nagivate to the linbpq folder and relaunch the configuration tool: sudo ./bpq-config\\
+. Once your pi has reset, reconnect to, nagivate to the linbpq folder and relaunch the configuration tool: <code>sudo ./bpq-config</code>
 . Select Quick Install - this will create a basic configuration that you can then change\\
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 . You will then be sent to the main menu, if you run the config tool again in future you will be brought here. Select option 5 to enable bpq on boot. \\
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-. Click finish. Your bpq instance is setup! Why not visit the web interface! http://yourpiIP/8008
+. Click finish. Your bpq instance is setup! Why not visit the web interface! http://yourpiIP:8008
 ===== Connecting LinBPQ to your TNC =====
 . Find out which port your TNC is connected to:
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 . Run the command **sudo nano bpq32.cfg** to open the configuration file\\
 . Spend a few minutes looking over this file. The tool we used has added a load of comments telling you what everything does.\\
-. Navigate to the section starts *******Port 1*******\\
+. Navigate to the section that starts *******Port 1*******\\
 . Change the COMPORT and SPEED to the correct values - in the case of a NinoTNC you would change:
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 . To save your changes - Press Ctrl + X to exit the text editor. The bottom of the screen will ask if you want to save changes. Press 'Y' then enter.\\
 . To load in changes restart linbpq with the following command: **sudo systemctl restart bpq.service**\\
-. If you want to check if linbpq has started type**sudo systemctl status bpq.service** The first 3 lines of the output should look like this - If it says "active (running) on the third line, you are good to go!
+. If you want to check if linbpq has started type **sudo systemctl status bpq.service** The first 3 lines of the output should look like this - If it says "active (running) on the third line, you are good to go!
 \\
      bpq.service - BPQ
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 ===== What Next? Access your node =====
-Download a telnet client - Putty for Windows, "telnet" for pi/linux or TelNet Lite from the Mac OS App Shop\\
-Setup a connection to your pi, using port 8010\\
-You'll be prompted for your username and password [set above]\\
-Once connected you can type ? followed by enter to get commands\\
-Type BBS to access the BBS/Mailbox system\\
-Type ? for help\\
-If you have a second tnc, if might be fun to send yourself a message. Use the command 'S callsign' and follow the prompts eg 's M0UKF'
+You can access your node via radio and over your home network [and potentially the internet] via a telnet client.
+It's better to use a dedicated telnet client but linbpq does provide a web based one. You can access it by clicking "Terminal" on your nodes webpage - located at http://piIPAddress:8080 - if you take this route skip steps 1 & 2\\
+  - Download a telnet client - Putty for Windows, "telnet" for pi/linux or TelNet Lite from the Mac OS App Shop\\
+  - Setup a connection to your pi, enter your pi IP address as prompted and port 8010\\
+  - Hit connect and you'll be prompted for your username and password [set above]\\
+  - Once connected you can type ? followed by enter to get commands\\
+  - Type BBS to access the BBS/Mailbox system\\
+  - Type ? for help\\
+  - If you have a second tnc, if might be fun to send yourself a message. Use the command 's callsign' and follow the prompts eg 's M0UKF'
+You can also access your node via G8BPQ's desktop application QtTermTCP. Enable an FBBPORT inside your Telnet port config, and set up a host in QtTermTCP, pointing at that port.
+===== Problems =====
+=== I installed and ran bpq.service but I get in my /var/log/syslog: ===
+<code>
+/home/pi/linbpq/pilinbpq: error while loading shared libraries: libconfig.so.9: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
+</code>
+Run:
+<code>
+sudo apt install libconfig9
+</code>