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packet-linbpq [2023/01/05 11:16] – [What Next? Access your node] m0ukf | packet-linbpq [2023/03/26 21:10] – [Problems] ei5iyb | ||
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- | ====== Installing LinBPQ ====== | + | ====== Installing LinBPQ |
+ | 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 ===== | ===== 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 / | 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 / | ||
- | + | < | |
- | wget http:// | + | wget http:// |
- | chmod +x installLinBPQ\\ | + | chmod +x installLinBPQ |
- | ./ | + | ./ |
+ | </ | ||
+ | | ||
Congratulations you now have linpbq! | Congratulations you now have linpbq! | ||
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- | wget http:// | + | wget http:// |
- | chmod a+x bpq-config\\ | + | |
- | \\ | + | |
To launch the tool type:\\ | To launch the tool type:\\ | ||
- | sudo ./ | + | sudo ./ |
- | \\ | + | |
The script will make appropriate changes to your pi, just select the default options: \\ | The script will make appropriate changes to your pi, just select the default options: \\ | ||
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5. Reboot\\ | 5. Reboot\\ | ||
{{: | {{: | ||
- | 6. Once your pi has reset, reconnect to, nagivate to the linbpq folder and relaunch the configuration tool: sudo ./ | + | 6. Once your pi has reset, reconnect to, nagivate to the linbpq folder and relaunch the configuration tool: < |
7. Select Quick Install - this will create a basic configuration that you can then change\\ | 7. Select Quick Install - this will create a basic configuration that you can then change\\ | ||
{{:: | {{:: | ||
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11. 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. \\ | 11. 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. \\ | ||
{{:: | {{:: | ||
- | 12. Click finish. Your bpq instance is setup! Why not visit the web interface! http:// | + | 12. Click finish. Your bpq instance is setup! Why not visit the web interface! http:// |
===== Connecting LinBPQ to your TNC ===== | ===== Connecting LinBPQ to your TNC ===== | ||
1. Find out which port your TNC is connected to: | 1. Find out which port your TNC is connected to: | ||
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2. Run the command **sudo nano bpq32.cfg** to open the configuration file\\ | 2. Run the command **sudo nano bpq32.cfg** to open the configuration file\\ | ||
3. Spend a few minutes looking over this file. The tool we used has added a load of comments telling you what everything does.\\ | 3. Spend a few minutes looking over this file. The tool we used has added a load of comments telling you what everything does.\\ | ||
- | 4. Navigate to the section starts *******Port 1*******\\ | + | 4. Navigate to the section |
5. Change the COMPORT and SPEED to the correct values - in the case of a NinoTNC you would change: | 5. Change the COMPORT and SPEED to the correct values - in the case of a NinoTNC you would change: | ||
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6. 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 ' | 6. 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 ' | ||
7. To load in changes restart linbpq with the following command: **sudo systemctl restart bpq.service**\\ | 7. To load in changes restart linbpq with the following command: **sudo systemctl restart bpq.service**\\ | ||
- | 8. 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 " | + | 8. 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 " |
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- If you have a second tnc, if might be fun to send yourself a message. Use the command 's callsign' | - If you have a second tnc, if might be fun to send yourself a message. Use the command 's callsign' | ||
+ | You can also access your node via G8BPQ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Problems ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === I installed and ran bpq.service but I get in my / | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | / | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Run: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | sudo apt install libconfig9 | ||
+ | </ |
packet-linbpq.txt · Last modified: 2023/04/03 22:10 by m0lte