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-====== Installing LinBPQ ====== +Moved to [[packet:linbpq_pi_installation]]
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-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. +
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-===== Assumptions ===== +
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-This process assumes you know how to flash an SD card with the latest version of the Raspberry Pi OS and you have SSH access to your Pi. +
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-Nothing being installed requires a graphical interface so the minimum non-graphical interface is my [Francis M0UKF] preference - but it's up to you +
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-===== Downloading and running the script ===== +
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-Log into your pi +
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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 +
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-<code> +
-wget http://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Downloads/installLinBPQ +
-chmod +x installLinBPQ +
-./installLinBPQ +
-</code> +
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-If you run into a problem like this: <code>./installLinBPQ: line 18: unzip: command not found</code> +
-You need to install zip and unzip <code>sudo apt install zip unzip</code> +
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-Congratulations you now have linpbq! +
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-===== Setting up linbpq - the bpq-config tool===== +
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-Before you can use linbpq you need a configuration file called bpq32.conf.  +
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-The configuration file tells linbpq how to interact with your TNC/Radio, it's web interface and any other connections such as internet links or Telnet connections. +
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-You will also need a few other applications, such as telnet, minicom and lsof. +
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-The following tool will take care of this and create a basic configuration file, which we can then edit it to make it suited to our needs +
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-Run the following commands from within your linbpq directory to download the tool +
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-   wget http://www.prinmath.com/ham/bpq-config +
-   chmod a+x bpq-config +
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-To launch the tool type:\\ +
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-   sudo ./bpq-config +
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-The script will make appropriate changes to your pi, just select the default options: \\ +
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-1. Install missing software\\ +
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-2. Enable serial port access [so you can access your tnc]\\ +
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-3. Disable Bluetooth [don't ask me why]\\ +
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-4. Let BPQ be attached to serial devices [so people connecting over your tnc can talk to bpq]\\ +
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-5. Reboot\\ +
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-6. Once your pi has reset, reconnect to, nagivate to the linbpq folder and relaunch the configuration tool: sudo ./bpq-config\\ +
-7. Select Quick Install - this will create a basic configuration that you can then change\\ +
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-8. On the following screen go through each option and populate - things to be aware of:\\ +
-  * Gridsquare reference is your Maidenhead locator. The first 2 letters need to upper case, the last 2 lower case. So IO92PB is IO92pb +
-  * Username/Password can be anything you like - you'll only use it when accessing the link over your home network +
-  * Set WinLink RMS to No +
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-9. Once done click finish. The script will update the appropriate files, hit ok to move on\\ +
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-10. The following screen shows how you can connect to your bpq instances interface - maybe fire up a browser and have a look now!\\ +
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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. \\ +
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-12. Click finish. Your bpq instance is setup! Why not visit the web interface! http://yourpiIP/8008 +
-===== Connecting LinBPQ to your TNC ===== +
-1. Find out which port your TNC is connected to:  +
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-  * NinoTNC - It's /dev/ttyACM0 +
-  * Physical TNC connected by USB to Serial cable - Probably /dev/ttyUSB0 +
-  * Direwolf 'soundmode' - you can specify what "virtual port" it creates ask in #packet-and-networks channel on discord +
-2. Navigate to your linbpq folder.\\ +
-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.\\ +
-4. Navigate to the section that starts *******Port 1*******\\ +
-5. Change the COMPORT and SPEED to the correct values - in the case of a NinoTNC you would change: +
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-   COMPORT=/dev/ttyACM0                          ; Serial port +
-   SPEED=19200                                   ; Serial port speed +
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-to:\\ +
-   COMPORT=/dev/ttyACM0                          ; Serial port +
-   SPEED=57600                                   ; Serial port speed +
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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 'Y' then enter.\\ +
-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 "active (running) on the third line, you are good to go! +
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-     bpq.service - BPQ +
-     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bpq.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) +
-     Active: active (running) since Thu 2023-01-05 10:49:04 GMT; 1min 34s ago +
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-===== What Next? Access your node ===== +
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-You can access your node via radio and over your home network [and potentially the internet] via a telnet client. +
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-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\\ +
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-  - 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' +
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