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Hi Everyone.

Same issues I had and no D-Star repeater support in their version. I have several devices that love Pi-Star and now running an Odroid XU-4 version for months now without a single problem on my trusty DVAP dongles. Stick with what works best, tried and true for legacy devices that are ...

Hello Andrew

I'm following up about my request 2) and if would be possible to make the change.
Here is the request re-posted from above:

Request 2) This relates to MMDVM mode: I have a few stations wanting to connect to my Pi-Star but I notice that on the dashboard, bottom lower left, that D-Star ...

Hi Andrew

Yes you can use /root and I do use /root however after updates an IP address is added that is wrong for me in /usr/local/etc.
We have two gateways in Wellington that use the same gateway call sign, ZL2VH. One is a G3 and the other is ircDDB.
G3 uses an Icom RP-2000 repeater and ircDDB ...

Hi Andy.

One thing was missing from last message.
I changed # SHELL=/bin/sh to be SHELL=/bin/false

No updates since doing that and my custom host files are not over written.

Regards, John

OK Andy, here goes and since I'm doing the work using the XU4 I'll ask here.

Request 1) I wanted an ability to not run the auto update crontab as I'm an experienced user and like to manage host files and updates myself.
So I edited crontab and changed:
# SHELL=/bin/sh Now crontab still exists but ...

Hello Andy

100% fix.
Both DVAP USB and ZUM Radio USB work perfectly after selection of either DStarRepeater or MMDVM.
Clone to eMMC works perfectly and I'm really pleased to run on that chip instead of the slightly slower uSD.

I have a few items to discuss that would be a useful changes to some ...

Hi Andy

Thanks for the new image. 27th Jan-2024
Unfortunately it will not build when first run on the XU4.
I downloaded the image three times with Windows and Ubuntu 22 using respective unzip programs and Pi Imager software to write the uSD cards.
Connected an HDMi monitor to view what was going ...

Hello Andy.

Hope this message finds you well and pleased to see on going support for Pi-Star continues.
Happy New Year from Wellington, New Zealand.

I have been using Odroid XU4 at V4.1.8 this month with excellent reliable results.
I purchased a handful of XU4's as an alternative during a shortage ...