DMRGateway Fails on Pi-Star 4.1.0RC6

[VE3RD]

The DMRGateway fails to start on pi-star 4.1.0-RC6

2019-12-11 18:53:28.767 commercial networks is strictly prohibited.
I: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 Copyright(C) 2017 by Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX and others
M: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 DMRGateway-20190717_Pi-Star_v4 is starting
M: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 Built 17:19:47 Jul 17 2019 (GitID #82f1053)
I: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 MMDVM Network Parameters
I: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 Rpt Address: 127.0.0.1
I: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 Rpt Port: 62032
I: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 Local Address: 127.0.0.1
I: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 Local Port: 62031
M: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 MMDVM Network, Opening
M: 2019-12-11 18:53:28.768 Waiting for MMDVM to connect.....

[M1DNS]

Is there anymore to the log file.
Like failing to connect to the modem after 6attempts.
Or connecting to the network server...
Disconnecting to the network server...
It's strange that the log file ends there???

Andrew M1DNS, (Mod)

[VE3RD]

The program freezes at this point.... Actually locked up in a loop


LogMessage("Waiting for MMDVM to connect.....");

while (!m_killed) {
m_configLen = m_repeater->getConfig(m_config); // This line fails. m_configLen =0
if (m_configLen > 0U && m_repeater->getId() > 1000U)
break;

m_repeater->clock(10U);

CThread::sleep(10U);
}

if (m_killed) {
m_repeater->close();
delete m_repeater;
return 0;
}

LogMessage("MMDVM has connected");

log print of m_config_Len and m_repeater->getId()
M: 2019-12-11 17:35:12.769 Len = 0, ID = 0
M: 2019-12-11 17:35:12.779 Len = 0, ID = 0
M: 2019-12-11 17:35:12.789 Len = 0, ID = 0
M: 2019-12-11 17:35:12.799 Len = 0, ID = 0
M: 2019-12-11 17:35:12.809 Len = 0, ID = 0
M: 2019-12-11 17:35:12.820 Len = 0, ID = 0
M: 2019-12-11 17:35:12.830 Len = 0, ID = 0
M: 2019-12-11 17:35:12.840 Len = 0, ID = 0

[VE3RD]

It was suggested by a friend that mmdvmhost is not listening on the port that dmrgateway is trying to connect on, and that mmdvmhost.ini used to have a field where it could be set, but was removed in favour of random ports.

[VE3RD]

Finally got it working

Re-flashed the micro-sd card and set it up to run in DMR mode. Switched over to DMRGateway and got the same effect. There appears to be an inherent problem in the interface between the dmrgateway and mmdvmhost. Running Apply Changes in the pi-star dashboard module runs a php script configure.php that makes some incorrect assumptions and in some cases completely wipes out my settings in the /etc/dmrgateway file.

I made a few modifications in my local copy of configure.php to fill in the missing parameters and now have it working the way I want it to.

Phil VE3RD

[G8SEZ]

It would be a good idea to post what those changes are, if they are generally applicable then PiStar will benefit from using them to update the code.

[VE3RD]

The changes I made are fairly specific to my own requirements, but in general
pi-star has a bad habit of rewriting the /etc/dmrgateway file eliminating network 4 and network 5
I put the rules into configure.php to write all the required parameters for the TGIF Network into Network 4 and the FDARN Network into Network 5.

Pi-star also wipes out a lot of the General, Log, and Voice parameters from /etc/dmrgateway

the new dmrgateway by g4klx has 5 networks, and the /etc/dmrgateway file puts TGIF into network 3. This doesn't work because network 3 is overwritten by pi-star for HBLink, DMR2YSF, DMR2NXDN, and as such TGIF gets wiped out.

[VE3RD]

I guess I spoke too soon regarding the DMRGateway on pi-star 4.1.0.RC^
It works for several minutes, then shuts down for several minutes then restarts
I get time outs on the server connections. I have spent way too many hours playing with this.

I have reverted back to pi-star 3.4.17 and it started right out of the box, so to speak.
Its has been running for several hours with no issues.

[on6dp]

Hi,
Here , the MMDVM GPIO don't run with the 4.1.0-RC6. With 4.1.0=RC5 no problem. I don't know which is the difference
Anybody has alos the same problem on a Pi-Star image ?
Paul, ON6DP

[VE3RD]

DMRGateway now working fine on 4.1.0.RC6. after a pi-star update - Thanks
I will switch over to RC7 in the new year.

I occasionaly get waiting for connect to MMDVMHost, but found if I issue the following, it picks up and runs

mmdvmhost.service restart

Phil VE3RD