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blog/_posts/2023-05-29-pi-star-back-up---allstar-soon.md

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+title: Pi-Star Back Up - AllStar Soon
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+date: 2023-05-29 18:08:05
+tags: Blog
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+The Pi-Star Dashboard has returned. Here is the current saga with the AllStarNode:
+
+I got the SHARI kit built and the node online. I decided after a little thinking it would be
+easier to get the SHARI hat running on the alternative SBC I bought. The only pins it requires
+on the GPIO header are an exact match; power and UART. The MMDVM also only requires UART, but it
+does use additional lines (pins 38 and 40) on the RPi's header for firmware update. 
+
+The current issue is that despite claiming software compatibility, it doesn't have any. There's no
+easy way I've found...yet, of getting it to boot existing Pi images. I don't think. Let me go jam this thing
+in the board....
+
+And no. They said it was Raspbian compatible; what they didn't tell you is they use a *custom* image. 
+
+The alternative is to install ASL via repos on a Debian image. This in itself is easier than trying to build a
+MMDVM hotspot from scratch. The only downside to that is forums claim the stability of ASL with this thing is
+poor compared to hamvoip.
+
+Dammit. This is why I'm done with Pi. It's no more open than any other PC platform and they're doing a cash grab.

pistar.md

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-title: NQ4T's Pi-Star (Offline)
+title: NQ4T's Pi-Star
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-I shipped my hotspot ahead of me in the direction of Dayton. It will be offline until I return.</div>
+I hope to add Allstar Node stuff soon</div>