NEW:
December 2014: After 1 month of testing (including Alpha, Beta and
Field testing), the FREE STAR* team is pleased to release an install document for the BeagleBone
BLACK (single board
computer with an ARM processor, running Debian Wheezy). A Quick Install Guide can be downloaded from
here.
Note - this method uses the stock / base Debian eMMC image.
Updated October 2013: After 2 months of intense testing, (including Alpha, Beta
and Field testing), the FREE STAR* team is
pleased to release an image for the BeagleBone (single board
computer with an ARM processor, running Debian Squeeze). The image can be
downloaded from
here. A Quick Install Guide can be downloaded from
here.
Updated October 2013: After 2 months of intense testing, (including Alpha, Beta
and Field testing), the FREE STAR* team is pleased to release an image for the Raspberry Pi (single board
computer with an ARM processor) running Debian Wheezy. The image can be
downloaded from here.
A Quick Install Guide can be downloaded from
here.
Not sure which platform to use? -
with a $10 price difference between the BeagleBone Black and the Raspberry Pi,
this article may help you to choose.
The FREE STAR* team has
developed a complete ISO image that will allow a 'bare metal' PC to be brought
online as a fully functional FREE STAR* system in about one hour!
Ask us about our
offsite gateway solution for sites that do not have Internet access - works with ICOM and non-ICOM hardware!
PRE-REQUISITE:
A unique repeater callsign is
required, which must be registered with the
ircddb network.
Our images support the use of
either an external GMSK node adapter OR the sound card software - we recommend
the use of a USB sound fob - see URL on the FREE STAR* page. This has been
proven and is in use at many production sites!).
Please note: If you are
having difficulty downloading images from this site, please try our mirror
site.
The ISO image for a NEW system
build (on a conventional PC) can be downloaded
here.
MD5 Checksum is:
40e5413f40cc53b108b34a761257fecf
A Quick Install Guide for the ISO
install can be downloaded
here.
A CF / Microdrive image
(for home-brewed systems) that fits
on a 4GB Microdrive can be downloaded
here. This
image can be used on systems such as HP Thin Clients and PC Engines Alix boards.
MD5 Checksum is:
231b0789a6c5f3fc84fa17efee17c6f9
A Quick Install Guide for the CF
/ Microdrive installation (using the above image) can be downloaded
here.
A CF / Microdrive image
(for ICOMTM
installations) that fits
on a 4GB Microdrive can be downloaded
here.
MD5 Checksum is:
c863007eb727ec10a3cdb8c4cd376c17
A Quick Install Guide for the CF
/ Microdrive installation (using the above image) can be downloaded
here.
An install script is also
available to allow an existing system (pre-installed with CENTOS) to add the
FREE STAR* components. This script can be downloaded from
here. A Quick
Install Guide for use with this script can be downloaded from
here.
NEW: FREE STAR* for Windows
- Quick Install Guide can be downloaded from
here
Ramesh - - at - - va3uv dot com
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