I thought i would post this fix has it helped me and may help others. I came across when trying to update my pi-star, namely : E: The repository ‘http://httpredir.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports Release’ no longer has a Release file. It was giving me a headache. To fix this you simply login to your pi-star via ssh using pi-star has the username […]
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Their is a new update for the PI-STAR firmware. It now on version 4.2. A reflash of the memory card is needed has the upgrades Buster to Bullseye. https://www.pistar.uk/downloads/ 05-Feb-2024 **Version 4.2.0** – Available for Download. This release upgrades the base OS from Buster to Bullseye. Binaries / Dashboard are all the same as 4.1.x chain. There will be some of you that […]
Recently i run into an issue whilst trying to upgrade the mmdvm firmware on one of my raspberry Pistar gateways. I spent hours searching the internet for answers to find a fix, the error i was getting whilst issuing the upgrade command: sudo pistar-mmdvmhshatflash hs_hat This resulted in the error below. My pistar was running firmware V1.4.17 but I noticed […]
Why Change ColorsIf you have two identical Pi-Star hotspots, each programmed with different Frequencies and Servers. When you bring up the dashboard, You want a quick way to identify which hotspot was connected. How to ChangeThe simplest way is to start at the main Configuration Section. From the selection menu, select ‘Expert’, then ‘Tools: CSS Tool”. This will take you […]
First configure under DMR Configuration, select DMRGateway and apply, after the services restart and page refreshes, you’ll see several additional options under DMR Configuration. Select the BrandMeister Master you want to use and configure your BM Hotspot security if it’s enabled in your BM Selfcare. Also be sure to select the correct ESSID for BM that you wish to use. […]