rename draft post (again, i know)

content/posts/2024/62-a-slim-dstar-gateway-on-a-raspberry-pi-2/index.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: MMDVM D-STAR hotspot on Archlinux
+title: A slim D-STAR gateway on a Raspberry Pi 2
 summary: I wrote down the installation of a forked DStarGateway with a slim
     dashboard based on Javascript on a Raspberry Pi 2.
 date: 2024-01-29T13:01:26+0100
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ the [serial console](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configu
 
 This procedure is taken from
 [archlinuxarm.org](https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/broadcom/raspberry-pi-2)
--- it is shown with more details there.
+-- a more detailed tutorial is shown there.
 
-![Raspi 2 with wires connected to GPIO Pins GND, RXD and TXD](setup_console.jpg "I haven't changed a thing of the initial configuration")
+![Raspi 2 with wires connected to GPIO Pins GND, RXD and TXD](setup_console.jpg "I haven't changed a thing
+of the initial configuration -- the serial console works just out of the box")
 
 ### Preparations (microSD card)
 
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ So the first real thing is upgrading the system. We start as this:
 # pacman -Syu
 ~~~
 
-Some general system administration tasks as time setup network setup etc...
+Some general system administration tasks, such as timezone setup network
+setup etc...
 
 I'm using NetworkManager on the Raspi so I install it
 
@@ -127,19 +129,6 @@ I had some problems with date and time, so a look at `systemd-timesyncd.service`
 `timedatectl status`, `timedatectl show-timesync` and `timedatectl timesync-status`
 could be useful.
 
-At this time this is still not working and I think about running this within
-a timer:
-
-~~~console
-$ sudo ntpdate {ntp-host}
-~~~
-
-Needs the package _npt_:
-
-~~~console
-$ sudo pacman -S ntp
-~~~
-
 ## Installation of DStarGateway
 
 I prefer compiling as normal user so I login as _dominic_. We will need some packages.
@@ -180,7 +169,7 @@ export DATA_DIR=/usr/local/share/dstargateway.d
 
 Then run `sudo make install` within the `Data` directory again and all should be fine.
 
-Also install the hostfiles (will need the program _wget_).
+Also install the hostfiles (this will need the program _wget_).
 
 ~~~console
 $ sudo make newhostfiles
@@ -257,10 +246,18 @@ $ sudo systemctl enable mmdvmhost.service
 
 We can't start MMDVMHost right away (well, we can, but it will not work yet).
 
+Enable the UART in `/boot/config.txt`:
+
+~~~ini
+enable_uart=1
+~~~
+
+Add this near the top or after `[All]`.
+
 We need to disable the serial console because we need the UART at the GPIO pins
 for our modem hardware.
 
-Disable the service, that accesses the serial console:
+Disable the serial console service:
 
 ~~~console
 $ sudo systemctl disable serial-getty@ttyAMA0.service
@@ -281,7 +278,7 @@ want this code here as small as possible without loosing too much of information
 ~~~ini
 [Gateway]
 type=hotspot
-callsign=OE7DRT
+callsign=CALLSIGN
 address=0.0.0.0
 icomAddress=172.16.0.20
 icomPort=20000
@@ -315,7 +312,7 @@ enabled=false
 [Repeater_1]
 enabled=true
 band=E
-callsign=OE7DRT
+callsign=CALLSIGN
 address=
 port=20011
 type=hb
@@ -366,7 +363,7 @@ fileLevel=
 displayLevel=
 
 [Paths]
-data=/usr/local/share/dstargateway.d/
+data=/usr/local/share/dstargateway.d
 
 [DExtra]
 enabled=true
@@ -470,7 +467,7 @@ TXLevel=50
 RXDCOffset=0
 TXDCOffset=0
 RFLevel=100
-RSSIMappingFile=RSSI.dat
+RSSIMappingFile=/usr/local/etc/RSSI.dat
 UseCOSAsLockout=0
 Trace=0
 Debug=0
@@ -559,11 +556,15 @@ Enable=0
 # [...]
 ~~~
 
+~~~console
+$ sudo cp /home/dominic/git/MMDVMHost/RSSI.dat /usr/local/etc/
+~~~
+
 ### dgwtimeserver
 
 ~~~ini
 [TimeServer]
-callsign=OE7DRT
+callsign=CALLSIGN
 address=
 format=voice
 language=english_us_2
@@ -729,7 +730,7 @@ Edit the file, because John uses different paths than we do.
 ~~~systemd {hl_lines="7 9"}
 [Unit]
 Description=D-STAR Gateway Dashboard
-After=network.target,network-online.target
+After=network.target network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
@@ -756,11 +757,11 @@ $ sudo systemctl enable --now dsgwdashboard.service
 
 ## DSTAR Registration
 
-A DSTAR registration is needed if you want your transmission to to
+A DSTAR registration is needed if you want your transmission to
 be heard on original ICOM repeaters. Otherwise your transmission will
 not be forwarded and you may be searching for errors...
 
-I registered in 2020 at <https://regist.dstargateway.org/> but there
+I registered at <https://regist.dstargateway.org/> but there
 is one important thing to add to the webui there: do not choose long
 passwords (like those from a password manager) because it will get
 cut off somewhere and it took me quite a while to realize that.
@@ -780,3 +781,8 @@ For your information: 12 characters work -- I couldn't bring me back up to test
 Many password-reset emails have been sent for this already so I couldn't be
 bothered to investigate even more into that.
 
+## Final words
+
+So this note ends right here, hopefully this will be of any help to me in
+the future or somebody that found it online.
+