Update Your DMR MMDVM Raspberry Pi Hotspot Running Pi-Star
Well I let my software get outdated and things changed with BrandMeister, so I had a lot of catching up to do. Things moved quickly over the summer.
If you have been following me you probably saw this post a while back, Digital Mobile Radio DMR MMDVM Hotspot Jumbo Spot. It's still valid, but here are some necessary updates and upgrades.
Update Your DMR Hotspot Pi-Star and your Firmware
The easiest way is to click on "Update" in your Pi-Star Dashboard. After that completes, click on the "Expert" and you see "Upgrade". Use it to upgrade. When that's done you will probably have to upgrade your firmware.
(Note: This FW update is for the hotspot I purchased on E-bay. See the previous post mentioned above.) Here is the link I used to update my firmware, "Updating hotspot firmware via Pi-Star". On that page, go down to #3 and run the command "sudo pistar-mmdvmhshatflash hs_hat" from the SSH console. You can get to the SSH console from the Expert menu.
BrandMeister 3102
Things have changed here. I let things go for too long (6 months). To update your DMR hotspot you'll need a BrandMeister account and a password for your local hotspot. Here's a video from Brandmeister I used, How to setup your BrandMeister Hotspot Security Password.
At the end of the video he doesn't say how he got his hotspot to appear under his "My Hotspots" heading. Be patient, it will show up after you complete setting up a password and enter that password into you Pi-Star software.
Update Your DMR
That should do it. Everything is up-to-date and working for me now. These are my configuration settings below.
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Rich, K0PIR
I have two MMDVMs using a Raspberry Pi Zero with top hat. I got one working then it quit so I bought another thinking I did something to make it fail. Now both are unable to find my Wi-Fi routers so I reloaded the software with no joy. I was so frustrated that I put them on a shelf until I can muster the energy to start the battle again. I will take another look at the links you have to set these up guys up. Thanks for providing these very helpful links.
Hi Mark,
It’s nice to hear from you and thank you for commenting here.
It took me a while to get mine going again after I let it sit for months and that’s why I documented how I got it going again.
If yours is not finding the router the first time it is powered on with the configuration file. Power it off and back on again.
When I am operating with my mobile hotspot (iPhone), it usually takes a couple of tries.
I hope this helps and best wishes to you and yours.
73,
Rich, K0PIR