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Good Evening, I have a pi setup with The Quantar bridge suite of software which has been running with no problem for a year or two now. (When I turn it on). As there
had been no updates to the os or dvswitch since then, I went ahead and did a apt-get update and apt-get upgrade.  Now the mmdvm_bridge will no longer automatically start on boot up, however quantar_bridge, p25gateway, etc all still work fine.  If I do systemctl mmdvm_bridge the mmdvm bridge starts running right away and then everything works like normal, it just will not automatically start.  I tried a systemctl disable mmdvm_bridge, then reboot, then systemctl enable mmdvm_bridge and that had no effect.  Anyone have any other ideas so that I do not have to manually start mmdvm_bridge every time the pi powers up. Thanks!  

On Jul 30, 2020, at 11:06 PM, Brad N8PC <bradn8pc@...> wrote:

 if it says user blocked it is brandmeister. you have to wait 1 hr for it to unlock or switch servers

On 7/30/2020 10:10 AM, Steve N4IRS wrote:

Well,
Neither AB or MB generate a voice message so...

On 7/30/2020 10:08 AM, Michael Rickey (AF6FB) wrote:

Thanks for getting back to me. The BrandMeister team assured me this message was not coming from them...

Michael AF6FB

_.

Well,
Neither AB or MB generate a voice message so...

On 7/30/2020 10:08 AM, Michael Rickey (AF6FB) wrote:

Thanks for getting back to me. The BrandMeister team assured me this message was not coming from them...

Michael AF6FB

_.

Thanks for getting back to me. The BrandMeister team assured me this message was not coming from them...

Michael AF6FB

OK, thanks. I didn't see any reference to that in any of the docs or forum discussion. Did I miss it somewhere?

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 6:15 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Yes

On 7/28/20 7:13 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

So....I need to 'submit' my reflector info to one of them to get included on that version of the file, then?

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 6:01 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Bob,
So, that's the issue. If you use Pi-Star, the host file comes from Andy Taylor MW0MWZ (The author of Pi-Star) Andy starts with the the host file from Jonathan G4KLX which is here <https://github.com/g4klx/P25Clients/blob/master/P25Gateway/P25Hosts.txt> There is nothing sacred about the file. Pi-Star give the user the ability to add custom entries. If I dont use Pi-Star I can edit the host file to my liking.

Pi-Star is a "repackaging" of the software from G4LKX. That is not to say Andy does not add value. He certainly does and I would venture to say that without Pi-Star (or something like it) DV hotspots would not have taken off like it did.

Steve N4IRS 

On 7/28/20 6:51 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your answer....maybe if I rephrase--

How do I get my P25 reflector/TG to show up in the pulldown in the P25 section of the configuration screen of every Pi-Star hotspot in existence?

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:42 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

That file starts with <https://github.com/g4klx/P25Clients/tree/master/P25Gateway> Where people get their host file depends on where they get their software.

Steve

On 7/28/20 4:41 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

Thanks, that clears that up.

Another question is, what determines whether the TG shows up automatically in everyone's P25Hosts.txt (ie. "published"?)

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:39 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Bob,
The P25Reflector software does not actually care what TG it reflects. When the reflector sees UDP traffic on the proper port, it reflects it to all connected users.
The program that determines what TG, is actually P25Gateway in it's host file:

# 10200 North America
10200    dvswitch.org        41000

This tells P25Gateway, when you see traffic on TG 10200 send the traffic to dvswitch.org (44.103.34.4) on UDP port 41000.
As to the name, again it's in the P25Gateway host file.

73, Steve N4IRS

On 7/27/20 11:05 PM, nuhtrue@... wrote:

Hi,

I'm having some difficulty while installing the whole package (G4-somebody/dvswitch) using the 927.org instructions (which is riddled with typos);
I've read everything I've been able to google, both here and elsewhere, but I'm stuck on a concept or two:

What (and WHERE or WHO) determines what your newly installed P25 reflector's TG ID is?

I probably will choose not to publish the TG (at first, at least) but where do I give it its name? I saw a thread where Steve says some ppl are using the same #
as their chosen DMR TG (which already exists; I'm trying to link them)?

Thanks,

Bob
KK6RQ

OK, thanks. I didn't see any reference to that in any of the docs or forum discussion. Did I miss it somewhere?

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 6:15 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Yes

On 7/28/20 7:13 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

So....I need to 'submit' my reflector info to one of them to get included on that version of the file, then?

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 6:01 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Bob,
So, that's the issue. If you use Pi-Star, the host file comes from Andy Taylor MW0MWZ (The author of Pi-Star) Andy starts with the the host file from Jonathan G4KLX which is here <https://github.com/g4klx/P25Clients/blob/master/P25Gateway/P25Hosts.txt> There is nothing sacred about the file. Pi-Star give the user the ability to add custom entries. If I dont use Pi-Star I can edit the host file to my liking.

Pi-Star is a "repackaging" of the software from G4LKX. That is not to say Andy does not add value. He certainly does and I would venture to say that without Pi-Star (or something like it) DV hotspots would not have taken off like it did.

Steve N4IRS 

On 7/28/20 6:51 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your answer....maybe if I rephrase--

How do I get my P25 reflector/TG to show up in the pulldown in the P25 section of the configuration screen of every Pi-Star hotspot in existence?

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:42 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

That file starts with <https://github.com/g4klx/P25Clients/tree/master/P25Gateway> Where people get their host file depends on where they get their software.

Steve

On 7/28/20 4:41 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

Thanks, that clears that up.

Another question is, what determines whether the TG shows up automatically in everyone's P25Hosts.txt (ie. "published"?)

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:39 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Bob,
The P25Reflector software does not actually care what TG it reflects. When the reflector sees UDP traffic on the proper port, it reflects it to all connected users.
The program that determines what TG, is actually P25Gateway in it's host file:

# 10200 North America
10200    dvswitch.org        41000

This tells P25Gateway, when you see traffic on TG 10200 send the traffic to dvswitch.org (44.103.34.4) on UDP port 41000.
As to the name, again it's in the P25Gateway host file.

73, Steve N4IRS

On 7/27/20 11:05 PM, nuhtrue@... wrote:

Hi,

I'm having some difficulty while installing the whole package (G4-somebody/dvswitch) using the 927.org instructions (which is riddled with typos);
I've read everything I've been able to google, both here and elsewhere, but I'm stuck on a concept or two:

What (and WHERE or WHO) determines what your newly installed P25 reflector's TG ID is?

I probably will choose not to publish the TG (at first, at least) but where do I give it its name? I saw a thread where Steve says some ppl are using the same #
as their chosen DMR TG (which already exists; I'm trying to link them)?

Thanks,

Bob
KK6RQ

So....I need to 'submit' my reflector info to one of them to get included on that version of the file, then?

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 6:01 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Bob,
So, that's the issue. If you use Pi-Star, the host file comes from Andy Taylor MW0MWZ (The author of Pi-Star) Andy starts with the the host file from Jonathan G4KLX which is here <https://github.com/g4klx/P25Clients/blob/master/P25Gateway/P25Hosts.txt> There is nothing sacred about the file. Pi-Star give the user the ability to add custom entries. If I dont use Pi-Star I can edit the host file to my liking.

Pi-Star is a "repackaging" of the software from G4LKX. That is not to say Andy does not add value. He certainly does and I would venture to say that without Pi-Star (or something like it) DV hotspots would not have taken off like it did.

Steve N4IRS 

On 7/28/20 6:51 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your answer....maybe if I rephrase--

How do I get my P25 reflector/TG to show up in the pulldown in the P25 section of the configuration screen of every Pi-Star hotspot in existence?

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:42 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

That file starts with <https://github.com/g4klx/P25Clients/tree/master/P25Gateway> Where people get their host file depends on where they get their software.

Steve

On 7/28/20 4:41 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

Thanks, that clears that up.

Another question is, what determines whether the TG shows up automatically in everyone's P25Hosts.txt (ie. "published"?)

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:39 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Bob,
The P25Reflector software does not actually care what TG it reflects. When the reflector sees UDP traffic on the proper port, it reflects it to all connected users.
The program that determines what TG, is actually P25Gateway in it's host file:

# 10200 North America
10200    dvswitch.org        41000

This tells P25Gateway, when you see traffic on TG 10200 send the traffic to dvswitch.org (44.103.34.4) on UDP port 41000.
As to the name, again it's in the P25Gateway host file.

73, Steve N4IRS

On 7/27/20 11:05 PM, nuhtrue@... wrote:

Hi,

I'm having some difficulty while installing the whole package (G4-somebody/dvswitch) using the 927.org instructions (which is riddled with typos);
I've read everything I've been able to google, both here and elsewhere, but I'm stuck on a concept or two:

What (and WHERE or WHO) determines what your newly installed P25 reflector's TG ID is?

I probably will choose not to publish the TG (at first, at least) but where do I give it its name? I saw a thread where Steve says some ppl are using the same #
as their chosen DMR TG (which already exists; I'm trying to link them)?

Thanks,

Bob
KK6RQ

You edit the P25Hosts.txt file to reflect the details to the P25 reflector you are wanting to connect to.  Save it the do a quick reboot.

You should then be able to select it in Pi-Star

 

Justin Albury

J Albury Communications

justin@...

0417246791

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From: main@DVSwitch.groups.io <main@DVSwitch.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bob KK6RQ
Sent: Wednesday, 29 July 2020 8:52 AM
To: main@dvswitch.groups.io
Subject: Re: [DVSwitch] P25Reflector install help...

 

I'm not sure I understand your answer....maybe if I rephrase--

 

How do I get my P25 reflector/TG to show up in the pulldown in the P25 section of the configuration screen of every Pi-Star hotspot in existence?

 

-Bob

KK6RQ

 

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:42 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

That file starts with <https://github.com/g4klx/P25Clients/tree/master/P25Gateway> Where people get their host file depends on where they get their software.

Steve

On 7/28/20 4:41 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

Thanks, that clears that up.

 

Another question is, what determines whether the TG shows up automatically in everyone's P25Hosts.txt (ie. "published"?)

 

-Bob

KK6RQ

 

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:39 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Bob,
The P25Reflector software does not actually care what TG it reflects. When the reflector sees UDP traffic on the proper port, it reflects it to all connected users.
The program that determines what TG, is actually P25Gateway in it's host file:

# 10200 North America
10200    dvswitch.org        41000

This tells P25Gateway, when you see traffic on TG 10200 send the traffic to dvswitch.org (44.103.34.4) on UDP port 41000.
As to the name, again it's in the P25Gateway host file.

73, Steve N4IRS

On 7/27/20 11:05 PM, nuhtrue@... wrote:

Hi,

I'm having some difficulty while installing the whole package (G4-somebody/dvswitch) using the 927.org instructions (which is riddled with typos);
I've read everything I've been able to google, both here and elsewhere, but I'm stuck on a concept or two:

What (and WHERE or WHO) determines what your newly installed P25 reflector's TG ID is?

I probably will choose not to publish the TG (at first, at least) but where do I give it its name? I saw a thread where Steve says some ppl are using the same #
as their chosen DMR TG (which already exists; I'm trying to link them)?

Thanks,

Bob
KK6RQ

 

 

I'm not sure I understand your answer....maybe if I rephrase--

How do I get my P25 reflector/TG to show up in the pulldown in the P25 section of the configuration screen of every Pi-Star hotspot in existence?

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:42 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

That file starts with <https://github.com/g4klx/P25Clients/tree/master/P25Gateway> Where people get their host file depends on where they get their software.

Steve

On 7/28/20 4:41 PM, Bob KK6RQ wrote:

Thanks, that clears that up.

Another question is, what determines whether the TG shows up automatically in everyone's P25Hosts.txt (ie. "published"?)

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:39 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Bob,
The P25Reflector software does not actually care what TG it reflects. When the reflector sees UDP traffic on the proper port, it reflects it to all connected users.
The program that determines what TG, is actually P25Gateway in it's host file:

# 10200 North America
10200    dvswitch.org        41000

This tells P25Gateway, when you see traffic on TG 10200 send the traffic to dvswitch.org (44.103.34.4) on UDP port 41000.
As to the name, again it's in the P25Gateway host file.

73, Steve N4IRS

On 7/27/20 11:05 PM, nuhtrue@... wrote:

Hi,

I'm having some difficulty while installing the whole package (G4-somebody/dvswitch) using the 927.org instructions (which is riddled with typos);
I've read everything I've been able to google, both here and elsewhere, but I'm stuck on a concept or two:

What (and WHERE or WHO) determines what your newly installed P25 reflector's TG ID is?

I probably will choose not to publish the TG (at first, at least) but where do I give it its name? I saw a thread where Steve says some ppl are using the same #
as their chosen DMR TG (which already exists; I'm trying to link them)?

Thanks,

Bob
KK6RQ

Thanks, that clears that up.

Another question is, what determines whether the TG shows up automatically in everyone's P25Hosts.txt (ie. "published"?)

-Bob

KK6RQ

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 4:39 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:

Bob,
The P25Reflector software does not actually care what TG it reflects. When the reflector sees UDP traffic on the proper port, it reflects it to all connected users.
The program that determines what TG, is actually P25Gateway in it's host file:

# 10200 North America
10200    dvswitch.org        41000

This tells P25Gateway, when you see traffic on TG 10200 send the traffic to dvswitch.org (44.103.34.4) on UDP port 41000.
As to the name, again it's in the P25Gateway host file.

73, Steve N4IRS

On 7/27/20 11:05 PM, nuhtrue@... wrote:

Hi,

I'm having some difficulty while installing the whole package (G4-somebody/dvswitch) using the 927.org instructions (which is riddled with typos);
I've read everything I've been able to google, both here and elsewhere, but I'm stuck on a concept or two:

What (and WHERE or WHO) determines what your newly installed P25 reflector's TG ID is?

I probably will choose not to publish the TG (at first, at least) but where do I give it its name? I saw a thread where Steve says some ppl are using the same #
as their chosen DMR TG (which already exists; I'm trying to link them)?

Thanks,

Bob
KK6RQ

Hello,
We have DVSwitch running with a connection to BrandMeister to our AllStar server. I think this is MMDVM_Host <-> analog_bridge. The AllStar server is the hub of our analog repeater network.

We are having a problem that sprouts up after about four hours of operation. We start getting key-up on our analog repeaters with the word "muted", it is muffled and hard to understand, but we think this is what it's saying. The logs show network traffic coming from the DMR side, but we don't hear it if we monitor the talkgroup.

Is there something in the DVSwitch stack of software, or maybe in AllStar that would broadcast the word "muted? I'm hoping this will help us determine the issue.

Any help you can provide would be helpful.

Michael AF6FB