[time-nuts] Re: Updated TimeHat image (new gpsd!)

[W7SLS]

Perfect. Thanks 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 22, 2021, at 7:22 PM, John Miller via time-nuts <time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Scott!
> Thanks for the kind words. Writing out this image to an SD card is fairly easy. Download the file I linked in my first email, then use 7zip to decompress it. Once decompressed, attach your SD card to your computer with a USB SD reader (or attach it directly if your computer has an SD card slot). Once connected, use a tool like win32diskimager or Balena Etcher to write the image to the SD card. Once it’s done, connect the SD back to your Pi, plug it in, and you should be good to go!
> 
> If you want to update the software on your existing TimeHat, these are instructions I already wrote up for someone else:
> 
> First update the OS, DietPi - pretty standard debian update procedure:
> - sudo apt update ; sudo apt upgrade (reboot when completed) 
> - sudo dietpi-upgrade (follow prompts, reboot when completed)
> 
> Build & install the latest version of gpsd:
> - remove the old gpsd source (if there): rm -r ~/gpsd
> - pull the latest gpsd source: git clone https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd.git <https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd.git>
> - build gpsd: cd gpsd ; scons
> - stop gpsd: sudo systemctl stop gpsd
> - install new gpsd: sudo scons install
> - restart gpsd: sudo systemctl start gpsd
> 
> You’re all set!
> 
> Regards,
> John
> 
> 
>> On Oct 22, 2021, at 9:50 PM, W7SLS <w7sls.scott at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 1 - you are the best, thanks. 
>> 2 - your priorities seem great (family, work, …., RPi)
>> 3 - may I ask you to CC me if you e-mail someone on how to update?
>> 4 - don’t make a special e-mail for me, I can follow the info below
>>     (It is more curiosity… I have 2 timeHats, and can do them one at a time)
>> 
>> Thanks and 73,
>> Scott W7SLS
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>>> On Oct 22, 2021, at 6:12 PM, John Miller via time-nuts <time-nuts at lists.febo.com <mailto:time-nuts at lists.febo.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> Here’s an updated system image for the TimeHat - including the latest versions of gpsd, chrony, and DietPi. I had been meaning to get this image out sooner, but things have been pretty busy lately between work and family.
>>> 
>>> https://millerjs.org/files/TimeHat32_20211022.img.xz <https://millerjs.org/files/TimeHat32_20211022.img.xz><https://millerjs.org/files/TimeHat32_20211022.img.xz <https://millerjs.org/files/TimeHat32_20211022.img.xz>>
>>> 
>>> The file is a 918MB xz compressed disk image, with an md5 of 097e5b0008849dcccfc8131a4d4ba0c9 if you want to verify your download. When decompressed, the resulting image will be ~4GB and can be written out to an MicroSD card 8GB or larger. On first boot the root partition will automatically expand to fill the entire disk. 
>>> 
>>> Aside from the new software versions, everything should be exactly the same. Credentials are still timehat/timehat, it will pick up an IP address from your DHCP server automatically, it will have ssh listening on port 22, and it has a status web page on port 80.
>>> 
>>> If you don’t want to write a new image out for your TimeHat, I can provide instructions for how to update it - the process is fairly straightforward. 
>>> 
>>> Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any issues or questions.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> John Miller
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