Communications with the Raspberry pi

[batcfm]

Dave,

If image down loaded from GitHub do you have to perform the following

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Briti ... install.sh

chmod +x install.sh

./install.sh

As stated in notes on GitHUB and Wiki?

Regards,
Bill.

[G8GKQ]

Hi Bill

Yes, the image from http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbi ... 016-11-29/ is just the operating system. You then need to download and install the application with those 3 lines.

Dave, G8GKQ

[wb6kwt]

Hi Dave,
I've read all the documents on the Portsdown pages but I don't remember seeing anything about doing this procedure. Where do I find the document explaining this? To a Linux beginner it looks complicated. But I assume I would log-in to the PI and issue those 3 commands and all should be fine.

Bob -wb6kwt

[G0MXW]

Bob

https://wiki.batc.tv/Portsdown_software last couple of paras

Dave
g0mxw

[wb6kwt]

Oops, thanks Dave I was aware of that but just didn't realize I would need to accomplish that because I had obtained my SD card from the BATC store and that it was already done. My mistake.

Bob

[G8GKQ]

Bob

All this has been done on the cards from the store. You just plug them in and they will transmit!

That's why you buy them from the store....

Dave, G8GKQ

[wb6kwt]

Thanks Dave, that is what I thought, just a bit nervous I guess trying to understand it all.

[batcfm]

Thanks for confirmation Dave & quick reply.

I seem to have a problem getting the wget command to get the install.sh file loaded.

I have had two different sets ups as my Development Desktop PC doesn't have WiFi and only a single LAN connection so if I connect the Pi to it I can't connect to the internet.

So have used an old XP laptop connected via WiFi to internet and using the LAN connection to Pi.
Putty run Ok and login into Pi. I also tried another Pi using WiFi internet connection again which has a version of Putty but gives the same error as follows.

But executing the wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Briti ... install.sh gives a wget error unable to resolve name https://raw.githubusercontent.com or resolve the link.

Using IE I can access this https link OK.

Am I doing something stupid in my connection set up?

Regards,
Bill.

[G8GKQ]

Hi Bill

Do you have Internet Connection Sharing set up on your XP Laptop? Without that working, your Pi will not be able to see the internet (or get a DNS resolution - which is the cause of your current error message).

Can you put the Pi somewhere else in the house on a different wired connection (stolen from another device for a few minutes) and then go back to your desktop and connect to it? Once you have done the initial install it all gets a lot easier because you can set up the WiFi on the Pi.

Dave, G8GKQ

[batcfm]

Hi Dave,

I spent some time checking all the settings and connections but seem to be OK however the Pi still did not access the Internet.

Also tried to connect Pi via Modem (wire) which appears to have a network connection on it 5 inputs but couldn't ping or connect through it.

Could not see any problems with the Modem set up.

Anyway received the BATC programmed card yesterday as I was buying some other items from online shop.

Hopefully that will get around my network problems.

Thanks Bill.