FlightAware is making more and more difficult to have a pre-built image configurable by itself. For now, you can use base PiAware 3.6.3 image and run the ADSBx setup scripts. Code: sudo apt-get install git git clone https://github.com/adsbxchange/adsb-exchange.git cd adsb-exchange chmod +x setup.sh sudo ./setup.sh There's no real reason to update unless you want to use the latest dump1090 with the additional DF17 fields they are decoding. Which are nothing that exciting with regard to tracking aircraft.
Since I had my feeder die for no reason I can figure out, I had to figure this out again. Re-installed everything manually on the existing image, nothing works. So re-install using the 3.6.3 image. Seems to be feeding now. My only question is the rumblings about FA stripping out libraries and making the pi less functional. (Why?WTF?) Anyway, in your opinion, what is the best way to go? Stretch Lite and just manually build everything 3.6.3 and add back the libraries, I always do a -f -y on all apt-gets to get all junk it needs ADSB image I have it running now. I feed FR24 also (that's a pretty simple install) but want to start at a base that will not continue to lead to the continued outages I have (that I would contribute to updates from FA). Input?
Any linux that works on Pi (armh) will work. The most difficult part is installing dump1090 and passing the correct parameters such that it will not continuously write the json files for the map to your SD, then install lighttpd and get the map working. I would just use the custom ADSBx image, it's simple works and you can install whatever feeders you want. https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/working-new-adsbexchange-base-image-v1-0.618988/ Someone on here built an image using dietPi. I was going to try Alpine linux to build a no frills just works feeder. https://dietpi.com/ https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi
Thanks. I'll Download the ADSB. Only reason I feed FR24 is because you get history and a business account. FA I am about to say f'em but not ready yet, I don't mind giving data if they provide a service I can use. Thanks again! To the DOWNLOAD>
If you want to start from scratch. I wrote a very detailed setup. Depends how much *nix knowledge you have or want to learn! https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/install-dump1090-fa-from-base-raspbian-image-ssh.623994/ FYI, use a small SD card or you can use. https://github.com/Drewsif/PiShrink I create images then use dd to write them to my linux PC drive, shrink with PiShrink, and zip.
PiShrink is a good resource. I never extend the partition, and leave it at 2gb, so it is easy to burn an image out, and smaller. I am confident that I have enough nix to get this accomplished, not to mention, most of that I have already documented since I have had to do this like 5 times in the last few years. Few SD deaths, and then FA hosing me out. Oh yeah and all that Free VMServer stuff on nix fro ma few years ago. It was like Ubuntu 8 when I started with all that stuff....before stuff came with a GUI...nobody got no time for a gui.
Ain't nobody got time for a GUI! A base model feeder doesn't need a map if you don't want to look at it. You could install dump1090 on another machine and use that map, just connect it to dump1090 on the Pi on the local network. Install dump1090 pass args to tell it to write to /var/run so it doesn't eat the SD card. Install feeders from wherever. They all use the 30005 beast port that is open on dump1090. You can tell of a lot of the scripts to output to dev null then shut off all logs. Or make it read only and never worry again. https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/adafruits-read-only/
I actually use the Map. I might just install Stretch Lite and go from there then I know that I have a full operational load set if needed. Thanks for the input, I see I have options.
