This assumes you have a mouse and keyboard or can putty (ssh) into the Pi once image is burned and everything is plugged in. TO USE SSH OR PUTTY REMOTELY Secure shell is not enabled on raspbian by default, to enable place a blank file called ssh.txt or ssh on sd card in same location as piaware-config.txt, on windows it just shows up as the sd card. It's best to use piaware-config.txt to configure your WiFi. This tutorial does not use a config file for ASDBx but instead uses the bash script setup installer. You will specify latitude, longitude, altitude, and the port number for ASDBx. Later you can change these by rerunning the setup.sh script. Download 3.6.3 from FlightAware website. http://piaware.flightcdn.com/piaware-sd-card-3.6.3.img.zip Write it to SD using etcher.io or your preferred img writer. Edit the piaware-config.txt like instructed by FlightAware setup. Put SD card in, plug in USB sdr and antenna. If using screen and keyboard - plug those in. Power the Pi feeder. FlightAware default login is: pi flightaware Then login using one of the below: ssh screen/keyboard windows users use putty (https://www.putty.org/) if using mouse and keyboard ALT+F2 gets you to console login Run the following commands Code: sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade then install git and run the setup script Code: sudo apt-get install git socat git clone https://github.com/adsbxchange/adsb-exchange.git cd adsb-exchange chmod +x setup.sh sudo ./setup.sh The setup will prompt you for latitude, longitude, altitude, a unique name for feeder, and an optional custom port. Most feeders will use anonymous 30005 port. After setup completes, reboot the Pi. Code: sudo reboot The following scripts should have been started on boot from rc.local. adsbexchange-netcat_maint.sh adsbexchange-mlat_maint.sh You can check with htop. Code: sudo apt install htop htop hit F5 Use arrow keys to scroll and move around. Success! Beware Flight Aware has overridden Raspbian software repositories in 3.6.3, so they now control what software you can install and what is available version wise.
NOT NEEDED - HERE FOR REFERENCE ONLY For historical reasons and not needed with FA 3.6.3 You can also specify a WiFi config by placing wpa_supplicant.conf in the same directory as piaware-config.txt. This is a minimal configuration to get you working. If you need other options or specifics for your WiFi. See Raspbian forums. HELP: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=191252 wpa_supplicant.conf This file must contain the following for 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz WiFi to work on the Pi 3B+. Code: country=GB ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev update_config=1 network={ ssid="your_real_wifi_ssid" scan_ssid=1 psk="your_real_password" }
On latest images it should look rather like this Code: country=(here put your 2 capital letters country code, example: country=US) ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev update_config=1 network={ ssid="your_real_wifi_SSID" scan_ssid=1 psk="yuor_real_password" key_mgmt=WPA-PSK }
Assuming people know country code. Minimal one will turn on 2.4 Ghz only on the B+ It will detect key_mgmt automatically .. scan_ssid only needed if WiFi SSID is hidden
OK I went to install the git and it asked for a password and username. Come to find out you need a githubaccount (you need to put this in the instructions for newbies here) So now I got a github account and entered username and password it says repository not found. This is really difficult since I simply can't install an image now. Is there an easier way to do this?
You misunderstood what is needed. Nobody need github account to install mlat-client. If you want to improve it create account, fork install and add your changes.
Ok but what is the usename and password it is asking for then? What is a fork install? I have a PI3+ and no way of feeding. I just need exact script to use that works.
Pi 3+ plus feed. Please explain what is already installed. Raspbian with desktop or Raspbian lite? Next step: do you have any kind of dump-1090 installed? If yes which one? Did you try to install ADSBx mlat-client?
Followed all instructions above with 3.6.3 image and get stuck here. git clone https://github.com/adsbxchange/adsb-exchange.git
All tutorials/manuals are valid for Raspberry Pi only. So I assume you can't clone this repository? Did you try to clone it before? If already cloned remove it and clone again. To remove open terminal and Code: sudo rm -rf adsb-exchange
Install latest raspbian, with or without desktop, than install any kind of dump1090 if you use USB stick. Don't plug stick before all software is installed.
What or which image is Re-imaged? You expect answers to not asked questions. Nobody except of you knows what kind of software you use.
Reimaged 3.6.3 I think what happened is that I was typing in the script by hand and put git clone https://github.com/adsbexchange/adsb-exchange.git but the actual command drops the e off of the address and is adsbxchange
I was using keyboardand monitor into the PI so couldn't copy and paste. It is working now thanks for the help with my stupid mistake.
