On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:53 AM, Christopher <dodge_ram_mopar_360@...> wrote:

Yes, thanks! You might want to try the Raspberry Pi OS desktop for x86 PC and Mac. It will have the same layout as HamPi that way.?

Do you happen to have installer script for HamPi??

On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:48 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

HamPi uses the latest Raspberry Pi OS as a base. There are two editions -- Raspberry Pi OS 32-bit and Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit. There are HamPis built for both editions.

HamPC uses the latest Xubuntu, which right now is Xubuntu 22.

Have I adequately?answered your questions?

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:46 AM Christopher <dodge_ram_mopar_360@...> wrote:

Right, but what Linux operating system are you using? Raspbian make a Raspberry Pi desktop for PC and Mac, the link I sent.?

On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:42 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

HamPi and HamPC are two different operating system?images. HamPi runs on the Raspberry Pi and HamPC runs on the x86 laptop or desktop system.

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:38 AM Christopher <dodge_ram_mopar_360@...> wrote:

Is this Raspberry Pi desktop?

Debian Bullseye with Raspberry Pi Desktop?

If not it may be better to use this image instead

On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:34 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

Hi,

Ok, we have some issues. Now that you've pointed them out, can you suggest a way to improve HamPC?

Let's keep making the project better. This is a free, open-source project. How can you help make it better?

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:33 AM <stemcgaughey84@...> wrote:

knew people would have problems with this

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On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:48 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

HamPi uses the latest Raspberry Pi OS as a base. There are two editions -- Raspberry Pi OS 32-bit and Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit. There are HamPis built for both editions.

HamPC uses the latest Xubuntu, which right now is Xubuntu 22.

Have I adequately?answered your questions?

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:46 AM Christopher <dodge_ram_mopar_360@...> wrote:

Right, but what Linux operating system are you using? Raspbian make a Raspberry Pi desktop for PC and Mac, the link I sent.?

On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:42 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

HamPi and HamPC are two different operating system?images. HamPi runs on the Raspberry Pi and HamPC runs on the x86 laptop or desktop system.

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:38 AM Christopher <dodge_ram_mopar_360@...> wrote:

Is this Raspberry Pi desktop?

Debian Bullseye with Raspberry Pi Desktop?

If not it may be better to use this image instead

On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:34 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

Hi,

Ok, we have some issues. Now that you've pointed them out, can you suggest a way to improve HamPC?

Let's keep making the project better. This is a free, open-source project. How can you help make it better?

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:33 AM <stemcgaughey84@...> wrote:

knew people would have problems with this

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On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:42 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

HamPi and HamPC are two different operating system?images. HamPi runs on the Raspberry Pi and HamPC runs on the x86 laptop or desktop system.

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:38 AM Christopher <dodge_ram_mopar_360@...> wrote:

Is this Raspberry Pi desktop?

Debian Bullseye with Raspberry Pi Desktop?

If not it may be better to use this image instead

On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:34 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

Hi,

Ok, we have some issues. Now that you've pointed them out, can you suggest a way to improve HamPC?

Let's keep making the project better. This is a free, open-source project. How can you help make it better?

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:33 AM <stemcgaughey84@...> wrote:

knew people would have problems with this

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On Aug 22, 2022 at 9:34 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

Hi,

Ok, we have some issues. Now that you've pointed them out, can you suggest a way to improve HamPC?

Let's keep making the project better. This is a free, open-source project. How can you help make it better?

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:33 AM <stemcgaughey84@...> wrote:

knew people would have problems with this

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On Aug 21, 2022 at 8:42 PM, Jeff Steinkamp <n7yg@...> wrote:

I'll give BalenaEtcher a try later in the week.

Dave Slotter, W3DJS wrote on 8/21/2022 09:17:

If Rufus works for me but doesn't work for others, then I must be missing including some configuration instructions. However if BalenaEtcher works, then I should prob change my instructions to get people to use that.

73,

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If Rufus works for me but doesn't work for others, then I must be missing including some configuration instructions. However if BalenaEtcher works, then I should prob change my instructions to get people to use that.

73,

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If Rufus works for me but doesn't work for others, then I must be missing including some configuration instructions. However if BalenaEtcher works, then I should prob change my instructions to get people to use that.

On Aug 21, 2022 at 10:16 AM, Chuck Rexroad <crexroad34@...> wrote:

I found that Rufus on WIndows 11 didn't image the USB drive properly but balenaEtcher worked fine.? Not sure if that helps.

Best,

Chuck

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On Sun, Aug 21, 2022 at 11:54 AM Dave Slotter, W3DJS <slotter@...> wrote:

Copying yesterday's response from Facebook:

First, I want to let you know that I've been at the Huntsville Hamfest today and I will be there tomorrow, so my ability to respond is somewhat limited at present. Second, I want to let you know that I'm very sorry that you had such a negative experience. I can see that you are very frustrated and I would like to do what I can to help you out. I would like to invite you to check out a much more comprehensive information site which is a link tree that my wonderful XYL set up for HamPi and HamPC. That link is . On that link tree you will see links to more comprehensive documentation such as the wiki that I have set up for HamPi and HamPC as well as the community support group on . I generally provide my free volunteer tech support at so that when I answer a question for one person or I help one person solve a problem, so that others will read and can benefit from the solution as well. What I would like to do, if you are okay with it, is to transfer this conversation to the community support group and if you could just copy and paste your message or repeat your issue in whatever form you feel comfortable on I would be happy to walk you through the troubleshooting steps and if we can identify ways to improve my instructions, I would certainly welcome that opportunity. Please do understand that this is a free resource that I provide to the ham community at large and I am but one person, and there are thousands of you out there. I do the best I can with the time that God has allotted to me. Thank you for your understanding.

On Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 10:04 Jeff Steinkamp <n7yg@...> wrote:

I have spent entirely way too much time screwing with this. In the military, we commonly referred to this experience as the classic cluster F%^k. I downloaded your HamPC archive from the web link you provided on FB. I also downloaded your Readme file and the How to Flash Image file. I have a 128GB stick so this was perfect for the job, as stated in your file. I downloaded the Rufus program you recommend and got that up and running. Your instructions state that, “You do not need to decompress this file before flashing it to a USB thumb drive.” So, I pointed Rufus to this 5GB archive and clicked Start. The fact this process completed in less than 90 seconds had me quite skeptical. And I was correct. It did not boot, even with me forcing the boot menu direct to the USB drive. I then extracted the Image file from the Archive and got a 35GB image file that appears to be an ISO, but has the file type as image. I selected this .img file in Rufus and this time it appeared to write the image to the USB stick as it took almost an hour to accomplish this process. I did have a look at the stick with the Disk Manager in Windows and it does show this drive with 2 partitions, the first at 512MB as the EFI System Partition and the other as a healthy Primary Partition of 32GB and 88GB that is unallocated. But no matter what I try to do, this stick will not boot in my Windows Machine, nor will it boot in the box I have running Linux. So, If I, a computer professional, am unable to get this working, nobody else will either. I did take a look at your README file and the concept you have is good and it does include a lot of ham radio software. But you have to remember that 80% of licensed hams today are nothing more than appliance operators with almost zero knowledge of Linux and hard pressed to pass the license exam for the class they hold. Your Sourceforge/GIT site is extremely sparse when it comes to information and details. It’s back in your ballcourt now. BTW, I neve did find the WiKi!!

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