Re: VARA.exe in Linux on a Chromebook (4GB RAM, 16GB eMMC)
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Hi, Bob,
I missed your answer and found it only now. What you propose is an interesting idea. So far I had the impression that wine32 requires wine (64-bit base) to be installed. I will ask someone at winehq or in a related forum. OTOH wine32?+ win32 architecture install libraries 64-bit version of which seem to be present anyway in the system (current Debian is 64-bit only IIRC). I think I need to be looking for 32-bit (i386) Linux, but I am afraid that has been long unavailable.
73 Jindra pá 7. 2. 2025 v?8:32 odesílatel Bob Cameron, VK2YQA via <bob3bob3= [email protected]> napsal:
Hi Jindra
Not an expert on this so mainly thinking out loud.?
I assume you space issue on the 16GB came from installing wine32
and the i386 linux architecture on top of the 64bit? (ie sudo dpkg
--add-architecture i386) There doesn't seem to be a wine64
dependency on the wine32 installation (in Debian) so maybe see if
wine32 ONLY can be installed? (assuming you don't want to run any
64bit Windows programs). WineHQ however has lots of useful info.
Maybe think about doing a manual strip of unused
applications/libraries first?
Cheers Bob VK2YQA
On 7/2/25 17:32, OK4RM via
wrote:
Hello,
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recently
I purchased and reflashed Lenovo N23, 4GB RAM, 16 GB flash.
Running JS8Call to my complete satisfaction, using QDX and/or
QMX transceiver (both have built-in USB CDC's for serial and
sound interface). The chromebook runs from full charge at least
9 hours, maybe more. With QMX, QDX except battery there are no
extra boxes or parts to take in my backpack, such as digirig
etc.
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I
tried to install VARA (because it's a standard in one of emcomm
groups I participate in) but no success, the reason being that
VARA is available as Win32 app only and the necessary libraries
don't fit into the 16 GB disk. Were it 32 GB or were VARA also a
x64 app everything would be fine. I tried to convince the
author, EA5HVK, to make a 64 bit build alongside the 32 bit
version but he seems to be reluctant to accept any proposals. I
wonder what will he do after 32-bit layer disappears from
Windows (after 2025).
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I
just received a used Dell Chromebook 11 3180 with 32 GB flash,
reflashed it after some struggle and so far everything seems to
work. I have not yet started installing the VARA stuff.
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Would
you know of another solution as alternative to hunting 32 gig
chromebook in the 2nd hand market? "Install Windows to avoid
headache" variant has already been taken by Jose (EA5HVK) but he
doesn't know that due to Windows quirks our radio club 24/7 JS8
is out of service every couple of days ;-)?
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73
Jindra OK4RM
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