NEW:  December 2014:  After 1 month of testing (including Alpha, Beta and Field testing), the FREE STAR* team is pleased to release an install document for the BeagleBone BLACK (single board computer with an ARM processor, running Debian Wheezy).   A Quick Install Guide can be downloaded from here.  Note - this method uses the stock / base Debian eMMC image.

Updated October 2013:  After 2 months of intense testing, (including Alpha, Beta and Field testing), the FREE STAR* team is pleased to release an image for the BeagleBone (single board computer with an ARM processor, running Debian Squeeze).  The image can be downloaded from here.  A Quick Install Guide can be downloaded from here.

Updated October 2013:  After 2 months of intense testing, (including Alpha, Beta and Field testing), the FREE STAR* team is pleased to release an image for the Raspberry Pi (single board computer with an ARM processor) running Debian Wheezy. The image can be downloaded from here.  A Quick Install Guide can be downloaded from here.

 

Not sure which platform to use? - with a $10 price difference between the BeagleBone Black and the Raspberry Pi, this article may help you to choose.

 

The FREE STAR* team has developed a complete ISO image that will allow a 'bare metal' PC to be brought online as a fully functional FREE STAR* system in about one hour! 

Ask us about our offsite gateway solution for sites that do not have Internet access - works with ICOM and non-ICOM hardware!

PRE-REQUISITE:

A unique repeater callsign is required, which must be registered with the ircddb network.

Our images support the use of either an external GMSK node adapter OR the sound card software - we recommend the use of a USB sound fob - see URL on the FREE STAR* page.  This has been proven and is in use at many production sites!).

Please note:  If you are having difficulty downloading images from this site, please try our mirror site.

The ISO image for a NEW system build (on a conventional PC) can be downloaded here.

MD5 Checksum is:  40e5413f40cc53b108b34a761257fecf

A Quick Install Guide for the ISO install can be downloaded here.

 

A CF / Microdrive image (for home-brewed systems) that fits on a 4GB Microdrive can be downloaded here.  This image can be used on systems such as HP Thin Clients and PC Engines Alix boards.

MD5 Checksum is:  231b0789a6c5f3fc84fa17efee17c6f9

A Quick Install Guide for the CF / Microdrive installation (using the above image) can be downloaded here.

 

A CF / Microdrive image (for ICOM^TM installations) that fits on a 4GB Microdrive can be downloaded here.

MD5 Checksum is:  c863007eb727ec10a3cdb8c4cd376c17

A Quick Install Guide for the CF / Microdrive installation (using the above image) can be downloaded here.

 

An install script is also available to allow an existing system (pre-installed with CENTOS) to add the FREE STAR* components.  This script can be downloaded from here.  A Quick Install Guide for use with this script can be downloaded from here.

 

NEW:  FREE STAR* for Windows - Quick Install Guide can be downloaded from here

 

 

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