[Xastir] recommendations for digi / network tools

[Liz]

On Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:36:42 -0800
David Ranch <xastir at trinnet.net> wrote:

> Hey Liz,
> 
> I'm curious what you mean by the BBB couldn't cope when building the 
> AX.25 kernel modules.  It should work though I wouldn't recommend to 
> compile things to the local NAND storage and I've had issues with
> some automake enabled packages working across NFS mounts.  Instead of 
> building a cross-compiler tool chain, why not just attach a USB
> SSD/HDD and compile locally?  Faster on the short term at least!
> 
> --David
> KI6ZHD

Yes, I had a USB SSD attached, and left it to run overnight, to find
that in the morning the computer had stopped entirely. I needed to
replace the igate so I put that aside and used different hardware. I
haven't touched the BBB since then.

Liz
VK2XSE