Orange Pi PC -- a $15 alternative to RPi 2? So far, so good

Good news for Orange Pi users:
My yesterday’s install showed that jprochazka’s automated install script (Click Here) gives a seamless install of dump1090, graphs & data feeders, on “OP_Debian_jessie_mini” distro of Loboris.

There is one glitch. If only one DVB-T dongle is plugged-in, dump978 grabs the DVB-T dongle, and dump1090 becomes dongleless, and stops functioning.

To solve this problem:
EITHER

  • two dvb-t dongles should be plugged-in
    OR
  • dump978 should not be installed
    OR
  • if dump978 is installed, then in file /etc/rc.local, the line to start dump978 should be commented-out.

How to comment-out the line which starts dump978:

First open the rc.local file in text editor nano:

sudo nano /etc/rc.local

In nano editor, scroll down to the end of file. Near end you will find following line.

/home/pi/adsb-receiver/build/dump978/dump978-maint.sh &

comment-out this line by typing # at start of line, and the line will look like shown below:

# /home/pi/adsb-receiver/build/dump978/dump978-maint.sh &

Save the file (Ctrl+o then Enter) and then exit (Ctrl+x)

Reboot OPi