BlueDV for Linux ( EXPERIMENTAL )

BlueDV for Linux is running on all Linux versions that can run MONO 4. ( also raspberry pi 3 )
If BlueDV crashes when you go to setup, you are running an old version of MONO!! Please check with the following command your mono version.
mono –version

Supported Protocols

DSTAR ( DEXTRA, DPLUS, DCS )
FUSION ( YSF, FCS )
DMR ( Brandmeister, DMR+ )

Supported Hardware

DVMEGA with BlueStack ( BlueStack with DVMEGA )

Limitations.

There are issues known with DVMEGA direct connected to the Raspberry PI. Please use a BlueStack.
/dev/ttyUSB0 is hard to find! Make sure you selected the lowest in the list!
I can not give support on this version.
Does not run with AMBE3000.

Installation procedure

Software the software at: ( http://software.pa7lim.nl/BlueDV/BETA/Linux/ )
Copy the ZIP file to your Linux machine. ( e.g. with WinSCP )
Install BlueDV with the following commands:
- sudo apt-get -y install mono-complete
- mono –version ( is mono 4.x installed? ) Else take a look at this : MONO install
- sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bluedv
- sudo unzip BlueDV-Linux-09349-BETA.zip -d /usr/local/bluedv
Start BlueDV ( make sure you do exactly the following!! )
- cd /usr/local/bluedv
- sudo bash
- mono BlueDV.exe

Make Desktop icon

cd /home/$USER/Desktop

Using your favorite editor, create a new file called BlueDV.desktop
Enter the following info and save the file in the /usr/share/applications directory. ( you must do this as root user!)

[Desktop Entry]
GenericName=BlueDV HotSpot Software
Name=BlueDV
Comment=BlueDV HotSpot Software
Exec=sh -c "cd /usr/local/bluedv/; sudo mono BlueDV.exe"
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
Icon=/usr/local/bluedv/BlueDV.ico

Make sure your user can do a sudo without password. Change the sudoers file with the command: sudo visudo

Change user1 to your own login name.

user1 ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

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