KCGSOperations wrote:
I assume you set up your Pi by downloading the software from the Flight Aware (FA) web site. So you already have unattended login. Whenever you power-up/boot your Raspberry, three FA programs are loaded and started. [Dump1090, faup1090, and piaware] These are running as soon as the boot process completes. You do not need to log in. Piaware establishes a secure link between your Pi and the FA server.
You appear to have an account with FA. Have you registered your Pi with FA? If not do so. i am not familiar with Plane Plotter, but with piaware you must select the "My ADS-B" tab at the top of the FA page. Once that new page opens you can tell FA to allow MLAT and also set your latitude and longitude.
You mention many incorrect logins "before it works". If you have a Raspberry Pi 2 watch the upper right-hand corner of your monitor when the pi goes through the boot and login process. A small multicolored square may appear. That square is a low power indicator. It comes on when the on-board 5 volt regulator cannot maintain 5 volts due to too large a load. The pi is finicky and does strange things when it is not getting enough power. A two amp power supply is suggested. What you can try is disconnecting everything but the RTL dongle and then connecting the power. If the red power LED lights and the green LED next to it flashes (booting) start connecting the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Things might go more smoothly.
Good Luck.
Thanks for the info
This morning a new site appeared on my FA profile and I was able to correct the location
Also this am I was able to login on the first try. I dunno, Gremlins???
I have proven that everything is running before login. A bad assumption on my part that login happened prior to running.
Today I'm working on more configuration on the Pi.
Statistics: Posted by Phrede — Sun Sep 27, 2015 9:10 am