Restart the service to reload the configuration:Ĩ. Add these lines to the end of the file:ħ. Find these lines and remove the # in front of them:Ĥ. OPTIONAL: Setup a quick FTP server for easy file transfer between StellarMate and other devicesģ. Here is the output from speedtest-cli afterwards: Now you are connected to your home WiFi via the external WiFi adapter. Under the external WiFi adapter click on your home WiFi and provide the passwordġ0. Click the WiFi icon in the top of the screenĩ Now you have a new WiFi adapter in here. Update lines 100 and 101 to this and save the file:Ĩ. Sudo git clone /EntropicEffect/rtl8822bu.gitĥ. I also bought this Flybiz USB3 WiFi adapter to get USB3 speeds OPTIONAL: Getting another external USB WiFi adapter up and running Under the external WiFi adapter click on your home WiFi and provide the passwordĤ. Click the WiFi icon in the top of the screenģ. Connect the USB WiFi adapter to the powered USB hubĢ. OPTIONAL: Getting the external USB WiFi adapter up and runningġ. Now you can remote control StellarMate again and this time it has internet connection Now connect to your home WiFi with any device and connect to the StellarMate via your preferred VNC Client again (hostname stellarmate)ġ0. Close your VNC client and wait for a few minutesĩ. Now you will loose connection because the stellarmate hotspot that you are connected to does not exist anymore. Select stellarmate in the list -> click the big Minus in the bottom to delete the stellarmate hotspotĨ. In the top select a connection name or leave it as default if you want to and Click Saveħ. I selected WPA & WPA2 PErsonal and typed in my password.Ħ. On the Wi-Fi Security tab select the security mode and password for your home WiFi. I gave it priority 10 to make sure it will be the first choice when attempting to connect automatically after boot.ĥ. On the general tab ensure that "Connect automatically with priority" is selected and fill out a priority. I set Band to 2.4 GHz, channel to default and Device to wlan0.Ĥ. On the Wi-Fi tab fill out the SSID of your home WiFi and change mode to Client. Click the big plus in the bottom -> Choose Wi-Fiģ. Right click the WiFi icon in the top of the screen -> Edit Connections.Ģ. OPTIONAL: Disable the hotspot and connect the StellarMate to your home WiFi:ġ. SEMI-OPTIONAL: Any power cable that supports 3A and fits either the USB-C port in the Pi4 or the Micro USB port in the optional adapter below (with the other end fitting your power supply) I use a Powerbank with 5V/3A Quick Charge port but the standard Pi Power Supply can replace this item and the cable below SEMI-OPTIONAL: Any kind of powersource with 5V/3A output. I use this one that works very well with Pi4 SEMI-OPTIONAL: Powered USB 3.0 Hub is recommended to ensure that the Pi4 has enough power and don't have to share with other devices. REQUIRED: Flirc Aluminium Heatsink Case for Pi4 REQUIRED: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 4GB RAM Here is a list of the most important hardware that I bought (other models may work just as well). If you are happy with the way it works you don't have to follow any of the optional steps that I will post next. KStars client on any device to remote control your astro gear attached to the Pi4Īs I mentioned earlier these are the only required steps needed to get the StellarMate OS up and running. I used UltraVNC Viewer from a Windows PCī. Any VNC client from any device to connect to hostname stellarmate (default password is smate). Wait a few minutes and use any other device to connect to the WiFi hotspot named stellarmate (default hotspot password is Now you can either use:Ī. Insert MicroSD card into the Pi4 and power it up.Ĥ. Download StellarMate OS and follow the Installation guide on this link to put it on an SD card with Etcher:ģ. I bought a small USB-C to Micro USB adapter so I can use the same cable as I used to power my old Raspberry Pi 3.Ģ. I decided to put it inside a Flirc heatsink case. I will start with the required steps and then I will add more posts with optional steps that I used to improve my setup.ġ. I wrote the guide on a level so anyone should be able to follow (even people with no Linux experience). I decided to write down what I did step by step hoping that it will help someone else. Yesterday, I received my Pi4 and other stuff needed to get up and running.
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