[MCARC] 444.350 repeater update

[Dave Crawford]

Thanks for the update Nate.  Hope your day moving cattle goes well without this issue on your mind.

Dave

> On Nov 14, 2022, at 5:09 AM, Nate Bargmann <n0nb at n0nb.us> wrote:
> 
> For those who did not get on the net last night or were not able to log
> in via AllStar or Echolink, there was no communication between the
> repeater controller and the Raspberry Pi computer that does all of the
> Internet linking stuff.
> 
> Well, it looks like Murphy got into the Raspberry Pi and hosed a few
> things up!  After sleeping on it I recall that the load average (a value
> the Linux system computes for how busy the system is) was quite high,
> around 1.17.  Normally it runs about 0.17 or so, so something was stuck.
> 
> About a half hour ago I logged in and the load average was 2.40.  Ouch!
> Fortunately, I was still able to log in remotely and manage the system.
> I decided to see if a reboot would clear things up and it did.  I have
> heard the AllStar and weather (AutoSky) announcements that are made when
> the system starts.  I have also tested both AllStar and Echolink from my
> phone and both systems are working and passing audio both directions.
> Whew!
> 
> The computer's up time was something over 392 days which was the last
> time I rebooted it and that was when setting up Echolink last year.
> That's really quite amazing for a computer with a physical footprint a
> little larger than a credit card.
> 
> Thankfully it appears that nothing was knocked out of place and a trip
> to the site will not be necessary.  It is something I'll need to keep an
> eye on, though.
> 
> 73, Nate
> 
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