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Guide: StellarMate OS on Raspberry Pi4 step by step with tips and tricks

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Hi Perunwit,

I am just about to do the same thing. Any hints on migrating the Stellarmate software across to the SSD? Is it a simple process?

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2 years 9 months ago #71858

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If I remember correctly, I used ApplePiBaker (on OS X) to make a backup of the SD card as a image/or zip file on the mac and then ran it again to copy from the backup and install on the SSD (wiping it out completely is part of the process). I plugged in the SSD into the RPi4, removed the SD card, and powered the RPi4 up.

There is equivalent software on Windows, but I've forgotten the name.

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I have the same issue and I could surely tell you that this is not Stellamate issue. I get the same message on Astroberry and on a clean raspbian setup.

I do know that my power supply is more than enough to operate my system (all my devices have power from my mount) so I’ve just deactivated. Just remove the power/battery menu item.


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Could you use NTFS in stead of Ext4 just to make the SSD readable on your Windows machine?. Would be easier to get quickly to your subs after session.
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You have to add to the config.txt file this line:
avoid_warnings=2

That 's all.
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The warning message is useful, because the Raspberry Pi throttles down when it does not get enough power which will affect the speed and responsiveness.

I had a similar problem using a battery instead of a power supply. The battery I bought only outputs 2A over the USB port, so I was ready to exchange it for a stronger one. I did some more experimentation and it turned out to be the USB cable connecting the battery to the Raspberry Pi. Maybe try to exchange the USB cable to another one you have or get a new high quality USB cable. Anker cables are usually good.

You can check if your Pi gets throttled or got throttled since power-up with the script on this page: harlemsquirrel.github.io/shell/2019/01/0...-thermal-issues.html
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I understand your remark but in my case, the message flashes every 5 secondes. In addition, no problem with Nafabox. But it occurs with Astroberry also.
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Stefan. i'm trying to follow your guide to set up my Stellarmate on Raspberry pi 4, but struggling with a few things, Fire captue wont start for one (cant find ./jre/bin/java, even though it's there in the directory, but thats on another thread - no answers yet though)
I bought the Flybiz wifi dongle you suggested, but the github.com/EntropicEffect/rtl8822bu.git driver no longer exists at that location, do you know where i can get this from to download?
The github suggested github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu but that didnt work either.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Alan
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Hi Alan,
It has been 2½ year since I wrote the original post.
So, I guess versions of software and drivers has changed a lot since then.

Maybe this post will help you regarding the wifi driver even though it is also pretty old:
raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/...pi-4-b/112977#112977

The git repository I used was:
github.com/EntropicEffect/rtl8822bu.git

I have not updated my FireCapture installation for a while and everything still works on my Raspberry Pi 4 since i configured it using the steps from the original post.
But I guess that this guide is outdated now, so other people are welcome to make a new post or a reply to this thread with an updated guide.
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Stefan, thanks for your quick reply. i appreciate your guide is out of date, stillm very helpful though.
i'm going for a clean reinstall and starting again from scratch, hpefully with the links you provided ill have better luck.
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Excellent guide, Stefan. Though your posts are almost 3 years old, they are still useful to the community willing to start with automation.
By the way, I would also love to share my experience with Stellarmate OS purchased, copied on 32gb card, and running on RPi-4. I am super happy with it. And the hassle of managing cables and moving and connecting cables with laptop has become the past. Everything works on my remote laptop using VNC from my living room. I am also using SeTek Wifi Range Extender to connect to the RPi-4 and mount sitting about 30 feet far from laptop, and parted by many walls in between. In winter, and while using DSLR, number of cables does go up, but still could be managed well, in summer, and with dedicated astro cam, its a very neat and sleek setup. Here is the link to the pictures shot using this setup: telescopius.com/profile/pinakoza

Here are some pictures of my Stellarmate setup.

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Excellent guide.

By now I can start my Raspberry pi 4 just by pluging directly an SSD by USB.

But at this point of the tutorial I can't get Firecapture to work.

The problem is that Stellarmate 1.7.6 uses a 64 bit OS for our Raspberries, and the java implemented in Firecapture is a 32bit one.

Even if you install latest version of java on your Raspberry (which I did), and edit the line in start.sh too by just pointing to the new java version, the program Firecapture starts but get a lot of errors and get frozen.

Having Firecapture working in the Pi with 64bits OS is a question of having a proper version for our Raspberries.

I think this may help to someone and of course, If someone found a way to make FC work properly on our Raspberries hope it can share the way here.

Best regards.

Joaquin.
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