# AllStar on alternate platforms **URL:** \ **Category:** AllStarLink\ **Created:** [January 21, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122 "2022-01-21T19:09:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![N3XCC](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/n3xcc/32/5099_2.png) [@N3XCC](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/N3XCC)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/1 "2022-01-21T19:09:17Z")
Fellows: In an effort to find an alternative to the (now) high-priced Raspberry Pi, I’d like to create a image for a ARMv7 board called the NanoPi. This board runs a variant of Debian called Armbian. I have had no problem installing a number of packages from other repositories. When I looked at the Beta Apt Repository for AllStarLink, I see that the packages are quite dated. They are almost a year old. Can you tell me when the repository will be brought up to date to match the beta image for the Raspberry Pi? ---
**Author:** ![encbar5](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@encbar5](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/encbar5)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/2 "2022-01-22T18:00:37Z")
Have you tried the package on Armbian and does it even work? I’m not sure I understand what repo you are saying is out of date with what, but it may be better to build from source anyway. ---
**Author:** ![N4IRS](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/n4irs/32/548_2.png) [@N4IRS](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/N4IRS)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/3 "2022-01-23T00:22:55Z")
DAHDI does not install. Putting in the work to create the image with old programs does not seem to make much sense. The idea of the apt repository is so that a user can install without having to build from source. Yes, programs from another AllStar apt repository install and run fine, bu the idea is to create a image running on the NanoPi that is current with the AllStarLink beta. ---
**Author:** ![AH6LE](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/ah6le/32/1817_2.png) [@AH6LE](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/AH6LE)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/4 "2022-01-25T18:39:46Z")
Hey Scott. I’ve got some Pi2s I’ll sell you 😜 ---
**Author:** ![N4IRS](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/n4irs/32/548_2.png) [@N4IRS](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/N4IRS)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/5 "2022-01-25T20:05:51Z")
And the price is? Steve N4IRS ---
**Author:** ![AH6LE](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/ah6le/32/1817_2.png) [@AH6LE](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/AH6LE)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/6 "2022-01-26T18:45:12Z")
My bad, it turns out 1 is an original Pi and the other is a B+ model. ---
**Author:** ![AH6LE](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/ah6le/32/1817_2.png) [@AH6LE](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/AH6LE)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/7 "2022-02-10T02:27:09Z")
I decided to grab an Odroid C4 and installed Armbian Bullseye on it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear some libraries needed by the ASL Beta aren’t available for Armbian, at least not at the present time. The C4 does seem quite nice however. I especially love being able to run it off 12 volts directly without the need to supply 5 volts to the board ---
**Author:** ![KK6QMS](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/kk6qms/32/1356_2.png) [@KK6QMS](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KK6QMS)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/8 "2022-12-20T02:13:40Z")
Another good ASL build using tiny inexpensive Dell hardware- [Nice full duplex build for under $200 (FCC cert components etc) - #7 by NR9V](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/nice-full-duplex-build-for-under-200-fcc-cert-components-etc/19726/7) ---
**Author:** ![ve6vh](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/ve6vh/32/2453_2.png) [@ve6vh](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/ve6vh)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/9 "2023-06-30T19:32:52Z")
Did you get anywhere with this? I have two Odroid C4’s and would like to install ASL on it. Has there been any recent developments that would make this possible? ---
**Author:** ![AH6LE](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/ah6le/32/1817_2.png) [@AH6LE](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/AH6LE)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/10 "2023-07-04T14:56:47Z")
No I haven’t as I moved on to using one of the various mini pc available out there, running x86\_64 ASL in a virtual window under Proxmox. Wanna buy a C4 cheap? 😀 ---
**Author:** ![KM4BA](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@KM4BA](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/KM4BA)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/allstar-on-alternate-platforms/19122/11 "2023-07-14T22:17:21Z")
I’m going to make the attempt to bring up ASL 2.x on the armbian based inovata quadra ([Quadra – inovato](https://inovato.com/products/quadra)) Decent little boxes and reasonably priced. I’m guessing I’ll run into dahdi and raspian kernel header issues. But I’m willing to try to compile from source if that might help. It’s also 64 bit, and from rusty memory I’m thinking there are ASL issues with that as well. (But it might be DVswitch I’m thinking of). Anyone tried this? Or have suggestions? Have fun, Alan KM4BA