I just assembled a CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 (128) to use with my digital voice ham radio stuff, specifically my old (and until now) reliable Internet Labs DVAP from ~2014. I was using it with a R-Pi 2B (also circa ~2014) but that went flaky on me (Pi-Star software apparently not at fault). When it worked, it seemed OK... running for several days without problems then just bombing out until I shut it down and restarted.
Today I assembled the new Pi 5 inserted the microSD card with pi-Star on a SanDisk 32-gb card, applied power and it appeared to boot (green LED on), but the "setup" network does not appear on my Win-10 or Win-11 PC's. Also the DVAP is dark (no LED's lit). If I insert the included NOOBS (128-gb) card, the DVP lights up, so I know the USB hardware works (I think).
Is the Pi 5 even compatible with the old DVAP, or should I consider getting a MMDVM "hat"? It would seem that regardless of having a USB connection between the Pi and the DVAP or not, the Pi-Star setup network would appear on my PC's.
I feel like I am chasing my tail and that the Pi 5 may not be compatible. Any help with this is very much appreciated.
Today I assembled the new Pi 5 inserted the microSD card with pi-Star on a SanDisk 32-gb card, applied power and it appeared to boot (green LED on), but the "setup" network does not appear on my Win-10 or Win-11 PC's. Also the DVAP is dark (no LED's lit). If I insert the included NOOBS (128-gb) card, the DVP lights up, so I know the USB hardware works (I think).
Is the Pi 5 even compatible with the old DVAP, or should I consider getting a MMDVM "hat"? It would seem that regardless of having a USB connection between the Pi and the DVAP or not, the Pi-Star setup network would appear on my PC's.
I feel like I am chasing my tail and that the Pi 5 may not be compatible. Any help with this is very much appreciated.
Statistics: Posted by W2TXB — Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:53 pm — Replies 0 — Views 29