Re: Alex10 (x10 control with Amazon echo, dot or tap)

[alzy]

Yeh, it could be very handy for resizing sd card images and making images headless.

[brobin]

Sounds like you're volunteering for a project! 

[alzy]

Well I was able to get Ubuntu running as an add in feature to win10. Easy Peasy. So now i just need to learn linux!!!

[brobin]

Well I was able to get Ubuntu running as an add in feature to win10. Easy Peasy. So now i just need to learn linux!!!

There goes 'Easy Peasy!'   

Seriously, I'd like to know how it goes.  BTW, the only reason that the image I posted is 14.5 GB is that I originally installed everything on a 16GB card that I had on hand. It would have easily fit on an 8 or even a 4.  As my first foray into the world of Pi and linux, I didn't know that backing up an image requires that all the unused space on a card be included in the backup or I would have chosen more wisely. 

[alzy]

So this is all ur FAULT!

[brobin]

So this is all ur FAULT!

Absolutely!

[alzy]

Its gonna take more than 1 beer to get me thru this...

[brobin]

After all those you won't care!

[alzy]

That's the IDEA!

[alzy]

Well I am stuck. Can't figure out how to get pishrink working in my ubuntu terminal window. Even with all my googling. I am not sure there are enough  on the planet.

[brobin]

What were you saying about Easy Peasy? 

[racerfern]

@alzy - I thought you ordered a larger card.

[alzy]

racerfern-I did just wanted to try an alternative solution.

[alzy]

Well I couldn't figure out how to shrink brobin's image and my 32gb card arrived, so I used it. I know overkill! But, now with brobin's help and infinite patience, I have a PiAlexaHub running on my Pi Zero W with a cm19a interface! The only change I made to the image was to add a wpa_supplicant.config file once the image was written to give me headless setup. As brobin reported, It handles the cm19a well. I have a 2.5 A Pi supply.
Brobin, thanks again!