[Mira] Updating your MIRA pods/Raspberry Pi with new software

Enock Mbewe enocksmbewe at gmail.com
Mon Dec 5 18:34:04 UTC 2022


Dear Ghislain,

Thanks for this information. However, I can't see your device on the
dashboard. Cross-check if this device is connected.

Regards,
Enock.

On Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 12:50 PM Ghislain Nkeramugaba <Nkeramugaba at isoc.org>
wrote:

> Hi Kevin, Enock,
>
> Find below the requested info:
>
> 1. Location: Rwanda_Kigali
> 2. Connection type: Wired
> 3. Network type: Fixed, FTTH/GPON
>
> Best,
> Ghislain
>
> On 24 Nov 2022, at 08:58, Enock Mbewe <enocksmbewe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Kevin for your email.
>
> Colleagues,
>
> Thanks for offering to host the Pods as we all strive to make our Internet
> resilient through measurements.
>
> Here are the installation instructions:
>
>    1. Download and install Etcher - https://www.balena.io/etcher/
>    2. Download the image bearing your country's name HERE
>    <https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1FS1zE3MY6XJkrD0Vc6r1LL-dKvctSmdI>
>    (e.g. raspberrypi4-64-2.99.27-v14.0.8-South-Africa.zip for South Africa)
>    3. Extract the image and use Etcher to burn it onto your SD card
>    4. Insert your SD back into the Raspberrypi and boot it up
>    5. Connect the device to a network with an active DHCP server
>    6. Email the project leads <mira at afrinic.net> cc: enocksmbewe at gmail.com:
>    your Location (Country_Town), Connection type (Wired, wireless, etc),
>    Network type (Mobile, fixed, WiMax etc)
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Regards,
> Enock.
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 7:22 AM Kevin Chege <chege at isoc.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> I trust you are all well. You are receiving this email because you are
>> hosting – or are managing – MIRA pods (Raspberry Pis) in Africa.
>>
>>
>>
>> As you may know, we have been working to improve the MIRA pods to
>> increase their functionality. Enock Mbewe, who has been consulting in this
>> role has made several improvements including the ability to conduct RIPE
>> measurements.
>>
>>
>>
>> As such, we need each MIRA pod to run a new version of the MIRA software.
>> To do so, we need your help in formatting the SD card on your Raspberry Pi
>> with the new software.
>>
>>
>>
>> Enock (copied) will provide you with the necessary software and
>> information on how to install the new software on the Raspberry Pi which
>> will only take a few minutes.
>>
>>
>>
>> We look forward to working with you on this.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>
>
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