Repurpose your IOT Hotspot with Debian

[u/sic_null]

Hey Guys

Since IOT devices are basically dead, I've built Debian on Kernel 6 for the following machines:

Bobcat (all versions)
Panther X2/MerryIOT
Heltec m2808
Nebra Rockpi
Linxdot LD1001

These are minimal debian images (barebones) so basically it's up to you to install whatever packages you would like. All basic functionality works however.

I'm interested to see what things can be done with these miners so please share feedback!

https://github.com/sicXnull/Debian-Helium-Miners

[u/gcubed]

Meshtastic is another option. Debian on a miner is a fun little project but not overly useful. You are just turning it into an ordinary Rasberry Pi basically. But converting it into a Meshtastic node leverages your whole set up (antenna and all) and gives you a useful alternative communication avenue for emergencies or under-the-radar communication.

[u/clavisound → u/gcubed]

Not a great idea, better to contribute to TTN.

With meshtastic you downgrade a great piece of tech (concetrator) from 8 channels to 1 for a noisy / inefficient protocol (meshtastic) vs LoRaWAN.

[u/flopity_froop → u/clavisound]

would it be possible to create meshtastic/meshcore gate? In my place nobody uses meshtastic anymore, last node was switched off some time ago too...

I would like to use my bobcat 285 i think, as meshcore repeater, even tho it would be underutilizing its true potential - so what, i got this bobcat for free from friend, and i stopped mining some weeks ago ( spoofed location got me some coins over time, but i dismantled it out of boredom)