Hello,
I have tried to install the EchoIRLP system using the script supplied on
the https://github.com/wd5m/echoirlp site and it error out not recognising
the system type Debian 64bit for RPi - Debian 1:6.18.50-1+rpt1 (2026-09-11)
I have tried to update from the GNU URLs supplied and it fails and tells me
to email this address for script updates.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Kind regards
Justin Giles-Clark VK7TW
The script output is below:
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EchoIRLP Installation Script
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The script has detected you are running Debian.
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/sbin/pidof': File exists
Detecting program gcc ... [ OK ]
Detecting program make ... [ OK ]
Detecting program awk ... [ OK ]
Detecting program sed ... [ OK ]
Detecting program wget ... [ OK ]
Making EchoIRLP directory structure ... [ DONE ]
Downloading EchoIRLP software tarfiles ...
NOTE: File already exists - /usr/src/thebridge-1.09.tgz
NOTE: File already exists - /usr/src/tbdcnv-0.03.tgz
Enter the node owner's callsign (Without -L/-R suffix - e.g. w0abc): VK7TW
Enter the Repeater (-R) or Link (-L) callsign, with -L or -R suffix (e.g.
w0abc-r): VK7RAD-R
Enter the EchoLink node description. (e.g. 449.300 131.8 ): 147.975 MHz
Enter the EchoLink node location. This is used on the status page.: Queens
Domain Clubrooms
Enter the EchoLink password (e.g. whoknows): <SNIP>
Enter the EchoLink DTMF prefix - Any DTMF starting with this will be
treated as an EchoLink Call.
Valid digits are 0 through 9, A, B, C, S (* - star), and P (# - pound).
(e.g. S or P or P123): S
awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\#' is not a known
regexp operator
Do you want to REJECT calls from USER stations? (i.e. Headsets.... Not
-L/-R) (y/n): n
Do you want the system to announce the callsign of the remote node? (y/n): y
Where will tbd be installed (default /home/EchoIRLP/tbd):
Where will tbd data be kept (default /home/EchoIRLP/tbd/data):
Enter the TBD RTP password (default = password): <SNIP>
Enter the TBD admin password (default = password): <SNIP>
Enter the TBD sysop password (default = password): <SNIP>
Enter an email address that EchoLink can contact you:
[email protected]
Do you want to use the echo idle feature (Connection to EchoLink Conference
when node is Idle) (y/n): y
Enter the EchoLink idling conference (e.g. *W1ABC*): *VK7RAD-R*
Are you ready to install EchoIRLP (y/n) y
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##### Install Step: 1 - install tbdcnv tarball
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Unpacking the tbdcnv package
TBDCNV_FULL_NAME=tbdcnv-0.03.tgz
tbdcnv-0.03/Makefile.in
tbdcnv-0.03/README
tbdcnv-0.03/stamp-h.in
tbdcnv-0.03/COPYING
tbdcnv-0.03/ChangeLog
tbdcnv-0.03/Makefile.am
tbdcnv-0.03/aclocal.m4
tbdcnv-0.03/config.h.in
tbdcnv-0.03/configure
tbdcnv-0.03/configure.in
tbdcnv-0.03/config/install-sh
tbdcnv-0.03/config/mkinstalldirs
tbdcnv-0.03/config/missing
tbdcnv-0.03/config/config.guess
tbdcnv-0.03/config/config.sub
tbdcnv-0.03/inc/Makefile.am
tbdcnv-0.03/inc/avl.h
tbdcnv-0.03/inc/common.h
tbdcnv-0.03/inc/configfile.h
tbdcnv-0.03/inc/ilink.h
tbdcnv-0.03/inc/main.h
tbdcnv-0.03/inc/rtp.h
tbdcnv-0.03/inc/sf.h
tbdcnv-0.03/inc/tbd.h
tbdcnv-0.03/tbdcnv.dsp
tbdcnv-0.03/README.txt
tbdcnv-0.03/tbdcnv.dsw
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/Makefile.in
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/Makefile.am
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/inc/config.h.win32
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/inc/gsm.h
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/inc/proto.h
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/inc/toast.h
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/inc/unproto.h
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/inc/private.h
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/copyright
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/readme
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/gsm.dsp
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/README.1ST
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/Makefile.in
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/Makefile.am
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/add.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/code.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/debug.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/decode.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/long_term.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/lpc.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/preprocess.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/rpe.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/gsm_destroy.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/gsm_decode.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/gsm_encode.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/gsm_explode.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/gsm_implode.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/gsm_create.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/gsm_print.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/gsm_option.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/short_term.c
tbdcnv-0.03/gsm/src/table.c
tbdcnv-0.03/src/Makefile.in
tbdcnv-0.03/src/Makefile.am
tbdcnv-0.03/src/tbdcnv.c
tbdcnv-0.03/config.h.win32
tar: A lone zero block at 820
tbdcnv-0.03.tgz
tbdcnv-0.03
creating cache ./config.cache
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for working aclocal... found
checking for working autoconf... found
checking for working automake... found
checking for working autoheader... found
checking for working makeinfo... missing
checking host system type... configure: error: can not guess host type; you
must specify one
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
make: *** No rule to make target 'install'. Stop.
Begin thebridge install
unpacking thebridge-1.09.tgz
thebridge-1.09/
thebridge-1.09/aclocal.m4
thebridge-1.09/theBridge.dsp
thebridge-1.09/common/
thebridge-1.09/common/Makefile.in
thebridge-1.09/common/Makefile.am
thebridge-1.09/common/ntservice.c
thebridge-1.09/common/avl.c
thebridge-1.09/common/main.c
thebridge-1.09/common/configfile.c
thebridge-1.09/ChangeLog
thebridge-1.09/configure.in
thebridge-1.09/Makefile.in
thebridge-1.09/RedHat/
thebridge-1.09/RedHat/uninstall
thebridge-1.09/RedHat/tbd
thebridge-1.09/RedHat/install
thebridge-1.09/Makefile.am
thebridge-1.09/config.h.in
thebridge-1.09/README
thebridge-1.09/SCRIPTING.txt
thebridge-1.09/tbd.conf.sample
thebridge-1.09/COPYING
thebridge-1.09/addons/
thebridge-1.09/addons/Makefile.in
thebridge-1.09/addons/Makefile.am
thebridge-1.09/addons/README
thebridge-1.09/addons/usermgmt.cgi
thebridge-1.09/FreeBSD/
thebridge-1.09/FreeBSD/uninstall
thebridge-1.09/FreeBSD/install
thebridge-1.09/FreeBSD/tbd.sh
thebridge-1.09/tbdcmd/
thebridge-1.09/tbdcmd/Makefile.in
thebridge-1.09/tbdcmd/Makefile.am
thebridge-1.09/tbdcmd/tbdcmd.c
thebridge-1.09/tbdcmd/tbdcmd.dsp
thebridge-1.09/zlib/
thebridge-1.09/zlib/crc32.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/README.1ST
thebridge-1.09/zlib/uncompr.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/inffast.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/zutil.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/inffast.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/Makefile.in
thebridge-1.09/zlib/compress.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/trees.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/infblock.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/Makefile.am
thebridge-1.09/zlib/inffixed.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/deflate.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/infcodes.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/infcodes.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/README
thebridge-1.09/zlib/gzio.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/infutil.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/zlib.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/inftrees.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/zutil.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/trees.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/deflate.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/zlib.html
thebridge-1.09/zlib/adler32.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/infblock.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/zconf.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/inftrees.h
thebridge-1.09/zlib/inflate.c
thebridge-1.09/zlib/infutil.h
thebridge-1.09/config/
thebridge-1.09/config/config.guess
thebridge-1.09/config/config.sub
thebridge-1.09/config/install-sh
thebridge-1.09/config/missing
thebridge-1.09/config/depcomp
thebridge-1.09/README.txt
thebridge-1.09/Debian/
thebridge-1.09/Debian/uninstall
thebridge-1.09/Debian/tbd
thebridge-1.09/Debian/install
thebridge-1.09/inc/
thebridge-1.09/inc/common.h
thebridge-1.09/inc/Makefile.in
thebridge-1.09/inc/Makefile.am
thebridge-1.09/inc/main.h
thebridge-1.09/inc/avl.h
thebridge-1.09/inc/tbdthread_common.h
thebridge-1.09/inc/ilink.h
thebridge-1.09/inc/rtp.h
thebridge-1.09/inc/tbd.h
thebridge-1.09/inc/configfile.h
thebridge-1.09/inc/ntservice.h
thebridge-1.09/inc/sf.h
thebridge-1.09/src/
thebridge-1.09/src/conference.c
thebridge-1.09/src/configvars.c
thebridge-1.09/src/hostfile.h
thebridge-1.09/src/configvars.h
thebridge-1.09/src/Makefile.in
thebridge-1.09/src/hostfile.c
thebridge-1.09/src/conference.h
thebridge-1.09/src/eventhook.c
thebridge-1.09/src/Makefile.am
thebridge-1.09/src/eventhook.h
thebridge-1.09/src/users.c
thebridge-1.09/src/thebridge.c
thebridge-1.09/src/avrs.h
thebridge-1.09/src/dirclient.h
thebridge-1.09/src/avrs.c
thebridge-1.09/src/users.h
thebridge-1.09/src/dirclient.c
thebridge-1.09/config.h.win32
thebridge-1.09/configure
TBD_INIT_DIR = thebridge-1.09
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /usr/bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking build system type... config/config.guess: unable to guess system
type
This script, last modified 2009-06-10, has failed to recognize
the operating system you are using. It is advised that you
download the most up to date version of the config scripts from
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess;hb=HEAD
and
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.sub;hb=HEAD
If the version you run (config/config.guess) is already up to date, please
send the following data and any information you think might be
pertinent to <[email protected]> in order to provide the needed
information to handle your system.
config.guess timestamp = 2009-06-10
uname -m = aarch64
uname -r = 6.18.50+rpt-rpi-v8
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.18.50-1+rpt1 (2026-09-11)
/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X =
hostinfo =
/bin/universe =
/usr/bin/arch -k =
/bin/arch = aarch64
/usr/bin/oslevel =
/usr/convex/getsysinfo =
UNAME_MACHINE = aarch64
UNAME_RELEASE = 6.18.50+rpt-rpi-v8
UNAME_SYSTEM = Linux
UNAME_VERSION = #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.18.50-1+rpt1 (2026-09-11)
configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
mv: cannot stat 'ChangeLog': No such file or directory
+ cd ..
+ make install
make: *** No rule to make target 'install'. Stop.
+ cd Debian
+ ln -s /usr/local/libexec/tbd /usr/sbin
+ cp tbd /etc/init.d/
+ update-rc.d tbd defaults
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##### Install Step: 2 - install echoirlp tarball
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Uncompressing EchoIRLP Install Image... ECHOIRLP BASE INSTALL : [ DONE ]
Cleaning up install files ... [ DONE ]
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##### Install Step: 3 - generate tbd.conf
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##### Install Step: 4 - begin userdata.txt
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Creating /home/EchoIRLP/custom/userdata.txt : [ DONE ]
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##### Install Step: 5 - begin build environment adds
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Creating /home/EchoIRLP/custom/echo_environment : [ DONE ]
NOTE: IRLP environment already sources echo_environment.
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##### Install Step: 6 - start idle conference setup
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Configuring Echo-Idle Feature...
chown: warning: '.' should be ':': ‘repeater.repeater’
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##### Install Step: 7 - Set up -L / -R filter
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##### Install Step: 8 - start custom_decode prefix add
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NOTE: /home/irlp/custom/custom_decode already contains EchoIRLP calls.
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##### Install Step: 9 - Set custom_on for status update
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NOTE: /home/irlp/custom/custom_on already modified
NOTE: /home/irlp/custom/custom_off already modified
chown: warning: '.' should be ':': ‘repeater.repeater’
chown: warning: '.' should be ':': ‘repeater.repeater’
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##### Install Step: 10 - start rc.irlp edit
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NOTE: rc.irlp already contains TBD startup code.
NOTE: rc.irlp already contains EchoIRLP startup code.
chown: warning: '.' should be ':': ‘repeater.repeater’
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ALL DONE!!!
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To start using your new EchoIRLP installation you must restart IRLP.
Press ENTER to restart IRLP, or CTRL-C to exit without IRLP restart :
