QSL Card Dynaframe Digital Frame

I use a monitor with a Raspberry Pi to make a digital frame using Dynaframe. I show the steps to install the Raspberry Pi OS, share a USB drive on the pi with the network, and install Dynaframe. Now all my cool QSL cards are displayed.
Steps in Order: (You may want to copy/paste items after Type This:)
01. Assemble the Raspberry Pi including heat sinks and added shims
02. Download Belena Etcher to format www.balena.io/etcher/
03. Download the current Raspberry Pi OS. I got the "Raspberry Pi OS with desktop and
recommended software" found at
www.raspberrypi.com/software/...
04. Use Belena Etcher to format the sd card.
05. Next, Country, language, timezone, change password, setup wifi, and update the pi, wait and
reboot
06. Navigate the menu to Preferences then Raspberry Pi Configuration
Change the hostname here to something cool like ShackFrame (I used QslShow)
In the Display tab, disable Screen Blanking
click ok and reboot
07. First program: "gnome-disk-utility" Go to menu, Preferences, Add/Remove Software
Search for this file and install
08. Plug in the USB Drive you want to erase. Find the "Disks" program in the menu and run it.
09. Make sure you select the USB drive on the left!! Delete any partitions on the USB
Create a partition on the unallocated space name it USBDrive (anything)
Be sure to select "For use with all...(FAT)" [create]
Note the dev thingy here. If it's the only partition on the drive it will be /dev/sda
10. Open a terminal window found at the top Type this:
sudo nano /etc/fstab
Arrow down to the bottom line without deleting anything (use your dev/sda name)
Type this: /dev/sda /mnt/MyPictures vfat defaults,umask=0000,nofail 0 0
(these are all zeros with spaces before each at the end. I added an extra zero to the umask, it
may have no affect but what the hay.)
To exit and save in nano we hold control to type x, then type y for yes, then hit enter to keep
the same file name.
11. When at the prompt again, Type This: sudo reboot
12. After the reboot we want to check our folder. Open the File Manager at the top. Navigate and
click on mnt. Right click on the MyPictures folder. Select Properties. Select the permisions
tab. All these should read "Anyone" If they don't repeat step 10 and correct your error.
13. Open a terminal window Type this: sudo apt-get install samba
Hit enter and type y for yes when prompted. When finished
Type This: sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
Arrow down to the bottom of this file without deleting anything.
At the bottom left we will add the name of the share then tab the rest so it looks like this:
[FramePics]
Path = /mnt/MyPictures
read only = no
public = yes
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
To exit and save in nano we hold control to type x, then type y for yes, then hit enter to keep
the same file name.
14. When at the prompt again, Type This: sudo reboot
15. From another computer: In Windows open File Explorer and in the address bar at the top
Type This: \\QslShow
(Instead of Qslshow this would be the hostname you picked in step 6)
You should be able to see the FramePics folder, open it, create a new file, and delete it.
If not, repeat step 13. Add a few pictures to this folder now.
16. Back at the Pi, open a terminal window. (Add "https:" in place of ~)
sudo wget ~//github.com/Geektoolkit/Dynaframe3/releases/download/2.19/install.sh && bash install.sh; rm -f install.sh ; sudo reboot
17. After reboot and about 10 seconds you should see a black Dynaframe screen.
Without typing anything else: hit escape. Using the file Manager navigate to the Dynaframe
Folder. Scroll to run.sh and right click to copy it. Now right click on the desktop to paste it.
Mouse over your wifi at the top for your ip address if you want but we will use the hostname
like we did earlier. Double click the run.sh file and choose Execute.
18. At another computer: In Windows open a browser Type This: Qslshow:8000
(this is your hostname from step 6 so it could be Shackframe:8000)
You should be directed to the Dynaframe page on the Raspberry Pi
19. Click the second tab called "playlists" in the "Add Directory" box
Type This: /mnt/MyPictures
Click Save. You should see this folder added above.
20. Click on Controls
Click on "Update file list" and then click next. You should see a picture from the usb drive.
I changed my transition duration during fades in settings to 3000.
Double sticky tape this up to the back of the monitor to look nice and ENJOY!
The Dynaframe video about the new features is here: • Dynaframe 2 - Ultimate...
The Dynaframe github can be found at github.com/Geektoolkit/Dynafr...
The Canakit Raspberry Pi 3B+ for $120 is here: www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-...
73, Scott KD4SIR

[@geektoolkit]

Thankyou for this!!!! Also Thankyou for a great shark attack!! That was awesome :)

[@nimroddiaries_]

Looks like a fun project!
I spotlighted your channel on Episode 8 of Hamtuber Spotlight. czcams.com/video/tEEDkxP2DIc/video.html
Keep up the great content!
Merry Christmas

[@scotthibbs]

Thank You! Merry Christmas!