On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Jose Angel Amador Fundora wrote:
>
> After several attempts I was led to make a compile that solved my
> problems. I thought I did not need kiss, as I use single port TNC's
> (KPC-2 and KPC-3). It was a mistake and finally I know that KISS is
> mandatory for hams wanting to packet with a TNC in kiss mode.
>
> I had started configuring the computer at CO2BQQ as a plain linux
> box, so it had a mouse. It has only two com ports, so it is fine with
> putting the VHF port to work first. Got it working, so I started
> looking for the way of getting rid of the mouse, so I could use COM 1
> (cua0) as a radio port. Finally, browsing executables I found
> mouseconfig, and disabled the mouse, declaring no mouse. Voila! cua0
> is available, so kissattach to it and the TNC transmits !
I hope you tested the new port with both call and listen and all
was well.
>
> I begin preparing FBB port.sys for a new TNC and there begins the
> trouble. No transmission either from cua0 or cua1, and cua1 was
> working before. I have no idea of what caused this mess.
>
I know EXACTLY what the mess is. Port.sys is the single most
difficult file to write in the WORLD. A single error and it will not work.
I re-wrote mine 20 times at least. Here is mine as an example. It
works...:-)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
# FBB7.00
#
#
#Ports TNCs
2 4
#
# Interface 6 = Windows
# Interface 7 = TCPIP
# Interface 8 = TFWin.dll
# Interface 9 = LINUX
#
# LINUX : Address is logic name of the device if used (/dev/cua0)
#
#Com Interface Adress (Hex) Baud
1 9 **** 9600
2 9 e12 0 # e12 = 3602
#
# if LINUX MultCh field is :
# AX25 socket : logic name of the port in axports
# Maxframe: The maximum nb of frames the TNC will send at a time.
# NbFwd : Number of channels for OUTGOING forward at same time.
# MxBloc : Size of forward-block in kb.
#
# M/P-Fwd : Minute of the hour for start of forward, and period
# (how many minutes between each forward-start).
# Mode : One of these:
# B : BBS-mode.
# G : "Guest"-mode.
# U : Normal-mode.
# Type host-mode, one of these:
# D : WA8DED
# K : KAM hostmode.
# M : Telephone-modem.
# P : PK-232
# Q : BPQ v 4.x
# X : AF_AX25 Kernel Linux
# Addition: One of these letters can be used too:
# L : Send unproto beacon after each arriving mail.
# Y : Yapp allowed on this QRG.
# W : Gateway allowed TO this QRG.
# R : Read-Only acces.
# Freq. : Text to describe this port (max 9 characters, no space)
# Same number of lines as number of TNCs.
#
#TNC NbCh Com MultCh Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd Mode Freq
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00/01 ---- File-fwd.
1 8 1 ax0 250 2 1 10 30/60 XUWY UHF port
2 2 1 ax1 250 4 1 10 00/60 XUWY VHF port
3 6 1 netbbs 250 4 1 10 15/60 XUWY BPQ look
4 8 2 0 250 5 4 1000 5/15 TUWY Telnet
#
# Special callsigns and modes for some channels.
#
#TNC Nbs Callsign-SSID Mode
#1 2 XXXXX-1 B
#
# End of file.
#
------------------------------------------------------------------
Keep working on this file Jose, and you will get it in time...but it is
not easy...
> If I start all up, kissattach makes no complains, call seems to
> work, says "Trying", but the PTT does not activate. TNC's are in kiss
> mode.
>
> Has this happened to someone before ? I have no idea now of where to
> look....no warning, no complains, no device busy, no invalid
> parameter, and IT DOES NOT WORK. All looks as if it was ready to go.
> It does NOT.
>
> Hints and suggestions appreciated.
>
> 73 de Jose, CO2JA
>
> PS: CO2BQQ is running RedHat 4.2, kernel 2.0.36, ax25-utils-2.1.42 .
>
> ---
>
> Ing. Jose A. Amador | Telf: (537) 20-7814
> Depto de Telecomunicaciones | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ISPJAE |
>
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