Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-10 Thread David Ranch
Hello Dave, Are you talking about this change below? If so, this has no material improvements to the AX25 stack other than to improve cross-platform compiling. --David KI6ZHD -- Format: 1.8 Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:18:45 + Source: libax25 Binary: libax25 libax25-dev Architecture:

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-10 Thread David A Aitcheson
For those NOT on the debian-h...@lists.debian.org reflector... The AX.25 maintainers are working on AX.25 and updates to AX.25 have been uploaded to "Debian FTP Masters" by Dave "Hibby" Hibberd. 73 Dave KB3EFS On 02/05/2018 02:16 PM, Curt, WE7U wrote: > On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Jason KG4WSV wrote:

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-06 Thread David Brooke G6GZH
On Tue, Feb 06, 2018 at 02:34:18AM +, Max Harper wrote: > Just as well as I think aprx is having problems also in its latest version. I noticed a year or so back (maybe longer) that aprx fell foul of a kernel change which resulted in shorter packets not being sent and the kernel logging a

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-05 Thread Max Harper
From: Tom Russo <ru...@bogodyn.org> To: xas...@xastir.org Sent: Monday, February 5, 2018 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog Folks:  I have done more testing on this "fix" to AX.25 networking,

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-05 Thread Tom Russo
de, commenting on the pull request would be welcome. If > you spot some horrid error in it, too, that would be a good thing to comment > on. > > > >On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:14:39PM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron > > >collision of the <ru...@bogodyn.org&g

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-05 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Jason KG4WSV wrote: without this kernel support, AX.25 becomes just another application. To put this into the simplest terms possible (I'm really good at simple thinking!): If AX.25 has kernel networking support we can often treat it like an ethernet or wireless

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-05 Thread Jason KG4WSV
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 10:31 AM, David Ranch wrote: > If you're doing more complex stuff like NETROM, FLEX, routing > AX.25 packets to AMPR IP-IP networks, etc, it gives you a LOT of flexible > and powerful options. To expand a bit on David's comments: The kernel

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-05 Thread David Ranch
Hello Max, Why does ax.25 need to be in the kernel? What am I installing when I do apt-get install ax25? What about the millions of users that don't use ax.25, doesn't that just make the kernel a little larger for them without any benefits? Help me understand this as I'd really like to

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-05 Thread Ken Koster
N7IPB > Help me understand this as I'd really like to know. Max > KG4PID From: Tom Russo <ru...@bogodyn.org> > To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion <xas...@xastir.org> > Sent: Sunday, February 4, 2018 9:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kern

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-05 Thread Max Harper
From: Tom Russo <ru...@bogodyn.org> To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion <xas...@xastir.org> Sent: Sunday, February 4, 2018 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog On Sun, Feb 04, 2018 at 11:16:41

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-04 Thread Tom Russo
On Sun, Feb 04, 2018 at 11:16:41AM -0800, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the flavor, containing: > > Hey Tom, Everyone, > > > I would appreciate it if *everyone* on the list who uses AX.25 networking > > routinely would test out this code --- it impacts

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-02-04 Thread David Ranch
Hey Tom, Everyone, I would appreciate it if *everyone* on the list who uses AX.25 networking routinely would test out this code --- it impacts *everyone* who uses AX.25 networking in Xastir. The Ax.25 stack in the Linux kernel is falling apart and there have been various discussions about

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-01-30 Thread Tom Russo
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 09:06:10PM +1100, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the flavor, containing: > On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:31:08 -0700 > Tom Russo wrote: > > > I would appreciate it if *everyone* on the list who uses AX.25 > > networking

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-01-30 Thread Liz
On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:31:08 -0700 Tom Russo wrote: > I would appreciate it if *everyone* on the list who uses AX.25 > networking routinely would test out this code --- it impacts > *everyone* who uses AX.25 networking in Xastir. I appreciate the need for testing, and perhaps

Re: [Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-01-28 Thread Tom Russo
in it, too, that would be a good thing to comment on. > >On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:14:39PM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron > >collision of the <ru...@bogodyn.org> flavor, containing: > >> > >> I just experimented with fixing the preprocessor symbol

[Xastir] AX 25 networking kernel warnings --- heads up all AX.25 users Re: Error in Syslog

2018-01-28 Thread Tom Russo
- it impacts *everyone* who uses AX.25 networking in Xastir. >On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:14:39PM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron >collision of the <ru...@bogodyn.org> flavor, containing: >> >> I just experimented with fixing the preprocessor symbol so it actu

Re: [Xastir] AX.25 problem on Linux

2011-08-15 Thread Robert Mead
Finally figured this out. Ubuntu has an older version of ax25-[utils | apps] and libax25. Not sure why it should have made a difference, since it seemed to be kernel-level, but removing Ubuntu's version and using my own compiled version seems to have fixed it. Running the TNC's serial port at

Re: [Xastir] AX.25 problem on Linux

2011-08-08 Thread John Ronan
On 07/08/11 18:41, rm...@justconnected.net wrote: Hey all - Hi Robert, I had a similar problem with a weather station a while ago with a USB attached Weather station. It randomly disappeared and I had to re-start the daemon. I fixed the problem in the end by giving the USB device its own

Re: [Xastir] AX.25 problem on Linux

2011-08-08 Thread John Ronan
On 8 Aug 2011, at 16:45, Robert Mead wrote: I'll look into that, but the port number isn't changing and the syslog doesn't say anything about the dongle being detached (it would) On further investigation, the message from mkiss crc mode is auto appears at the moment the connection

[Xastir] AX.25 problem on Linux

2011-08-07 Thread Rmead
Hey all - I've got a very strange problem with my ax25 setup on Ubuntu. Google searches have proved fruitless, so I'm hoping someone here has some tips. I had a working setup and was running xastir over the ax25 port just fine. I'm using a tnc-x through a USB to serial dongle. But now, the

Re: [Xastir] AX.25 problem on Linux

2011-08-07 Thread David Flood
It sounds like you are using a laptop (or lug some very large computer with you on vacationG). Check the BIOS power settings to make sure that they aren't disabling the USB port to save battery. Dave KD7MYC -Original Message- From: xastir-boun...@lists.xastir.org

Re: [Xastir] AX.25 problem on Linux

2011-08-07 Thread Robert Mead
I'll check, but the laptop is plugged in just like it was at home. There's also nothing in the syslog about the converter being disconnected. -Robert KC2YWE On Aug 7, 2011, at 1:59 PM, David Flood davi...@mindspring.com wrote: It sounds like you are using a laptop (or lug some very large

[Xastir] ax.25 config

2010-07-28 Thread Kyle Winfree
Hi All, I'm trying to set up Xastir on an Eee 1000 that is running Xandros (Debian). I have followed the instructions on http://www.xastir.org/wiki/HowTo:SoundModem exactly, but am receiving an error when I run soundmodem: sm[10710]: ioctl: TIOCSETD: Invalid argument (22)

[Xastir] ax.25

2010-07-21 Thread Jim
I often see instructions that mention two different options to perform various tasks. One involves ax.25. Is there a preferred method? Is there an advantage to using ax.25? Are there limitations wrt the tnc or modem one uses? Can someone point me to a discussion on the differences?

Re: [Xastir] ax.25

2010-07-21 Thread Chris
ax.25 pretty much *is* packet radio. What you see I suspect is the options for what/how is performing as your interface. You can use a hardware TNC, you can use a hardware TNC in KISS mode, you can use soundcard modems, you can use userspace soundcard software, kernel based ax.25, AGWPE

Re: [Xastir] ax.25

2010-07-21 Thread Jason KG4WSV
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Jim j...@k4gvo.com wrote: I often see instructions that mention two different options to perform various tasks.  One involves ax.25. If it's in a linux/xastir context, this frequently refers to the ax.25 kernel support available in linux. Since the ax.25

Re: [Xastir] ax.25

2010-07-21 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, Jason KG4WSV wrote: If it's in a linux/xastir context, this frequently refers to the ax.25 kernel support available in linux. Since the ax.25 protocol _is_ networking, some linux hams hacked out a network interface driver and added it to the kernel, where all network

Re: [Xastir] ax.25

2010-07-21 Thread Chris
If you use linux, disable avahid when you bring up your packet interface if it's not a dedicated box. On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Curt, WE7U curt.w...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, Jason KG4WSV wrote: If it's in a linux/xastir context, this frequently refers to the ax.25 kernel

Re: [Xastir] ax.25

2010-05-01 Thread Patrick Domack
On my ubuntu karmic 9.10 system, I didn't add anything at all for the modules, it just worked. If it didn't just work I would have though. I have the ax25, mkiss modules loaded, not sure that I have tested soundmodem on that system as I use a real tnc. Quoting Steve Rogers

[Xastir] ax.25

2010-04-23 Thread Steve Rogers
Hello I am trying to setup the ax.25 tnc kernel on Xastir. I havent gotten very far on the xastir wiki, I am stuck on the following step For Debian-based systems only: These get added into /etc/modules/aliases instead, then run /sbin/update-modules. I have done so, the /sbin/update-modules