On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, Murry wrote:
It means that I had done the "chmod" as was given in the instructions
Rgr. And the executable was owned by root before you did the "chmod" (and after of course)? The "chmod 4755" command, when run against an executable or script owned by root, allows that executable or script to run as the root user. This allows regular users to run something that needs root privileges to do special things, like open a networking port. The type of error you reported can mean: 1) You don't have the correct privileges, or 2) The port doesn't exist that you're trying to mess with. If #1 and it's a serial port, you should be able to add your user to the group that owns the port and make sure the port is group R/W. If it's an AX.25 port, you need to make Xastir owned by root and run "chmod 4755" against it. If #2, make sure the port actually exists as spelled out in your Interface->Properties dialog, that the path is correct, that you didn't substitute O's for 0's, etc. Sometimes UDEV can do interesting things, particularly with USB->Serial adapters. I sometimes have to switch betwen /dev/USB0 and /dev/USB1 for the same cable. Also some USB->Serial adapters are crap and won't work properly due to buffering issues and/or handshaking issues. I realize since you're messing with Soundmodem that's probably not a USB thing, but there are USB soundcards as well, some with built-in radio interfaces like the USB SignalLink cable. -- Curt, WE7U. archer at eskimo dot com http://www.eskimo.com/~archer Lotto: A tax on people who are bad at math. - unknown Windows: Microsoft's tax on computer illiterates. - WE7U. The world DOES revolve around me: I picked the coordinate system!" _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
