My thread so I'm thread jacking it! :-) I got Xastir running via an IS link on
a Nexus 7 2012 3G and a 2013 LTE. I've done the GNU/Root Debian and XSDL thing
from the Android apps and installed as recommended. Synaptic packages didn't
work so I dropped it in later installs. I totally screwed up the setup in the
2013 and uninstalled GNU/Root and XSDL. Problem is when I re-installedthe same
screwed up screen is seen. So I did another uninstall and used ES Pro to find
a GNU/Root directory that was left on the device after the uninstall. There
was no remnants from XSDL.Well, I deleted the empty GNU/Root and started over.
Got it done this time. The XSDL screen you can tap when it gives you the
resolution settings and it will go into a setup screen so you canget the
resolution the way you want it. The Xastir menus and font sizes were way too
small for me to see and I had to go to a lower resolution.
I am a script kiddie and not a programmer. I couldn't get an onscreen keyboard
to come up easily but I paired a B/T mouse and keyboard to the N7's and by
golly they are "seen" seamlesslyin Xwindows. I didn't have to do a thing. The
widow comes up and the mouse and keyboard work right off the bat!
Now, I just need to figure out how to pair a B/T GPS and TNC to this thing and
holy molee will I be going to town! I will import some of my current offline
map tiles and my gosh this will be great.It will all hinge on if I can can find
where the heck bluetooth devices reside. I used the midnight commander and the
system won't let me look at /dev. I don't know if any B/T devices of another
type will be transparent to the system like the mouse and keyboard. Kurt KC9LDH
From: Kurt <[email protected]>
To: "Curt, WE7U" <[email protected]>; Xastir - APRS Client Software
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Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2017 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Xastir] Anyone get Xastir to.......
Hi,
I got the thing to come up with Gnu/Root Debian. I used these instructions from
Xda Developers: Guide: Installing and Running a GNU/Linux Environment on Any
Android Device(Yes I know this gets scrubbed but perhaps moderator/owner can
clear.)
I followed the instructions exactly except I just used lxde-core. Synaptic
package manager didn't work for me. What you do is once you get everything
installed like the instruction show,You fire up XSDL and minimize it. The open
GNU/Root Debian and type in these commands as shown: export DISPLAY=:0
PULSE_SERVER=tcp:127.0.0.1:4712startlxde &I gotta write a script for this like
startx or something. I then go back and call up XSDL that I previously
minimized, it will start up X. I used apt-get install Xastir and mc for
Midnight Commander. I still like MC.
Big tip: Pair a B/T keyboard and mouse to your Android device. It will be
seen and called up from within XSDL. Makes life a heck of a lot easier.
Next step I did is I simply setup an IS monitor and by golly Xastir started
pulling the stations right off the internet! Only thing I did was make sure my
Android was connected via WiFi to the net.I didn't have to do anything to get
GNU/Root or XSDL to "find" the internet.
XSDL I discovered has a startup screen you can tap and it will all you to do
screen resolution and some rudimentary typefont sizing.
It is a bit slow but faster than Jessie on a Pocket CHIP. I'll have to load
some of my mapfiles and see how Xastir behaves. My next step would be if I can
pair serial B/T peripherals so I canpull the NMEA strings off of them for
plotting on Xastir. I don't know if the internal GPS can be recognized or I'd
have to pair an External B/T GPS.
Kinda neat that I have Debian running on top of a 7.1.2 Nougat kernel in a
Nexus 7 2012 3G . AOSP tilapia to be exact from July 2017
Any recommendations for a browser I can pull off with apt-get? Kurt KC9LDH
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