On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 11:18 AM Terry & Marc Gillespie <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > This is my first request for help with Xastir. I have done research on > this problem but there’s a good chance that I have missed something in the > documentation and FAQs. > > I am new to Linux but I have been a hobbyist in the DOS/Windows area for > years. I was able to set up Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and compiled Xastir V2.1.1. > I purchased a KPC-3+ USB version TNC. My xastir program doesn’t seem to > see RF contacts. Under View>Incoming Data, the program shows a continuous > stream from the Internet but nothing from RF with either "TNC Data only” or > “TNC and Net Data” selected. I installed minicom and see multiple contacts > from the KPC on port /dev/ttyUSB0. I used the Interface>Interface Control > to add the Internet Server and Serial TNC. I entered "/dev/ttyUSB0" in the > TNC Port and used “tnc-startup.kpc3” in the TNC Setup Filename. > You may want to read the comments in the startup script files located in /usr/local/share/xastir/config The more generic tnc-startup.sys might be a better fit. > > In the Interface Control window Device 0 (Internet Server) shows UP but > Device 1 (Serial TNC) shows DOWN. In the documentation that I have read I > missed an explanation of what the UP and DOWN words are trying to tell me. > Can someone help me get the RF contacts recognized or direct me toward more > documentation that will help me better understand what I need to do to > solve this problem? > > If you launch Xastir from a terminal, then try to start the interface from Interface Control, do you see an error message in the terminal? First thought is your username might not be a member of the dialout group and doesn't have permission to open the port. I do note you were able to access it with minicom, though. Another option would be to manually put the TNC in Kiss mode and create a serial Kiss TNC interface in Xastir. With that setup I don't think you would need a startup or shutdown file referenced in the interface configuration. If desired I believe you could also create your own startup files that would put the TNC in Kiss mode to start and take it out when exiting. Lee - K5DAT > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
