In September 2013 some in the group offered help but I never could get
cwdaemon working. Trying again, with:
Kubuntu Trusty (14.04)
Xlog 2.0.11
Cwdaemon 0.9.5-1.1
Although /etc/default/cwdaemon shows START_CWDAEMON=yes, on this
morning's boot-up "ps -A" did not show it running. Simply typing
"cwdaemon" at the user prompt brought the warning that it had to be run
as root, and "sudo cwdaemon" added it to the ps -A list. I followed the
advice in /usr/share/cwdaemon/README and found parport0, parport_pc, and
parport loaded (and the lp module not). I checked Synaptic to make sure
netcat was installed (it is), and tried (in /usr/share/cwdaemon)
"./cwtest.sh". Got "Press (CTRL-C) to interrupt..." and then hear and
see nothing.
As for "Sound device," in /etc/default/cwdaemon, I've tried (c)onsole,
(s)oundcard, and (b)oth, and hear nothing from the computer when either
cwtest is run as above (last year, at least, I was hearing "Paris Paris"
from somewhere inside the desktop) or when the F keys are used with Xlog
and its Keyer running.
At some point I'll connect the parallel-port adapter I bought from
another TenTec CW man (I know; the transistor switch is simple to build,
and I bought the parts, but this was a lot easier) and, I hope, actually
use the keyboard and contest modes Xlog offers.
Sorry to be persistent about this, but it doesn't seem as if it should
be this hard! (Obviously I can't use CQRLog either [it also uses
cwdaemon], which I'm not using but have been playing with a little.)
Maybe my tale of woe will be of some use to somebody.
--John K3GHH
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