[Xastir] Xastir without X-Windows?

[Christopher M. Hart]

For the system you describe, I would actually recommend using aprsd instead. 
Xastir requires Xwindows. APRSD will perform all the functions of xastir, 
except those requiring a graphical interface. Any other programs you may need 
can connect to it via tcp/ip. 

> Greetings to everyone on the list! I am currently involved in a project
> using both aprs and packet radio, and am finding the learning curve to
> be rather steep but I'm realling hoping someone here can help me out.
> Here's the situation....
>
> I'm running linux (Bering) on a small single-board computer. (Soekris
> Engineering net4511) This computer has no video/keyboard, all i/o is via
> a serial console or remote terminal. The idea is to send this little guy
> to 80K-100K feet using a large weather balloon. Communication with the
> balloon will be via packet radio and the balloon will report its
> position using APRS.
>
> Or at least that's the idea. The computer has several serial ports, into
> which are plugged a gps receiver and a tnc. After I get AX.25
> installed/configured then what? I believe I need some sort of APRS
> "server" to listen to the gps and transmit the occasional APRS packet.
> In reading the xastir documentation it looks like I'd configure two
> interfaces, an AX.25 interface and a serial gps interface. Xastir then
> listens to the gps and transmits via the ax.25 interface. But how do I
> do all of this without X-Windows? The documentation says xastir requires
> x-windows. This makes sense for the tracking/mapping functionality, but
> what about the basic "server" (listen to gps, transmit aprs)
> functionality? Can Xastir do this? Am I even looking in the right
> direction? Any information regarding any of this would be so hopefull,
> I've spent hours scouring the web and am more confused than when I
> started. MANY MANY thanks to anyone that has a chance to reply to this.
>
> ~Drew

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Christopher M. Hart
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