[Xastir] Fw: Damn SMALL Linux

[VK7XOR]

 Thanks Curt
 My Xastir doesn't have the option to add a serial KISS interface. Am I
 missing something?
 
 -Steve
 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Curt, WE7U" <archer at eskimo.com>
> To: "VK7XOR" <vk7xor at tasme.com>
> Cc: <xastir at xastir.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] Damn SMALL Linux
> 
> 
> > On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, VK7XOR wrote:
> >
> > > I have Damn Small Linux that I've installed to the hard disk of my
> laptop.
> > > I have installed apt & then did a "apt get install xastir"
> > > Xastir seems to work OK but will not receive data from my TNC (tnc-x)
> connected to com1.
> >
> > A TNC-X does KISS-mode only.  I run one of those TNC's with Xastir
> > at home on Linux.
> >
> >
> > > I tried closing X & using minicom & it did a slightly better job,
> >
> > Minicom doesn't understand KISS protocol though, so you'll get all
> > kinds of strange stuff going across your screen.
> >
> >
> > > but still didn't properly read the serial data from the tnc.
> > > The tnc works well with UiView in Windoze.
> >
> > Probably because UI-View is set to KISS mode?
> >
> > Try opening a "Serial KISS Interface" in Xastir and using that.
> > It's the correct interface type to use in Xastir.
> >
> > Another option if you have AX.25 kernel networking configured on
> > your Linux is to use the AX.25 TNC interface.  It's doubtful you
> > have AX.25 compiled into your kernel for that particular Linux
> > distribution though.  Space is one of their main considerations, and
> > most people don't need/want AX.25.
> >
> > --
> > Curt, WE7U.   APRS Client Comparisons: http://www.eskimo.com/~archer
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