[Xastir] I'm stuck

[Rick Green]

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, mike sullivan wrote:

> I have Xastir running under Ubuntu 6.06LTS on a 1ghz HP E-PC S-10. I have it 
> configured correctly, so far, and get good input off of an internet server. 
> Picked up a KAM TNC in working order. Radio is a Yeasu FT-817. I realize that 
> one of my problems may be my cable. I am using a Saratoga EZ-PSK 817 wiring 
> harness. This should be correct. I have everything connected. But still can't 
> seem to get any thing coming in/through the FT-817. Please be patient as I'm 
> a newby with Linux. BTW I have tried setting up for serial TNC & serial KISS 
> TNC. No joy.
>
  Before you worry about the xastir config, first make sure the TNC/radio 
combination is set up properly.  Can you operate normal ax25 by running a 
simple terminal emulator?  (I like minicom on Linux, it's not default on 
ubuntu, but its just `apt-get install minicom` away.  The first time you 
run it, start it with the -s flag as root.  That'll let you save the 
config as the system default)
   Once you've successfully seen the cmd: prompt from your TNC, and been 
able to successfully connect to another station, then drop minicom, and 
define a serial tnc to xastir.

-- 
Rick Green, N8BJX

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