[Xastir] Xastir and serial port issues

[Jim Tolbert]

After a disk crash in a laptop, I replaced the hard disk, reloaded open 
SUSE 10.2, rebuilt Xastir with all the options ( including GPSMAN), and 
reloaded all the maps..  I connected a KAM TNC to the serial port and 
selected Serial  TNC in the interface control.  I have tried a variety 
of TNC port identifiers ( /dev/ttyS0, COM1, etc.) and tried 
"tnc-startup.kam" as well as "tnc-startup.sys".  Checking the Incoming 
data window when I turn the KAM on and off yields nothing.   I also 
tried using a USB to serial converter with the same null result.

When I connect the laptop to the internet, I can see and plot aprs stations.

Tomorrow, I will have access to a set of Garmin Rinos for the 
afternoon.  I have 22 hours to get this going <grin>.

Is it immediately obvious where my error is?  Is there a way to confirm 
that the serial port is functional?  Is there anything special about 
connecting a Rino to the laptop that would increase the likelihood of 
the system work?    Any other suggestions?  

One of the other guys has the other laptop that is running Xastir ( from 
a binary download running on VMWare).  Unfortunately, it was not 
compiled with GPSMAN so the Rino options are not available.

Many thanks ............. jt

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Jim Tolbert
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