[Xastir] maps, loading

[Curt, WE7U]

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, John wrote:

> Thank you much for helping:
> I installed with apt-get install exastir
>
> Built-in map types:
>   gnis    usgs    gns    Datapoints
>   map    aprsdoc Maps
>   map    WinAPRS/MacAPRS/X-APRS Maps
>   pcb    packetAPRS Maps
>
> Support for these additional map types has been compiled in:
>   geo    Image map (ImageMagric Libary, many formats allowed)
>   geo    URL (internet maps viaLibcurl libary)
>   shp    ESRI    Shapfile maps (Shapfile Libary)

Ok so far.


> fistival_client: connect to server failed
> saytext: Coundn't open socket to Festival

No problem.  You don't have text-to-speech.  Big deal.


> Found an existing lockfile /var/lock/LCK..ttyso for this port
> Loc is stale! removing it.
>   interface error! Error openning interface 0 Hard Fail
> ( I have a gps enabled hence the error on comm 1)

That's an ownership/group/permissions problem kind of thing for the
serial port.  There are multiple ways around it.  The INSTALL and
README.Getting-Started files both discuss it.  Look for "uucp" and
"4755".


> FROM /home/user/xasitr
> export LANG=C ( no echo of results)
> map->Configure->INDEX: Reindex ALL MAPS  ( configure-: Permission denied)

That last line is to be done from the Xastir menus, not from the
command-line:  Map -> Configure -> INDEX: Reindex ALL Maps

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