[Xastir] Small linux computers in a wall-wart sized package?

[Bob Nielsen]

Nice!  How long did it take to get your sheevaplug?  The web site  
says 4 week delivery and I have already passed that milestone and am  
still waiting.

I'm planning to use mine for my DX Spider node, but may experiment  
with JNOS as well.  I have seen some reports that the built-in power  
supply is a bit noisy, so may need to work on that before hooking it  
to any radios (hopefully it won't interfere with other shack equipment).

73, Bob N7XY

On Jun 11, 2009, at 10:24 AM, Tom Russo wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 08:29:15AM -0400, we recorded a bogon- 
> computron collision of the <rtg at aapsc.com> flavor, containing:
>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Dan Zubey wrote:
>>
>>> I keep forgetting to ask, but this just reminded me...has anyone  
>>> gotten
>>> Xastir to compile on the ARM architecture?
>>>
>>   That's a moot point.  The sheevaplug has no display or console,  
>> so it's
>> not appropriate for an end-user client application.  Better suited  
>> for a
>> headless server app, like a digi or igate.
>
> While you're right about the sheeva not being the appropriate  
> platform for
> running Xastir, check this out:
>
> http://www.swcp.com/~russo/imgs/sheeva.jpg
>
>
> That's my brand new SheevaPlug (received Monday) running Xastir  
> with all
> optional libraries except festival and gdal, being viewed over the  
> intarwebz
> via VNC.  The desktop is the ICE window manager.
>
> At the moment it's only running with data from an internet server  
> and viewing
> online TIGER maps and WMS radar (hey, I *just*this*second* got it  
> running).
>
> I intend to experiment with AX25 networking Real Soon Now --- built  
> a new
> kernel for the Sheeva with AX.25 support yesterday, and when I have  
> the time
> will try to hook my KISS TNC to it and get it running that way.
>
> While running Xastir this way is cute, ultimately I'm planning on  
> using the
> plug mostly as a central TNC server using AX.25 networking and a
> currently-unreleased piece of code called "ldsped" that is a Linux  
> daemon that
> talks AX.25 networking and the AGWPE protocol (currently in beta,  
> the author
> provided me with an x86 binary and says he expects to release  
> source in July
> or August, at which time I plan to try it on the Sheeva).
>
> Another cool application for the sheeva would be to run a web  
> server with
> mapserver.  Then we could have a network of Xastir laptops all  
> pulling maps
> off of the plug using WMS and sharing a single TNC.  That would be  
> pretty
> killer.
>
> Oh, and about the no-display-or-console deal, check this out:
> http://plugcomputer.org/plugforum/index.php?topic=379.0
>
> Guy's got a USB monitor plugged into his SheevaPlug, running X.   
> This could
> be a way-cool application to use that way.  The monitor required a  
> special
> X driver, but he provides links for how to get and install it.
>
> Geek-o-meter starting to drift into red zone...
>
> -- 
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