[Xastir] Re Soundmodem

[Murry]

Well, it's working fine now. Can't explain exactly why, but will tell 
you what I am doing.
I start Xastir first.
Then I open a terminal and as root, type "soundmodem -v5"
Then I go to Xastir, Interface control, and select the kiss tnc and it 
starts.
TX and RX OK.

Not being very literate in Linux, I have a problem with the procedure 
given by George, SV4LAX. If I follow his instructions, after I type 
"soundmodem -v5" I get three lines of information and then my cursor is 
at the extreme left of my screen, flashing, and I don't know what to do 
next.
If I keep going down the list as it reads, nothing  happens.
P_lease, for us dummies, put a line in there that tells us what to do.
Thanks for all the assistance.

Murry   VE9MB



Murry wrote:
> It's beyond me.
>
>
>
> Curt, WE7U wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, Murry wrote:
>>
>>> It means that I had done the  "chmod" as was given in the instructions
>>
>> Rgr.  And the executable was owned by root before you did the
>> "chmod" (and after of course)?
>>
>> The "chmod 4755" command, when run against an executable or script
>> owned by root, allows that executable or script to run as the root
>> user.  This allows regular users to run something that needs root
>> privileges to do special things, like open a networking port.
>>
>> The type of error you reported can mean:
>> 1) You don't have the correct privileges, or
>> 2) The port doesn't exist that you're trying to mess with.
>>
>> If #1 and it's a serial port, you should be able to add your user to
>> the group that owns the port and make sure the port is group R/W.
>> If it's an AX.25 port, you need to make Xastir owned by root and run
>> "chmod 4755" against it.
>>
>> If #2, make sure the port actually exists as spelled out in your
>> Interface->Properties dialog, that the path is correct, that you
>> didn't substitute O's for 0's, etc.
>>
>> Sometimes UDEV can do interesting things, particularly with
>> USB->Serial adapters.  I sometimes have to switch betwen /dev/USB0
>> and /dev/USB1 for the same cable.  Also some USB->Serial adapters
>> are crap and won't work properly due to buffering issues and/or
>> handshaking issues.  I realize since you're messing with Soundmodem
>> that's probably not a USB thing, but there are USB soundcards as
>> well, some with built-in radio interfaces like the USB SignalLink
>> cable.
>>
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