[Xastir] kpc-9612 and now what?

[Curt, WE7U]

On Sat, 13 Mar 2010, Alejandro Pereida wrote:

> The interface remains "DOWN" and the "start" button won't bring it up.
> The serial device is /dev/ttyS0 I tested it using minicom and works fine with the
> KPC-9612.
>
> Any ideas what Am I missing?

     chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/xastir

That will allow Xastir to open the serial port as root.

Alternative that would be more secure:  Add the user you run Xastir
as to the group that the serial port is owned by.

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