[Xastir] Fwd: Xastir Maps

Lee Bengston lee.bengston at gmail.com
Sun Dec 8 08:04:25 EST 2013


resending - got a bounce message from the list for some reason.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Lee Bengston <lee.bengston at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir Maps
To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion <xastir at lists.xastir.org>


Try the following command in a terminal:

rm ~/.xastir/config/selected_maps.sys

That will remove your map selection - I think the issue started after you
selected online maps.  There is no harm in deleting that file - xastir will
create another one as soon as you select something in the map chooser.

Yes, I recognize your call sign - I've seen you on the map before :-)

Lee - K5DAT



On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Thomas Adsit <k8wdx at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Any idea, how I might be able to get back to the Xastir screen? Right now
> when I start it, just get a blank grey screen with the spinning mouse icon,
> just stays that way, I would like to get back to the regular screen, but so
> far no go, I hate to reinstall the OS, because everything else is working
> so good, I also see you live in Leesburg, I am right over the hill from you
> (Charle Town WV) and for right now work in Leesburg, you casn see my mobile
> on a daily basis, k8wdx-7   Thanks
>
>
> Tom Adsit Ham Radio Call Sign K8WDX
>
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Sat, 12/7/13, Lee Bengston <lee.bengston at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir Maps
>  To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion" <xastir at lists.xastir.org>
>  Date: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 2:28 PM
>
>  http://www.xastir.org/wiki/HowTo:Ubuntu_12.04-binary
>
>  There is a newer version built for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS that you
>  can try.  I
>  know it worked with online maps when I used it in
>  2012.  After downloading
>  I believe right clicking on the deb file will give you an
>  option to install
>  it.  Given Mint 13 is based on Ubuntu 12.04, it should
>  be compatible.
>
>  FYI there is no need to install dependent packages like
>  imagemagick when
>  installing binary versions of Xastir - those are installed
>  when Xastir is
>  installed.  I was trying to determine if the version
>  from the repo was
>  built with imagemagick or graphicsmagick support.
>
>  Regards,
>  Lee - K5DAT
>
>
>  - sent from my mobile phone
>  On Dec 7, 2013 4:31 AM, "Thomas Adsit" <k8wdx at yahoo.com>
>  wrote:
>
>  > I did get Xastir out of the repositories, I have not
>  done any compiling
>  > yet, dont know how, it is on my todo list, I am using
>  Linux mint 13 LTS,
>  > right now the program freezes whan I open it, my guess
>  is it is looking for
>  > a map to load that is not there, anyway I have to
>  restart the machine to
>  > clear it up, I just get the spinning circle that the pc
>  is thinking..I did
>  > install imagemajic, not sure if that is what it is
>  using right now, I cant
>  > do anything with it, I would like to just get it back
>  to whaere it was
>  > working and go from there, but so far a blank screen,
>  with the thinking
>  > circle, and nothing else. is says Loading symboles at
>  the bottom other than
>  > that screen in grey and blank... Thanks
>  > Terminal output...
>  > k8wdx at k8wdx ~ $ xastir
>  >
>  >
>  > Built-in map types:
>  >
>     gnis   USGS GNIS
>  Datapoints
>  >        pop   USGS
>  GNIS Datapoints w/population
>  >        map   APRSdos
>  Maps
>  >
>  map   WinAPRS/MacAPRS/X-APRS Maps
>  >
>  pdb   PocketAPRS Maps
>  >
>  > Support for these additional map types has been
>  compiled in:
>  >        geo   Image
>  Map (ImageMagick/GraphicsMagick library, many formats
>  > allowed)
>  >        geo   URL
>  (Internet maps via libcurl library)
>  >        geo   URL
>  (OpenStreetMaps via libcurl library
>  >
>     Copyright OpenStreetMap and contributors,
>  CC-BY-SA)
>  >        shp   ESRI
>  Shapefile Maps (Shapelib library)
>  >        tif   USGS
>  DRG Geotiff Topographic Maps (libgeotiff/libproj)
>  > Indexing maps...
>  > Finished indexing maps
>  > *** Reading WX Alert log files
>  > *** Done with WX Alert log files
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Tom Adsit Ham Radio Call Sign K8WDX
>  >
>  >
>  > --------------------------------------------
>  > On Sat, 12/7/13, Lee Bengston <lee.bengston at gmail.com>
>  wrote:
>  >
>  >  Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir Maps
>  >  To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion"
>  <xastir at lists.xastir.org>
>  >  Date: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 3:43 AM
>  >
>  >  Yes, I am displaying maps.  I am
>  >  using the "Online/OSM tiled mapnick"
>  >  choice.  The only other Online/OSM selection
>  that works
>  >  for me is the
>  >  "tiled cycle" option.  I think some older
>  choices that
>  >  don't work any more
>  >  need to be removed.
>  >
>  >  If those 2 above that work for me do not work for
>  you, then
>  >  perhaps you are
>  >  using a version of Xastir that was provided in
>  the
>  >  repository of your Linux
>  >  distribution.  In order to provide
>  additional help...
>  >
>  >  What version of Xastir are you using?  You
>  can see that
>  >  under "Help/About".
>  >  Under "Help/About" to the right of "Libraries
>  Used:", does
>  >  it indicate
>  >  ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick (need to know which
>  one).
>  >
>  >  When you start Xastir in a terminal, do any error
>  messages
>  >  show when it is
>  >  attempting to retrieve maps?
>  >
>  >  What flavor and version of Linux are you using?
>  >
>  >  Regards,
>  >  Lee - K5DAT
>  >
>  >
>  >  On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Thomas Adsit
>  <k8wdx at yahoo.com>
>  >  wrote:
>  >
>  >  > Anyone able to get Xastir to display maps?,
>  I got it
>  >  working with the
>  >  > radio displaying stations, but just the
>  blank
>  >  background world map, I tried
>  >  > the online map now program just freezes with
>  the
>  >  spinning circle, how can I
>  >  > fix this? I am no Linux expert, so please
>  terms that a
>  >  casual user can
>  >  > understand, hi hi.. I am learning though...
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  > Tom Adsit Ham Radio Call Sign K8WDX
>  >  >
>  >  >
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