[Xastir] Non communication with radio

[Liz]

On Mon, 9 Dec 2013 07:56:39 +1100
Liz <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 08 Dec 2013 09:31:40 -0800
> David Ranch <xastir at trinnet.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hello Liz,
> > 
> > We need a bit more information here.  What OS and version?  What
> > version of Xastir?  What kind of radio?  What kind of TNC (or
> > software TNC)?  Do you know for a fact that your Prolific (pl2303)
> > cable is good?  The reason I ask this last one is that
> > Prolific-based cables are renown for being unreliable though they
> > usually work fine under Linux.
> > 
> > Have you tried any other programs to interact with the radio via
> > this USB cable? ?
> > 
> > --David
> > KI6ZHD
> 
> Debian mixed Jessie / Sid (testing/unstable)
> Xastir V2.0.1 (July 2012, that wasn't updated)
> D710
> haven't tried any other cable nor any other programs yet


pl2303 cable works fine to program radio
gpsd still claims it despite altering /etc/default/gpsd
alternate cable has same result with xastir, not affected by gpsd
claiming it

actual installed package is xastir_2.0.1-1_i386.deb from 30 Sept 2012


This is the tail of the tnc.log
# 1386540601  Mon Dec 09 09:10:01 EST 2013
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# 1386540605  Mon Dec 09 09:10:05 EST 2013
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# 1386540605  Mon Dec 09 09:10:05 EST 2013
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When instructed to transmit
# 1386540551  Mon Dec 09 09:09:11 EST 2013
VK2XSE-9>APX201,WIDE2-2:@090909/3415.98S/14606.82E>154/000/A=000451/XASTIR-Linux
Eeepc 701

(nothing happens)

Liz
VK2XSE