[Xastir] Non communication with radio

[Ray Wells]

On 09/12/13 10:09, Liz wrote:
> 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
> ��
> # 1386540603  Mon Dec 09 09:10:03 EST 2013
> �LH
>     �JIYk�ZZ1j���0��
> # 1386540603  Mon Dec 09 09:10:03 EST 2013
> ��
> # 1386540605  Mon Dec 09 09:10:05 EST 2013
> �LH
>     �JIYk�ZZ1j��f0��
> # 1386540605  Mon Dec 09 09:10:05 EST 2013
> ��
> ====================================
>
> 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
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Liz,

Perhaps a silly question, but have you ticked "enable transmitting" in 
Xastir?

Ray vk2tv