[Xastir] Non communication with radio

[Liz]

On Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:18:06 +1100
Ray Wells <vk2tv at exemail.com.au> wrote:

> 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

Yes, and double checked the baud rate
Xastir does not take control of the radio.
and neither does "sudo xastir" 
What should happen is it should switch the radio into packet mode on
startup, and some other things, but nothing happens, the radio ignores
the computer or the computer ignores the radio.
I've got cutecom on the computer and will check to see if that can send
any control commands (after lunch, that is)


Liz
VK2XSE