[Xastir] Yet another setup...

[Liz]

On Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:39:59 +1100
Liz <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:

> The Pi keeps on shutting down, so while I wait for the store that
> sells electronic components to reopen after New Year, I'm trying the
> eeepc on the job.
> 
> I've got ax25 setup and controlling the radio, aprx working.
> Reinstalled Xastir from xastir205-debian7-i386-2013-Mar25.deb
> chmod 4755 /usr/bin/xastir
> 
> Trying to use the ax25 port in Xastir, I get 
> socket: Operation not permitted
> {date}
> Interface Error! Error opening interface 5 Hard Fail
> 
> 
> (yes it is port 5)
> and I have put in the port name used in the axports file "aprs"
> 
> ls -la /usr/bin/xastir gives me
> -rwsr-xr-x 1 liz liz 4058330 Mar 26  2013 /usr/bin/xastir
> 
> 
> Can anyone help me troubleshoot?
> 
> Liz VK2XSE


and also ......
starting xastir from a root terminal has exactly the same error.