[Xastir] Xastir in Mint

[Ron Davis]

Good day
I am new to Linux and am running Xastir in Mint 15. 
I am replacing windows 7 for my APRS station and I cannot get it to recognize the serial TNC. I have a PK88 and 232 that both worked with windows. The Xastir is pre-compiled version. 

Please help me with what I am missing in the setup. 

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> On Oct 21, 2013, at 7:38, "Paul Burton" <paulburton0 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 10/18/2013 12:41 PM, David Ranch wrote:
>> Anyway, you might want to reconsider using
>> Soundmodem.  Though it works, there are several MUCH better options
>> now.  I've written up some of the options here which calls out their
>> benefits, etc:
>> 
>> http://www.trinityos.com/HAM/CentosDigitalModes/hampacketizing-centos.html#5.softtnc
>> 
>> I have some Linux HAM friends who have switched to Direwolf with
>> impressive results.
> 
> Wow, I had more or less resigned myself to wrestling with soundmodem
> because it's the only thing that I could find that appeared to do
> soundcard TNC duty. Your link above was an eye-opener. I downloaded and
> compiled direwolf and as soon as I ran it, the packets started pouring
> in. Thanks a million for the help!
> 
> Now, the only thing I have left to get working is my PTT circuit so that
> I can actually transmit packets. I have a homebrew interface that
> isolates the laptop's audio input, output, and serial connections with
> some 1:1 transformers and an optoisolator, but there's no serial port on
> the laptop I'm using. I have a USB-to-serial adapter, but I have to
> figure out how to get it going with my Slackware system. Right now, when
> I have it hooked up, it keys the PTT "permanently" when direwolf is
> running. I have to poke around a bit more with direwolf's configuration
> file and with the way the connectors in my interface are constructed,
> but I may be starting a new thread soon :-)
> 
> Thanks again and 73,
> 
> -- 
> Paul Burton, N4LWW
> paulburton0 at gmail.com
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