[Xastir] map chooser for idiots

[MJ Inabnit]

I was hoping for something more automagic.

What is the least painful here--using OSM or buying some kind of disc?

I would like to populate maps into cache so the program can just grab 
the map from the drive and not be connected to internet once I get the maps.

Seems like there should be an easy way for this in this day and age (not 
grumping, just sayin')

Even if I close the program and re-open it, the program stalls for many 
minutes, even though, if I understand it, it should already have the map 
in the cache.

I am stumped.

On 02/14/2014 03:57 PM, Jerry Wetherholt wrote:
> If it helps I use tiger line 2008. Had zero issues and I downloaded all 50 states and dc
>
> Jerry
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>> On Feb 14, 2014, at 2:35 PM, MJ Inabnit <ke6sls at arrl.net> wrote:
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>>
>> Greetings all:
>>
>> I've been poking around howto/wiki/readme/archives etc trying to figure out a "very simple way" to add online maps and cache them on the hard drive so xastir can still have maps while off-line.
>>
>> So far, the server times out, and mm.aprs.net doesn't resolve (from running xastir from terminal window).  This basically makes xastir stupid and it fails to function at all.  I kill it and remove the .config and start from scratch, but there must be a better way..
>>
>> I really am an idiot when it comes to this stuff.  The chooser is extremely ambiguous and I fail to infer what any given title might render.  What I hope to do is make a very basic how-to for Mint LTS versions of xastir and soundmodem.  I'm using Kamal's updated ham software PPA repository for these binaries.  So far, I've had tons of fun and have built my first loaner laptop which is now in a remote area of Humboldt county California.  I'm building the next loaner laptop now, but after seeing the map failure with my first laptop once it was out of reach of the internet and cached maps completely failed to render, I want to make sure I get this one correct. .. :)
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>> What would be perfect is something that will look like google maps that show up when I go to aprs.fi.
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>> I've spent several days digesting info found on the net, but I seem to still be at ground zero ..
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> 73
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