[Xastir] Fix the Interface error

[Skyler F]

This is a dumb question but how do you start soundmodem?




On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Curt Mills <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yea, so that's showing your grep command was running.  If soundmodem
> was running there would have been another line.
>
> You'll need to start up Soundmodem separately before starting Xastir.
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Skyler F <electricity440 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I ran the command and was returned with :
> >
> >
> > *skyler    5565  0.0  0.0   4684  2088 pts/0    S+   15:14   0:00 grep
> > --color=auto soundmodem*
> >
> > Skyler KD0WHB
> >
> > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Curt Mills <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> ps aux | grep soundmodem
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Skyler F <electricity440 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > How do I check if the soundmodem process is running? I just did the
> >> apt-get
> >> > install soundmodem.
> >> >
> >> > I just installed sound modem because there was some documentation. If
> >> there
> >> > is documentation on how to set it up, as long as it works, I will get
> >> > direwolf.
> >> >
> >> > One of the reasons I ;like soundmodem is because it had a hidraw
> driver
> >> for
> >> > PTT, which I am trying to get working with my CM108 sound card chip. I
> >> also
> >> > like it because it has an easy config menu that I choose all of the
> >> > settings.
> >> >
> >> > By the way, I get the same error independent of what interface I
> select
> >> on
> >> > the menu ( although that might be expected because I don't have any
> other
> >> > hard ware plugged in)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:38 PM, David Ranch <xastir at trinnet.net>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Is the soundmodem process running?  Xastir won't start it for you.
> Btw,
> >> >> though soundmodem still works, it's been abandoned for years.  You'll
> >> have
> >> >> much better luck with Direwolf in the long run as it supports
> multi-bit
> >> >> error correction and is under active development.
> >> >>
> >> >> --David
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On 05/11/2015 09:20 AM, Skyler F wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> I am having the interface error when I try to start my interface
> from
> >> the
> >> >>> interface menu:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Device 0 DOWN Serial KISS TNC /dev/soundmodem0
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Now I click START
> >> >>>
> >> >>> It is still stuck on DOWN, and the terminal outputs:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Interface Error!  Error opening interface 0 Hard Fail
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I attempted the command:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> sudo chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/xastir
> >> >>>
> >> >>> But it did not change anything, and gave me the same error.  Is
> there
> >> >>> anything else I should try?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Thanks for the help,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Skyler
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Skyler Fennell
> >> > amsatnet.info
> >> > KDØWHB
> >> > electricity440 at gmail.com
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> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
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> > Skyler Fennell
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> > KDØWHB
> > electricity440 at gmail.com
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Skyler Fennell
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KDØWHB
electricity440 at gmail.com