[Xastir] Fix the Interface error

[Skyler F]

When I simply type soundmodem, I get this:

sm[6385]: kiss: symlink error: /dev/pts/8 -> /dev/soundmodem0
ALSA: Using sample rate 9600, sample format 2, significant bits 16, buffer
size 3276, period size 156
ALSA: Using sample rate 9600, sample format 2, significant bits 16, buffer
size 3276, period size 156




On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Skyler F <electricity440 at gmail.com> wrote:

> nevermind, I tried service soundmodem start, that didnt work, I guess I
> just had type soundmodem
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Skyler F <electricity440 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>> >> > Xastir at lists.xastir.org
>>> >> > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Curt, WE7U
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>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Skyler Fennell
>>> > amsatnet.info
>>> > KDØWHB
>>> > electricity440 at gmail.com
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Curt, WE7U
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Skyler Fennell
>> amsatnet.info
>> KDØWHB
>> electricity440 at gmail.com
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Skyler Fennell
> amsatnet.info
> KDØWHB
> electricity440 at gmail.com
>



-- 
Skyler Fennell
amsatnet.info
KDØWHB
electricity440 at gmail.com