[OZAPRS] Xastir

Andrew Rich andrew at tech-software.net
Mon Sep 6 13:08:43 EST 2004


1. Do you have a modem connected to linux ?
2. Linux is telling you that it is locked by someother device or program

Is /dev/ttyS1 ok and free ? this is com port2 on a linux box

> I'm attempting to get Xastir up and running for a
> Linux installation.
> 
> I have PII/266MHz with Windows ME and Debian Linux
> (woody) installed.
> 
> On ME, I have UI-View ver 2.3 and this is connected to
> a Kantronics KPC-3 while in KISS mode thru' COM2. I
> can transmit and receive APRS with this config. Cool.
> 
> I'm also interested in trying APRS with Linux. I've
> installed the Debian Xastir package and tried to run
> Xastir but, after configuring the serial TNC and
> running Xastir, I get an error message saying "Hard
> Lock" for /dev/ttyS1. I've rechecked the com. port
> details and these are the same as under UI-View. The
> one difference is that the TNC is not in KISS mode
> with Xastir (NEWUSER, I think). But looking at the
> Xastir startup script, I don't think that this is the
> case. I also changed the attribs for xastir just in
> case that this was the issue but still no change. If
> anyone can assist, I'd be grateful.
> 
> 73s, Peter, VK3TKK
> 
> 
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