[Xastir] Xastir in Mint

[Steve Rogers]

You need port permissions on user dialout
sudo adduser yourusername dialoutthis is an issue on Ubuntu since 12.04.
Steve kd5mkv

> From: K6UZX at hotmail.com
> To: xastir at lists.xastir.org
> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:28:05 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir in Mint
> 
> serial card to serial cable to PK-88 (or PK-232 TNC). I am using  /dev/ttyS0 
> in the setup and I have also tried /dev/ttyS1.
> dmsg | grep shows both serial ports ttyS0 and ttyS1. at I/O 0x3f8 irq=4 is a 
> 16550A  anf I/O 0x2f8 irq=3.
> 
> Possibly a compatibility problem with the serial card?
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> Ron, K6UZX
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Curt, WE7U
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 1:49 PM
> To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir in Mint
> 
> On Mon, 21 Oct 2013, Ron Davis wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> What device string are you typing into Xastir?  "/dev/ttyS0" or "/dev/USB0" 
> perhaps?
> 
> What hardware port are you actually using to connect to the TNC?  A true 
> RS-232 serial port, or a USB->Serial cable?
> 
> That will get the discussion started.  Once we figure out the above, we next 
> need to look at ownership/permissions for the port you're using.
> 
> -- 
> Curt, WE7U.        http://wetnet.net/~we7u
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