It's not that difficult. I'm going to CC the 'bb on this so anybody else facing the same problem can use this. Also, they should be almost drop-in compatible, but I ran all of this on a Linux Mint install, not Ubuntu. Mint (IMHO) is a little more friendlier than Ubuntu, but is a direct fork of Ubuntu so you shouldn't have any compatibility issues.
First, install git and some dependencies. This assumes GPredict is already installed. *sudo apt-get install git libglib2.0-dev libtool intltool libcurl4-gnutls-dev libgoocanvas-dev* Then you'll want to grab the code. *git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/gpredict/code <http://git.code.sf.net/p/gpredict/code> gpredict-code* This will create a new directory (probably gpredict-code); you'll want to move into that directory. *cd gpredict-code * Next, run the autogen script. This prepares the code for installation. *./autogen.sh* Assuming that runs all the way through without exiting for errors, run *./configure* then *make* and finally *sudo make install* Assuming everything goes according to plan, you should be able to launch the program by running */usr/local/bin/gpredict* Make sure it's the correct version by going to Help > About GPredict. "GPREDICT 1.3.242-b445" is the text you're looking for. Finally, let's replace the out-of-date binary with this one. This probably isn't the best way to do it, but it works. *sudo mv /usr/local/bin/gpredict /usr/bin/* That should do it for updating it to the latest version. Other changes that were helpful: > Duplex TRX & Sub Up / Main Down in the interfaces prompt > Modules > Layout > Select Layout "All Views (Wide)" (Requires restart of program) Anyway, good luck. Let me know how it turns out. 73 de KE5GDB On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Richard Lawn <rjl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rats! It's been a struggle up to this point. Maybe I should wait for it to > hit the repository. If not I'll need specific directions on how to compile > it as I've never done that before. > Thanks. > Rick > > On Saturday, June 21, 2014, Andrew Koenig <ke5...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Rick, >> >> This is where things get exponentially more difficult. There's a bug in >> GPredict that directly affects the 847, and it's been fixed, but that fix >> hasn't propagated through the repositories yet. You'd need to build >> GPredict from source code to have the change applied. >> >> git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/gpredict/code gpredict-code >> >> That command is where you'd start. I think from there you'd run >> autoconf.sh or something. At this point things start getting fuzzy as to >> how I fixed it, but it wasn't a simple process. >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Richard Lawn <rjl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> This is fabulous! You've gotten me very close to all this working. I now >>> I have CAT control but when call up the radio control panel in Gpredict >>> and select SO50 for example the main tune jumps to the correct 70cm freq >>> for downlink but the sub tuning freq for uplink remains unchanged. I must >>> be missing a command line command for the 847 in Hamlib which I still don't >>> entirely understand but I'm getting there. Any suggestions on how to make >>> this last fix? >>> Tnx >>> Rick >>> >>> On Saturday, June 21, 2014, Andrew Koenig <ke5...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Rick, >>>> >>>> GPredict will control your rig, but it requires hamlib. From the >>>> command line, you must run rigctld -m 101 -s 9600 /dev/ttyS0. These >>>> parameters will change for whatever flavor of radio you're using (m = rig >>>> number; s = CAT baud rate). Rigctld is part of hamlib. I think the command >>>> to list all of the different radios supported is rigctl --list. >>>> >>>> Under the "Interface" configuration, you must specify your rig >>>> capabilities. All this does is tell GPredict what to expect from >>>> hamlib/rigctld. >>>> >>>> rotctld is the one for your rotor. It works in the same manor as >>>> rigctld. >>>> >>>> Let me know if you've got any more questions or need further >>>> explanations. I think these commands are correct, but I'm not at the shack >>>> PC. >>>> >>>> 73 de KE5GDB >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Richard Lawn <rjl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm new to using Ubuntu-Linux. I finally with a lot of outside >>>>> counciling >>>>> got FlDigi to run using either Hamlib or Flrig to handle CAT on my >>>>> FT-847. >>>>> I thought I was home free until I found that Gpredict would not >>>>> control CAT >>>>> on the radio. What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help? Linux is my only >>>>> resource on this old XP P3 computer. Ubuntu runs great if I can only >>>>> learn >>>>> how to use command line Linus language hi hi! >>>>> 73 >>>>> Rick >>>>> W2JAZ >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the >>>>> author. >>>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? 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