Tnx Stelios... that is very good news, I was not aware of the Xvfb server. Some reading necssary. Most pskmail servers are indeed run headless, and remote controlled via VNC. Once they are running they need no maintenance, and the GUI uses resources which are unnecessary for the function they perform...
Tnx again, some more experimenting to do :) Rein PA0R > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: "Stelios Bounanos" <digra...@enotty.net> > Gesendet: 31.03.09 19:45:04 > An: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > CC: Rein Couperus <r...@couperus.com> > Betreff: Re: [digitalradio] PSKMail Windows server? > >>>>> On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:50:11 +0200, Rein Couperus <r...@couperus.com> > >>>>> said: > > > Yes, the server is linux only at the moment. Ultimate goal is to use a > > LAMP server without a GUI in future, but fldigi needs the GUI :) > > Fldigi needs an X11 display (on Linux/FreeBSD), which makes it > non-straightforward to use in "server mode". But it's possible > with a "fake" X server such as Xvfb. Excerpt from Xvfb(1): > > Xvfb is an X server that can run on machines with no display hardware > and no physical input devices. It emulates a dumb framebuffer using > virtual memory. > > Here's how you'd use it with fldigi: > > ssh remote-host > Xvfb -ac :99 & > fldigi -display :99 & > > Debian (and I expect Ubuntu as well) has a convenient shell script > wrapper for this, xvfb-run: > > xvfb-run fldigi -display :99 > > This ssh command runs fldigi on a remote host and also forwards fldigi's > xml-rpc port so that you can then control it with fldigi-shell (or other > client): > > ssh -L 7362:localhost:7362 remote-host xvfb-run fldigi -display :99 > > You could in addition forward port 7322 to tunnel the ARQ connection so > that the pskmail server can be run locally. > > I'm guessing that you manage the remote pskmail server and fldigi using > VNC. If that's only because you need to interact with fldigi, you may > find that the xml-rpc interface has all you need, and that you can use > the above method to simplify the setup somewhat. A "headless" fldigi > can be very useful; for example you could run a fldigi/pskmail server > on a Marvell SheevaPlug or a Beagle Board. > > Take a look at the xml-rpc methods (fldigi --xmlrpc-list) and let us > know if there's anything that could be added for pskmail. The main > thing that's missing right now is functions to change RTTY and Olivia > parameters (I plan to add them RSN), but I don't think pskmail uses > these modems. > > > 73, > Stelios, M0GLD. > > > ------------------------------------ > > Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at > http://www.obriensweb.com/sked > > > Recommended software: Winwarbler, FLDIGI, DM780, or Multipsk > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- http://pa0r.blogspirit.com ------------------------------------ Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked Recommended software: Winwarbler, FLDIGI, DM780, or Multipsk Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:digitalradio-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:digitalradio-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: digitalradio-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
