Thanks Kevin. I'll try that when I get home this afternoon. Eric
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 06:05:11AM -0700, Kevin J. Hogan wrote: > I had to run my KAM+ with AX25 installed on OS. > > here is my axports file > > # /etc/ax25/axports > # > # The format of this file is: > # > # name callsign speed paclen window description > # > port1 KA5STE 9600 255 2 144.390 MHz (1200 bps) > port2 KA5STE-15 9600 255 2 10.151 MHz (300 bps) > > Then I do. > > sudo /usr/sbin/mkiss -s 9600 /dev/ttyS1 /dev/ptyq0 /dev/ptyq1 > > sudo /usr/sbin/kissattach /dev/ttyq0 port1 192.168.2.101 > sudo /usr/sbin/kissattach /dev/ttyq1 port2 192.168.2.102 > > Then you can use listen in the ax25 tools to watch your data on that > port. > > sudo listen -8 -a -c -i -p port1 -r -t > > After you know both ports are working set up 2 AX25 port in XASTIR. > One for VHf and other for Hf. > > I have this work on the KAM+ 9612 and KAM XL. > > Good luck > > Kevin > > > On Sun, 2008-02-24 at 23:24 -0500, Eric Christensen wrote: > > Well, just for kicks I put the KAM+ in KISS mode and tried to configure > > Xastir to do a multi-port KISS TNC. Now it transmits on the VHF side > > but not the HF side! I have changed the "radio port" number from 0 to 1 > > to 2 but haven't been able to get it to switch from the VHF side to the > > HF side. Anyone have any ideas about this one? > > > > Eric W4OTN > > > > > > > > Eric Christensen wrote: > > > Rick, > > > It is definitely something to do with Xastir and how it is talking to > > > the KAM. The KAM will properly transmit positions and "relays" when it > > > is hard coded in the TNC but the KAM doesn't "understand" when Xastir > > > talks to it. > > > > > > The log file I tried to send was blocked so I'll paste portions here: > > > <QUOTE> > > > AUTOCR 0 > > > AUTOCR was 0 > > > BEACON EVERY 0 > > > BEACON was EVERY 0/EVERY 0 > > > BT % > > > BTEXT was > > > CMS DISC > > > CMSG was DISC/DISC > > > CONL OFF > > > CT APRS Network no connected messages supported! > > > CTEXT was APRS Network no connected messages supported! > > > ECHO OFF > > > ECHO was ON > > > FLOW was OFF > > > HID was OFF/OFF > > > MSTAMP was OFF > > > PASSALL was OFF/OFF > > > PID was OFF/OFF > > > > > > W4OTN>APX193,WIDE2-2:=/;ci:;.Vox XASTIR-Linux > > > $ > > > EH? > > > W4OTN>APX193,WIDE2-2:=/;ci:;.Vox XASTIR-Linux > > > $ > > > EH? > > > </QUOTE> > > > > > > So the KAM takes the commands in the tnc-startup file without any > > > problem but it appears that Xastir isn't putting the TNC in conv mode > > > before sending the posit. I say this because the "EH?" response is > > > indicative to the KAM not understanding a command. If the posit is > > > being presented as a command and not as "text to transmit" then the KAM > > > would respond in this manner. > > > > > > Eric W4OTN > > > > > > > > > > > > Rick Green wrote: > > >> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008, Eric Christensen wrote: > > >> > > >>> I thought I had Xastir running on my KAM+ many moons ago but today I > > >>> seem to be having a fundamental problem. I have everything going and > > >>> I'm receiving stations but my TNC will not transmit my position (or > > >>> anything else that I'm aware of). > > >>> > > >> Have you eliminated hardware problems? Double-checked the cabling > > >> between your TNC and the radio? Is the transmitter keying up, but > > >> without audio? Is it not keying at all? If you unplug the TNC, and > > >> plug in the microphone, can you key the transmitter? > > >> Try stopping xastir, and bringing up minicom on the serial port where > > >> your TNC is connected (using the -o flag, of course). Will your TNC & > > >> radio transmit packets when directly commanded? Are they successfully > > >> decoded by another station? > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xastir mailing list > > > Xastir@xastir.org > > > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > _______________________________________________ > > Xastir mailing list > > Xastir@xastir.org > > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir