- openSUSE Ham

fbb ?
by Bob B 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

Hi to all I have install FBB here and been trying to figure how how to set two things one is the gateway fuction it just keeps telling me it is non operational so need to know what or where in need to fix this! also the talk cmd just keeps saying i am not avaliable so i need to have that to see i am avaliable it seem that the talk did beep before but now it isnt so any help on these two things will be of great help! thanks Bob

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Suse 7.3 - Ham applications
by Steinar Wenaas - Sun Norway Flipper 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

Hi all, Anyone having idea of a) which of the nice ham applications from radio.linux.org.au that's running OK on Suse 7.3 ? b) Which of the ham applications on the Suse 7.3 Professional CD distribution (Suse 7.3 CD's) that's runs OK ? If you now, also specify which kernel you are running when a) or b). (I just got Suse 7.3 Professional CD distribution here) LA7XQ Steinar, in Oslo, Norway Best regards, --- Steinar (Email: steinar.wenaas(a)norway.sun.com)

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Thanks
by Ted Wager 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

Hi. Thanks to all who replied to my mail to this list.... First query.... Is it ok to boot my present kernel with lilo then make another bzImage which I cp to / then make a bzdisk to boot the bzImage with...If so will that pick up the presently installed modules or will I have to make modules make modules_install again ?? Second query.. I sold off my tnc's somew time ago as the amount of packet activity in my area is very low...I have a s/blaster value sound card so am wondering if I can get back onto packet using this ?? -- Regards Ted Wager SuSE Linux7.3 g3tpi.ampr.org

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test
by Ted Wager 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

A test to the ham group as I have not seen any postings -- Regards Ted Wager SuSE Linux7.3

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How to define a username like anonymous and the password for FTP-PROXY
by Prabu Subroto 10 Dec '01

10 Dec '01

Dear My Friends.... I have an application and it needs a connection to the internet through ftp-proxy. So that's why I am trying to installed and configure ftp-proxy with SuSE Proxy Suite. I can launche my SuSE Proxy Suite without any error message. But my client still can not connecting to the destination ftp server through my ftp-proxy server (192.168.23.2). I hypotize that that's because I have not define the account that may doing connection through my ftp-proxy server. But I don't know how to define the account. If I executed these commands from my client computer under below : "ftp --> open 192.168.23.2 ", it gave me the right/expected result because it displayed welcoming message that I have defined in "/etc/proxy-suite/ftp-welcome.txt" . But I don't know with which username and password to login into my ftp-proxy because I think I have never define this account. I want my client can connect with "anonymous" and their e-mail address as the password . But again, I don't know how to define it. Another quiestion : "Is there any relationship/cooperation between ftp-proxy (my SuSE Proxy Suite) and FTP Server (my ProFTPd) those I put on the same machine. Please... I need your help. Thank you very much in advance. ps. I want to attach my "/etc/proxy-suite/ftp-proxy.conf" file and my "/etc/proftpd.conf" file but I am affraid that that is forbidden in this mailing list and disturbing some of you. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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My keyboard layout goes wrong in KDE2 and If I login as the root
by Prabu Subroto 22 Nov '01

22 Nov '01

Dear my friends, I have a problem with my KDE2 about my keyboard layout. The problem began after I updated my SuSE 7.2 to 7.3 and since I run personalization menu. My keyboard layout is now wrong. Lookslike that I chosed a wrong option corresponding to my keyboard layout for KDE2 while I was running personalization menu. If I am not in KDE2 (user level 2 and 3), my keyboard layout is right.... I can type every character correctly in line mode (user level 2 and 3) as any account including root account, in KDM graphical login window my keyboard is also right.... and If I login with another account except "root" there is nothing wrong woth my keyboard. So my keyboard layout only wrong if I am in KDE2 (userlevel 5) and If I login as root. It should be germany keyboard layout but I can not type "umlaut" leter if I am as the root and in KDE2. I tried to correct my keyboard layout with KDE center and of course as a root, but it didn't succeed it. Anybody so generous to help me, telling me how I can repair my keybord layout in KDE2 for root account ? Please..... I am still an idiot for Linux. NB (NamBah) : buat temen-temen di kpli... mohon maaf sebelumnya yach... kalo daku nanyainnya pake boso bule... abis... biar sekalian bisa nanya sama rekan-rekan di milis lain.... Sirahku wis cekot-cekot... ngoprek linux nggak kelar-kelar.... pusing.... Jangan segan membantu yach... Budi baek akan dikenang selalu loch.... TIA jekk............ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1

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Do I need ftp-proxy ?
by Prabu Subroto 21 Nov '01

21 Nov '01

My LAN is using squid proxy to access the internet. But why can my clients only use "http" protocol. So they only can use internet browser. They cannot use any services that using "http" protocol. So my clients can not download something with ftp... including accessing a pop server. I tried to make a hypothesis...: I think...may be my squid server only provide services for http so that's why I installed "SuSE suite ftp-proxy". I have configure my "/etc/proxy-suite/ftp-proxy.conf" file. But I also find a problem.... because my clients still can not use ftp services (connect to ftp server outside my LAN and they also can not access pop server). Here I attached my "/etc/proxy-suite/ftp-proxy.conf" file. Anybody would like to be so generous...to teach me solving this problem ? ps. I am using SuSE Linux 7.2 . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1

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Re: [PATCH] Using sock_orphan in ax25 and netrom
by Henk de Groot 20 Nov '01

20 Nov '01

Hello Jeroen and other readers on the list(s), 2 days ago I had send a message to the linux-hams list and to the SuSE Ham lists. It appeared on SuSE's lists, but not on this list - most likely because seconds before I subscribed. Anyway, I reported a complete hangup when using FBB with the SuSE 7.3 2.4.10 kernel. With a suggestion of Jean-Paul I could find the 2.2.19 kernel on the SuSE CD which works fine as bypass. But I still want to run the new kernel. I fetched the latest kernel from SuSE, 2.4.14-SUSE (which is the 2.4.14 kernel from http://www.kernel.org plus SuSE's patches as available on ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/mantel/next/). This version of kernel and modules still freezes the system when I start FBB. Traces I added to FBB showed that it happens just after FBB has send its beacons. Note that my system also freezes with other programs, but not as fast as FBB did... I like to stress that this is not an FBB problem. After this I applied your 2 patches. It looks like now the system stays up! At least is didn't crash instantly anymore - of course I did not run any stress-tests obviously, but is sure looks good! Kind regards, Henk.

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Still my problem with BIND 9
by Prabu Subroto 20 Nov '01

20 Nov '01

Dear my Friends Finally I found my mistake.... because some of my friends gave me the solution. I really appreciate their help. But I still have a problem with my BIND 9. I don't find the error message as before anymore, like this error message : " Nov 15 18:53:09 transistor /usr/sbin/named[2504]: dns_rdata_fromtext: 192.168.23.zone:2: near eol: unexpected end of input Nov 15 18:53:09 transistor /usr/sbin/named[2504]: dns_zone_load: zone 23.168.192.in-addr.arpa/IN: loading master file 192.168.23.zone: unexpected " But my BIND 9 still doesn't work. I tested it with nslookup [hostname] but it still doesn't give the expected responds. Here is the error message : " transistor:~ # nslookup -sil > transistor ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached > apasenau ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached > " I tried to investigate the problem from the xconsole.... but I have not found the problem up to now. Here is the message of my xconsole : " Console log for transistor Nov 20 14:47:33 transistor /usr/sbin/named[868]: binding TCP socket: address in use Nov 20 14:47:33 transistor /usr/sbin/named[868]: binding TCP socket: address in use Nov 20 14:47:33 transistor kernel: ip_tables: (c)2000 Netfilter core team Nov 20 14:47:33 transistor kernel: ip_conntrack (4095 buckets, 32760 max) Nov 20 14:47:33 transistor kernel: 3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html " I am suspecting the 2 first messages namely : "binding TCP socket: address in use". Am I right....? But I don't know how to correct them. Could you help me one more time to find the problem ? Here I attached my "192.168.23.zone" file. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1

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SuSE 7.3 System crash with FBB
by Henk de Groot 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

Hallo, I have a big problem to get FBB running on my brand new SuSE 7.3. I used to run RedHat 5.2 for years without problems. When I start FBB my system completely crashes. Yes, the system - the complete PC hangs itself. Nothing responds and not even an Oops appears. I can not change between virtual consoles (outside X) and the only thing that is "moving" is a blinking caps-lock light. I have 2 modems on my system, a BayCom for APRS use and a YAM 9k6 which is used by FBB. Using "call" I can connect to the local BBS via the YAM modem, and on the BayCom I can see traffic. I have to use the full-duplex driver, I still have to sort out why. Furthermore there is an ax25-loopback to simulate access over the air towards FBB. I used the FBB supplied with SuSE but because that crashed I also compiled my own. The one I compliled was the very same version that had ran for years on RH 5.2 (only small patches to make it work with the new utils). FBB is not using the baycom. Not stating up BayCom doesn't make a difference, and even when I only use the loopback ond have switched off the YAM modem the crash will occur, albeit it takes a little longer. When I disable all kernel-AX25 interfaces FBB stays up, but that's pritty useless :-(. I hope somebody can help me, I use FBB as intermediate program between eMail/News and the local BBS. The local FBB does the forwarding and reception and MailGW passes it to sendmail and INN. Kind regards, Henk. Here are the details of my setup: (sorry, formatting may be ugly, MS LookOut does not expand tabs to 8 spaces) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Machine: Compaq Presario Laptop 12LX302 (1200 series), 64 MB mem Celeron 600 MHz (Intel) Kernel: 2.4.10-4GB (SuSE standard kernel of 7.3) ax25apps-0.0.5-66 ax25tool-0.0.6-179 libax25-0.0.7-280 FBB version 7.04 (supplied with SuSE) and own compiled FBB 7.00g /etc/ax25/axports file: ---------------------------------------------------------------- ## /etc/ax25/axports ## ## The format of this file is: ## ## name callsign speed paclen window description ## #1 OH2BNS-1 1200 255 2 144.675 MHz (1200 bps) #2 OH2BNS-9 38400 255 7 TNOS/Linux (38400 bps) # # name callsign speed packlen window description 1k2 PE1DNN-10 9600 250 4 BayCom 9k6 PE1DNN-9 9600 250 4 YAM lapp PE1DNN-8 0 250 4 Entry for application lfbb PE1DNN-7 0 250 4 Entry for fbb ---------------------------------------------------------------- Start script ax25_loopback (for /etc/init.d): ---------------------------------------------------------------- #! /bin/sh # # init.d/ax25_loopback # # System startup script for the AX25 loopback # ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: ax25_loopback # Required-Start: $network $remote_fs $syslog # Required-Stop: # Default-Start: 3 5 # Default-Stop: 0 1 2 4 6 # Description: Starts the AX.25 loopback at boot-time ### END INIT INFO # Source SuSE config . /etc/rc.config # Determine the base and follow a runlevel link name. base=${0##*/} link=${base#*[SK][0-9][0-9]} # Force execution if not called by a runlevel directory. test $link = $base && START_AX25_LOOPBACK=yes test "$START_AX25_LOOPBACK" = yes || exit 0 # Look if the module is present MKISS_BIN=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.o test -f $MKISS_BIN || exit 5 # Shell functions sourced from /etc/rc.status: # rc_check check and set local and overall rc status # rc_status check and set local and overall rc status # rc_status -v ditto but be verbose in local rc status # rc_status -v -r ditto and clear the local rc status # rc_failed set local and overall rc status to failed # rc_reset clear local rc status (overall remains) # rc_exit exit appropriate to overall rc status . /etc/rc.status # First reset status of this service rc_reset # Return values acc. to LSB for all commands but status: # 0 - success # 1 - misc error # 2 - invalid or excess args # 3 - unimplemented feature (e.g. reload) # 4 - insufficient privilege # 5 - program not installed # 6 - program not configured # # Note that starting an already running service, stopping # or restarting a not-running service as well as the restart # with force-reload (in case signalling is not supported) are # considered a success. case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting AX.25 loopback" # Check if AX25 loopback is already active if [ ! -d /proc/sys/net/ax25/ax0 ]; then echo modprobe mkiss /usr/sbin/kissnetd /dev/ptyq1 /dev/ptyq2 & #/usr/sbin/kissnetd /dev/ptyq1 /dev/ptyq2 /dev/ptyq3 & sleep 4 /usr/sbin/kissattach /dev/ttyq1 -l lfbb 10.0.0.1 /usr/sbin/kissattach /dev/ttyq2 -l lapp 10.0.0.2 /sbin/ifconfig ax0 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 \ mtu 256 hw ax25 PE1DNN-7 up /sbin/ifconfig ax1 10.0.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.255 \ mtu 256 hw ax25 PE1DNN-8 up fi # Remember status and be verbose rc_status -v ;; stop) echo -n "Shutting down AX.25 loopback" if [ -d /proc/sys/net/ax25/ax0 ]; then kill `ps ax | grep kissattach | grep lfbb | gawk '{ print $1 }'` kill `ps ax | grep kissattach | grep lapp | gawk '{ print $1 }'` kill `ps ax | grep kissnetd | grep -v grep | gawk '{ print $1 }'` rmmod mkiss > /dev/null fi ;; try-restart) ## Stop the service and if this succeeds (i.e. the ## service was running before), start it again. $0 stop && $0 start # Remember status and be quiet rc_status ;; restart) ## Stop the service and regardless of whether it was ## running or not, start it again. $0 stop $0 start # Remember status and be quiet rc_status ;; force-reload) ## Signal the daemon to reload its config. Most daemons ## do this on signal 1 (SIGHUP). ## If it does not support it, restart. echo -n "Reloading AX.25 loopback" $0 stop $0 start rc_status ;; reload) ## Like force-reload, but if daemon does not support ## signalling, do nothing (!) # If it does not support reload: exit 3 ;; status) echo -n "Checking for AX.25 loopback: " if [ -d /proc/sys/net/ax25/ax0 ]; then echo "OK" exit 0 else echo "Module not loaded" exit 5 fi #rc_status ;; probe) ## Optional: Probe for the necessity of a reload, ## give out the argument which is required for a reload. # no need to reload here... ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|try-restart|restart|force-reload|reload|probe}" exit 1 ;; esac rc_exit ---------------------------------------------------------------- Start script yam modem (for /etc/init.d): ---------------------------------------------------------------- #! /bin/sh # # init.d/yam # # System startup script for the YAM modem # ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: yam # Required-Start: baycom $network $remote_fs $syslog # Required-Stop: # Default-Start: 3 5 # Default-Stop: 0 1 2 4 6 # Description: Starts the YAM modem at boot-time ### END INIT INFO # Source SuSE config . /etc/rc.config # Determine the base and follow a runlevel link name. base=${0##*/} link=${base#*[SK][0-9][0-9]} # Force execution if not called by a runlevel directory. test $link = $base && START_YAM=yes test "$START_YAM" = yes || exit 0 # Look if the module is present YAM_BIN=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.o test -f $YAM_BIN || exit 5 # Shell functions sourced from /etc/rc.status: # rc_check check and set local and overall rc status # rc_status check and set local and overall rc status # rc_status -v ditto but be verbose in local rc status # rc_status -v -r ditto and clear the local rc status # rc_failed set local and overall rc status to failed # rc_reset clear local rc status (overall remains) # rc_exit exit appropriate to overall rc status . /etc/rc.status # First reset status of this service rc_reset # Return values acc. to LSB for all commands but status: # 0 - success # 1 - misc error # 2 - invalid or excess args # 3 - unimplemented feature (e.g. reload) # 4 - insufficient privilege # 5 - program not installed # 6 - program not configured # # Note that starting an already running service, stopping # or restarting a not-running service as well as the restart # with force-reload (in case signalling is not supported) are # considered a success. case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting YAM modem support" # Check if yam is already loaded if [ ! -d /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0 ]; then setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none modprobe yam /usr/sbin/yamcfg yam0 iobase 0x3e8 irq 3 txdelay 250 txtail 20 persist 255 /sbin/ifconfig yam0 44.137.46.75 netmask 255.255.255.255 \ mtu 256 hw ax25 PE1DNN-9 up # Use /etc/rc.d/init.d/hamroute to fix routes if [ -d /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0 ]; then echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/ax25_default_mode #echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/ax25_default_mode echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/backoff_type echo 2 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/connect_mode echo 4 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/extended_window_size echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/idle_timeout echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/ip_default_mode echo 256 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/maximum_packet_length echo 30 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/maximum_retry_count echo 4 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/standard_window_size echo 100 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/t1_timeout echo 100 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/t2_timeout echo 3000 > /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0/t3_timeout fi fi # Remember status and be verbose rc_status -v ;; stop) echo "Shutting down YAM modem support" if [ -d /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0 ]; then /sbin/ifconfig yam0 down rmmod yam setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart 16550A fi ;; try-restart) ## Stop the service and if this succeeds (i.e. the ## service was running before), start it again. $0 stop && $0 start # Remember status and be quiet rc_status ;; restart) ## Stop the service and regardless of whether it was ## running or not, start it again. $0 stop $0 start # Remember status and be quiet rc_status ;; force-reload) ## Signal the daemon to reload its config. Most daemons ## do this on signal 1 (SIGHUP). ## If it does not support it, restart. echo -n "Reloading YAM modem support" $0 stop $0 start rc_status ;; reload) ## Like force-reload, but if daemon does not support ## signalling, do nothing (!) # If it does not support reload: exit 3 ;; status) echo -n "Checking for YAM modem: " if [ -d /proc/sys/net/ax25/yam0 ]; then echo "OK" exit 0 else echo "Module not loaded" exit 5 fi #rc_status ;; probe) ## Optional: Probe for the necessity of a reload, ## give out the argument which is required for a reload. # no need to reload here... ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|try-restart|restart|force-reload|reload|probe}" exit 1 ;; esac rc_exit exit 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- FBB Port.sys file: ---------------------------------------------------------------- # FBB7.00 # # #Ports TNCs 2 2 # # Interface 9 = LINUX # #Com Interface Adress (Hex) Baud 1 9 **** 9600 2 9 **** 38400 # # MultCh : Name of the Linux port taken from /etc/ax25/axports # Maxframe: The maximum nb of frames the TNC will send at a time. # NbFwd : Number of channels for OUTGOING forward at same time. # MxBloc : Size of forward-block in kb. # # M/P-Fwd : Minute of the hour for start of forward, and period # (how many minutes between each forward-start). # Mode : One of these: # B : BBS-mode. # G : "Guest"-mode. # U : Normal-mode. # Type host-mode, one of these: # D : WA8DED # K : KAM hostmode. # M : Telephone-modem. # P : PK-232 # Q : BPQ v 4.x # X : LINUX kernel interface # Addition: One of these letters can be used too: # L : Send unproto beacon after each arriving mail. # Y : Yapp allowed on this QRG. # W : Gateway allowed TO this QRG. # R : Read-Only acces. # Freq. : Text to describe this port (max 9 characters, no space) # Same number of lines as number of TNCs. # #TNC NbCh Com MultCh Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd Mode Freq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00/01 ---- File-fwd. 1 8 1 9k6 250 3 1 10 05/20 XUWY Radio 2 8 2 lfbb 250 3 1 10 00/10 XUWYL Loopback # # End of file. #

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Re: [suse-ham-e] SuSE 7.3 System crash with FBB
by Henk de Groot 18 Nov '01

18 Nov '01

Hello Jean-Paul, Van: "Jean-Paul ROUBELAT" <jpr(a)f6fbb.org> > Did you try the 2.2.19 kernel distributed in 7.3 ? I overlooked that one! I was already thinking about downgrading to a 2.2.x kernel but did not realized one was packaged in the distribution. Anyway, I loaded this kernel and it seems to work fine so far. Given that with FBB the Linux almost crashed at instant (just after FBB sended its beacons - I put trace info in FBB's drv_sock.c to see if it crashed at a specific operation) and now it runs at least 30 minutes. I think the problem is realy in the AX.25 support of the new 2.4.x kernel. In the meantime I also found out that other AX.25 packages fail as well. I have a small program to do reverse-forwarding (connection to the local BBS and then fetching the articles lzhuf compressed and putting them in the FBB's mail.in. This way the local BBS does not need forwarding rules setup for me, I just pull it). Anyway, this program could run for a while but then also ended up in the lockup I described. Thanks for this suggestion, at least now I have something that runs until the 2.4.x kernel is fixed. Kind regards, Henk.

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Re: [suse-ham-e] SuSE 7.3 System crash with FBB
by Jean-Paul ROUBELAT 18 Nov '01

18 Nov '01

Hi Henk Did you try the 2.2.19 kernel distributed in 7.3 ? 73, ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Paul ROUBELAT - F6FBB | Computers are like air-conditioners : Packet: F6FBB(a)F6FBB.FMLR.FRA.EU | they stop working properly as soon as Email : jpr(a)f6fbb.org | you open windows. WEB : http://www.f6fbb.org | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henk de Groot" <henk.de.groot(a)hetnet.nl> To: <suse-ham-e(a)suse.com> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 12:19 PM Subject: [suse-ham-e] SuSE 7.3 System crash with FBB > Hallo, > > I have a big problem to get FBB running on my brand new SuSE 7.3. I used to > run RedHat 5.2 for years without problems. > > When I start FBB my system completely crashes. Yes, the system - the > complete PC hangs itself. Nothing responds and not even an Oops appears. I > can not change between virtual consoles (outside X) and the only thing that > is "moving" is a blinking caps-lock light. > > I have 2 modems on my system, a BayCom for APRS use and a YAM 9k6 which is > used by FBB. Using "call" I can connect to the local BBS via the YAM modem, > and on the BayCom I can see traffic. I have to use the full-duplex driver, I > still have to sort out why. > > Furthermore there is an ax25-loopback to simulate access over the air > towards FBB. I used the FBB supplied with SuSE but because that crashed I > also compiled my own. The one I compliled was the very same version that had > ran for years on RH 5.2 (only small patches to make it work with the new > utils). > > FBB is not using the baycom. Not stating up BayCom doesn't make a > difference, and even when I only use the loopback ond have switched off the > YAM modem the crash will occur, albeit it takes a little longer. When I > disable all kernel-AX25 interfaces FBB stays up, but that's pritty useless > :-(. > > I hope somebody can help me, I use FBB as intermediate program between > eMail/News and the local BBS. The local FBB does the forwarding and > reception and MailGW passes it to sendmail and INN. > > Kind regards, > > Henk.

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newbie
by kameron cole 18 Nov '01

18 Nov '01

howdy- I'd love to get started with HAM radio on Linux - SUSE, I suppose - unless the 7.3 is going to hang all the time! an absolute newbie! so, if any one has the time, can you send a list of the things I need to get started - special interface cards? your favorite 'howto'? etc. thanks, kernel(a)medianox.net

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hardware database
by Christof Schmitt 30 Jul '01

30 Jul '01

Hi, as you might have seen, in our new hardware database there is a new category for ham radio devices. It is located under http://hardwaredb.suse.de/indexen.php, "Search entries", "Amateur radio". For providing further information, we need some feedback, which devices can be used successfully with linux. If you provide some information please include vendor name, device name and linux version. 73 Christof -- Christof Schmitt, DH1CS christof.schmitt(a)gmx.de http://hamfax.sourceforge.net/ cschmit(a)suse.de

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HamFax 0.1
by Christof Schmitt 12 Jun '01

12 Jun '01

Hi, at the moment i am working at HamFax, a Qt/X11 application for sending and receiving facsimiles. Since today version 0.1 is available. At the moment, sending and receiving should work, but the recognition of the apt signals and the phasing lines might not always work. Supported interfaces are a sound card with PTT keying over the RTS signal of a serial port and a SCS-PTC (http://www.scs-ptc.com/). See the homepage at http://hamfax.sourceforge.net/ for the program and some further information. If you have a comment, question or anything else, please tell me, i would like to get some feedback on this program. 73 Christof -- Christof Schmitt, DH1CS @home: christof.schmitt(a)gmx.de @work: cschmit(a)suse.de

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RE: [suse-ham-e] AX25 Suse 7.1 & kernel 2.4
by Wilke, Patrick 31 May '01

31 May '01

Cool, I needed to know to. Have a Question. At onetime I was running the IGate for Alaska's APRS. Now our club wants to to run a Gateway via Linux. To the Internet, At one time years ago I was running JNOS 1.10 but for RF only. But they want to be able to connect to my station and sent email to other hams via the Internet. I know that I'll have to allow Amateurs Only so I will most likely need to have one of the Call sign Database's on line and be able to update it Daily or weekly. Would like to either run on VHF or UHF. I have a T1 coming into my House so Bandwidth is not an issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 73's de WL7JA -----Original Message----- From: randy(a)randyrathbun.org [mailto:randy@randyrathbun.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 12:38 PM To: Cees Tool Cc: suse-ham-e(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-ham-e] AX25 Suse 7.1 & kernel 2.4 I am using it here and it seems to be working fine. Have DXNet packetcluster up and churning away for almost a week now without a problem, along with a netrom node. Havent done anything with FBB and doubt I will. Nothing fancy in the set up. Pretty much just used what I always have - did not change any startup scripts or anything. On Wed, 30 May 2001, Cees Tool wrote: > Hi All, > > I am looking for some results of AX25 with Suse 7.1 and kernel 2.4. > I have heard from some hams that kernel 2.4 is not stable with ax25. > Linuxnet seems to crash and internal ax25 connections seem to crash linux. > These reports were from a RedHat user with kernel 2.4.4. > > As I want to install Suse 7.1 from scratch on a new system here, I like to > know if the same problems happening with suse 7.1 and kernel 2.4, otherwise > I could install 2.2.18 (I believe that's the other kernel included in Suse > 7.1 ?) > > (I will install CLX-cluster / xFBB mailbox / LinuXNET / Converse etc. on > this new system, most of it is now running on Suse 6.4 and an old Redhat > 4.2 systems which we want to combine on one system in the future ) > > Any reports or good tips on Suse 7.1 and ax25 ? > > > Regards, > Cees Tool - PA3AES > > -- Randy Rathbun, NV0U randy(a)randyrathbun.org nv0u(a)arrl.net Elecraft K2 #1981 ARS #895 QRP-ARCI #10776 http://randyrathbun.org http://quitequitefantastic.org http://astrodot.org Linus? Whose that? -- clueless newbie on #Linux This transmittal may contain confidential information intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmittal is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (collect at 907-564-1000) and ask to speak with the message sender. In addition, please immediately delete this message and all attachments. Thank you.

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AX25 Suse 7.1 & kernel 2.4
by Cees Tool 30 May '01

30 May '01

Hi All, I am looking for some results of AX25 with Suse 7.1 and kernel 2.4. I have heard from some hams that kernel 2.4 is not stable with ax25. Linuxnet seems to crash and internal ax25 connections seem to crash linux. These reports were from a RedHat user with kernel 2.4.4. As I want to install Suse 7.1 from scratch on a new system here, I like to know if the same problems happening with suse 7.1 and kernel 2.4, otherwise I could install 2.2.18 (I believe that's the other kernel included in Suse 7.1 ?) (I will install CLX-cluster / xFBB mailbox / LinuXNET / Converse etc. on this new system, most of it is now running on Suse 6.4 and an old Redhat 4.2 systems which we want to combine on one system in the future ) Any reports or good tips on Suse 7.1 and ax25 ? Regards, Cees Tool - PA3AES

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New Project gpsView/APRS
by Göran Blumenthal SM5HIH 17 Apr '01

17 Apr '01

Hello OM:s I like to tell You that we have started up a new project "gpsView" on Source Forge. The project is a client/serversystem using APRS during wide area competitions, such as ballooning, gliding, car-races etc. We belive in Open Source Code for many reasons, but mainly for it will result in a better program/code. That is the reason why we put the project on Open Source. What differ this project from most others projects is that we will start with writing the USER MANUAL. From the manual we then do the programers specifications! You are invited to take part of the project as observers or, most highly apriciated, co-programers. Go to www.sourceforge.net. Register as user, and go to the project gpsview. 73:s de Göran SM5HIH

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Ham Apps Info Needed
by Ed Lawson 08 Apr '01

08 Apr '01

I have been asked by my local Users Group to set up a Linux machine demonstrating Ham Radio applications for our booth at a major hamfest in our area. In the past I have used Linux for logging and packet, but I am not now. In looking at the SUSE download section, it appears SUSE has a very good selection of Ham Radio apps. Before committing to a SUSE box I have a few questions: 1. Are the Ham Radio apps in the Personal Version? 2. Will they be reasonably set up upon istallation? 3. Does anyone have Ham Radio apps they like or prefer that are not in the Distro? My intention is to have the following apps: Logging for which HamLog should be more than adequate. Packet..not sure which APRS...is there a good GUI version with US maps? PSK31...a nice GUI version to compare with Digipan or WinPSK Sattelite Tracking with a world and region map if possible QRZ CD reader Perhaps a program or two of more technical interest such as antenna or circuit design. I would appreciate any suggestions, etc to make this task easier for me and a great demo for the hamfest. TIA Ed Lawson K1VP

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New member, help me a little, easy questions
by Steinar Wenaas - Sun Norway 05 Apr '01

05 Apr '01

Hi all out there ! Here you find a new member to the suse-ham-e(a)suse.com list. Some initial questions for a new subscriber of this list: 0. At which URL-address can we READ messages to suse-ham-e in a HTML format (Until now I have only seen them by asking suse-ham-e to mail them back using suse-ham-e-get.123_145(a)suse.com etc) 1. Are anyone start using their APRS gear on Suse 7.1 (kernel 2.2.18 or kernel 2.4) ? 2. Do you know why the suse-ham-e list at http://www.suse.com/us/support/mailinglists/index.html has no archive pointer yet although the suse-ham-e(a)suse.com is active ? Please let me know. We have common interest to communicate. My gears: IC-706 KAM TNC Self-made Baycom(s) TM-D700 (VHF/UHF TNC/APRS TRCV) Suse 7.1 Professional (with Linux kernel 2.2.18 or kernel 2.4) Best regards, LA7XQ --- Steinar (Email: steinar.wenaas(a)norway.sun.com)

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Shall we start a new radioproject? APRS?
by Göran Blumenthal SM5HIH 03 Apr '01

03 Apr '01

Are there any programmers/hacker out there in the @-land? If - please read on! I´m dreaming on a new project for tracking of international ballooning, glidings and so on. We can use GPS (Global Position System), amateurradios(X-25), APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System) and Internet. As an example the system will work as follows: Different balloons, gliders, cars etz (objects) will transmit "spots" every second minute containing callsign and current position in longitud/latitude. Thoose spoots are retransmitted via radiodigipeaters/nodes to neares gateway between radio and internet. The gateway sends the spoot via the internet to a databaseserver. We already have the radiosystems, the radioprotocoll and the radiodigipeaters/nodes. We need: 1) A server (preferably LINUX) collecting all thoose spoots to a database (SQL?). 2) A cliant-program (downloaded from the server) calling the server, requesting latest "spots" from selected objects. As loong as the cliant program is connected to the Internet it will receive new spots from the server. If You are interested in vollonteer in this project we can start an open project on the SoursForge on the net. Think if we could be severel people in this project, som working with the server, other with the clientporgram and so on. It would be fasinating. There are already a system on the internet today, working as above. But there are some function missing (can´t select group of objects). Besides it is also so dominated by American the it is hard to find Europeens. Lets try to make a good idea from US even better! Looking forward to hear from You. 73 de Göran SM5HIH

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Kptc - a new KDE terminal programm for the SCS PTC-II
by Lars Schnake 26 Mar '01

26 Mar '01

Hello, Since the begining of this year, I am writing a new KDE2 application for using and configurating the PTC-II ( www.scs-ptc.com ). The development is not completed yet, but I think it is already a useable software. I would be pleased, if someone take a look and drop me a note about his first impression. Criticism and hints are important for further development. The current version is Kptc - 0.1. There is no RPM yet, but installing from source should not cause any trouble. Download it here: ftp://ftp1.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/kptc Install it as usual : # tar xfvz kptc-0.1 # cd kptc-0.1 # ./configure # make # make install Additionally, you need QT 2.2 or newer and the KDE2 libs. By the way: There is still a lot to do. To bring this work on faster, I can need somekind of help. If you are interested and like to support this project, please join me. Depending on your interests and skills you can introduce yourself in one of the following open tasks: - testing and reporting bugs / wishes - writing a user manual ( html ) - developing a project home page ( html ) - drawing icons and logos - translations - developing new features, several things are outstanding ( KDE, C++ ) Regards Lars DL3YFC -- ______________________________________________________________________ Lars Schnake [DL3YFC] lschnak(a)suse.de

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Re: [suse-ham-e] QRV?
by Göran Blumenthal SM5HIH 11 Mar '01

11 Mar '01

Hello again Kai Thanks fine answer. Kai Altenfelder wrote: > Hej Göran, > > On Tue, Feb 27, Göran Blumenthal wrote: Comments follows: > But why are there so little programmers that code applications for > Linux? I strongly believe that we as hams do have the expertise to do so > but many of us are not willing to invest time or ressources into their > hobby. All they want is to consume, to buy ready-to-run solutions and > plug & play hardware. There seems to be no strong wish for experiments > (and learning!) any more. That is what I find really sad. Yes - You are right, sorry to say. But I still belive that when hams comes to the point, where they wish function instead of flashy screens, they will find LINUX good. More and more hams like to set up unantended communication-systems, such as digipeaters, remoutly transmittersaites etz, and in thoose aplications LINUX is outstanding. We will put LINUX in our clubs computer, because we will share data between different applications as voiceBox, packet BBS, APRS e.t.z, AND also do e LAN between members and the cluvlocation ( a 68 meter high tower!) Regards Göran SM5HIH If answeringon this message, please make a copy to suse-ham-e(a)suse.com

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QRV?
by Göran Blumenthal 11 Mar '01

11 Mar '01

Hello This is just an email to find out the activities on this maillist, as Im new on it. Im a ham since 30 years ago Im running packet/AX-25 since 10 years ago. Now I started to learn LINUX/Suse in order to use it together with amateurradio. The first thing I will try to work with is as an server in APRS, Automatic Position Reporting System. So now - Are there any out there working with similar things, and if, what? 73s de Göran/SM5HIH

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suse-ham-e-unsubscribe-john=host.domain@suse.com
by Mohammed U. Alkali 07 Mar '01

07 Mar '01

Glacierunsubscribe me from this lists please M.Alkali(a)alkali-edv.com

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PSK-31
by joe lerch 07 Mar '01

07 Mar '01

I have been reading a lot about PSK-31 and; I think, digipan for windows. Is there a linux alternative that has all the features of digipan? One of the latest issues of QST talks about a kit for PSK-31 on 80 meters, once again they mention needing the windows software. Is anyone using a linus alternative, I don't do windows at all, not even a little bit and hate to start buying windows software this late in the game. joe

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please ignore this message
by joe lerch 06 Mar '01

06 Mar '01

I am new to the list and nead tog et the number count so I can get the last 100 messages to see what is going on, 73's joe kc3gv Not very active this days and that includes ham radio activities

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Re: [suse-ham-e] Low activity on the list
by Göran Blumenthal 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Great Stefan! And in the meantime I suggest we put an Cc: to suse-ham-e(a)suse.com when we answer a mail on the list. Hopfully the list will be a little more active in that way. It must be because Suse and LINUX is to good to not be active. 73s de Göran SM5HIH Stefan König wrote: > Göran Blumenthal wrote: > > > > Hello > > As I am new on this Suse-list I am not quite shure, but it seems that by > > default if You answer on a message received from the list, the answer > > gos to the sender, not to the list. For me it seems like a systemfault, > > and it might be the reason why the activity is low. Am I wright or > > wrong? > > 73s de Göran SM5HIHHello Göran, > Hmm it seems to be right, > i would asking the Suse Gupport Guy`s if they have an solution > or if it will be still ok ... > Regards > Stefan.König > www.DC5MPC.de

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Low activity on the list
by Göran Blumenthal 01 Mar '01

01 Mar '01

Hello As I am new on this Suse-list I am not quite shure, but it seems that by default if You answer on a message received from the list, the answer gos to the sender, not to the list. For me it seems like a systemfault, and it might be the reason why the activity is low. Am I wright or wrong? 73s de Göran SM5HIH

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Re: [suse-ham-e] QRV?
by Göran Blumenthal 01 Mar '01

01 Mar '01

Stefan Thanks for Your fine e-mail with informations. There are mapsystems where You can connect a GPS-receiver, among them OZZI and Fugawi. There are also a lot of programs on the webb You can get free. If You mean to connect GPS with a handheld and map You can use UI-View. There are a free version 2.32. In that program You can put maps in GIF and BMP formats. UI-View You can find on http://welcome.to/uiview (Sorry to say but that program only for Windows) Stefan König wrote: > Iam an HAM since 3 Years ago, and i will starting with Suse Linux for > 3Months ago. > I am searching for an GPS-System ( where i can clamb self scanned Cards) for > the Fox Hunting. Did you have some Tips for me ??? > I used Suse Linux actually for follow Things: > Fileserver > Printserver > WEB-Server > and in the next time i plan (when i have a new Internet-Flatrate) a Packet > Radio and Mail Gateway over TCP/IP. > In the Moment i cant help you, but the Installations-Support in Munich have > I.M.H.O. some tuff guys wich will help you with qualified and > successfully Support. > > best Regards > > DC5MPC > Stefan König

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Re: SUSE AX25UTILS
by Joerg Reuter 04 Jan '01

04 Jan '01

On Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 10:42:24AM +0000, richard . bown wrote: > And as for this being the wrong place according to SuSE for items pertaining > to linux for ham use, Well, you complained about the version of a package shipped by one distribution. In this case it's most effective to complain to the packager directly (SuSE in this case). > Then how come look at the issue of axipd the dist I have suse7.0 1.0 > compiled from the latest ax25 utils 1.02/0.0.4, this version works with the > later 2.2 kernels, I don't know about 2.4 kernels as I've never tried them yet ax25ipd --version yields "1.0.2 / 0.0.4" which means that 1.0.2 is the upstream version number (the one given by the author) and 0.0.4 that it is the version that belongs to ax25-apps 0.0.4. I don't know the exact reason behind this, I believe that program isn't maintained by the author anymore and evolves differently for different platforms. It should work by the way for both kernel 2.2.x and kernel 2.4.0. > Or is this some strange phenomenom which make Redhat Clones change the issue > number? Hmm, ax25ipd on RH is exactly the same as the one on SuSE Linux, which exact distribution did you try and which version number do you get there? BTW, are you by any chance using the patch by dg2fef/dg1kjd? Some tools may indeed need a recompile then. 73, -- Joerg Reuter http://yaina.de/jreuter And I make my way to where the warm scent of soil fills the evening air. Everything is waiting quietly out there.... (Anne Clark)

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"morse" code practice program
by Jacek M. Holeczek 21 Dec '00

21 Dec '00

Hi, Half a year ago I spent some time enhancing the "morse" code practice program (originally known as "morse" by Joe Dellinger, WH6UR). The character set was made compatible with the International Morse Code, some useful additional options were implemented, beep was added for the AdLib/SoundBlaster FM chip and for the Open Sound System (OSS) /dev/dsp device (currently supported devices: Sun workstation with audio hardware, HP9000s700 with audio hardware, the X11 window system, the SGI Indigo workstation, the IBM PC console speaker, AdLib/SoundBlaster FM chip, Open Sound System /dev/dsp device). This a generic morse-code practice utility for Unix systems. I'd like to make this version publicly available. In case you are interested, please let me know. Best regards, Jacek.

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Kernel
by Salisbury, J (James) 21 Dec '00

21 Dec '00

How do I compile a 2.2.14 kernel to include amateur radio support? Please could you also tell me if there are any linux equivalents for Hamcomm and JVfax?

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QT-2.2.2
by kevcav 11 Dec '00

11 Dec '00

Hello, Running Suse ver 7. I desire to install Kpsk31. During the ./configure script it looks for QT-2.2. Now Ver 7 has QT-1.4 and QT-2.1 snapshop install as reportrd by the configure script. I have download QT-2.2.2 rpm from the SUSE ver7 latest ftp directory (4 megs) and have installed using Yast. Unfortunately Kpsk31 configure script still does not find the QT- 2.2.2 files. What else do I need to do?? Thanks in advance. Kevin VK4SP

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Re: [suse-ham-e] Problem Installing FBB...
by Kai Altenfelder 06 Nov '00

06 Nov '00

Jules, I think it is of interest for more people so I answer to the list. On Sun, Nov 05, Jules Duiker wrote: > What I mean with half the job is the fact, that I cannot install my > parameters. If I read the FBB manual, there should be an INSTALL.SH to > configur FBB. When I'm using YAST to > install, it only makes a few directories, and thats it. What I mean is; > should I do all > changes by hand, or is there someting wrong with yast?? There is no > INSTALL.SH or something like that. How can I configur it to work?? Is > there an other way of doing things? I think it's hard to believe that I > have to do everything by hand, so I suspect > I'm doing something, or Yast doesn't install the RPM the proper way.... > System here is: intel based, 64meg, SuSE 7.0! Well, that is generally a problem of many software packages available for ham purposes. Most of them are programmed to be installed manually by the user into the /usr/local/ directories. Most of them provide an installation script or something similar for this. But this is not the way one can deal with when using rpm archives. As a package maintainer I cannot install the package with customized configuration files. This is something that has to happen afterwards, e.g. with an alternative configuration script or something else. Some parts of the functionality of Jean-Paul's INSTALL.SH are covered by the rpm archive, especially creating the needed directories. So we cannot call the script while runtime because it would fail to create directories. We are thinking about a global solution for many of the ham packages, providing YaST2 modules for configuration. But due to missing manpower this is nothing we can do right now, sorry! Jean-Paul, Vojtech, do you have ideas how to handle this problem? Regards, Kai -- Kai Altenfelder, SuSE GmbH, Schanzaeckerstr. 10, D-90443 Nuernberg Tel.: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-74053-489, EMail: ka(a)suse.de Ham: DL3LBA / DK0TUX / DN1TUX PGP public key available

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Problem Installing FBB...
by Jules Duiker 04 Nov '00

04 Nov '00

Hi there, Can somebody point out to me how to install F6FBB BBS software on SuSE? When using YAST, it seems that it is doing half the job... I'm using SuSE 7.0, and a PTC-II pactor/packet TNC. At the moment I'm running FBB on a ms/dos computer, but I want to change it to Linux. Any info is welcom. 73, de jules -- Jules Duiker pa3gmz(a)worldonline.nl pa3gmz(a)vrza.org pa3gmz(a)qsl.net

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Ax25 problems...
by p.altomani＠libero.it 24 Oct '00

24 Oct '00

Hi ! I'm trying to do packet activity with my laptop with Suse 6.4. I've succesfully installed Tom Sailer's usermode soundmodem and it works: it decodes packet coming from the air and it is heard by other stations. But I coulnd't manage to have a real connection: using the 'call' program i can tx only what i type on the keyboard,without any connection request and so... I'm using libax25,ax25-apps and ax25-tools installed by rpms. How can I set my system to work in "connected mode" (i think that this is the problem) ?? I've tried "echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ax25/ax0/connection_mode without results. Usually that file contains 2 on my system. Thanks for your help, Pietro

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ax25/TM-D700
by Wilke, Patrick 17 Oct '00

17 Oct '00

Hello Has anyone setup a Kenwood TM-D700A. With regards to running the D700 in kiss mode, and Linux (Jnos). and APRS....???? 73's de WL7JA ============================================= Motivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular top ups.

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Test, please ignore
by Kai Altenfelder 16 Oct '00

16 Oct '00

$SUBJECT says all. -- Kai Altenfelder, SuSE GmbH, Schanzaeckerstr. 10, D-90443 Nuernberg Tel.: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-74053-489, EMail: ka(a)suse.de Ham: DL3LBA PGP public key available

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