From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernard Pidoux Subject: Re: FBB 7.04p with xfbbX X11 client for FBB working Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 10:45:32 +0200 Message-ID: <481AD4AC.5060301@ccr.jussieu.fr> References: <47DD3BA9.3050400@ccr.jussieu.fr> <4819B44F.4030209@aa6qn.sytes.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4819B44F.4030209@aa6qn.sytes.net> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" To: AA6QN Cc: linux-hams , Hans-Juergen Barthen Hi John, I suggest you keep on using the version that works for you. The problem with AX25 libs, apps and tools is that there is no more=20 "official" versions as the interest for packet radio fell down during=20 the last years. There is no more official repository for AX25 packages. Ralf's DL5RB page http://sourceforge.net/projects/hams points to obsolete sourceforge address since 2002/09/08 ! However the new address http://sourceforge.net/projects/ax25/ has an obsolete libax25 source * 0.0.10 released with security fix 2002-03-28 Here is another sourceforge repository address http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3D24545 from where I downloaded my original versions that I originaly slightly patched to make them work with 2.6 kernel. If new official versions were to be released it should have been=20 approved at least by a team of users in order to verify that the new=20 versions : - remove a known bug - do not create a new bug - improves the functionnality of the software. Personnaly I could not compile libax25-0.0.13.6 while my version 11.4=20 has been installed at least on two dozens of stations with different=20 distro and kernel versions. The same for my versions of ax25-tools and = apps. I only removed bugs from the source in order to keep it compatible. Thus, there is no change into syntaxe and usage of these AX25 libraries= =20 applications or tools. When times come, and if interest is growing again, we will probably hav= e=20 chance to add new features into these packages if necessary. Most of my present efforts are aimed at removing bugs from Linux kernel= =20 ax25 and rose modules. With 2.6.24.4 we have a pretty stable version. Kernel 2.6.26 will certainly be even more stable, incorporating a few=20 bug corrections too. You can find here some patchs for kernel 2.6.24.4 and 2.6.25. http://f6bvp.free.fr/logiciels/kernel-2.6-patch/ Concerning LinFBB 7.04p, although it works, there are still some proble= ms. =46orwarding does not close some sockets when used via rose interface. More important, LinFBB does not work at all with SMP kernels=20 (Simultaneous Multi Processing). The bad thing is that many distro are=20 now installing such SMP kernels by default. So, people have to recompil= e=20 it without this option. I received some reports about /proc/sys/net/ax25 missing with the last=20 Ubuntu distro. 73 de Bernard, f6bvp AA6QN a =E9crit : > Bernard Pidoux wrote: > ------------------ > First, I wish to say thank you for all your hard work! I have been=20 > running FBB for many years now and really like the software. >=20 > Recently, I have been met with a couple of challenges. When I upgrade= d=20 > the libax25 to 13-6, I lost my FBB loopback interfaces. Guess I am ol= d=20 > school and during the ax25 startup I defined two loopback interfaces: >=20 > # /etc/conf.d/rc.ax25 Create Loopback ports > /usr/local/sbin/kissnetd /dev/ptya3 /dev/ptya4 & > sleep 2 > /usr/local/sbin/kissattach -l -m 256 /dev/ttya3 ax3 44.8.0.112 > /usr/local/sbin/kissattach -l -m 256 /dev/ttya4 ax4 44.8.0.112 > route del -net 44.0.0.0/8 ax3 > route del -net 44.0.0.0/8 ax4 >=20 > # /etc/ax25/axports > # Name Callsign speed paclen window description > ax0 AA6QN-9 115200 256 7 AXIP Link > ax1 AA6QN-12 9600 256 1 1200 bps Port= A=20 > DE (pending) > ax2 AA6QN-11 9600 256 2 9600 bps Port= B=20 > DE 439.050 MHz > ax3 LOOP1 9600 256 4 Loopback 1 > ax4 LOOP2 9600 256 4 Loopback 2 >=20 > Then in /usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb/port.sys where-as ax4 is the loopback >=20 > #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 4 1 ax1 250 1 2 10 10/60 XUWY pending > 2 4 1 ax2 250 1 2 10 20/60 XUWY 439.050 > 3 4 1 ax0 250 2 2 10 30/30 XUWY ax0 > 4 4 1 ax4 250 4 2 10 30/60 XUWY ax4 > 5 2 1 netbbs 236 1 1 10 30/30 XUWY netrom > 6 2 2 0 250 2 1 10 0/60 TUWY telnet > # >=20 > This all works great with libax25-0.0.11-4 but not libax25-0.0.13-6 > What did I miss? is there a new way to link FBB to the AX25 resources= ? >=20 > I also tried to update to ax25-tools-0.0.9-3 but mkiss did not load m= y=20 > dual port tnc stating it could not find the CALL. Same axport as abov= e=20 > with ax1 and ax2 being the dual ported tnc. ax25-tools-0.0.8.2 does w= ork: >=20 > #/etc/conf.d/rc.ax25# Attach Dual TNC with MKISS COM2 > /usr/local/sbin/mkiss -s 9600 /dev/ttyS1 /dev/ptya0 /dev/ptya1 > sleep 2 > /usr/local/sbin/kissattach -l -m 256 /dev/ttya0 ax1 44.8.0.112 > /usr/local/sbin/kissattach -l -m 256 /dev/ttya1 ax2 44.8.0.112 > route del -net 44.0.0.0/8 ax1 > route del -net 44.0.0.0/8 ax2 > kissparms -p ax1 -t 30 -s 100 -r 63 > kissparms -p ax2 -t 10 -s 100 -r 63 >=20 >=20 > Once again, did I miss some changes in the configuration? The install= =20 > notes were rather vague on syntax changes. >=20 > Very best regards, John Feist AA6QN >=20 >=20 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hams" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html