From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ray Wells Subject: Re: AX25 in /etc/init.d Date: Sat, 02 May 2009 08:38:18 +1000 Message-ID: <49FB79DA.1080503@exemail.com.au> References: <49FA6FB8.1030706@embarqmail.com> <20090501200629.GB4652@flying-gecko.net> <49FB5E22.2070000@embarqmail.com> <20090501214729.GA12084@flying-gecko.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20090501214729.GA12084@flying-gecko.net> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Patrick Ouellette Cc: C Schuman , Linux-Hams Patrick Ouellette wrote: > On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 04:40:02PM -0400, C Schuman wrote: > >>> FWIW, Debian includes a startup script in the ax25-tools package. It sets up >>> the mheardd, ax25d, and netromd. >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> Pat >>> >>> >> Thanks Pat, >> Yes, your assumption is correct. >> >> I use Ubuntu and Debian. I have never seen any of the Debian Startup >> scripts for AX.25. >> >> The problem with with most of the supplied or example start scripts is >> that they never do what you want them to do. >> The Linux HAM Radio community are an assorted lot. I have approx 14 >> Packet Radio servers and no two are the same. >> I have been Elmering a number of individuals who are attempting their >> first installion of Linux. Some just want a RMS Gate. >> Others want a BBS, Node and an assortment of other apps. >> >> My point was not really "We need to add Header Info", but more toward >> the "We need a more versatile script" >> By pointing our start up script at /etc/ax25/ax25-up & down we can use a >> common script to transition to an uncommon system initialization. >> >> > > Well, I just checked, and the most recent ax25-tools does not install > the startup script. There used to be one in the debian source package. > > Anyway, I agree in principle that ax25 should have startup scripts - BUT > as you point out, each system is different. Several (> 7) years ago I > looked at creating comprehensive set up scripts for Debian's ax25 packages > and decided there were just too many variables and not enough interest to > make it worth the time. It was easier and faster to set up the boxes > individually. > > The upstream ax25 package has *almost* not changed for a very long time. > Either it is completely debugged, there is not a bug that hits anyone's > "button," or there are not enough users to push for lots of activity there. > (I'm not saying it is unmaintained, but that there has been little change > in both the ax25 apps/tools and the kernel ax25 code for quite some time.) > > There is a wiki at www.linux-ax25.org and a few other efforts around. > > 73, > Pat > > I understand that fpac cannot be simply stopped and restarted, it needs a reboot. If that is correct, is there any point in an ax25 script for stations who use fpac? Ray vk2tv