From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: C Schuman Subject: Re: AX25 in /etc/init.d Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 18:57:25 -0400 Message-ID: <49FB7E55.8070902@embarqmail.com> References: <49FA6FB8.1030706@embarqmail.com> <20090501200629.GB4652@flying-gecko.net> <49FB5E22.2070000@embarqmail.com> <20090501214729.GA12084@flying-gecko.net> <49FB79DA.1080503@exemail.com.au> Reply-To: k4gbb1@embarqmail.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; d=embarqmail.com; s=s012408; c=relaxed/simple; q=dns/txt; i=@embarqmail.com; t=1241218646; h=From:Subject:Date:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; bh=+XrbH/+x7yHHy+IQ98Hc1bcGyGA=; b=KWCZ8eA5TGUmlUW1YswDxQvQMmCGf9yW+LgWd2Z+tmuBHkpaaBVY62BCTLM50QD3 8G707R5RCyxkSpsTpPx/16rtcHuJJ/nZbDC8Mda6DEf1zFI+MPkLZdZeTL1zlRT9; In-Reply-To: <49FB79DA.1080503@exemail.com.au> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Ray Wells Cc: Patrick Ouellette , Linux-Hams Ray Wells wrote: > 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 > Ray, AX25, FPAC & FBB can all be restarted w/o rebooting. It's all in the way you construct your stop shut process. I'll send you a copy of my fpac.sh and my ax25-down. I have a couple of systems that have uptimes of over 60 days even though I have made changes to the configuration and restarted the service. Once in awhile ROSE will cause a kernel panic on the Stopping and the system will reboot on panic. This occurs mainly on the systems with a co located BBS. 73 <> k4gbb