[xfbb] Interface Client now works!

Bob Scanferla va3rjs at yahoo.ca
Sat Dec 29 19:01:44 CET 2007 

/etc/ax25/fbb/port.sys


I use vi just because it is what I used way back in my UNIX days....so I do not have to think too hard to make the minor changes I need in files.

You can login using the /usr/sbin/xfbbC -c -i callsign -w passwword   client if you are like me and want a text mode interface.

Put your info in the /etc/ax25/fbb/passwd.sys file if you want to be able to access the sysop stuff.

Everyone else please feel free to correct me.....you guys know what a newbie I am :)

Bob


----- Original Message ----
From: Robert <ve2har at videotron.ca>
To: List for the LINUX version of FBB <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 12:35:22 PM
Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!

Hi Bob,

    Thanks for information. It looks like ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/ site is overloaded.
In the mean time I downloaded  fbbsrc.704j  sources and compiled it. It looks like compiled
without any major problem. I also ran  install_sh  at the end it gave up due to  PORT.SYS
configuration. How can I edit PORT.SYS file and where is it located ? Linux version is completely
different comparing DOS or Win version. Also how can I execute  the FBB program and login myself.

    I am sure these are all not very complicated, but not for a newcomer ...

    Robert, VE2HAR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Scanferla" <va3rjs at yahoo.ca>
To: "List for the LINUX version of FBB" <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!


> Robert here you go, from a previous message from the group.
>
> Bob
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:50:10 +0100
> From: "Bo Skoglund" <bose63 at algonet.se>
> Subject: Re: [xfbb] Linux & FBB Newbie
> To: "List for the LINUX version of FBB" <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
> Message-ID: <000401c8401c$e0c0e8e0$f40aa8c0 at SERIMNER>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>    reply-type=original
> Hi Bob.
> Here are links to the needed RPMs
> libXm.so.2 (You can also find this file on the installation cd):
> ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.2/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/lesstif-0.92.32-6.i386.rpm
> libax25.so.0 is part of the libax25 library and is needed to compile any
> AX25-stuff.
> Redhat has these RPM packages:
> ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/powertools/i386/RedHat/RPMS/libax25-0.0.7-7.i386.rpm
> ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/powertools/i386/RedHat/RPMS/libax25-devel-0.0.7-7.i386.rpm
> You may also need (if you want to use AX25. Install libax25 before
> installing these two):
> ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/powertools/i386/RedHat/RPMS/ax25-tools-0.0.6-13.i386.rpm
> ftp://archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/powertools/i386/RedHat/RPMS/ax25-apps-0.0.4-9.i386.rpm
> 73 de SM7LKS, Bo Skoglund
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Robert <ve2har at videotron.ca>
> To: List for the LINUX version of FBB <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 8:57:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!
>
> Hi Ray,
>
>    It has been several years that I am running TNOS and JNOS on RedHat 7.2 (Enigma) with
> Kernel 2.4.7-10 on an i686. I recompiled the kernel with AX25 tools in order to run also FBB software,
> which I failed due to dependency errors when I was trying to rpm  xfbb-7.04-2.i386.rpm file.
> It gave me the following:
>
>    libc.so.5 is needed by xfbb-7.04-2
>    libncurses.so.4 is needed by xfbb-7-04-2
>
>    Where can I find these library files ?
>
> Thanks in advance and I wish you all the group Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
>
> Robert, VE2HAR
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Wells" <vk2tv at exemail.com.au>
> To: "List for the LINUX version of FBB" <xfbb at f6fbb.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 4:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [xfbb] Interface Client now works!
>
>
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> It's all downhill from here for you.
>>
>> This list goes quiet occasionally but were always here when someone
>> needs help.
>>
>> Ray vk2tv
>>
>> Bob Scanferla wrote:
>>
>>>Ray, Bo and the entire list.
>>>
>>>Hard to beleive it, but thanks to all the support from
>>>this list I managed to end up with a working
>>>Application (FBB).
>>>
>>>After two attempts at rebuilding the kernel I ended up
>>>with a custom kernel that supports AX25 and still has
>>>a working ethernet interface on a version of RedHat
>>>that is marginal!
>>>
>>>Having gone through kernel compiles twice now it does
>>>not seem so scary.....I even had to recompile all the
>>>modules to eliminate the dependancies check failure at
>>>boot time.
>>>
>>>And last but not least I managed to get AX25
>>>configured to support KISS and actually talk to the
>>>TNC....I can even access FBB over the air interfacce.
>>>
>>>I guess the next task will be to look at how and where
>>>to interface the ehternet portion of the App, and to
>>>sort out all the functionality associated with FBB.
>>>
>>>Thanks Again for all the help.
>>>Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--- Ray Wells <vk2tv at exemail.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Didn't realise you weren't on broadband, Bob. That
>>>>does limit one's
>>>>ability to download fresh material.
>>>>
>>>>Ray vk2tv
>>>>
>>>>Bob Scanferla wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Al
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks....yes everyone has told me the same thing
>>>>>about moving up to a newer kernel, but
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>unfortunately
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>all I have to play with is RH 7.2 at least until
>>>>>vacation is over and Iget back to a high speed
>>>>>connection.
>>>>>
>>>>>Bob
>>>>>--- Al <awfbb0398 at sunnyside.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>
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