[nos-bbs] Linux setup + Ubuntu 7.10

[Bob Tenty]

Maybe the following helps those who have problems with starting ax25
interfaces in Ubuntu 7.10

All the interfaces including ax25 have to be started from
/etc/network/interfaces.
Starting these interfaces from rc.local can lead to all kind of
difficulties.

Setup of ax25 interfaces from  rc.local has to be avoided as Ubunto 7.10
is running UPSTART
instead of system V init  and this is an event based replacement for the
init daemon.

#/etc/network/interfaces
#ham radio interfaces part

auto sl0 sl1 sm0 ax0 ax1 nr0 nr1

# xnet slip interface
iface sl0 inet static
        address 44.135.84.80
        netmask 255.255.255.255
        pointopoint 44.135.84.81
        pre-up /usr/local/hamradio/bin/ensure-slip.sh /dev/ptypa /dev/ptype
        pre-down /usr/local/hamradio/bin/ensure-slip.sh

# jnos slip interface
iface sl1 inet static
        address 44.135.84.80
        netmask 255.255.255.255
        pointopoint 44.135.84.82
        pre-up /usr/local/hamradio/bin/ensure-slip.sh /dev/ptypa /dev/ptype
        pre-down /usr/local/hamradio/bin/ensure-slip.sh


# ax25 interfaces

# soundmodem interface

iface sm0 inet static
        address 44.135.84.80
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        pre-up /usr/local/hamradio/bin/sndmodem.sh
        pre-down /usr/local/hamradio/bin/sndmodem.sh


# ax25 link to jnos port: link
iface ax0 inet static
       address 44.135.84.80
       netmask 255.255.255.255
       pre-up /usr/local/hamradio/bin/kiss.sh /dev/ptyp1 link
       pre-down  /usr/local/hamradio/bin/kiss.sh



# ax25 link to xnet port: xnet

iface ax1 inet static
       address 44.135.84.80
       netmask 255.255.255.255
       pre-up /usr/local/hamradio/bin/kiss.sh /dev/ptyp2 xnet
       pre-down  /usr/local/hamradio/bin/kiss.sh


# netrom interface nr0

iface nr0 inet static
        address 44.135.84.80
        netmask 255.255.255.255
        hwaddress netrom va3tok-7


# netrom interface nr1

iface nr1 inet static
        address 44.135.84.80
        netmask 255.255.255.255
        hwaddress netrom va3tok-10


--

The ".sh" files are bash script files

kiss.sh  starts the kissinterface (kissattach)  (or brings it down) and
sets also pid files
ensure-slip.sh is the same for slip (slattattach) + pid files

UPSTART/Ubuntu 7.10 has no inittab file anymore

jnos and xnet are started from the /etc/event.d/ directory in their
respective virtual tty's,

for example jnos is started from the file "tty8" with:

(replacing "exec /sbin/getty 38400 tty8")

exec /sbin/rungetty -u  hamradio  -w /usr/local/hamradio/jnos tty8
/usr/local/hamradio/jnos/dojnos


The only thing what is starting  from rc.local are mostly the ax25
daemons like ax25d, etc.

Maybe this helps :=)

73,

Bob VE3TOK

Chris wrote:
> There have been some issues with the Ubuntu 7.10 release with regard
> to the ax25 stack, not sure those have been nailed down yet.  I've had
> my share of fiddly issues for sure with it.
>
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 8:24 PM, (Skip) K8RRA <k8rra at ameritech.net> wrote:
>   
>> Probably what ever one you LIKE the best Quentin.
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 18:10 -0500, Quentin Falkenbury wrote:
>>  > Hi
>>  > I have a nice clean hardrive and wish to setup Linux so i can set up a
>>  > full version of  jnos 2.0.Which version of linux is recommended? I am
>>  > trying to set up slackware 10.1 as i have download links to it.
>>  Slackware is in use by Maiko and others.
>>  FC-8 is in use by myself and others.
>>  Ubuntu is gaining users.
>>  Debian & DSL-N are on my desk for the next two installs.
>>  I expect there are others presently in use.
>>  There seems to be no single recommended distro.
>>
>>  If you go back thru the archive of this forum, you may pick out others
>>  but I don't recall any are unsuccessful -- each has it's peculiarities.
>>
>>  >                           Quentin
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