[nos-bbs] Question about jnos2 and ax25 using linux with udev

[Bob Tenty]

>I have googled all over and found a few workarounds but most of them
>need a /dev/ptyq# pseudo terminal setup. For debian this is not the
>case anymore,


You can stlll make the old legacy devices (pty/tty) available
with a boot parameter in grub.

For  grub 2:

Edit the file grub in directory /etc/default/

Change the existing line:


GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

to


GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash pty.legacy_count=64"


Run: update-grub


Reboot

(Above generates 64 pty/tty devices)
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For the old original grub legacy  (grub 1)

Edit the file menu.lst in  directory /boot/grub/

Look for "Start default options"  and add pty.legacy_count=64
to the existing last line of that section.

like:

# kopt_2_6=root=/dev/mapper/linux-root ro pty.legacy_count=64



update-grub

Reboot

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73,

Bob VE3TOK


On 10-12-23 12:03 AM, Edgar Barranco wrote:
> Hello experts,
>
> I am very late to the jnos/packet party but I am interested on
> learning about it and if possible being able to setup a jnos2 station
> in my area.
>
> I have been struggling a little parsing over a large amount of
> (outdated?) documentation. I started setting up a DXCluster, a FBB
> BBS, node and Talkd, they all work well. Now I wanted to give JNOS a
> try. I downloaded the latest version, went over the configurations and
> now I am having some problems.
>
> I am using Debian 5.07, on a pc with only 1 serial port so I only have
> 1 TNC (1278b) connected to 1 radio. The jnos configuration does not
> play well with the ax25d configuration needed to get the other
> services running under linux.  The serial port is being used already
> so it is lock. Now I can either or run jnos or the other applications.
>
> I have googled all over and found a few workarounds but most of them
> need a /dev/ptyq# pseudo terminal setup. For debian this is not the
> case anymore, they use udev.  Witht the /dev/ptmax and /dev/pts/#
> skim.
>
> The original ax25 packages that came with debian were out dated, I
> downloaded the newer packages from the CVS at linux-ax25.org site and
> now the new set of tools are modify to work well with the udev ways of
> doing devices.
>
> Now my question: I successfully used net2kiss and created a proper
> /dev/pts/# but how you use this on the jnos2 autoexec.nos file? When I
> start jnos it complains about the port failing to attach (trying to
> pts/0) as device.
>
> Has anyone configured jnos alongside ax25 using a udev linux
> distribution, if so how you did it?
>
> Thanks,
> Edgar/KC2UEZ
>
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