[nos-bbs] ubuntu 9.1 compiles OK now, but...

[Bob Nielsen]

Instead of using tty5.conf for this, create a new file nos.conf.  That way you will still have tty5 working normally,

Bob, N7XY

On Nov 26, 2010, at 6:42 PM, Wm Lewis wrote:

> Bob:
>  
> Can we see a copy of your "dojnos" file ?
>  
> I call up a file named "startnos". Here it is
>  
> =======================================
> cd /jnos
> rm -f /jnos/spool/mqueue/*.lck 2> /dev/null
> rm -f /jnos/spool/mail/*.lck 2> /dev/null
> sleep 1
> export TZ=EST5EDT
> export TERM=linux
> exec ./jnos -d/jnos -v
> =======================================
>  
> I'm running Ubuntu 10.04.1
> 
> I tried using tty5 as my test console. Still no joy.
> 
> First, Ubuntu would not run "startnos" until I manually flagged it an executable file.
> 
> Then in my "startnos file" I had to comment out the line "export TERM=linux". Ubuntu doesn't seem to like it from inside "startnos".
> 
> Then, I also had to comment out the "sleep 1". When running from the "startnos" Ubuntu also does not like it.
> 
> Although, if I'm at the terminal command line myself and type either one manually, Ubuntu seems fine with them. Go figure.
> 
> So, from tty5 (brought up by f5) I can "cd /jnos" and then can also "./startnos" and JNOS boots up.
> If I "exit"  JNOS, it does not respawn in tty5 at all. I just get dropped back to the /jnos directory at the command line.
> 
> When I change the tty5.conf  file to attempt to kick JNOS on boot, (since I can manually do it from the command line as above) I can access  tty1 through tty4, and tty6 and tty7(GUI).  tty5 is just has a blinking cursor line with nothing happening....ever.
> 
> Here is my revised tty5.conf file
>  
> =====================================
> # tty5 - getty
> #
> # This service maintains a getty on tty5 from the point the system is
> # started until it is shut down again.
>  
> start on runlevel [23]
> stop on runlevel [!23]
>  
> respawn
> exec /jnos/startnos tty5
> # exec /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty5
> 
> =====================================
>  
> I know I'm close. Just cant seem to get tty5 to run JNOS
>  
> Also, I'm new to linux, so all of this is a huge learning curve for me.
>  
> 73,
>  
> Bill - de KG6BAJ
> 
>  
> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:10:01 -0500
> From: bobtenty at gmail.com
> To: nos-bbs at tapr.org
> Subject: Re: [nos-bbs] ubuntu 9.1 compiles OK now, but...
> 
> In Ubuntu the consoles/ virtual tty's are started from
> 
> /etc/init/   
> 
> Editing tty5.conf  for example (jnos running as "root")
> 
> # tty5 - getty
> #
> # This service maintains a getty on tty5 from the point the system is
> # started until it is shut down again.
> 
> start on runlevel [23]
> stop on runlevel [!23]
> 
> respawn
> #exec /sbin/getty -8 38400 tty5
> exec /srv/home-remote/hamradio/jnos/dojnos
> 
> 
> "dojnos" is a bash/sh file that starts jnos in a console/virtual tty
> 
> To start the jnos executable "jnos" directly in console/virtual tty5
> 
> Replace the last line with:
> 
> exec /srv/home-remote/hamradio/jnos/jnos  tty5
> 
> 
> Older versions  of Ubuntu use the directory /etc/event.d/
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> For example:
> 
> editing the file "tty5"
> 
> # tty5 - getty
> #
> # This service maintains a getty on tty5 from the point the system is
> # started until it is shut down again.
> 
> start on runlevel 2
> start on runlevel 3
> 
> stop on runlevel 0
> stop on runlevel 1
> stop on runlevel 4
> stop on runlevel 5
> stop on runlevel 6
> 
> respawn
> # exec /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
> exec /bin/su - hamradio -c "/srv/home-remote/hamradio/jnos/dojnos" 
> 
> The last line can be replaced for user "root" with:
> 
> exec /bin/su - root -c "/srv/home-remote/hamradio/jnos/dojnos"
> 
> or just..
> 
> exec /srv/home-remote/hamradio/jnos/dojnos
> 
> or without bash file "dojnos"  and using the jnos executable "jnos" directly:
> 
> 
> exec /srv/home-remote/hamradio/jnos/jnos  tty5
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bob VE3TOK
> 
> On 10-11-26 04:20 PM, Jim Smith wrote:
> I haven’t tried to do this in Ubuntu, but on Slackware 10.1 I use the install script Maiko provides. I install it into /opt then modify /etc/iniitab to use console 5 as the JNOS console with “c5:1235:respawn:/opt/jnos/startnos /dev/tty5” in place of the usual line for console 5. Works fine. If I need to I kill it and it automatically respawns.
>  
> More than one way to fire it off…
>  
> Cheers!
>  
> Jim N8AVX
>  
> From: nos-bbs-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:nos-bbs-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf Of Michael Fox - N6MEF
> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 12:46 AM
> To: 'TAPR xNOS Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nos-bbs] ubuntu 9.1 compiles OK now, but...
>  
> What we do is run a script that is executed from /etc/rc.local.  This is run at boot time.  The script calls JNOS in a the “screen” command, so that we can attach/detach to the console from any terminal.  The script also executes in a loop which tests the exit code of JNOS and, if not 0, restarts it.  Works FB.
>  
> Michael
> N6MEF
> 
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