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

Wm Lewis thunderft at hotmail.com
Sat Nov 27 11:56:37 EST 2010 

I think you're missing the point here. If it aint working in tty5.conf it ain't going to work in nos.conf.
 
Besides, mu computer uses 7 consoles by default. I think I can spare #5 for use with NOS
 
> From: n7xy at clearwire.net
> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:38:39 -0800
> To: nos-bbs at tapr.org
> Subject: Re: [nos-bbs] ubuntu 9.1 compiles OK now, but...
> 
> 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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