[nos-bbs] JNOS on Raspberry Pi - Keyboard garbage on start?
Brian Pasternak
brianpasternak at gmail.com
Sun Feb 16 14:03:37 EST 2020
Hi Jay. Thanks for the reply and suggestions. This won't be a JNOS issue,
but rather a linux or end user issue. The contents of my 'startnos' file is
below. I start jnos per the N8AVX JNOS install instructions, previously
mentioned, using 'sudo ./startnos /dev/tty7'.
My current 'startnos' file:
#!/bin/bash
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 < /dev/tty7 > /dev/tty7 2>&1
Looking at tty7 using conspy shows JNOS prompts running.
I've matched, and have experimented changing the Terminal Keyboard modes in
Putty with no change. However, I am also experiencing the same issue while
SSH from Windows Linux Bash, as well as SSH from my other Linux boxes. I've
built an Ubuntu 18.04 box and installed JNOS and have the same exact issue.
I don't think that I've ever used virtual terminal through Putty, so I
wasn't sure if I was doing something wrong....which is usually the issue.
However, in googling the issue, I've found others having the same issues
while switching to virtual terminals via SSH and when the hit the <ALT>
key, they get a tilde prompt. Most threads have a solution where it was a
terminal keyboard mode setting, but not in my case. I've even changed the
default keyboard on my Pi from 'Generic 104 key' to the keyboard I'm using
which is a Logitech K270. Of course, there was no resolution here.
Again, if I connect a keyboard directly up to the Pi, switching terminals
works fine.
At this point, I have the Pi connected to my HDMI port on my Windows 10 PC
monitor and a wireless keyboard connected, so I just select the input
source on my monitor if I ever need to work on JNOS. For now, this works
for me. Once I learn JNOS and possible get it on the air, then I'll move
over to a dedicated PC.
BTW, if there is anyone in the north Delaware area that is interested in
Packet, and JNOS especially, please feel free to get a hold of my. My
contact info is avail on QRZ. There is a group of us trying to revitalize
packet in this area, and I'd like to get a state-wide network going again.
Best,
Brian, AB3RI
On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 12:17 PM Niels Ruiter <pd9q at packet-radio.net> wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
> What is in your startnos file?
>
> # Jnos start file
> cd /home/pd9q/jnos
> sleep 2
> rm -f /home/pd9q/jnos/spool/mqueue/*.lck 2> /dev/null
> rm -f /home/pd9q/jnos/jnos/spool/mail/*.lck 2> /dev/null
> sleep 1
> TZ='Europe/Amsterdam'; export TZ
> export TERM=linux
> exec ./jnos2.0m.1rc -g2 -f nos.cfg -d </dev/tty2>/dev/tty2 2>&1
>
> Try this.....
>
> sudo ./startnos
>
> Use "Conspy" to look at the /dev/tty2.
> "sudo apt-get install conspy"
> "sudo conspy 2"
>
> And hit [esc] a couple of time`s to exit conspy
>
> 73 Niels PD9Q
> https://packet-radio.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nos-bbs [mailto:nos-bbs-bounces at lists.tapr.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> Pasternak
> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2020 11:39 AM
> To: TAPR xNOS Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nos-bbs] JNOS on Raspberry Pi - Keyboard garbage on start?
>
> More update.
>
> I've just tried Windows Bash, instead of Putty, with the same result.
>
> My /etc/default/keyboard file looks correct. Removing the 'BACKSPACE='
> line makes no difference.
>
> # KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE
>
> # Consult the keyboard(5) manual page.
>
> XKBMODEL="pc104"
> XKBLAYOUT="us"
> XKBVARIANT=""
> XKBOPTIONS=""
>
> BACKSPACE="guess"
>
>
> Best,
> Brian, AB3RI
>
> On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 5:06 AM Brian Pasternak <brianpasternak at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Jay. Thanks for the suggestion. It appears that NCURSES is
> installed.
> >>>
> libncurses5-dev is already the newest version
> (6.0+20161126-1+deb9u2).
>
> <<<
>
> I can start JNOS normally if I connect a keyboard and monitor
> directly to the Pi. It appears that it's only an issue when I connect to
> the Pi via Putty. I've even connected my workstation keyboard, a Logitech
> K270 directly up to the Pi and verified it's operation.
>
> I've played with the terminal settings in Putty, with no change.
>
> I'll keep plugging away with it to see if I can figure it out. If
> so, I'll post my findings.
>
> I'd like to use a Pi for JNOS, but I may use a spare PC. I'm
> partial to Ubuntu server. Are there recommendations on which Linux works
> best for JNOS? Should I stick with server, or would a workstation/desktop
> be better?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian, AB3RI
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 6:58 AM Jay Nugent <jjn at nuge.com> wrote:
>
>
> Greetings Brian,
>
> On Fri, 14 Feb 2020, Brian Pasternak wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone. I'm attempting to install JNOS on a
> Raspberry Pi 3 using
> > N8AVX's HOWTO located at
> http://www.mi-drg.org/jnos.html.
> >
> > Everything seems to install properly, but when I start
> JNOS using "sudo
> > ./startnos /dev/tty7" from Putty, I get garbage on the
> screen, see
> > http://delcorc.org/ham/Capture.PNG , whenever I hit any
> keys. I've
> > confirmed that the Localization Options and Keyboard
> Mappings are correct,
> > per the manual. However, if I connect my wireless
> keyboard and a monitor
> > directly up to the Pi, everything works well.
> >
> > Any advice?
>
> I'm just waking up here, so my mind is still a bit
> fuzzy, but I'm
> thinking that you may have missed installing a neccessary
> package. I
> think that JNOS required that the NCURSES package be
> installed so it can
> format the screen correctly.
>
> --- Jay WB8TKL
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