<div dir="ltr">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'.<div><br></div><div>My current 'startnos' file:</div><div><br>#!/bin/bash<br>cd /jnos<br>rm -f /jnos/spool/mqueue/*.lck 2> /dev/null<br>rm -f /jnos/spool/mail/*.lck 2> /dev/null<br>sleep 1<br>export TZ=EST5EDT<br>export TERM=linux<br>exec ./jnos -d /jnos < /dev/tty7 > /dev/tty7 2>&1</div><div><br></div><div>Looking at tty7 using conspy shows JNOS prompts running.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Again, if I connect a keyboard directly up to the Pi, switching terminals works fine.<br><div><br></div><div>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.</div></div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Brian, AB3RI</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 12:17 PM Niels Ruiter <<a href="mailto:pd9q@packet-radio.net" target="_blank">pd9q@packet-radio.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Brian,<br>
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What is in your startnos file?<br>
<br>
# Jnos start file<br>
cd /home/pd9q/jnos<br>
sleep 2<br>
rm -f /home/pd9q/jnos/spool/mqueue/*.lck 2> /dev/null<br>
rm -f /home/pd9q/jnos/jnos/spool/mail/*.lck 2> /dev/null<br>
sleep 1<br>
TZ='Europe/Amsterdam'; export TZ<br>
export TERM=linux<br>
exec ./jnos2.0m.1rc -g2 -f nos.cfg -d </dev/tty2>/dev/tty2 2>&1<br>
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Try this.....<br>
<br>
sudo ./startnos<br>
<br>
Use "Conspy" to look at the /dev/tty2. <br>
"sudo apt-get install conspy"<br>
"sudo conspy 2"<br>
<br>
And hit [esc] a couple of time`s to exit conspy<br>
<br>
73 Niels PD9Q<br>
<a href="https://packet-radio.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://packet-radio.net</a><br>
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From: nos-bbs [mailto:<a href="mailto:nos-bbs-bounces@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">nos-bbs-bounces@lists.tapr.org</a>] On Behalf Of Brian Pasternak<br>
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Subject: Re: [nos-bbs] JNOS on Raspberry Pi - Keyboard garbage on start?<br>
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More update.<br>
<br>
I've just tried Windows Bash, instead of Putty, with the same result.<br>
<br>
My /etc/default/keyboard file looks correct. Removing the 'BACKSPACE=' line makes no difference.<br>
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# KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION FILE<br>
<br>
# Consult the keyboard(5) manual page.<br>
<br>
XKBMODEL="pc104"<br>
XKBLAYOUT="us"<br>
XKBVARIANT=""<br>
XKBOPTIONS=""<br>
<br>
BACKSPACE="guess"<br>
<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Brian, AB3RI<br>
<br>
On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 5:06 AM Brian Pasternak <<a href="mailto:brianpasternak@gmail.com" target="_blank">brianpasternak@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Hi Jay. Thanks for the suggestion. It appears that NCURSES is installed. <br>
>>><br>
libncurses5-dev is already the newest version (6.0+20161126-1+deb9u2).<br>
<br>
<<<<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
I've played with the terminal settings in Putty, with no change.<br>
<br>
I'll keep plugging away with it to see if I can figure it out. If so, I'll post my findings.<br>
<br>
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?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Brian, AB3RI<br>
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On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 6:58 AM Jay Nugent <<a href="mailto:jjn@nuge.com" target="_blank">jjn@nuge.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Greetings Brian,<br>
<br>
On Fri, 14 Feb 2020, Brian Pasternak wrote:<br>
<br>
> Hello everyone. I'm attempting to install JNOS on a Raspberry Pi 3 using<br>
> N8AVX's HOWTO located at <a href="http://www.mi-drg.org/jnos.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.mi-drg.org/jnos.html</a>.<br>
><br>
> Everything seems to install properly, but when I start JNOS using "sudo<br>
> ./startnos /dev/tty7" from Putty, I get garbage on the screen, see<br>
> <a href="http://delcorc.org/ham/Capture.PNG" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://delcorc.org/ham/Capture.PNG</a> , whenever I hit any keys. I've<br>
> confirmed that the Localization Options and Keyboard Mappings are correct,<br>
> per the manual. However, if I connect my wireless keyboard and a monitor<br>
> directly up to the Pi, everything works well.<br>
><br>
> Any advice?<br>
<br>
I'm just waking up here, so my mind is still a bit fuzzy, but I'm <br>
thinking that you may have missed installing a neccessary package. I <br>
think that JNOS required that the NCURSES package be installed so it can <br>
format the screen correctly.<br>
<br>
--- Jay WB8TKL<br>
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