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  • @GhostRider1974
    @GhostRider1974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Jason! I switched to Linux on several of my main machines at home that I use for ham radio... been wanting to get Winlink working on those for a while... this is a fantastic service to the ham community. Thank you sir!

  • @timbookedtwo2375
    @timbookedtwo2375 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just configured my Ubuntu 20.04 laptop according to the past three or four videos, hoping to work out the kinks in my system. I did it wihout backing up beforehand. Hey, no risk, no fun. I am happy to report I had fun. Jason's instructions were as usual impeccable. Thank you. One little difference I noted. When installing direwolf the direwolf.conf file did not land in my home directory but rather in ~/direwolf/build. I copied it to my home directory, if that is important. Tomorrow I will try the whole shebang out on my HF radios (FT-891, IC-7200). I don't do UHF/VHF because there are almost no stations to contact, so I can't try out direwolf. GPS and GPS-time were already configured, so I expect to be good to go. I really appreciate all the work Jason and his assistants have put into this project. I would not have been able to do this on my own. Thank you. 73! SV0SGS

  • @KC3WHJ
    @KC3WHJ ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm trying not to happy cry right now KM4ACK... I've been struggling with getting digital modes set up - mainly being able to send email without using the Internet. Literally wiped Windows off of a laptop, installed Ubuntu and used several of your videos to set things up. About 10 minutes ago, I FINALLY sent a Pat Winlink message over VARA HF and received 2 I'd created in my Webmail!!! Idk if you drink but I got a bottle for you if you are ever near Philly! 73!!!

  • @jesi1619
    @jesi1619 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Jason for your suberb work 👍. All is working as expected on an old Panasonic Laptop 👏

  • @RonMurray-t6g
    @RonMurray-t6g ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Jason, I've been trying for days to make this work on Mint 21. VARA and VARAFM will not launch. The problem seems to be that "vbrun6" does not download/install using wine tricks in your script. Is there a work around for this ? thanks, KA7RLM

  • @swisschiguy
    @swisschiguy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I get to where VARA HF and VARA FM install successfully, then try to run them and all I get is a spinning icon for about 30 secs and then nothing. Any ideas?

  • @Kevitivity
    @Kevitivity ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a very helpful video. Wanted to mention to any Ubuntu users out there that most of these software mentioned here can be installed via apt.

  • @steveshelton5884
    @steveshelton5884 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Jason I was able to get two Evolve III laptops converted over to LInux and working with all the tools that you presented. 73 Steve KE0VCD

  • @cbjessee
    @cbjessee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In PAT MENU/Find Winlink Gateways/Download Gateway List I'm getting YAD "Grid square not set in Pat Configure File. Run 'pat configure' to fix. I do see where I've correctly entered my grid square in line 4 as "locator": "FN42fx", I tried Repair Pat Config again but no go.

  • @chesty1369
    @chesty1369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video as usually Jason....I am hoping one day i can get my Winlink gateway over to Linux,,,

  • @KC3WHJ
    @KC3WHJ ปีที่แล้ว

    Now if I could only get all of this to work on Ubuntu 22.04 with my G90 and Digirig... Now THAT'S a project! ;-)

  • @rong8955
    @rong8955 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is an awesome set of work. Thanks for sharing all this info. I may give it a try on my sub-$100 Asus.

  • @hitechfl
    @hitechfl ปีที่แล้ว

    Note for others.. When enabling and starting the pat service, use your username for your computer (that you use to login to your computer with)... If it's different than your call sign you won't get it to run without doing this. I made this mistake by replacing KM4ACK with mine everywhere.. but on the systemctl commands it's different.

  • @nonokodog622
    @nonokodog622 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been learning how to set this up for normal Ubuntu install on x64 machine.
    Appreciate the Dire Wolf walk through !
    I'm curious why you use flrig and not just rigctld ?

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you configure FLRIG for the radio and then point all of the apps (ie JS8Call, WSJTX, etc) to use FLRIG, you only need to change the FLRIG config if you swap radios. For me, that's the easiest way if you have two or more rigs.

  • @neosentry
    @neosentry ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, Jason, what's the recomended practice when the "a new version is available for download" button pops up in Vara HF on Wine? How does one go about properly updating to a new version of Vara on Linux?

    • @erikyater2215
      @erikyater2215 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came here looking for the same answer. I tried changing the filename in the vara-on-debian script, but that file must not be in the dropbox, yet. Although maybe I should leave well enough alone, patmenu2 and VARA HF have been working great for me. Looking forward to new information about this, thanks for posting James.

    • @Scaliad
      @Scaliad ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@erikyater2215 I don't know, but for peace of mind, you can turn off "Allow VARA check for updates via internet" in Settings... VARA Setup...

  • @KeepEvery1Guessing
    @KeepEvery1Guessing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    $USER is an option when typing those shell commands where you need to specify your username.

  • @anthonygannon5461
    @anthonygannon5461 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Help...I am getting an error message that states to rebuild direwolf with hamlib support. I am new to Linux and do not know how to do this.
    Also in FlRig while configuring it for the X6100 I get an error message stating to PRESS the Update button but nothing happens and I do not know what to select.

  • @kd6aaj
    @kd6aaj 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm running Linux Mint on an old Dell Latitude D820. I managed to "install" Pat and Patmenu2, but I can't find the Patmenu2 shortcut in the startup so I just copied it to the desktop. Unfortunately I have a small HDD so Wine won't run because I haven't installed Windows on it, so no VARA. I already have Direwolf on here. For some reason I can't find the Pat install anywhere on the HDD (I'm a little rusty with Linux), but I can start Pat in the terminal but it want's to use USB instead of serial? How do we get Pat to work with a good old fashioned TNC in Linux. I am pretty sure it works on my windows PC and the old TNC (its a PacComm Handi Packet TNC with an DE-9 RS-232 port). Thanks! July29 2024

  • @phildurall7466
    @phildurall7466 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jason, you just made my morning cup of coffee interesting Sir! Tnx, 73 - KF6IF

  • @ke7uia
    @ke7uia ปีที่แล้ว

    Jason, I completed all these steps again and found that the Patmenu2 will not start VARA-FM or VARA. Yet I am able to start VARA from the START: menu.

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      Take a look at the quick stats in pat menu and verify that the pat server is running

  • @ke7uia
    @ke7uia ปีที่แล้ว

    Jason, I am trying to install Vara FM. I get the message " The VARA Modem FAILED to Start'. What am I missing. ths

  • @darknoizeNL
    @darknoizeNL ปีที่แล้ว

    i am trying to get Direwolf to work with my CM108 usb soundcard with PTT for my Baofeng UV-5R. I know direwolf supports CM108 and i have the config and all working. Except in linux mint 21.1 vera, when i open up pavucontrol, i can see the levels, but direwolf refuses to start the usb device. if i close pulseaudo and replug the device direwolf will see it eventually and start normally. i think because direwolf is using ALSA, rather than Pulseaudio. Any fix for that perhaps?

  • @berndkonemann5049
    @berndkonemann5049 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an "ardop TNC initialization failed" error. It tells me that set gridsquare failed. Syntax error. However, looking at the pat menu conf file, it is clearly there. Where do I go wrong (have used patmenu to repair pat config, no improvement). What do I need to do ? Thank you.

  • @bobsegrest9444
    @bobsegrest9444 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I get a "No such file or directory" error when I start the ARDOP modem with PatMenu2. Isn't there something that has to be configured in Pat to make this work? You probably covered this in another program, if so a pointer would be appreciated. KO2F

  • @Siskiyous6
    @Siskiyous6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So Jason how did you know the localhost number for flrig?

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      The short answer is it is the default port. The long answer deserves a video :-0

  • @waldemarmarkduszyk2756
    @waldemarmarkduszyk2756 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, I have ICOM M803 (a newer version of M802). This transciver has a serial port for connection with computer USB port. I dont know how to set SIGNALINK. Do I need to connect its Radio port with the microphone port of the radio and Singalink USB with another USB on my linux box? If someone knows how to do that - please respond.
    Thanks
    MarkD

  • @W4BTK
    @W4BTK 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    May I modify your VARA on Debian script to pull the latest VARA modem version from the site? I know that will change in the future, but, just for the sake of installing the latest version from the start. I will keep your callsign in the script as credit to you is due. Thank you.

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You bet. All of my code is open source. Feel free to modify for your use case.

  • @dgcasteel
    @dgcasteel ปีที่แล้ว

    Jason, thanks for putting these videos out. This is a great help. I started with a clean install of Linux Mint 21 and followed all your videos to this point. Everything works except PAT will not start. I get an "Unable to load/write config: unexpected end of JSON input" error. Could not get it to start as a service so I tried "pat http" and saw this error. Any thoughts? Thanks again. David KX8U

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like the config file is corrupt. Open Pat Menu->Manage Pat Winlink->Repair Config File.

    • @dgcasteel
      @dgcasteel ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KM4ACK thanks for the reply. I did try that but did not work. Seems Patmenu could not find the config.json. I had manually update the file. Got Pat working.

  • @kenithmiller2475
    @kenithmiller2475 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am trying to do this installation on a chromebook with no success to date. Can you help?

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry. I don't have experience with a Chromebook

  • @curryconsult
    @curryconsult ปีที่แล้ว

    Any thoughts of creating a Build-a-Pi version for x86 cpus like your Evolve?

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      I have toyed with the idea - github.com/km4ack/73Linux

  • @BernardLelectricien
    @BernardLelectricien ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello there, PatMenu... I get an error message when trying to download the gateway list. ...Grid Square not set in Pat configure file... gave my grid square in manually but still fails. How is this fixed ? Thank you

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      You may have discovered a bug. I'll look into it

    • @BernardLelectricien
      @BernardLelectricien ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KM4ACK I think it may have to do with the initialization of the grid info. set grid square failed. Maybe that may send you in the right direction, as it happens also when I am on the internet, trying the same via the patmenu. Best of luck

  • @TheRanger53
    @TheRanger53 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jason are there other programs that should be installed before Winlink and Vara such as hamlib. I keep getting messages that direwolf will not configure. This is one of the messages, Config file line 185: PTT is only available when hamlib support is enabled. You must rebuild direwolf with hamlib support

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. Some apps do need to be installed in the correct order. If you follow the series from the beginning, everything will be in the correct order. You can also just back up and install hamlib and then rebuild direwolf.

  • @calvinkutemeier393
    @calvinkutemeier393 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there a BAP version for use on a 32bit Lenovo S12 laptop? I thought I saw something but now cannot find it. I run LMDE on the 32 bit S12.

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      I recently released 73Linux to work with x86 machines. Details in this video th-cam.com/video/n-ccK7rsr4U/w-d-xo.html

  • @uns3cur3
    @uns3cur3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I seem to have missed the PTT for VaraHF. I have the vara software installed but I haven't run all of the pat menu steps ( which I suspect install some pat winlink cfgs) because I have a working VHF pat setup. How is PTT done for Vara? I am bailing on ardopc as I just can't get it to decode,

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      Depends on your setup. Here's one example for VARA FM th-cam.com/video/iYYRTu6myRc/w-d-xo.html. In VARA HF, I have it set to VOX and PTT set to True in the Pat Config file. FLRIG is configured for the radio so Pat handles the PTT through FLRIG. VOX isn't actually used on the radio. The VOX setting in VARA is more of a "dummy" setting so VARA doesn't attempt PTT.

    • @uns3cur3
      @uns3cur3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KM4ACK I forgot that I removed the used vara stanzas from my config so I put them back and then I set rigctld -v -m 4 and it all works!! awesome content!!

    • @uns3cur3
      @uns3cur3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KM4ACK I just sent a message via KC8ZKI!!

  • @GhostRider1974
    @GhostRider1974 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everything went smoothly until the VARAFM / VARA part. I did not get the windows-like setup dialogue boxes after running the vara-on-debian script. It just finishes and takes me back to the terminal command prompt. Any ideas?

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      Try running the script again.

    • @GhostRider1974
      @GhostRider1974 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KM4ACK Thx. I did that and it still doesn’t have the windows-like install dialogues. Will investigate further.

    • @williamholtman7172
      @williamholtman7172 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GhostRider1974 I experienced the same result. Did you find the issue?

    • @williamholtman7172
      @williamholtman7172 ปีที่แล้ว

      My install is awaiting a response (see below):
      "unzipping VARA files
      Archive: VARA FM v4.2.3 Setup.zip
      replace VARA FM setup (Run as Administrator).exe? [y]es, [n]o, [A]ll, [N]one, [r]ename:
      Archive: VARA HF v4.6.3 Setup.zip
      replace VARA setup (Run as Administrator).exe? [y]es, [n]o, [A]ll, [N]one, [r]ename: "

    • @GhostRider1974
      @GhostRider1974 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williamholtman7172 Yeah, that’s what I get. I just selected A for all and tried again. Will try again tonight.

  • @lw3dtr
    @lw3dtr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi it is possibel to do all of this but using an KPC3 PLus TNC on linux ? instead of Direwolf ?

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      VARA won’t work with a TNC.

  • @CWO4Mann
    @CWO4Mann ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Neighbor, glad to see your channel and this Pat Winlink video is outstanding. 73's de N4CVX

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks David. Glad you found the channel 😀👍

  • @theodoreboyer2275
    @theodoreboyer2275 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man I am so frustrated. I get to the pat mailbox at the end, and try to connect with telnet, and it says password does not match. When I go back to the pat configure command, my password has been changed. so I fix it and ctrl s ctrl x and it still doesn't work. It is automatically changing my password.

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's odd. Never seen it get changed in the config file. When you change it next, try ctrl+x, then "y " which will also save and exit the nano editor. Go right back in and confirm the change saved before trying another connection.

    • @theodoreboyer2275
      @theodoreboyer2275 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KM4ACK I think I figured it out. When I exit pat configure and go straight back in, it is fine. It's the step in the video where we are in Pat Menu and click Repair Pat Config. Even though I'm putting my password in correctly, it changes it in the configure file.
      I just need to skip the repair config step.
      Also, if I try to use the Pat Login-Logout button, then firefox cannot connect. I'll just stay away from those areas and use Start Modems. Thank you so much for answering. 73 👍👍

  • @luckyjoe1670
    @luckyjoe1670 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am in the process of setting up Winlink. I am at the point where I run sudo systemctl start pat@kc3vqt. I get the following error message: failed to start pat@kc3vqt.service: Unit pat@kc3vqt.service not found. Thanks for your assistance.

  • @charlesliebow413
    @charlesliebow413 ปีที่แล้ว

    whereis ardopc_64: not on john wiseman??

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Downloads/Beta/

  • @on2mvh937
    @on2mvh937 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi, would this work on ubuntu mate?
    Doesn´t seem to have many options for ham radio in the program shop...

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It should since Ubuntu is also Debian based.

    • @on2mvh937
      @on2mvh937 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@KM4ACK my thought also. Will have to dive deeper into it. But in the default software shop it´s a no go. And in the software app has only some ham apps available

  • @KB5WCK_Radio
    @KB5WCK_Radio 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I add a HamRadio menu group? I downloaded alacarte but it won't add the menu.

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sudo apt install -y extra-xdg-menus

  • @lobosolitario8407
    @lobosolitario8407 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    doesnt work on 64bit system

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm running Mint 22 64bit without issue here

  • @charlesliebow413
    @charlesliebow413 ปีที่แล้ว

    found it..just dumb i guess

  • @johnblaisdell2179
    @johnblaisdell2179 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As usual nothing linux ever works as simple as the video does. I got as far as "cmake .." and then got a whole screen of red error. These how to videos never work for me. I'm running Linux Mint same as this video. Oh Well!

  • @artolson118
    @artolson118 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jason
    GOT A FAR AS VARA install however the gui doesnt present from the windows key. Here is the error
    0108:err:richedit:ReadStyleSheet skipping optional destination
    0108:err:richedit:ReadStyleSheet skipping optional destination
    0118:err:module:import_dll Library MSVBVM60.DLL (which is needed by L"c:\\VARA FM\\VARA Install.exe") not found
    0118:err:module:LdrInitializeThunk Importing dlls for L"c:\\VARA FM\\VARA Install.exe" failed, status c0000135
    ^C0150:err:richedit:ReadStyleSheet skipping optional destination
    0150:err:richedit:ReadStyleSheet skipping optional destination
    Art N2AJO

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      Try running the VARA install script again.

  • @muisudad
    @muisudad ปีที่แล้ว

    I am trying to install on ubuntu 2204. When I do the cmake I get the same 2 error you also got. One is
    Make Warning (dev) at /usr/share/cmake-3.22/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:438 (message):
    The package name passed to `find_package_handle_standard_args` (HAMLIB)
    does not match the name of the calling package (hamlib). This can lead to
    problems in calling code that expects `find_package` result variables
    (e.g., `_FOUND`) to follow a certain pattern.
    Call Stack (most recent call first):
    cmake/modules/Findhamlib.cmake:55 (find_package_handle_standard_args)
    CMakeLists.txt:260 (find_package)
    This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
    When I run direwolf -p I get
    Dire Wolf version 1.6
    Includes optional support for: cm108-ptt
    Reading config file direwolf.conf
    Config file line 185: PTT with RIG is only available when hamlib support is enabled.
    You must rebuild direwolf with hamlib support.
    See User Guide for details.
    Any suggestions ?? What should I try. Thanks for your get information.
    PTT works fine in my wsjtx config using either flrig or Hamlib Net rigctl
    KD9JQR

  • @TheRanger53
    @TheRanger53 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jason when running the cmake in the direwolf/build directory I get the following error; CM error at CMakelists.txt:3 (project): No CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER could be found. Tell CMake where to find the compiler by setting either the environment variable "CXX" or the CMake cache entry CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER to the full path to the compiler, or th the compiler name if it is in the PATH. No idea what this wants.

    • @TheRanger53
      @TheRanger53 ปีที่แล้ว

      I failed to include that this is on an old HP laptop that I loaded the latest version of Mint on.
      Here is the error log. Scratch that I guess it is too large to paste in here.

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว

      try running "sudo apt install build-essential" and then try the build again.

  • @russharmon6635
    @russharmon6635 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jason. trying to follow your steps and when installing direwolf i am fine up to the point: "/direwolf/build$ make -j 4 error of make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop." this happened for the sudo make install also .

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      double check your work. it sounds like you might not be in the direwolf directory. There's also a direwolf forum that can be helpful groups.io/g/direwolf/topics and their documentation is pretty good as well - github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/tree/master/doc

  • @curryconsult
    @curryconsult ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been following along with this series, enjoying it immensely, and busily installing everything. I'm using an HP EliteBook 840 running Debian-based ElememtaryOS. Everything was installing perfectly until VARA. Everything installed but the VARA setups don't run. Any suggestions? de VE1GU

    • @KM4ACK
      @KM4ACK  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try running the vara install script again. It was written for Mint but it should run on any debian based system. Also, if you take a look at the script itself, there's a link to the website that I used for reference when writing the script. That page might be useful. github.com/km4ack/pi-scripts/blob/master/vara-on-debian#L7