Re: AX25 on SUSE 10.0

Bernard Pidoux <pidoux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:04:07 +0200

wa7nwp@xxxxxxxx wrote :

We tried to turn on AX25 in a SuSE 10.0 system yesterday.  It was an
educational experience.

Suse no longer directly supports or includes the AX25 packages.

AX25 is indirectly supported as a 'project' by one of the SUSE folk.

That AX25 project is missing one little piece 'libax25.so'

Even if that all worked, it's using kernel 2.6.13 which I believe is
broken for MKISS.

Do anybody have AX25 working on a recent SUSE system?   Is there a
cookbook checklist of how to install and get it going?

Is there any Linux distributions today that are AX25 ready without any
futzing around?  It appears the system we were working on is going to go
with XP-Pro since it's so much easier to set up and use.

I have been using Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrake) for a long time and 

recently shifted to 2.6 kernel for my AX25 packet radio.

Mandriva distro include all AX25 drivers and kernels are compiled with 

AX25 option set by default.

2006 official distro has 2.6.12 kernel that is not perfect for AX25.

It can be updated with a more recent kernel like 2.6.17.1 easy to 

install as there is a rpm file available.

I am presently using Mandriva 2006 official and kernel 2.6.16.18 on my 

AX25 BBS/Rose-FPAC/DxNet station.

However, there is a 2007 distro to be released in october that is based 

on kernel 2.6.17 witch includes a number of recent AX25 patchs by Ralf 

DL5RB. The beta 1 version is available for free download on CDs or one 

4,7Gb DVD.

Mandriva has its own live distro on a CD, called Mandriva One. It is in 

beta 1 step of development with 2.6.17 kernel. This live version could 

be used for AX25 as it can be easily installed on HD. Although it does 

not include development software (gcc compiler) it may be interesting to 

experiment with for AX25 installing AX25 libraries and utilities from 

binary executable files. See my ROSE-FPAC Mini Howto.

73 de Bernard, f6bvp.

Thanks,
Bill - WA7NWP

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