Linux-Hams archive - September 1998: Re: node - link command

Re: node - link command

Gerd (iszty.jsvy@viertel-motoren.de)
Wed, 2 Sep 1998 19:07:40 +0000


Hello all,

"VE7IHL (Lane)" <<yhaej.vvnhqbab@sporknet.cz>

had the following problem:

<color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param>> I have a system running the following:

> Slackware 3.4

> Kernel updated to 2.0.35

> Intel Pentium-133 (not MMX) and 32MB ram

> ax25-utils-2.1.42a

> net-tools-1.33

>

> We are running both XFBB and TNOS on the same machine.

> We are also running the node software too.

>

> We are getting some callsigns that the ax.25 kernel support seems to be

> ignoring. When I log onto the the node, and type a 'link' command, it

> shows these callsigns as 'Disconnected' (this stays like this forever) and

> the 'Rcv-Q' set at -180. This seems quite strange to me. (-180?) What does

> 'disconnected' mean. (other than the obvious)

>

> We have also had problems running XFBB where some callsigns cause it to

> crash rightaway.

>

> I have another system running on a Pentium-150, using Slackware 3.3 (also

> same kernel 2.0.35, and other stuff) and I am not seeing any of these

> problems at all. (i.e. almost the exact same software)

</color>>

<color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param>> We have changed the dram read/write timing in the machine's cmos setup to

> a slower setting, to see if it is hardware problems. It seems (in the last

> two days) that it might be a bit better. I am trying to see if it is a

> hardware, or a software problem we have.

>

> Have any of you seen problems (wierd problems) something like this ? Were

> they solved by changing motherboards? dram ?

</color>At this time, I am using an older Slackwar version with an updated
GCC, but as

<color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Akinori AIZAWA <<hedooxk.luvpmtyx@netmogi.com.br>

</color>reports, there are problems with the C compiler included in
Slackware 3.4:

>The Slackware 3.4.0's gcc has bug.

>So, you should replace the Slack gcc with

<underline><color><param>0000,8000,0000</param>>ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/libc/gcc-2.7.2.3.bin.tar.gz

</underline>If you compiled your AX.25 programs under Slackware 3.4 as well,
you might be affected by this bug. Maybe the other GCC version
helps.

Cheers, 73

Gerd</color>

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