Linux-Hams archive - September 1998: Re: AEA PK-12 with Linux.

Re: AEA PK-12 with Linux.

Richard Adams (pfved.ghewfcwd@statistik-bw.de)
Fri, 4 Sep 1998 08:00:58 +0000 (GMT)

According to K. David Prince: While burning my CPU.
>
> I'm trying to setup an AEA PK-12 TNC on a Linux box. The serial port
> checked okay using a Kantronics Packet Communicator 3, which is to say, I
> am getting the "cmd:" prompt and we can "talk" with the Kantronics. But,
> the PK-12 only responds with ".ORT." each time we turn it on, and this TNC
> is not issuing a command prompt. We're using minicom to try and get the
> PK-12 into the KISS mode. Questions:
>
> 1. Is there a way to do a hardware reset if we don't have a command
> prompt from the PK-12?

I dont have a pk-12 but one would imagen that if you disconnected the
battery, or removed the jumper (if presant) and waited a short while the
pk would revert to defaults, and possably give a prompt in minicom.

>
> 2. Once we have the prompt, what are the commands for getting the
> PK-12 into the KISS mode?

'kiss on' and then possably 'restart'

All the above is of the top of my head, so it possably is not correct,
but worth a try i would imagen.

>
> Our distribution is S.u.S.E. 5.2, and at this point, we're using only
> software that came with this distribution. Your help would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> Dave
> WB0RAZ
> 

-- 
Regards Richard.
huulcpgd@directhit.com