Re: [Hamlib-developer] problem with Icom 756 Pro

[Stephane F. <f4...@fr...>]

Hi Bob!

First of all, thanks for your feedback on Hamlib.

Quoting Bob Lisbonne <bo...@li...>:
> 1) Hamlib sounds terrific, however when I installed it last night and
> tried it on my Icom 756 Pro, the results were mixed: using rigctl, I can
> get the frequency and mode. But when I try to retrieve PTT (command "t")
> or signal strength (command "l" then "STRENGTH") it gives an error. I
> would be grateful for any suggestions on how to resolve the problem, if
> possible.

okay, I would be very please to help you. But first, you'll have to help me :)
Can you send a report of rigctl with the traces turned on? Make sure
serial traces are included.

  rigctl -vvvvvv -m <xxx>

Note: all available functions on Icom 756 Pro may not be implemented yet.
      Patches are welcome..

> 2) I was able to communicate with the serial port only as root. Does
> anyone know how to get Red Hat 7.3 to allow normal users to access the
> serial port? (/dev/sttyS0)

I don't know RedHat 7.3. Looks at the file permission on the file (ls -l),
look at the group, and make sure your account is in that group,
and the group has rw- access to /dev/ttyS0.

> 3) In addition to my own programming projects, I am planning to using
> hamlib with xlog. Does anyone recommend a better x-windows logging
> program?

hey, xlog is great! I use it regularly (the beta version though).
And you're free to improve it even more.
Maybe you can find others on freshmeat or http://radio.linux.org.au

73's
Stephane