That was it.
Because it was missing those two files, it just couldn't do anything which caused the closers and crashes.
I can't explain it WHY those two files would not be included but it seems to the way things are done when setting up for the repositories.
Thanks, James W8ISS ===== On Sat, 2008-10-11 at 19:59 -0700, Greg D. wrote:
Hi James,
Well, it looks like it created your qth file ok, so it's not a permissions thing. But you don't seem to have a satellite database nor elements. I've attached mine, just for starters. Toss them in your ~/.predict directory, and see if that helps. We're on different versions, but hopefully they didn't change much.
Hope this works, otherwise I'm out of ideas...
Greg KO6TH
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Anyone running a PREDICT server I can test access with? From: w8iss@wideopenwest.com To: ko6th_greg@hotmail.com Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:58:54 -0400
This is what I get when I ' ls -l ' for /.predict:
w8iss-debian:/home/w8iss/.predict# ls -l total 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 w8iss w8iss 27 2008-10-11 19:08 predict.qth -rw-r--r-- 1 w8iss w8iss 29 2008-10-11 16:24 predict.qth~ w8iss-debian:/home/w8iss/.predict#
I don't get past the first initial screen of adding my qth...:(
James W8ISSS
On Sat, 2008-10-11 at 16:50 -0700, Greg D. wrote:
What do you have in your ~/.predict directory? There should be something like this:
greg@p3200:~> ll ~/.predict total 24 -rw-r--r-- 1 greg users 6967 2007-10-01 20:08 predict.db -rw-r--r-- 1 greg users 24 2008-03-09 10:58 predict.qth -rw-r--r-- 1 greg users 3540 2008-09-28 10:24 predict.tle greg@p3200:~>
I'm guessing that it's trying to write the predict.qth file, and getting an error. Can you update the Keps without it bombing out?
Greg KO6TH
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Anyone running a PREDICT server I can test access with? From: w8iss@wideopenwest.com To: ko6th_greg@hotmail.com Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:40:59 -0400
I am currently on the latest Debian, 4.0 with all updates installed. I have had this same problem on Ubuntu also. Does the same thing even under root.
Version of PREDICT is 2.2.3. I start it up and it gives me the greeting screen and then I can go to edit in my station info. Right after I hit enter for my altitude, it jumps out to the w8iss-debian:/home/w8iss#
I have used PREDICT in the past and would like to have it again for the voice announcements mainly plus have the server access from ANY of my machines on my network. I am trying to cut back on how many machines are running during the day. I can have as many as four machines running just because I need all those serial ports for things...:( plus one box is a dedicated MythTV setup that I am thinking I might put PREDICT on for the server as I don't run a monitor or TV to it unless I am watching recordings.
James W8ISS
On Sat, 2008-10-11 at 15:24 -0700, Greg D. wrote:
Hi James,
Wow, never seen this. Sounds like you have a files permissions issue somewhere. What version, and how was it compiled? Where do you run it from?
I'm running a modified version of Predict 2.2.1 on my system (but it's behind a firewall, so you won't be able to connect to it). I cd to the directory where the program is (where it was compiled), and run it from there. The TLE and QTH files are in ~/.predict, which, of course, I have r/w access to (mode 755). The files themselves are 644. If I recall, everything was done from my own account, not root.
Greg KO6TH
From: w8iss@wideopenwest.com To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:59:20 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone running a PREDICT server I can test access with?
I can't get PREDICT to run on my linux systems for some reason and would like to access a online PREDICT server for my PREDICT-GSAT program until I can fiqure out why PREDICT won't run on any of my systems.
FYI, I have PREDICT loaded but it keeps going to the edit location screen each time I start. I enter my information each time and it shuts down each time.
James W8ISS
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