Your Predict is possibly dying for a lack of a TLE file. Point to one with the -t command-line parameter. Ensure also that a qth file is being created in ~/.predict and that you as user can read it with, e.g. 'cat'. I believe predict is supposed to find a tle file in that same directory, but I think I've had troubles with that option.
Finally, make sure that your tle file does not have any comments at its top before the actual elements. For instance, the commonly used nasa.tle files have a set of comments describing the tle format. Predict dies on these.
I've ported predict to the Nokia N800 palmtop linux machine. On both it and a recent Ubuntu build, it seems the ncurses formatting can sometimes leave residual effects in the terminal. For instance, when exiting from the condition that Kent describes, I end up with a colored xterm that does not echo my typed commands.
I suppose if anyone wanted to spruce up the Predict source code I would recommend allowing comments within tle files and fixing the terminal on exit.
73, Bruce VE9QRP
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 12:59 AM, Kent R. Frazier k5knt@amsat.org wrote:
I just installed Ubuntu Linux 7.10 and Predict 2.2.3 on my notebook. When I start Predict I get the "new user" screen where I enter the required information. After pressing the "enter" key on the last entry I get a command prompt. I can not seem to get to the main menu.
Is anyone using this software that could offer some suggestions? Or maybe another alternative to run under Linux?
Thanks,
Kent
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