[drats_users] can't add radio port

[Robert (Bud) Talbot]

Mike and all-

thanks for the help. I actually did just this last night after searching
through the list archives and finding the same discussion between you and
another user. He helped me to set it up, so it's working fine now.

73
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Robert (Bud) M. Talbot III
W0RMT
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On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Mike Heitmann <n0so at att.net> wrote:

> Hi Bud,
>
> This is a known problem with current Linux distributions (Ubuntu and
> Fedora). It will be fixed the the next Beta release (0.3.3b2) which should
> be out shortly.
>
> In the interum, there is a work-around:
> 1. Close d-rats.
> 2. In your home directory, there should be a hidden folder named .d-rats/
> (that's [dot]d-rats/).
> 3. In the .d-rats/ folder, open the file d-rats.config with a text editor.
> Find the [ports] section.
> 4. Copy the existing ratflector line and edit it's parameters to add your
> new port.
> 5. Save the new d-rats.config file
> 6. Start d-rats - your new port should be available.
>
> I'll post an example of what my [ports] section looks like when I get home
> this afternoon.
>
> To be fair, this is not really a d-rats problem: The GTK and GLADE
> utilities d-rats uses to do all of the "windowing" have been changed.
> Updating Fedora or Ubuntu Linux (or using a fairly new install CD) will
> break the "Add a Port" function. The Windows version d-rats still uses the
> older GTK/GLADE utilities, so it hasn't impacted them.
>
> Hope this helps get you back online!
>
> 73,
> Mike, N0SO
>
> --- On *Sun, 5/16/10, Robert M Talbot <Robert.Talbot at Colorado.EDU>* wrote:
>
>  forgive my rustiness, but I've been away from D-RATS for a few months
> (having twins will do that to you). I was previously running D-RATS on my
> netbook under eeebuntu hardy. Ive upgraded it to ubuntu lucid, and installed
> 0.3.3b1.
>
> I am unable to add a port for the radio. When I enter the specs for the
> port and click add, nothing shows up. Nor can I edit the existing ratflector
> port. Same thing in 0.3.2b13. I noticed a closed trouble ticket for this (or
> a similar) issue, but when I click to open that ticket it won't open.
>
> Any ideas/help?
>
>
>
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