[arm-allstar] Using XQuartz on a Mac with dosbox --was: Programming Motorola Radios on a hamvoip installation

Fri Dec 8 08:55:37 EST 2017

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the tip!

73, David KB4FXC

On Fri, 8 Dec 2017, "Andy KB7B via arm-allstar" wrote:

> Doug & David,
> Thank you for all the suggestions. 
> Unfortunately they did not solve the XQuartz problem on my Mac, but this one did:
> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=52313
> 
> When using XQuartx on my Mac, dosbox was consistently returning the wrong key-press.
> 
> Pressing "1" returned an "e"Pressing "n" returned an "x"Pressing "5" returned an "i"Pressing "3" returned an "t"and finally
> Pressing "8" gave me a <Return>
> (and back to sanity)
> Other CLI and X programs worked fine.
> 
> The fix is to change the line "usescancodes=true" to "usescancodes=false" 
> in the /root/.dosbox/dosbox-0.74.conf file which was 34 lines down from the top.
> 
> This is probably only a Mac thing, but I hope it helps someone else.
> 
> -AndyPB7B/KB7BNode: 42432
> 
> 
> 
> 
>       From: Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>  To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> 
> Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
>  Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2017 6:24 PM
>  Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Programming Motorola Radios on a hamvoip installation
>    
> It turns out there is a ton of stuff out there about this. Here are some
> links where you might find answers. I emphasize might as it seems there are
> those that are successful and other who are not. Glad I never owned a Mac!
> 
> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2033902?tstart=0
> 
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/216982/remote-x11-applications-have-wrong-keyboard-mappings-local-osx-remote-linux
> 
> http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f65/x11-keyboard-map-is-messed-up-389812.html
> 
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92585
> 
> 
> *73 Doug*
> 
> *WA3DSP*
> 
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> 
> 
> On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 3:19 AM, "Andy KB7B via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> > Thank you both for the information. I may not get to it for a few days,
> > but I'll let you know what I find.
> >
> > -Andy
> >
> > > On Nov 25, 2017, at 5:39 AM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Andy,
> > >
> > > I have a user here with the same problem and it seems to just be the
> > > function keys. I sent him this info also but have not heard back.
> > >
> > > Not sure if this is the answer but worth a try....
> > >
> > > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204436
> > >
> > >
> > > *73 Doug*
> > >
> > > *WA3DSP*
> > >
> > > *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 5:59 PM, "andy_kb7b via arm-allstar" <
> > > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Doug & David,
> > >>
> > >> I followed your Motorola Radio Programming page at:
> > >>
> > >> https://hamvoip.org/hamradio/motorola_programming/
> > >>
> > >> but ran into a problem on my Mac running xquartz.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Everything works and I get the Norton Commander screen on my Mac after
> > >> running dosbox.
> > >>
> > >> The problem I have is my Mac keyboard under OSX is consistently
> > scrambled..
> > >>
> > >> Is it possible I need to install the Arch xorg-server package to map my
> > >> Mac keyboard?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I thought I'd ask before cluttering my node with needless packages.
> > >>
> > >> Thank you both for any suggestions you might have.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -Andy
> > >> PB7B/KB7B
> > >> 42432
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> From: "\"Doug Crompton via arm-allstar\"" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> > >>>> Subject: [arm-allstar] Programming Motorola Radios on a hamvoip
> > >> installation
> > >>>> Date: November 17, 2017 at 7:08:33 AM GMT+1
> > >>>> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> > >>>> Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
> > >>>> Reply-To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> We have deployed another value add to the hamvoip code, the ability to
> > >>>> program the older Motorola radios like the Maxtrac , GM300 etc. on
> > your
> > >> Pi
> > >>>> allstar server. This makes available the ability for the average
> > person
> > >> to
> > >>>> program these radios without having to find someone that has an old
> > >>>> computer and the software to do it. It also is a consistent platform
> > so
> > >> if
> > >>>> it works on one Pi it will work on all. No more hassling with timings,
> > >> etc.
> > >>>> Complete details are in the link to the howto posted on the
> > hamvoip.org
> > >> web
> > >>>> page in the howto/software section. Here is the direct link -
> > >>>>
> > >>>> https://hamvoip.org/hamradio/motorola_programming/
> > >>>>
> > >>>> If you use the hardware suggested and set it up according to the
> > >> directions
> > >>>> you should be able to program your Motorola radio that previously
> > >> required
> > >>>> an old DOS computer..
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> *73 Doug*
> > >>>>
> > >>>> *WA3DSP*
> > >>>>
> > >>>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
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> > >>>>
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