Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

Hello Andy,

But I doubt I'll be maintaining modemu2k much longer.

I'm not sure that anyone cares about such things anymore, but I do.

I'm not sure there is much to be done with modemu2k now but I hope you
can keep an eye on it.

Thanks Alan. I just updated it to v0.2.2 ;)

I got a few messages here that are dated from 2023 I think. I replied to you then, hopefully. Probably I was using Prism
BBS then.

Talk to you soon.

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How did things work out for you?? :)

Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

I have always had syncterm installed. It has always built and run for
me even on the console but I haven't had success building syncterm here
without xorg and friends.

On your LFS system?

Yes, it wouldn't build for me and I was short of time then to have a closer look.

What if you do this? (or is this what you did?)

Download syncterm-1.1-src.tgz from the official project page
Extract the source
From the root of the source directory, cd to 'src/syncterm'
enter in 'make RELEASE=1

Yes, that's the way I have always built syncterm. Usually I also do
"sudo make install" when make is done and I am good to go.

That should build the syncterm binary in

src/syncterm/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release

Yes. When I build syncterm an a machine with out xorg or SDL it runs
fine from the console. It doesn't have any desktop support (which is
also nice) but works fine from the console.

For me, it's not linking to any xorg or SDL2 libs:

ldd syncterm
linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffe9cfce000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib64/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f550d9b8000)
libutil.so.1 => /lib64/libutil.so.1 (0x00007f550d9b3000)
libncursesw.so.6 => /lib64/libncursesw.so.6 (0x00007f550d975000) libtinfo.so.6 => /lib64/libtinfo.so.6 (0x00007f550d944000)
libm.so.6 => /lib64/libm.so.6 (0x00007f550d7fc000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f550d7db000)
libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007f550d5fa000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f550d9cf000)

Though I didn't do that in LFS, I did it in the slackware-build-essential docker container

(https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/andy5995/slackware-build-essential/g
neral)

I wish I would have dug in a bit more but I'll do that on the next go around.

I have xorg and friends installed now so I'm sure I can get it done but
minicom is working for me anyway.

Nice to hear!

Yep, I like minicom. I am about to get xmms installed. It needs an
older version of glib installed. The source and a bunch of patches live
in the slackware tree so I'll go grab it from there and try my luck.

I usually use vlc or audacious but xmms is nice too.

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How did things work out for you?? :)

I have Syncterm 1.7 running without issues on the desktop and I see deuce is building a new version. Pre releases of 1.9 can be found at ..

https://syncterm.bbsdev.net

I am not sure where my issue of Syncterm not building without X installed is at these days. I think my LFS might be too lean and mean.

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But I doubt I'll be maintaining modemu2k much longer.

I'm not sure that anyone cares about such things anymore, but I do.

I'm not sure there is much to be done with modemu2k now but I hope you
can keep an eye on it.

Thanks Alan. I just updated it to v0.2.2 ;)

I saw those files on the BBS, thanks!

I'll get those files sorted properly soon.

I got your email also and then I borked my desktop before I had a chance to reply. I'll reply to you shortly.

I got a few messages here that are dated from 2023 I think. I replied to you then, hopefully. Probably I was using Prism
BBS then.

Yeah, sorry to say Prism is gone now since Janis passed a while back.

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Thanks for the heads-up. I think I've subscribed to notifications on the AUR package. syncterm is awesome. :)

Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

How did things work out for you?? :)

I have Syncterm 1.7 running without issues on the desktop and I see
deuce is building a new version. Pre releases of 1.9 can be found at ..

https://syncterm.bbsdev.net

I am not sure where my issue of Syncterm not building without X
installed is at these days. I think my LFS might be too lean and mean.

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Thanks for the heads-up. I think I've subscribed to notifications on the AUR package. syncterm is awesome. :)

Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

How did things work out for you?? :)

I have Syncterm 1.7 running without issues on the desktop and I see
deuce is building a new version. Pre releases of 1.9 can be found at ..

https://syncterm.bbsdev.net

I am not sure where my issue of Syncterm not building without X
installed is at these days. I think my LFS might be too lean and mean.

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Website: https://andy5995.github.io


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Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

Thanks Alan. I just updated it to v0.2.2 ;)

I saw those files on the BBS, thanks!

I'll get those files sorted properly soon.

I got your email also and then I borked my desktop before I had a
chance to reply. I'll reply to you shortly.

No worries. I logged in a few hours ago and downloaded a QWK packet. Didn't see anything from you yet. I'll
check again in a few days.

I got a few messages here that are dated from 2023 I think. I replied to you then, hopefully. Probably I was using Prism
BBS then.

Yeah, sorry to say Prism is gone now since Janis passed a while back.

This is the first I heard about it. May she Rest in Peace. I first "met" her around 2004. She helped me set up
FidoNet on a BBS I was helping with. Later, she helped me distribute some of my work on FileGate. We
occassionally touched base and had a few personal conversations. Someone as nice as her is very special. I wish
I'd have been on Fido in 2024 to see what was going on and say goodbye. :(

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I got your email also and then I borked my desktop before I had a
chance to reply. I'll reply to you shortly.

No worries. I logged in a few hours ago and downloaded a QWK packet. Didn't see anything from you yet. I'll check again in a few days.

I'm having trouble getting my desktop going. I've reset again and have begun fresh.

I got a few messages here that are dated from 2023 I think. I replied to you >> then, hopefully. Probably I was using Prism
BBS then.

Yeah, sorry to say Prism is gone now since Janis passed a while back.

This is the first I heard about it. May she Rest in Peace. I first "met" her around 2004. She helped me set up FidoNet on a BBS I was helping with. Later, she helped me distribute some of me work on FileGate. We occassionally touched base and had a few personal conversations. Someone as nice as her is very special. I wish I'd have been on Fido in 2024 to see what was going on and say goodbye. :(

Yes, she was a special lady for sure and dhe has been missed.

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Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

I got your email also and then I borked my desktop before I had a
chance to reply. I'll reply to you shortly.

No worries. I logged in a few hours ago and downloaded a QWK packet. Didn't see anything from you yet. I'll check again in a few days.

I'm having trouble getting my desktop going. I've reset again and have begun fresh.

Good luck :)

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Website: https://andy5995.github.io


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I'm having trouble getting my desktop going. I've reset again and have
begun fresh.

Good luck :)

I have solved the issue this time around. :)

Continuing on I don't expect any issues. I just need time to sit down and do it but it won't be long now (FamousLastWords).

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Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

I'm having trouble getting my desktop going. I've reset again and have
begun fresh.

Good luck :)

I have solved the issue this time around. :)

Continuing on I don't expect any issues. I just need time to sit down
and do it but it won't be long now (FamousLastWords).

Congrats. :) I got your message on the modemu2k repo as well. It sounds like your webserver is permanently down
the, due to a bbbsd bug?

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Website: https://andy5995.github.io


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Congrats. :) I got your message on the modemu2k repo as well. It sounds like your webserver is permanently down the, due to a bbbsd bug?

It's down now because I don't have a solution. I couldn't even guess what tommorrow brings.

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Alan Ianson wrote to Andy Alt <=-

Congrats. :) I got your message on the modemu2k repo as well. It sounds like your webserver is permanently down the, due to a bbbsd bug?

It's down now because I don't have a solution. I couldn't even guess
what tommorrow brings.

Hmmmm... me and Maurice like problems. I can't speak for him other than that, but if you think a solution exists, you and I could meet on Jitsi chat and do some troubleshooting. I've been known to solve problems.


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It's down now because I don't have a solution. I couldn't even guess
what tommorrow brings.

Hmmmm... me and Maurice like problems. I can't speak for him other than that, but if you think a solution exists, you and
I could meet on Jitsi chat and do some troubleshooting. I've been known to solve problems.

I don't know what Jitsi is but I'll look that up.

I only know the symptoms. I don't know the cause or solution (if any).

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Hej Andy!

me and Maurice like problems.

I thought I was/am the problem ?!?!?!?!

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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I don't know what Jitsi is but I'll look that up.

Jitsi meet. aven't used that in ages. Now I just use Google Meet.

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