I'm returning to FreeBSD after almost 10 years using Debian/Fedora for ham laptop.? Its been an expected return with having to compile from source and/or search for obscure packages to get things to work.?
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YAAC is one of the first ham programs to get installed to my older laptop with a fresh install of FreeBSD 14.2 running a XFCE desktop with 1Tb SSD.? Through trial and error, here are my steps to get YAAC communicating with both my GPS and TH-D72:
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$ su -
# pw groupmod wheel -m USER
# pkg install java/openjdk8 [tried openjdk22 --> 11, all fail to find jssc, aka no serial ports. ?Both YAAC & FreeBSD jssc lib not found >openjdk8]
# pkg install comms/java-simple-serial-connector [>11yrs old, is from source for fork used by YAAC]
# pkg install gpsd
plug in GPS?
note USB port, /dev/ttyU1 on my laptop
plug in TH-D72?
running packet12 mode --> https://www.ka2ddo.org/ka2ddo/YAACdocs/config_serialtnc.html
/dev/ttyU1 on my laptop
# chmod 660 /dev/ttyU0
# chmod 660 /dev/ttyU1
# vi /etc/rc.conf
? add: gpsd_enable="YES"
? add: gpsd_device="/dev/ttyU0" [check your usb port, I will build a udev style rule for the GPS under FreeBSD]
# exit
download YAAC to /home/user/Software-local/YAAC
$ unzip YAAC
$ cd YAAC
$ java -jar YAAC.jar [-debug if needed, will fill logs & slow program]
config as needed
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I will continue to test/tune this process with the newest JSSC fork and newer openjdk version.? Will report back my findings.
