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David Sanders W4DES

K3/P3 utilities and error 127

I keep getting this from the k3util and p3 util on Linux Mint 17:
17:58:33 Connecting to ftp.elecraft.com. Please be patient, this takes a few seconds.
17:58:33 Unable to connect to Elecraft server. Error: 127

I can connect to ftp.elecraft.com from other programs and download the firmware, but I’d like to get the utilities working.

Any suggestions?

David W4DES

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NK7Z

Communications timing out sometimes...

Hi,
When I am uploading using the memory management software provided by
Elecraft, to my K3, under Windows XP, on a half way fast system. I
frequently get timeout errors... I am set to 8N2... Is that setting
correct, and is the timeout thing normal?
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David Sanders W4DES

Re: K3/P3 utilities and error 127 [Solved]

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Problem solved. Error: 127 indicates you don’t have curl installed (thanks to W8FGU).
Just needed: sudo apt-get install curl

A more informative error message would have saved a lot of head scratching.

73, David W4DES

On Jun 24, 2014, at 6:04 PM, David Sanders W4DES <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I keep getting this from the k3util and p3 util on Linux Mint 17:
> 17:58:33 Connecting to ftp.elecraft.com. Please be patient, this takes a few seconds.
> 17:58:33 Unable to connect to Elecraft server. Error: 127
>
> I can connect to ftp.elecraft.com from other programs and download the firmware, but I’d like to get the utilities working.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> David W4DES
>

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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: K3/P3 utilities and error 127 [Solved]

David,

Do you really expect error messages in Linux to be informative and in
clear text? :-)
MS is better, but not by much. You need to be a member of the GEEK
SQUAD to decipher many of them.

Sorry Eric about the OS related post, but I just couldn't resist.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/24/2014 7:11 PM, David Sanders W4DES wrote:
> Problem solved. Error: 127 indicates you don’t have curl installed (thanks to W8FGU).
> Just needed: sudo apt-get install curl
>
> A more informative error message would have saved a lot of head scratching.
>
>

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Phil Wheeler-2

Re: K3/P3 utilities and error 127 [Solved]

Part of the charm of Linux is its inscrutability,
or so I've heard ;-)

Like guessing when you need sudo and when not --
depending some on the distro.

Phil W7OX

On 6/24/14, 4:27 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> David,
>
> Do you really expect error messages in Linux to
> be informative and in clear text? :-)
> MS is better, but not by much. You need to be a
> member of the GEEK SQUAD to decipher many of them.
>
> Sorry Eric about the OS related post, but I just
> couldn't resist.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 6/24/2014 7:11 PM, David Sanders W4DES wrote:
>> Problem solved. Error: 127 indicates you don’t
>> have curl installed (thanks to W8FGU).
>> Just needed: sudo apt-get install curl
>>
>> A more informative error message would have
>> saved a lot of head scratching.
>>

Dick Dievendorff-4

Re: Communications timing out sometimes...

In reply to this post by NK7Z

The K3 Frequency memory editor should set the RS232 parameters itself, so your setting of 8N2 shouldn't matter. We use 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. The timeout is fairly long. I set my K3 for 38400 bit/s and use an FTDI chipset USB to serial adapter like a KUSB with current drivers.

73 de Dick, K6KR

> On Jun 24, 2014, at 15:07, David Cole <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> When I am uploading using the memory management software provided by
> Elecraft, to my K3, under Windows XP, on a half way fast system. I
> frequently get timeout errors... I am set to 8N2... Is that setting
> correct, and is the timeout thing normal?
> --
> Thanks and 73's,
> For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
> www.nk7z.net
> for MixW support see;
> http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
> for Dopplergram information see:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
> for MM-SSTV see:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info
>
>
>
>
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NK7Z

Re: Communications timing out sometimes...

Hi Dick,
Thanks for the input here! My K3 is set for 38K, and uses a serial
cable... Not USB. I still get timeouts when set at 1 stop bit,
although I was unaware the program set the serial port. So my changing
it does not change anything... I wish I knew why the timeouts...

--
Thanks and 73's,
For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
www.nk7z.net
for MixW support see;
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
for Dopplergram information see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
for MM-SSTV see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info

On Tue, 2014-06-24 at 20:19 -0700, Dick Dievendorff wrote:

> The K3 Frequency memory editor should set the RS232 parameters itself, so your setting of 8N2 shouldn't matter. We use 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. The timeout is fairly long. I set my K3 for 38400 bit/s and use an FTDI chipset USB to serial adapter like a KUSB with current drivers.
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
> > On Jun 24, 2014, at 15:07, David Cole <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > When I am uploading using the memory management software provided by
> > Elecraft, to my K3, under Windows XP, on a half way fast system. I
> > frequently get timeout errors... I am set to 8N2... Is that setting
> > correct, and is the timeout thing normal?
> > --
> > Thanks and 73's,
> > For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
> > www.nk7z.net
> > for MixW support see;
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
> > for Dopplergram information see:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
> > for MM-SSTV see:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info
> >
> >
> >
> >
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