On 08/04/17 16:43,
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> Subject: [Elecraft] kx2 utility for linux on Raspberry Pi
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> Has anyone successfully installed the kx2util software on raspbian for
> the raspberry pi 3? The RPi-3 is a wonderful host for wsjtx and
> fldigi. It controls the kx2 like a dream with only two short audio
> cables to a $5 usb sound card and the included usb cable. I can then
> control my kx2 via the RPi-3 using a virtual network computing window on
> a remote desktop. This allows me to control the kx2 in the drafty, cold
> shack from the comfort of my computer room upstairs (or anywhere else,
> for that matter). The only drawback is getting kx2util installed so I
> don't have to drag it upstairs for an upgrade. I would appreciate
> detailed instructions if anyone has had success! Thanks - Murphy, KB3EOF
Sadly, it will never work natively on a RPi as things are now.
The program is compiled for use on an X86 CPU, so even if the RPi had
WINE (and I doubt if that would run anyway) any Windows program would
fail due to the CPU architecture differences.
The Linux (and OSx) versions of the KX* utilities likewise are also
compiled only for X86 processors.
Lot's has been discussed on this list about this in the past, but
Elecraft and the software authors do not want to make the jump to the
Pi, or make the code open source so we could build it ourselves.
Frankly, that's a crying shame, as it would be relatively trivial to
build the Linux version on the Pi, unless they are using some "secret"
third party libraries internally.
Running Qemu (or VBox etc) isn't going to help either, it they don't
emulate the X86 CPU as far as I know.
The exagear X86 emulator looks interesting, but I've not seen that
before or tried it.
Looking at their website, the cheapest version is only some £11 (UKP)
but emulates a Debian8 system, so you'll still be in Linux, but the
Linux versions of the util's should then work I suspect...
I run the KX3 and XG3 utilities on Mint (on a X86 laptop) and that's
based on Ubuntu, that is in turn based on Debian. They work very well.
73.
Dave G0WBX.
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