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Once again, I'm confused. I've had no luck getting the Windows K3
utility to make the K3 transmit in terminal mode. So, I thought I would
try the linux utility. I downloaded it to my linux mint 16 computer,
unpacked it in my home directory, verified that the execute bit was on,
double clicked on it - and - nothing. I opened a terminal in the
directory and entered ./k3util and got "no such file or directory" from
bash. Huh? I can see it, the permissions are correct, it is
executable... What am I doing wrong?

Doug -- K0DXV
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Re: linux K3 utility

On 5/21/2014 10:45 AM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote:
> I've had no luck getting the Windows K3 utility to make the K3
> transmit in terminal mode.

Why are you trying to do that? The K3 utility is intended as a means of
loading firmware updates, configuring the radio, backing up the
configuration, and even troubleshooting. It is NOT intended to be
operating software.

There are many excellent software packages that can control your K3,
generate and decode digital signals, do routine logging, do contest
logging, etc. The Freeware DXLab Suite of programs includes logging
software (DXKeeper), rig control (Commander), country and
heading/distance lookup (DXView), digital encode/decode (WinWarbler),
spot filtering (Spot Collector). Most of us who do contesting use N1MM
Logger or WriteLog for contesting, DXKeeper for the rest of the time.
All work really well with the K3. Some guys use Ham Radio Deluxe, a
Shareware package that used to be freeware for general logging, rig
control, and digital modes.

I use DXLab and N1MM, both of which integrate MMTTY and 2Tone for RTTY.

73, Jim K9YC
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Re: linux K3 utility

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On Wed, 5/21/14, Doug Person via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I opened a terminal in the directory and
> entered ./k3util and got "no such file or directory" from
> bash. Huh? I can see it, the permissions are correct,
> it is executable... What am I doing wrong?
>
> Doug -- K0DXV

Hi Doug.

You're not doing anything wrong. It sounds like you downloaded a pre-compiled binary that was linked to a library that is not present on your machine. That's what the "no such file or directory" error is referring to.

To see a list of libraries to which your executable file has been linked, type:

ldd k3util

After that, you'll have to determine what libraries you have, which ones you need, etc.

73, de John, KD2BD

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Re: linux K3 utility

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If you have 64-bit linux mint, you need the 32-bit version of the libraries since the K3 utility is built for 32-bit linux. Search the mailing list archives for the commands to do that.

73, David W4DES

On May 21, 2014, at 1:45 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Once again, I'm confused. I've had no luck getting the Windows K3 utility to make the K3 transmit in terminal mode. So, I thought I would try the linux utility. I downloaded it to my linux mint 16 computer, unpacked it in my home directory, verified that the execute bit was on, double clicked on it - and - nothing. I opened a terminal in the directory and entered ./k3util and got "no such file or directory" from bash. Huh? I can see it, the permissions are correct, it is executable... What am I doing wrong?
>
> Doug -- K0DXV
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Re: linux K3 utility

Recommended packages and 32-bit libraries

Recommended packages are no longer automatically installed in Linux
Mint. To install a package with its recommended packages, use the
command "apt install packagename --install-recommends".

If you're experiencing issues with Skype or other 32-bit programs under
Linux Mint 64-bit, install the package "ia32-libs".

On 05/21/2014 02:16 PM, David Sanders W4DES wrote:
> If you have 64-bit linux mint, you need the 32-bit version of the libraries since the K3 utility is built for 32-bit linux. Search the mailing list archives for the commands to do that.
>
> 73, David W4DES

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Re: linux K3 utility

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fyi
here are the results of that command on my Linux Mint 16 64bit install

$ ldd k3util_1_14_4_11/k3util
linux-gate.so.1 => (0xf770f000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0xf76e0000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0xf76c0000)
libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
(0xf75d0000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0xf7588000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xf7568000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xf73b0000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf7710000)

On 05/21/2014 01:31 PM, John Magliacane via Elecraft wrote:

> On Wed, 5/21/14, Doug Person via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> I opened a terminal in the directory and
>> entered ./k3util and got "no such file or directory" from
>> bash. Huh? I can see it, the permissions are correct,
>> it is executable... What am I doing wrong?
>>
>> Doug -- K0DXV
>
> Hi Doug.
>
> You're not doing anything wrong. It sounds like you downloaded a pre-compiled binary that was linked to a library that is not present on your machine. That's what the "no such file or directory" error is referring to.
>
> To see a list of libraries to which your executable file has been linked, type:
>
> ldd k3util
>
> After that, you'll have to determine what libraries you have, which ones you need, etc.
> 73, de John, KD2BD

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Re: linux K3 utility

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It would sure be nice to have the sources so we could build the binaries
for 64bit.

On Wed, 2014-05-21 at 15:16 -0400, David Sanders W4DES wrote:7
3, David W4DES

>
>
> On May 21, 2014, at 1:45 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Once again, I'm confused. I've had no luck getting the Windows K3 utility to make the K3 transmit in terminal mode. So, I thought I would try the linux utility. I downloaded it to my linux mint 16 computer, unpacked it in my home directory, verified that the execute bit was on, double clicked on it - and - nothing. I opened a terminal in the directory and entered ./k3util and got "no such file or directory" from bash. Huh? I can see it, the permissions are correct, it is executable... What am I doing wrong?
> >
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David Sanders W4DES

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The framework they are using doesn’t support 64-bit targets (yet) or they would provide 64-bit binaries.

73, David W4DES

On May 21, 2014, at 3:49 PM, Rick Stanback <[hidden email]> wrote:

> It would sure be nice to have the sources so we could build the binaries
> for 64bit.
>

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I think just install ia32-libs and you’re good to go.

73, David W4DES

On May 22, 2014, at 7:03 PM, Doug Person <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Thanks everyone for all the replies. I'm amazed at how many linux users there are here. I'm fairly sure it must be the 32/64 bit library problems. I seem to recall this problem occurring for something else. Sure would be nice if linux would be a little more clear in what it didn't find.
>
> The exact same computer and serial port work fine under Windoze 8.1 64 Enterprise. My hard drives are inserted from the front through a door so I can easily switch operating systems. I normally have Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu and mint Cinnamon ready at any time to just plug in. I just don't run any 32 bit operating systems anymore.
>
> I think I can just install the 32 bit libs on Mint 16 with apt-get and all should work.
>
> Thanks everyone,
>
> Doug -- K0DXV
>
> On 5/21/2014 1:59 PM, David Sanders W4DES wrote:
>> The framework they are using doesn’t support 64-bit targets (yet) or they would provide 64-bit binaries.
>>
>> 73, David W4DES
>>
>>
>> On May 21, 2014, at 3:49 PM, Rick Stanback <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> It would sure be nice to have the sources so we could build the binaries
>>> for 64bit.
>>>
>>

ok1rr

How to run linux utilities (K3, KPA etc.) on 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04

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1. Launch synaptic and goto “settings > Repositories”
2. click “other software > add”
3. insert this line in the box "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
raring main restricted universe multiverse"
4. click ok and close synaptic
5. in terminal “sudo apt-get update”
6. in terminal “sudo apt-get install ia32-libs”

Now, all utilities working on my 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04. I hope this helps.

Anyway, there is a need of 64bit utilities, they should be released as
soon as possible. Also, the source code should be published.

73,
Martin, OK1RR
K3 #7554
KPA500 #1565
KAT500 #849
P3 #2752
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David Sanders W4DES

Re: How to run linux utilities (K3, KPA etc.) on 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04

Debian and Ubuntu changed the way they handle multi arch systems in their latest releases. Part of the change was to eliminate ia32-libs. Adding it from the repository of another release is not recommended. The right way to do it is:

$ sudo dpkg —add-architecture i386
$ sudo apt-get update

The to get a particular package:

$ sudo apt-get install package:i386

where you replace “package” with the package name you need. All dependencies are automatically installed.

For the Elecraft utilities this command suffices:

$ sudo apt-get install libstdc++6:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libgtkhtml3.14-19:i386 gtk2-engines-oxygen:i386

A bunch of prerequisite packages will be automatically pulled in.

73, David W4DES

On May 27, 2014, at 3:14 AM, Martin Kratoska <[hidden email]> wrote:

> 1. Launch synaptic and goto “settings > Repositories”
> 2. click “other software > add”
> 3. insert this line in the box "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring main restricted universe multiverse"
> 4. click ok and close synaptic
> 5. in terminal “sudo apt-get update”
> 6. in terminal “sudo apt-get install ia32-libs”
>
> Now, all utilities working on my 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04. I hope this helps.
>
> Anyway, there is a need of 64bit utilities, they should be released as soon as possible. Also, the source code should be published.
>
> 73,
> Martin, OK1RR
> K3 #7554
> KPA500 #1565
> KAT500 #849
> P3 #2752
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