OpenCPN Version 5.7.1 Beta Test #2

[bdbcat]

Bram...
"Connected it to the Actisense NGT-1. Does not work no Can0 available."


NGT-1 is a serial gateway, and does not present a canBus native interface. You need to add OCPN connection for serial, selecting N2k protocol.


Thanks
Dave

[verkerkbr]

Hi Dave,

I will try this and report here.

Now I have the can0 running in the flatpak versions.

with: flatpak run --allow=canbus org.opencpn.OpenCPN. Now can0 appears.

And this works, although not perfect. But seems to be the right setup. Setup of Can0 is in udev as mentioned before.


Regards,


Bram

[stevead]

Originally Posted by verkerkbr

Hi Dave,

I will try this and report here.

Now I have the can0 running in the flatpak versions.

with: flatpak run --allow=canbus org.opencpn.OpenCPN. Now can0 appears.

And this works, although not perfect. But seems to be the right setup. Setup of Can0 is in udev as mentioned before.


Regards,


Bram

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother posting replies....

Perhaps this link will refresh your memory regarding flatpak and canbus.

[bdbcat]

Steve...
Hmmm. I see the required " --allow=canbus" in the current master of org,openpn.OpenCPN.yaml.
Are you saying that this is not propagating through to the flatpak build?


Dave

[stevead]

Dave,

Unfortunately I don't currently have a Linux box with flatpak installed so I can't confirm the can bus permissions.

I think the simple way to check would be

flatpak info --show-permissions org.opencpn.OpenCPN

If access to the canbus is not permitted then given the inclusion in org,openpn.OpenCPN.yaml then some further analysis is needed to understand why it's not working as expected.

[verkerkbr]

NGT-1 working OK also in the flatpak version.


Thanks,


Bram

[ozolli]

Originally Posted by stevead

Dave,

Unfortunately I don't currently have a Linux box with flatpak installed so I can't confirm the can bus permissions.

I think the simple way to check would be

flatpak info --show-permissions org.opencpn.OpenCPN

If access to the canbus is not permitted then given the inclusion in org,openpn.OpenCPN.yaml then some further analysis is needed to understand why it's not working as expected.

ozolli@ozolli:~$ flatpak info --show-permissions org.opencpn.OpenCPN
[Context]
shared=network;
sockets=x11;pulseaudio;
devices=all;
filesystems=home;

ozolli@ozolli:~$ flatpak info org.opencpn.OpenCPN

OpenCPN - A concise Chartplotter and Navigation software

          ID: org.opencpn.OpenCPN
         Ref: app/org.opencpn.OpenCPN/x86_64/beta
        Arch: x86_64
      Branch: beta
     Version: 5.7.1-1+5d6ab03
     License: GPL-2.0+
      Origin: flathub-beta
  Collection: org.flathub.Beta
Installation: user
   Installed: 126,3*MB
     Runtime: org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/22.08
         Sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk/x86_64/22.08

      Commit: 06b909e3190f845f2265058237256352c80ff9a52165c9875e99ed1b77f2aec6
      Parent: 9c038ede658ce1f185595d5d012cbc2143a892fff41ea0d65c94c5daa65f4ba8
     Subject: Restore missing patch file for wxGTK3 (bf627a66)
        Date: 2022-12-31 04:09:45 +0000

[stevead]

Hmm...

Given org.opencpn.OpenCPN.yaml contains the --allow=canbus entry, I have no idea why it is being ignored in the flatpak build process.

I wonder if this is similar or related to the following bug

The workaround until the finish-args issue is resolved is either:

Always start OpenCPN with the following flatpak command

flatpak run --allow=canbus org.opencpn.OpenCPN

or to add the sandbox permission once with the following command

flatpak override --user --allow=canbus org.opencpn.OpenCPN

[bdbcat]

Steve:


I wonder if this is similar or related to the following bug


Looks likely to me. Same syntax, anyway.
Dave

[P_Dub]

When do you expect to make the next update? Before re-installing I would appreciate to know. Many thanks for it.
P_Dub

[zigzag930]

I just downloaded Beta 2 and there are some improvements in the fonts, but I still can't use the chart bar to select a chart.

In Beta 1 the bars were very small and all fonts displayed were so small it was almost impossible to read them

In Beta 2 (now that I used the DMG to install as .PKG install crashes on startup) I see that the fonts on the vector charts are now much better in size. Same with the Measure tool. The new chart bar is about 2x the height of the old chart bar, but the "Green Arrow" still appears when I hover of the chart bar and I can't select any charts.

Please let me know if I can send you any additional info

Originally Posted by zigzag930

Attached is the requested screen shot

[zigzag930]

FYI, just DL Advance Beta 3 and same issue with chart selector bar. Just can't select any charts using the chart bar. Chart moves instead.

[Rae Simpson]

Slow tides / currents and slow shutdown in 64 Bit OpenCPN resolved when I re-imaged with the OpenPlotter download containing version 5.6.2 of OpenCPN. Possibly a recent software update fixed it, or maybe card corruption. Or remotely user issue as I'm a Raspberry newbee. ;-)

Thinking I'll leave the Beta alone while I try and keep my post in the appropriate forum.

Good luck with the beta!

[bdbcat]

ZigZag...
Another screen-shot, please?
Thanks
Dave

[zigzag930]

Thank you for looking at this issue. Attached is the new screen shot.