Ahah! Found it, buried far down in the 'downloads' page with nothing to indicate that it's needed for installation... :) Let me test it out again and get back to you. Cheers, - Drew. -- Drew Smith (mux) <drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, VA7DSX / VE0TF Encrypted e-mail preferred, public key at http://riotnrrd.com/pubkey.gpg On 2013-02-17, at 3:45 PM, Drew Smith <drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Per, > > There is no "installer", as far as I know. All that is available for download > from pskmail.org is the .jar file. > > Can you point me to an installer? > > Cheers, > - Drew. > > -- > Drew Smith (mux) <drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, VA7DSX / VE0TF > Encrypted e-mail preferred, public key at http://riotnrrd.com/pubkey.gpg > > On 2013-02-17, at 3:29 PM, Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm sorry for a delayed response here, just remembered I was supposed to >> answer...doh. >> >> By looking at part of your error log: >> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/netbeans/lib/awte >> xtra/AbsoluteLayout >> >> It's apparent the error is "bigger" than what I figured at the start. >> That says it can not find the necessary libs and they are put there by the >> installer. >> This error would be shown if you would launch just the jar without >> installing the libs first. >> Did you run the installer and if so did you launch the jar in an empty >> folder or something? >> >> 73, Per >> sm0rwo >> >> >> >> 2013-02-14 01:41, Drew Smith skrev: >>> >>> Per, >>> >>> As I wrote in my last email, I did install the RXTX libs. Please read the >>> whole thing. :) >>> >>> I have no configuration.xml on my system anywhere - where is it supposed to >>> be stored? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> - Drew. >>> >>> -- >>> Drew Smith (mux) <drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>, VA7DSX / >>> VE0TF >>> Encrypted e-mail preferred, public key at http://riotnrrd.com/pubkey.gpg >>> >>> On 2013-02-08, at 3:29 PM, Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> <mailto:per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Drew, >>>> >>>> Excellent, that is some success :). >>>> It is reading configuration.xml that tells it to open a serial port, the >>>> rxtx libs are not found. >>>> Try to delete configuration.xml and restart. >>>> >>>> /Per >>>> >>>> On 2013-02-08 22:56, Drew Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Per, >>>>> >>>>> After another two hours fighting with java installs and paths and trying >>>>> to get the program to load, I am now at the following point - I can get >>>>> J-mp3player to load and run just fine. >>>>> >>>>> For the record, I am using a pretty-close-to-stock Windows 7 Ultimate >>>>> install. >>>>> >>>>> However, when I run "java -jar jPskmail-2.0.29.jar", I get the following: >>>>> >>>>> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600] >>>>> Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. >>>>> >>>>>> C:\Users\dsmith\Desktop>java -jar jPSKmail-2.0.29.jar >>>>>> configuration.xml >>>>>> jPSKmail ends here... >>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: >>>>>> gnu/io/SerialPortEven >>>>>> tListener >>>>>> at javapskmail.Main.handlegps(Main.java:1942) >>>>>> at javapskmail.Main.main(Main.java:375) >>>>>> Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: >>>>>> gnu.io.SerialPortEventListener >>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) >>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) >>>>>> ... 2 more >>>>>> >>>>>> C:\Users\dsmith\Desktop> >>>>> >>>>> …and that's where it stops. >>>>> >>>>> Serial port event listener? I remember something in the manual about >>>>> RXTX. Let's go find that: >>>>> >>>>>> Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/7: >>>>>> >>>>>> For installing the RXTX package you will find the necessary dll and jar >>>>>> files within the directory where you installed jPSKmail. >>>>>> >>>>>> Installation procedure: >>>>>> >>>>>> • copy rxtxSerial.dll to %JAVA_HOME%\bin, >>>>>> (%JAVA_HOME% is the folder where JRE is installed on your system; e.g. >>>>>> c:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.1_01) >>>>>> >>>>>> • copy RXTXcomm.jar to %JAVA_HOME%\lib\ext >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> …only there's no mention of this "directory where I installed jPSKmail". >>>>> It's a JAR file, sitting on my desktop. Is it *supposed* to be installed >>>>> somewhere, manually? Every other program I've "installed" on this machine >>>>> has been via a simple 'setup.exe'. >>>>> >>>>> Digging around, I find that it's "installed" itself to C:\jpskmail. >>>>> Under that directory, I dig until I find RXTXcomm.jar - but I can't find >>>>> rxtxSerial.dll anywhere. It's just not there, as far as I can tell. >>>>> >>>>> For fun, let's try googling to find those files. Oh, here they are: >>>>> http://guides.machinescience.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=263 - let's try >>>>> the 64-bit versions. >>>>> >>>>> Copied into the appropriate directories, as per the manual, and trying >>>>> "java -jar jPSKmail-2.0.29.jar" again: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> C:\Users\dsmith\Desktop>java -jar jPSKmail-2.0.29.jar >>>>>> configuration.xml >>>>>> jPSKmail ends here... >>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: >>>>>> org/netbeans/lib/awte >>>>>> xtra/AbsoluteLayout >>>>>> at >>>>>> javapskmail.mainpskmailui.initComponents(mainpskmailui.java:2888) >>>>>> at javapskmail.mainpskmailui.<init>(mainpskmailui.java:169) >>>>>> at javapskmail.Main.main(Main.java:381) >>>>>> Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: >>>>>> org.netbeans.lib.awtextra.AbsoluteL >>>>>> ayout >>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) >>>>>> at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) >>>>>> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) >>>>>> ... 3 more >>>>>> >>>>>> C:\Users\dsmith\Desktop> >>>>> …and that's as far as I've gotten. I have no idea what netbeans are or >>>>> why I need to have them. >>>>> >>>>> I'm heading out sailing tomorrow morning, crossing the Sea of Cortez for >>>>> Mazatlán - I was really hoping to be able to try out PSKMail enroute, but >>>>> the install process has been very frustrating so far. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> - Drew. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Drew Smith (mux) <drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> <mailto:drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>, VA7DSX / VE0TF >>>>> Encrypted e-mail preferred, public key at http://riotnrrd.com/pubkey.gpg >>>>> >>>>> On 2013-02-08, at 1:09 AM, Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> <mailto:per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> First, can you make another java app run? >>>>>> Like this one: >>>>>> http://www.j-mp3player.site11.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> 73, Per >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2013-02-07 22:08, Drew Smith wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey guys, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok, I followed the instructions on the site regarding 64-bit Java under >>>>>>> Windows 7. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now when I double-click on the icon, I get a brief flash of a DOS >>>>>>> window with an error - doing it a few dozen times, I'm able to read an >>>>>>> error that says something like: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Unable to locate class Main in c:\path\to\desktop\pskmail-2.0.27.jar" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have yet to ever see pskmail running, even though I've been trying >>>>>>> every now and then for months. I'm beginning to think that pskmail, the >>>>>>> website, the wiki and even this mailing list is nothing more than an >>>>>>> elaborate practical joke. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can someone please spell out for me - in excruciating detail - how to >>>>>>> get pskmail to launch under Windows 7? All of my systems knowledge is >>>>>>> Linux and OSX, I haven't used Windows since early Win95. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> - Drew. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Drew Smith (mux) <drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>, VA7DSX >>>>>>> / VE0TF >>>>>>> Encrypted e-mail preferred, public key at http://riotnrrd.com/pubkey.gpg >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >
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