linux ocharts shop failure

[lazy_pete]

Hi - I've just installed opencpn on my chromebook - (ASUS c302 i think) - The Android app which seems so slow and clunky as to be unusable - I managed to install the ocharts for the uk but cannot get the zoom function to allow me to navigate there without hanging / crashing.

So I tried the Linux app via flatpack. Installed easily, seems to run smoothly however whenever I try to update my ocharts the shop wont let me login - says my password is wrong. I've made it as simple as possible (all lower case text, no special characters / numbers / upper case etc) and it works on all other platforms to login, but not within opencpn on linux.

Screenshot attached.

Anyone encountered this issue ? Have any suggestions ? Driving me a bit mad !

[bcn]

Pete...


we will try to understand what is happening in your case.
This is new, never seen and Flatpack OpenCPN on Chrome is as well something that wew have not had at our hands up to now.


Hubert

[bdbcat]

Pete...
Not familiar with linux flatpak on Chrome-OS. You are probably the "index-user" of OCPN in this environment.


We could try some debug steps.
You will find the OpenCPN configuration file at:

/home/{your user name}/.var/app/org.opencpn.OpenCPN/config/opencpn/opencpn.conf

Please shut down OpenCPN, and edit that file. Add a line in the "[PlugIns/ocharts]" section.

[PlugIns/ocharts]
DEBUG_SHOP=dano@bigdumboat.com

This will send some debugging code reports to me, by email, when you try to login. Should be instructive....


Thanks
Dave

[lazy_pete]

Hi Dave - the stats for opencpn on flathub have over 40k installs, but perhaps that's all linux installs.

I ran that code but was denied -

-bash: /home/peterbeatty/.var/app/org.opencpn.OpenCPN/config/opencpn/opencpn.conf: Permission denied

[bdbcat]

Pete...


Try to edit with sudo.

$ sudo nano /home/peterbeatty/.var/app/org.opencpn.OpenCPN/config/opencpn/opencpn.conf

Dave

[lazy_pete]

got that code in now. have run opencpn again and tried to refresh ocharts with same error message as before, so you might have a log file ?

thanks for this

[bdbcat]

Pete...
OK, good. No log emails yet, but sometimes that email account is slow.
Will you past a snip of the opencpn.conf file for verification here?


Thanks
Dave

[lazy_pete]

yep - screenshot attached. hope i've got it right.

i tried again and there was an update for the ocharts plugin which ive installed / restarted. same error messge.

[bdbcat]

Pete...
Looks right to me.
But I have suspicions about that email address.
Please change "dano@bigdumboat.com" to "bdbcat@yahoo.com"
Don't forget to close OpenCPN before editing.


Thanks
Dave

[tenchiki]

I've been having the same problem with the OpenCPN flatpak on linux (running in a VM).


I'll try the same debug thing.

[bcn]

Forget about it running from a VM. VM's are not supported and shall fail.

[tenchiki]

Mine errors out with "void password":

Hopefully the Debug errors made it out.

[tenchiki]

I'm curious as to why VM's are unsupported and "shall fail"? That sounds like a deliberate decision to fail, as the vast majority of stuff can't tell (unless they are specifically looking for it).

[bcn]

https://o-charts.org/manuals/faqs.php?lng=en


Question 2...

[lazy_pete]

have updated debug email address and will try again imminently.

Most chromebooks running linux apps are using the Crostini setup which is running Linux in a container, but NOT a virtual machine (according to google). I think it is supported natively as ChromeOS is also essentially Linux based ?