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    "online - no data" => fr24feed doesnt upload data yet dump1090-fa dumps data

    Hi

    New user.

    System: AlmaLinux 8.10 running on a Xeon Server (24x7).

    fr24feed and dump1090-fa installed/compiled, they are both running.

    Hardware is "RTL-SDR R820T2 TCXO + A3 Antenna + Cable BUNDLE"
    Hardware is discovered as "usb 2-10: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Realtek RTL2832 (DVB-T))"

    I registered using "fr24feed --signup", I have got my key but on my online account it says "Online - no data".​

    dump1090-fa is running happily and dumping data.
    I can see the data /run/dump1090-fa/aircraft.json, regular updates.
    I can also see planes in the webapp running on my local webserver, the planes match the planes displayed on flightradar24.

    This is my "/etc/fr24feed.ini"
    Code:
    receiver="dvbt"
    fr24key="*******************"
    bs="no"
    raw="no"
    mlat="yes"
    mlat-without-gps="yes"​
    ​
    I cannot see any log entries for fr24feed in the log directory "var/log/fr24feed"

    I know when I set 'receiver="dvbt"' I need to have dump1090-fa running - which is.


    I am not sure what I am doing wrong.
    Please help, thanks.

    #2
    receiver=dvbt is incorrect.

    See the instructions here: https://github.com/wiedehopf/adsb-wi...-fr24-optional

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      #3
      In ini file, remove following line

      receiver="dvbt"

      In its place, add following two lines:

      receiver="avr-tcp"
      host="127.0.0.1:30002"

      Restart fr24feed

      see status:
      sudo fr24feed-status

      Log:
      sudo journalctl -u fr24feed -e


      almalinux-fr24feed-ini.png


      .almalinux-fr24feed-status-2.png


      almalinux-fr24feed-status-1.png


      almalinux-dump1090-fa-status.png
      .




      Last edited by abcd567; 2025-02-01, 22:08.

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        #4
        That fixed it, thanks.

        Originally posted by abcd567 View Post
        In ini file, remove following line

        receiver="dvbt"

        In its place, add following two lines:

        receiver="avr-tcp"
        host="127.0.0.1:30002"

        Restart fr24feed

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          #5
          Thanks, but sorry can't use it, server is ALMALINUX.

          Originally posted by wiedehopf View Post
          receiver=dvbt is incorrect.

          See the instructions here: https://github.com/wiedehopf/adsb-wi...-fr24-optional

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            #6
            Thanks for all your suggestions and help.

            Some feedback to the log settings in your setup scripts: As I understand it - now - the log settings have no effect anymore.
            It would be good if you remove them from your setup scripts (see below in the image) as for a beginner it's confusing - cause that is my first goto point to find out why my setup wasnt working.

            In /etc/systemd/system/fr24feed.service there's also a line where the log directory is created, again a little confusing for a new user.
            Note: I had to have a space between the / and the var, run and dev otherwise I would not allow me to submit.
            Code:
            [Service]
            Type=simple
            Restart=always
            LimitCORE=infinity
            RuntimeDirectory=fr24feed
            RuntimeDirectoryMode=0755
            ExecStartPre=-/bin/mkdir -p / var/log/fr24feed
            ExecStartPre=-/bin/mkdir -p / run/fr24feed
            ExecStartPre=-/bin/touch / dev/shm/decoder.txt
            ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown fr24 / dev/shm/decoder.txt / run/fr24feed / var/log/fr24feed
            ExecStart=/usr/bin/fr24feed
            User=fr24
            PermissionsStartOnly=true
            StandardOutput=null

            Originally posted by abcd567 View Post
            In ini file, remove following line

            receiver="dvbt"

            almalinux-fr24feed-ini.png

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              #7

              @wiedehopf
              Alma Linux is based on Red Hat (RHEL), like Fedora and CentOS. Debian based programs dont work on it directly. One has to compile & install from source code or use precompiled Linux binary compatible to architecture (amd64, x86_64, i686 etc) of his machine.

              @jobst
              Although you have successfully built and installed a decoder and fr24feed, but for any future installation, please visit following site which provides scripts for automated compilation & installation of dump1090-fa, flightradar24 feeder, and planefinder feeders.


              fr24feed-Fedora-OpenSUSE-CentOS-amd64

              .

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                #8
                The fr24feed --reconfigure part of the guide would have still applied.
                After all he was asking for settings for fr24feed.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by jobst View Post
                  Thanks for all your suggestions and help.

                  Some feedback to the log settings in your setup scripts: As I understand it - now - the log settings have no effect anymore.
                  It would be good if you remove them from your setup scripts (see below in the image) as for a beginner it's confusing - cause that is my first goto point to find out why my setup wasnt working.
                  Thanks for pointing out and suggesting improvement.

                  I have written the FR24 installation script 2 years ago on Jan 22, 2023. At that time the version of fr24feed was 1.0.34-0, which has provision of logging. Hence both the files "fr24feed.ini" and "fr24feed.service" contained logging.

                  Since then I did not update the code till two weeks ago in Janury 2025. At that time I only updated FR24 version to 1.0.48-0. I have not noticed that in this version they have removed logging to "/ var / log / fr24feed" folder, and instead they have directed logs (stdout & stderror) to journal.

                  Today, in my Github site linked in my above post, I have updated logging in both the service and ini files.
                  To test the updated script, I removed previous install and reinstalled fr24feed. Please see screenshots of these two updated files below.





                  almalinux-fr24feed-ini-rev.png


                  almalinux-fr24feed-service-rev.png


                  almalinux-os-version.png


                  Last edited by abcd567; 2025-02-02, 19:57.

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