error while trying to set up MLAT | Official ADS-B Exchange Group | Page 1

devout aurora Feb 16, 2025, 3:18 PM

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im trying to set up the feeder again to get MLAT support too, but it raises errors
im using linux debian (mint), and because im feeding to other services, i have to use dump1090-mutability and not readsb, how this error and be fixed?

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Feb 16 17:10:12 myuser adsbexchange-mlat[1834136]: Connection to 127.0.0.1 30005 port [tcp/*] succeeded!
Feb 16 17:10:12 myuser adsbexchange-mlat[1834100]: /usr/local/share/adsbexchange/adsbexchange-mlat.sh: line 26: /usr/local/share/adsbexchange/venv/bin/mlat-client: No such file or directory
Feb 16 17:10:18 myuser systemd[1]: adsbexchange-mlat.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=127/n/a
Feb 16 17:10:18 myuser systemd[1]: adsbexchange-mlat.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 16 17:10:48 myuser systemd[1]: adsbexchange-mlat.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 9694.
Feb 16 17:10:48 myuser systemd[1]: Started adsbexchange-mlat.service - adsbexchange-mlat.
Feb 16 17:10:50 myuser adsbexchange-mlat[1834493]: Connection to 127.0.0.1 30005 port [tcp/*] succeeded!
Feb 16 17:10:50 myuser adsbexchange-mlat[1834469]: /usr/local/share/adsbexchange/adsbexchange-mlat.sh: line 26: /usr/local/share/adsbexchange/venv/bin/mlat-client: No such file or directory
Feb 16 17:10:50 myuser systemd[1]: adsbexchange-mlat.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=127/n/a
Feb 16 17:10:50 myuser systemd[1]: adsbexchange-mlat.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
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adsbexchange-mlat service couldn't be started, please report this error to the adsbexchange forum or discord.
Try an copy as much of the output above and include it in your report, thank you!
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command used (from the website):

wget -O /tmp/axfeed.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adsbxchange/adsb-exchange/master/install.sh

sudo bash /tmp/axfeed.sh

zinc maple Feb 16, 2025, 3:44 PM

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likely https://discord.com/channels/1141047768266322061/1258718299689324554

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TL;DR is that python 3.12 is not yet supported

devout aurora Feb 16, 2025, 4:08 PM

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solved it! the problem is that it assumes 2 python libraries are already installed - setuptools and asyncore, when they're not, here is my fix to the sh file:

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where i can report this issue so it will be fixed?

zinc maple Feb 16, 2025, 4:09 PM

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did you look at that other thread? it's already reported there. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to have been addressed yet. Probably because most feeders are Pi-based, and the Pi images are still based on releases with older python

devout aurora Feb 16, 2025, 4:13 PM

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zinc maple did you look at that other thread? it's already reported there. Unfortunately it...

oh sorry, i saw your message only after i fixed it.

they experience the same problem, but trying to manually installing those libraries doesn't help because the install code makes a new venv each time, that why i added my code right before it runs the setup.py

zinc maple Feb 16, 2025, 4:13 PM

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yeah, I know .. been down that road

devout aurora Feb 16, 2025, 4:13 PM

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still would be helpful if this will be fixed, for people who use debian

zinc maple Feb 16, 2025, 4:14 PM

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it needs to be fixed, but it hasn't been yet

vagrant vigil Apr 6, 2025, 7:51 PM

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devout aurora solved it! the problem is that it assumes 2 python libraries are already install...

Hi there. Can you please share your solution? I am having the same issue, running and old lenovo laptop with Linux Mint 24.

devout aurora Apr 6, 2025, 8:02 PM

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vagrant vigil Hi there. Can you please share your solution? I am having the same issue, runnin...

Give me an hour or two, ill send you the install bash file

vagrant vigil Apr 7, 2025, 6:24 AM

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Manged to fix it, used chatGPT to parse the code you sent as picture haha. If anyone is interested, this script works on latest Linux Mint (version 24) which is based on the latest Ubuntu. It will give you a few warnings during the installation but it wont affect the installation.

📎 axupdate.sh

river path Apr 7, 2025, 3:13 PM

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@drowsy basin - can you loop the devs in about making the script more rebust with the changes above.

zinc maple Apr 23, 2025, 9:34 PM

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You said you have the turnkey feeder? If so, it would not have this issue

devout aurora Apr 23, 2025, 9:35 PM

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not sure its related, but it u want - i can recreate my fix for u

devout aurora Apr 23, 2025, 9:36 PM

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devout aurora not sure its related, but it u want - i can recreate my fix for u

nvm ppl here already recreated it bcs of my lazyness 😅

zinc maple Apr 23, 2025, 9:36 PM

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OK, that has nothing to do with the issue in this thread

devout aurora Apr 23, 2025, 9:37 PM

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yeah, i had an error with setting up adsbx on linux mint, different thing

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