Thanks Basil.
Thats what I thought at first (AX not running), but everything I see says it is (as "0", not udrX...its a pi/tnc-pi ).

If I use PAT web GUI on this same system (remotely), I can connect to other local  RMS servers just fine, so that tells me the pi, TNC-Pi,  network, radio, cabling, AX25, etc are all  OK..
Right?
So must be something specific to the RMS config? Or the plymouthd error?


root@k5ktf-10:~# ax25-status
-bash: ax25-status: command not found

root@k5ktf-10:~# netstat --ax25
Active AX.25 sockets
Dest       Source     Device  State        Vr/Vs    Send-Q  Recv-Q
*          K5KTF-0    ax0     LISTENING    000/000  0       0
*          K5KTF-10   ax0     LISTENING    000/000  0       0


root@k5ktf-10:~# ifconfig
ax0: flags=67<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING>  mtu 256
        inet 44.128.1.10  netmask 255.0.0.0  broadcast 44.255.255.255
        ax25 K5KTF-10  txqueuelen 10  (AMPR AX.25)
        RX packets 1214  bytes 64695 (63.1 KiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 301  bytes 13346 (13.0 KiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

root@k5ktf-10:~# ps -ef |grep ax
root       410     1  0 Nov01 ?        00:00:13 /usr/bin/axlisten -artc
root       414     1  0 Nov01 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/ax25d -l
root      4231  4212  0 07:20 pts/1    00:00:00 grep ax


tail /var/log/messages
Nov  3 06:36:01 localhost rmsgw_aci[4112]: Channel: K5KTF-10 on 0 (145730000 Hz, mode 0)
Nov  3 06:36:01 localhost rmsgw_aci[4112]: /usr/local/bin/rmschanstat ax25 0 K5KTF-10 reports unavailable
Nov  3 06:36:01 localhost rmsgw_aci[4112]: Channel: K5KTF-10 on 0 is DOWN -- not updated
Nov  3 06:36:01 localhost rmsgw_aci[4112]: Channel Stats: 1 read, 1 active, 1 down, 0 updated, 0 errors
Nov  3 07:00:11 localhost updatechannel.py[4149]: Posting channel record updates for K5KTF-10...
Nov  3 07:06:01 localhost rmsgw_aci[4163]: K5KTF-10 - Linux RMS Gateway ACI 2.5.0 Dec 10 2018 (EM10bm)
Nov  3 07:06:01 localhost rmsgw_aci[4163]: Channel: K5KTF-10 on 0 (145730000 Hz, mode 0)
Nov  3 07:06:01 localhost rmsgw_aci[4163]: /usr/local/bin/rmschanstat ax25 0 K5KTF-10 reports unavailable
Nov  3 07:06:01 localhost rmsgw_aci[4163]: Channel: K5KTF-10 on 0 is DOWN -- not updated
Nov  3 07:06:01 localhost rmsgw_aci[4163]: Channel Stats: 1 read, 1 active, 1 down, 0 updated, 0 errors

root@k5ktf-10:~# sudo -u rmsgw rmschanstat ax25 0 K5KTF-10
interface with @sbin/plymouthd unavailable

root@k5ktf-10:~# ps -ef |grep plymouth
root       130     1  0 07:54 ?        00:00:00 @sbin/plymouthd --mode=boot --pid-file=/run/plymouth/pid --attach-to-session
root       644   597  0 09:24 pts/1    00:00:00 grep plymouth

root@k5ktf-10:~# cat /etc/ax25/axports
#Port    Call           Baud    PacLen  Window  Description
0        K5KTF-10       19200   256     7       Radio - 145.730 MHz

root@k5ktf-10:~# cat /etc/ax25/ax25d.conf
# /etc/ax25/ax25d.conf
[K5KTF-10 via 0]
K5KTF-10  * * * * * * L
K5KTF  * * * * * * L
default * * * * * * -    rmsgw /usr/local/bin/rmsgw rmsgw -P 0 %U
# /etc/ax25/ax25d.conf (End)


root@k5ktf-10:~# cat /etc/rmsgw/channels.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rmschannels xmlns="http://www.namespace.org"
  xmlns:xsi=" http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation=" file:///etc/rmsgw/channels.xsd">
  <channel name="0" type="ax25" active="yes">
    <basecall>K5KTF</basecall>
    <callsign>K5KTF-10</callsign>
    <password>...Im_not_dumb...</password>
    <gridsquare>EM10bm</gridsquare>
    <frequency>145730000</frequency>
    <mode>0</mode>
    <autoonly>0</autoonly>
    <baud>1200</baud>
    <power>50</power>
    <height>10</height>
    <gain>0</gain>
    <direction>0</direction>
    <hours>24/7</hours>
    <groupreference>1</groupreference>
    <servicecode>PUBLIC</servicecode>
    <statuschecker>
      /usr/local/bin/rmschanstat $type $name $callsign
    </statuschecker>
  </channel>
</rmschannels>


root@k5ktf-10:~# mheard
Callsign  Port Packets   Last Heard
W5TQ-4     0         2   Sun Nov  3 09:36:00
KE5RS-10   0         1   Sun Nov  3 09:35:09
W5OEM-12   0         1   Sun Nov  3 09:34:29

For some reason Travis County ARES has W5TQ-4 and W5OEM-12 APRS units at fixed locations beaconing on 145.73...smh 
KE5RS-10 is another RMS stn on freq that I can work via PAT (system it out in workshop, so I cant change freq remotely)

2019/11/03 09:53:10 Connecting to KE5RS-10 (ax25)...
2019/11/03 09:53:11 Connected to KE5RS-10 (AX.25)
KE5RS -LEAKA- KANode (Since 1996)
Connected to KE5RS-10 Winlink 2000 RMS
[WL2K-5.0-B2FWIHJM$]
;PQ: 92941613
CMS via KE5RS >
>FF
FQ
2019/11/03 09:53:24 Disconnected.

What da heck am I missing? 
(good thing my hair grows back fast else I would be bald by now...)

73
Jim