# Feeding from flightaware **URL:** \ **Category:** Feeding\ **Created:** [March 3, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/feeding-from-flightaware/924 "2025-03-03T20:29:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Rich](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/feeding-from-flightaware/924/1 "2025-03-03T20:29:48Z")
I am using a flightaware on a raspberry pi 3b+. Tried to set up a feed to absd exchange and got the following message, so reporting as suggested for any help or suggestions. Thank you. adsbexchange-mlat service couldn’t be started, please report this error to the a dsbexchange forum or discord. Try an copy as much of the output above and include it in your report, thank you Mar 03 20:09:12 piaware systemd[1]: Started adsbexchange-mlat. Mar 03 20:09:14 piaware adsbexchange-mlat[12534]: usage: mlat-client [-h] Mar 03 20:09:14 piaware adsbexchange-mlat[12534]: [–input-ty pe {auto,dump1090,beast,radarcape\_12mhz,radarcape\_gps,radarcape,sbs,avrmlat}] Mar 03 20:09:14 piaware adsbexchange-mlat[12534]: --input-con nect INPUT\_CONNECT [–results RESULTS] Mar 03 20:09:14 piaware adsbexchange-mlat[12534]: [–no-anon- results] [–no-modeac-results] --lat LAT --lon Mar 03 20:09:14 piaware adsbexchange-mlat[12534]: LON --alt A LT [–privacy] --user USER [–server SERVER] Mar 03 20:09:14 piaware adsbexchange-mlat[12534]: [–no-udp] Try an copy as much of the output above and include it in your report, thank you ---
**Author:** ![Rich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Rich](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/feeding-from-flightaware/924/2 "2025-03-03T20:45:45Z")
Further to above - my feeder stats ADS-B Connected Feed OK MLAT Not Found No Feed ---
**Author:** ![cory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@cory](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/cory)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/feeding-from-flightaware/924/3 "2025-03-04T23:01:18Z")
I wasn’t able to feed mlat either but when I updated my location it started working. Go figure ---
**Author:** ![Rich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Rich](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/feeding-from-flightaware/924/4 "2025-03-06T18:08:01Z")
Cory, thanks for the reply. I shifted my position slightly, updated the feed and everything seems to be working. Thanks again for taking time to reply. ---
**Author:** ![cory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@cory](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/cory)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/feeding-from-flightaware/924/5 "2025-03-06T18:49:09Z")
Glad it worked out. I learn something new every day. Wish I could figure out how to feed to ads-b. Network stuff has me baffled. ---
**Author:** ![cory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@cory](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/cory)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/feeding-from-flightaware/924/6 "2025-03-06T22:32:54Z")
Hi Rich, Just for info. When I reset my location to gps settings from original setting, (15 mile difference) MLAT also started working. Cory ---
**Author:** ![Rich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Rich](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/feeding-from-flightaware/924/7 "2025-03-07T12:24:05Z")
Hi Cory, I shifted the last decimal point by 1 digit still in the garden and going strong - at the moment. Rich