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On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 1:58 PM, James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> So I've been googling about GPS systems and interfacing |
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> to a linux system. In portage it looks like all I |
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> will need to use the usb with the garmin nuvi 1490 |
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> is gpsd and gpsdrive? |
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> It shows up via lsusb. |
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> Any discussion or other software recommendations is most |
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> welcome. |
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There is no better than gpsd. Install that first, and read its |
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manpage. It's designed to have as few hooks and knobs as possible, and |
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should Just Work. At worst, you may need to install a udev so that |
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gpsd notices when your device is plugged in. xspeed is a good testing |
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utility to verify you have gpsd running properly. |
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#gpsd on irc.freenode.net is probably not a bad place to query, if you |
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run into problems specific to gpsd. |
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I've used gpsdrive on Ubuntu, and it works OK, I guess...I ran into a |
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lot of bugs, but that was a few years ago. I spent far more time with |
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kismet, but that serves a different role... |
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:wq |
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