[ gpsdrive ] It doesn't work

[Hamish]

Don wrote:
> I'm using Ubuntu 8.04. I already have gpsd installed
> just to check my Garmin etrex with a simple viewer, MiniGPS. 
> Using a USB/serial cable.
> /dev/ttyUSB is linked to /dev/ttyS0. All works OK.
...
> The Garmin is connected just like before when I used the
> MiniGPS. Under GPS Status I see No GPS. Under Options>Preferences, I
> cannot see any tab to set COM port. All I see is Gereral, Waypoints,
> Friends, Navigation, and GUI. When I try the telnet procedure, I
> never connect. I'm not using a firewall.

does "xgps" work? (from gpsd clients)


Hamish