[ gpsdrive ] help with garmin etrex

[Thomas Schönhütl]

You can try /dev/ttyUSB0 instead of /dev/ttyusb0 ... to be sure plug in 
your etrex and take a look at the output of

dmesg
sudo tail /var/log/messages

Ciao,

Thomas Schönhütl.

steve schrieb:
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> Hi,
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>
> rekindling interest in gpsdrive, I had my etrex working a long time ago,
> but now am having a difficult time doing so. using 2.10 pre4 now.
>
> Im using the same serial to usb cable that worked before, and have the
> gps set to 4800 nmea.  have gpsd installed and started with gpsd
> /dev/ttyusb0 (got that from the doc page, what happened to the "start
> gpsd button? ) and then start with
> gpsdrive -t  /dev/ttyusb0
>
> but says no gps in gpsdrive.
>
>
> steve at ubuntu-laptop:~$ lsusb
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial
> Port
>
>
> im sure im missing something simple, but i have no idea what it is..
> any clues for me?
>
> thank you.
>
>
>
>
>
> - --
> Steve Reilly
>
> http://reillyblog.com
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