[ gpsdrive ] help with garmin etrex

[steve]

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Thomas Schönhütl wrote:
| 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.
|

well thanks for the quick response!

heres output of tail -f /var/log/messages

Mar 27 17:53:30 ubuntu-laptop kernel: [ 2609.551174] usb 1-4: new full
speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5
Mar 27 17:53:30 ubuntu-laptop kernel: [ 2609.757958] usb 1-4:
configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Mar 27 17:53:30 ubuntu-laptop kernel: [ 2609.797104] pl2303 1-4:1.0:
pl2303 converter detected
Mar 27 17:53:30 ubuntu-laptop kernel: [ 2609.797329] usb 1-4: pl2303
converter now attached to ttyUSB0

i tried starting with the gpsdrive -t /dev/ttyUSB0 like you suggested
and not getting through yet.  i did restart gpsd with ttyUSB0 as well,
and also tried starting gpsd as root still no dice.

should i downgrade gpsdrive maybe?




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