[ gpsdrive ] First base, some day?

[Mark Williams]

gpsdosm at trixtar.org wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> Following up on my earlier today...
> 
> Toshita A70
> Garmin GPS18-USB-17216431
> Suse-Linux-10.3
> gpsd-2.37-17
> gpsd-clients-2.37-17
> gpsd-devel-2.37-17
> gpsdrive-2.10pre4-1.59
> gpsman-6.3.2-1
> .. everything looks good
> 
> So I do
> 
> # gpsd
>    gpsd: can't run with neither control socket nor devices
> 
> # gpsd /dev/ttyUSB0
> 
> #
> 
> # stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 ispeed 4800 && cat </dev/ttyUSB0
> 
> [blink.. blink.. blink..]
> 
> Cntrl-C, start gpsdrive, Pos-Mode and GPS Status = No GPS
> 
> GPS-Time = n/a
> 
> Lat & Long are whatever I click the blue square box to 
> instead of a gps position. I put the whole circus out on the 
> porch and after 5 minutes still nothing.
> 
> 
> Does all this look like a dead receiver?
> 
> 
> Please help me save the little hair I still have >(:-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Applicable readouts below:
> 
> 
> # /bin/dmesg | /bin/grep -i scsi
> 
> SCSI subsystem initialized
> scsi0 : pata_atiixp
> scsi1 : pata_atiixp
> scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD1200BEVE-0 
> 01.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
> scsi 1:0:0:0: CD-ROM            MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-831S 
> 1.90 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
> sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
> scsi 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5
> sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 
> cdda tray
> sr 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
> scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
> scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     USB 2.0  USB Flash Drive 
> 0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
> sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
> scsi 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
> scsi 2:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
> scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
> scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access     USB 2.0  USB Flash Drive 
> 0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
> sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
> 
> 
> Yast Hardware Info:
> 
> 
>    39: udi = 
> '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_91e_3_noserial_if0_serial_usb_0'
>    linux.device_file = '/dev/ttyUSB0'
>    serial.device = '/dev/ttyUSB0'
>    org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.resmgr.method_execpaths = { 
> 'hal-resmgr-grant', 'hal-resmgr-revoke' }
>    serial.physical_device = 
> '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_91e_3_noserial_if0'
>    info.capabilities = { 'serial' }
>    info.udi = 
> '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_91e_3_noserial_if0_serial_usb_0'
>    linux.subsystem = 'tty'
>    org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.resmgr.method_signatures = { 
> '', '' }
>    resmgr.device = '/dev/ttyUSB0'
>    info.interfaces = { 'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.resmgr' }
>    org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.resmgr.method_names = { 
> 'Grant', 'Revoke' }
>    info.product = 'GPSmap (various models)'
>    linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2)
>    linux.sysfs_path = 
> '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/ttyUSB0/tty/ttyUSB0'
>    serial.type = 'usb'
>    info.category = 'serial'
>    serial.originating_device = 
> '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_91e_3_noserial_if0'
>    resmgr.class = 'modem'
>    info.callouts.add = { 'hal-resmgr' }
>    info.parent = 
> '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_91e_3_noserial_if0'
>    serial.port = 0 (0x0)
>    org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.resmgr.method_argnames = { '', 
> '' }
> 

So; I can't see the GPS in there for sure, & don't possess one of those.
If you take it out, type dmesg, see where it stops, then plug in your
usb cable to a socket, count to 3 & run dmesg again - what does it add?
You could also check if /dev/ttyUSB0 goes away when you unplug it, this
varies with distro though - I don't use SUSE so am not sure it it does
that or not? Ubuntu does.

Also, it doesn't (well, shouldn't) matter which USB socket it goes in;
/dev/ttyUSB0 is the first plug to go in, /dev/ttyUSB1 the second & so
forth. You may get trouble if it shares a port with certain other
devices - webcams in particular give me problems.

If you get a sensible result from dmesg (ie it sees you plug it in, &
preferably announces it found a driver) you could try cat /dev/ttyUSB0 &
see if it is giving any data - ctrl-C stops it.

These are just simple basic tests to see if anything is getting picked
up ie not a dead receiver (or duff cable).

HTH
Mark