[ gpsdrive ] [Gpsd-users] Success! Garmin USB18 T.S. Suse-10.3

[gpsdosm at trixtar.org]

Ross Scanlon wrote:
> On Mon, 26 May 2008 16:24:51 -0400
> gpsdosm at trixtar.org wrote:
> 
>> # gpsdrive
>> Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket 
>> '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
>> Creating main window
>> way.txt: No such file or directory
>> Read 503 POI-Types from /usr/share/map-icons/icons.xml
>> map_koord.txt reloaded
>> way.txt: No such file or directory
>> way.txt: No such file or directory
>> way.txt: No such file or directory
>>
> 
> # touch ~/.gpsdrive/way.txt 
> 
> will solve the No such file or directory
> 
> # gpsdrive -q 
> 
> will stop trying to use mysql

Thanks. No need to because these barks don't bother me and would not 
even have shown up had I not launched from a terminal just to see what 
might not be turning round. I want to use all gpsdrive features 
eventually even though my immediate interest is position reading and 
track recording (next).