Re: USB adapter for GPS and device, dstumbler freezes

On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 04:08:57PM +0900, Cyril Niklaus wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have a problem with my USB to serial adapter and dstumbler: if I point 
> it to /dev/ugen0 (which is what the boot messages claim my adapter is 
> at) dstumbler dies an horrible death:
> error. specified gps device is not a tty: Invalid argument
> error: unable to close gps device: Invalid argument
> error: unable to close gps device: Undefined error: 0
> and then it freezes.
> So my question is: what are you people using as gps devices when 
> connecting with a usb to serial adapter?
> This is on a -STABLE, cvs'up a week ago, with a ELECOM UC-SGT adapter, 
> with gpsd running (not that I know how to configure it), and of course 
> starting the program (v 0.2)  as root, on a sharp mebius pc-pj1.
> I could not find anything on this in my google searches, nor in various 
> man pages (I'm also trying to get the computer to recognize the etrex 
> when it's connected to the serial port on the external floppy disk. 
> Maybe that is too much for it as well, as things went nowhere either).
> any  pointers welcomed,

You may want to update your -STABLE again.  USB serial support was 
MFC'd a week or two ago.  See LINT for the device lines to add to 
your kernel config.

It works great with my IO Gear device.  (Haven't tried a GPS with it.)

-- 
Scott Lambert
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