[ltp] Anyone running Kismet, Gpsdrive?
Bert Haskins
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:04:10 -0500
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Meidinger Chris wrote:
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> you're generally right, but it depends on your distro, i've seen both.
> tty is definately more common though.
>
> Chris
>
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> From: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org on behalf of Marius Gedminas
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> On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:47:53PM -0500, Bert Haskins wrote:
> > Meidinger Chris wrote:
> >
> > >All the USB GPS devices that I've tried are basically the same. How far
> > >are you getting trying to get your setup to work?
> > >
> > >What device are you telling gpsdrive to look at? Is that the same
> device
> > >your dmesg shows you? Your GPS is probably emulating a serial
> device, and
> > >should show up as /dev/tts/USB0 or /dev/ttsUSB0 or /dev/tts/USB/0
> > >depending on your udev config (assuming you are using udev...)
> >
> > No /dev/tts/ even though lsusb shows it as Bus 002 Device 002: ID
> > 1163:0200 DeLorme Publishing, Inc.
> > Interesting.. no /dev/tts
>
> I'm pretty sure Chris meant /dev/ttyUSBx, not /dev/ttsUSBx
>
I have nothing in /dev/ that starts with tt and has usb or USB in it.
For that matter, there is nothing in /dev/ that has USB/usb in it.
I use several USB flash drives and they all work well, even to
the point of booting up off of them.
> .
>
> Marius Gedminas
> --
> Hacking graphics in X is like finding sqrt(pi) with roman numerals.
> -- man xdaliclock
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<p><font size="2">you're generally right, but it depends on your
distro, i've seen both. tty is definately more common though.<br>
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Chris<br>
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On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:47:53PM -0500, Bert Haskins wrote:<br>
> Meidinger Chris wrote:<br>
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> >All the USB GPS devices that I've tried are basically the
same. How far<br>
> >are you getting trying to get your setup to work?<br>
> ><br>
> >What device are you telling gpsdrive to look at? Is that the
same device<br>
> >your dmesg shows you? Your GPS is probably emulating a serial
device, and<br>
> >should show up as /dev/tts/USB0 or /dev/ttsUSB0 or
/dev/tts/USB/0<br>
> >depending on your udev config (assuming you are using udev...)<br>
><br>
> No /dev/tts/ even though lsusb shows it as Bus 002 Device 002: ID<br>
> 1163:0200 DeLorme Publishing, Inc.<br>
> Interesting.. no /dev/tts<br>
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I have nothing in /dev/ that starts with tt and has usb or USB in it.<br>
For that matter, there is nothing in /dev/ that has USB/usb in it.<br>
I use several USB flash drives and they all work well, even to <br>
the point of booting up off of them.<br>
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-- man xdaliclock<br>
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