+frefel Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Does anyone have any experience with GPSMan? I think it is a relatively new open source app that looks like a winner for Linux users. The interface is GUI and the instructions seemingly clear but I just can´t get ti to recognize my 2 GPSrs, one a serial eTrex Venture and the other a usb eTrex Vista C. I am using the default settings, including those for the location of the ports since I don´t know anything to do differently, but here gpsman is mention of successful use with Garmin units in Ubuntu. I want do badly to be able to use this program so I can begin to do something useful with Linux and geocaching. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
+harry.mj Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 (edited) Does anyone have any experience with GPSMan? I think it is a relatively new open source app that looks like a winner for Linux users. The interface is GUI and the instructions seemingly clear but I just can´t get ti to recognize my 2 GPSrs, one a serial eTrex Venture and the other a usb eTrex Vista C. I am using the default settings, including those for the location of the ports since I don´t know anything to do differently, but here gpsman is mention of successful use with Garmin units in Ubuntu. I want do badly to be able to use this program so I can begin to do something useful with Linux and geocaching. Thanks in advance. As root or "sudo" load module garmin_gps: "sudo modprobe garmin_gps" now connect the usb cable to your Garmin and the computer. Turn the Garmin on. Now at the command line: "dmesg" The last part should show something like: usb 5-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 10 usb 5-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice garmin_gps 5-1:1.0: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter detected usb 5-1: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now attached to ttyUSB0 Now start gpsman, go to "Options", select the GPS Model to Garmin, select the Receiver Parameters / Default Protocol to Garmin USB, and in the Serial Port and Files, set Serial Port to /dev/ttyUSB0 (..or what your ttyUSB showed). Exit gpsman again, start gpsman, go to menu GPS Receiver and press check, hopefully working now Brgds Harry Edited December 25, 2008 by harry.mj Quote Link to comment
+frefel Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Thanks harry.mj. I am out of town right now so I do not have access to my gear but early next week I'll give your suggestion a try. Quote Link to comment
+pallet2005 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Does anyone have any experience with GPSMan? I think it is a relatively new open source app that looks like a winner for Linux users. The interface is GUI and the instructions seemingly clear but I just can´t get ti to recognize my 2 GPSrs, one a serial eTrex Venture and the other a usb eTrex Vista C. I am using the default settings, including those for the location of the ports since I don´t know anything to do differently, but here gpsman is mention of successful use with Garmin units in Ubuntu. I want do badly to be able to use this program so I can begin to do something useful with Linux and geocaching. Thanks in advance. Sounds like good advice in the above reply, but I have another program you should try that I found today, it is called QLandkarte and is available in Synaptic package manager, I had to run it with sudo to get it working, but it seems to work fairly well, though I have only used it for a few minutes. My setup is a Garmin eTrex Vista HCX on Ubuntu Intrepid. Quote Link to comment
Ken in Regina Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 What do you use for detailed maps for these Linux GPS apps? ...ken... Quote Link to comment
+pallet2005 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 For the program I mentioned above, QLandkarte, I believe it can us Google maps, though I haven't used it yet. The problem with using maps is that they are usually proprietary, and most open source maps that I have seen are not very detailed, or are very old. If any one else has more info I would be interested also. Quote Link to comment
+frefel Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) Does anyone have any experience with GPSMan? I think it is a relatively new open source app that looks like a winner for Linux As root or "sudo" load module garmin_gps: "sudo modprobe garmin_gps" now connect the usb cable to your Garmin and the computer. Turn the Garmin on. Now at the command line: "dmesg" The last part should show something like: usb 5-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 10 usb 5-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice garmin_gps 5-1:1.0: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter detected usb 5-1: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now attached to ttyUSB0 Now start gpsman, go to "Options", select the GPS Model to Garmin, select the Receiver Parameters / Default Protocol to Garmin USB, and in the Serial Port and Files, set Serial Port to /dev/ttyUSB0 (..or what your ttyUSB showed). Exit gpsman again, start gpsman, go to menu GPS Receiver and press check, hopefully working now Brgds Harry Here is what I get after dmseg: [ 2330.094740] garmin_gps 1-1.4:1.0: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter detected [ 2330.095120] usb 1-1.4: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now attached to ttyUSB0 So it looks like I´m connected to the eTrex alright. I assume the USB0 is a zero and not a small letter O. It also seems strange to be entering USB data (dev/ttyUSB0) in a Serial box. I select the USB protocol > exit > restart GPSMan > Message/GPSManager - cannot open serial port dev/ttyUSB0. Foiled again. I take that back! I just realized I had typed ¨dev/ttyUSB0¨ instead of ¨/dev/ttyUSB0¨. It´s working! Whee!! And thanks to Harry.mj Edited December 31, 2008 by frefel Quote Link to comment
+frefel Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Maybe I´m being greedy but now I´d like GPSMan to also see my serial eTrex Venture. Here is what I get with ¨dmesg¨: 2301.061001] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial [ 2301.061625] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for generic [ 2301.062084] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic [ 2301.062093] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial Driver core [ 2301.113790] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for Garmin GPS usb/tty [ 2301.113908] usbcore: registered new interface driver garmin_gps [ 2301.113916] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.24/drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c: garmin gps driver v0.31 [ 2330.051630] usb 1-1.4: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5 [ 2330.085557] usb 1-1.4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 2330.094740] garmin_gps 1-1.4:1.0: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter detected [ 2330.095120] usb 1-1.4: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now attached to ttyUSB0 [ 3799.794064] usb 1-1.4: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5 [ 4712.860833] usb 1-1.4: USB disconnect, address 5 [ 4712.861593] garmin_gps ttyUSB0: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0 [ 4712.861626] garmin_gps 1-1.4:1.0: device disconnected [ 4718.276613] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, address 4 [ 5341.331214] process `skype' is using obsolete setsockopt SO_BSDCOMPAT fred@fred-laptop:~$ It looks like it saw the serial connection, opened it but then disconnected. I have no idea why. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
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