Need linux guru help.

Barry · 11-15-2004

Okay here is my problem. My cool Itronix laptop just got a new usb gps. It's the one that comes with streets and trips 2K5. I modified the PL2303 kernel module to work, freakin MS changed the device id. So anyway, as root it works like a champ. As me, no joy, gpsd doesn't even see the thing. I can do a dmesg, it shows up and everything, but it won't "start". What's really bugging me is the damn thing worked last night! Got home and tried to do a gpsmap and Imagemagick puked all over the place. So I redownloaded and rebuilt that, works now. That is the only thing that has changed since last night. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Barry · 11-15-2004

Okay I can sudo gpsd and it works, how do I change it so my normal user can run it??

Thorn · 11-15-2004

Sounds like the user or user's group needs to be set in the gpsd permissions. Are you using a GUI? You may be able to see the permissions via a right click. Otherwise you 'll need to do it via the command line using the command chmod.

Barry · 11-15-2004

3000 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3065664 2004-11-10 19:54 gpsdrive*

Still doesn't work....

Barry · 11-15-2004

Fixed it!! Wasn't the gps program after all. It was the ttyUSB0 port. Changed it's permissions and it works now. Thanks for the brain kickstart!

Thorn · 11-15-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry

Fixed it!! Wasn't the gps program after all. It was the ttyUSB0 port. Changed it's permissions and it works now. Thanks for the brain kickstart!

Glad to help.

11-15-2004	#1 (permalink)
Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,383	Need linux guru help. Okay here is my problem. My cool Itronix laptop just got a new usb gps. It's the one that comes with streets and trips 2K5. I modified the PL2303 kernel module to work, freakin MS changed the device id. So anyway, as root it works like a champ. As me, no joy, gpsd doesn't even see the thing. I can do a dmesg, it shows up and everything, but it won't "start". What's really bugging me is the damn thing worked last night! Got home and tried to do a gpsmap and Imagemagick puked all over the place. So I redownloaded and rebuilt that, works now. That is the only thing that has changed since last night. Any ideas would be appreciated. __________________ Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

11-15-2004	#2 (permalink)
Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,383	Okay I can sudo gpsd and it works, how do I change it so my normal user can run it?? __________________ Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

11-15-2004	#3 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,098	Sounds like the user or user's group needs to be set in the gpsd permissions. Are you using a GUI? You may be able to see the permissions via a right click. Otherwise you 'll need to do it via the command line using the command chmod. __________________ Thorn "I'm The Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I am from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I am the man who is going to save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below... You got a problem with that?"

11-15-2004	#4 (permalink)
Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,383	3000 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3065664 2004-11-10 19:54 gpsdrive* Still doesn't work.... __________________ Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

11-15-2004	#5 (permalink)
Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,383	Fixed it!! Wasn't the gps program after all. It was the ttyUSB0 port. Changed it's permissions and it works now. Thanks for the brain kickstart! __________________ Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

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