garmin gps w/ usb?

locohozt · 01-05-2003

here's the situation: got me lappie with no serial port... all it has is 3 usb, 1 parallel, vga out, video out, and all the network connections a boy could want

... anyhow...

i need a (preferably garmin) gps that allows connectivity with my lappie... i tried getting my garmin to connect to my serial2parallel... that didnt work

...

any help would be greatly appreciated as setting a fuckin waypoint every time i may or may not hear the signal of a wap isn't very productive.. :P

Thorn · 01-05-2003

Other people have used the Belkin converter cable. Search around, you'll find it.

db8tr · 01-05-2003

I use the keyspan pda dongle. In reality it is just a usb->serial dongle that they call a pda dongle and sell for $10 less than what they call a usb->serial dongle. I have also heard that the belkin usb->serial converters (got tired of the word dongle

) are tough to get working properly under linux. The keyspan stuff is easily built into the kernel and runs quite well.

r_bertus · 01-14-2003

I have an eMAP, just got HP in july no serial also.

This is what I found, should get here soon.

http://pfranc.com/usb/usb.shtml

There is also a hack to supply power too.

Eyecannon · 01-14-2003

I use the Belkin Serial --> USB adapter that is meant for palm pilots... I got it for $25 shipped off of ebay, works great.

hratch · 01-14-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Eyecannon
I use the Belkin Serial --> USB adapter that is meant for palm pilots... I got it for $25 shipped off of ebay, works great.

if i remember right, eyecannon, RH7.3 recognized it just fine and we switched your gpsdrive to /dev/ttyUSB0 and off we went, right?

Eyecannon · 01-15-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by hratch
if i remember right, eyecannon, RH7.3 recognized it just fine and we switched your gpsdrive to /dev/ttyUSB0 and off we went, right?

Yeppers, Kernels 2.2.something and above have them in the kernel by default

01-05-2003	#1 (permalink)
locohozt unstable Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 19	garmin gps w/ usb? here's the situation: got me lappie with no serial port... all it has is 3 usb, 1 parallel, vga out, video out, and all the network connections a boy could want ... anyhow... i need a (preferably garmin) gps that allows connectivity with my lappie... i tried getting my garmin to connect to my serial2parallel... that didnt work ... any help would be greatly appreciated as setting a fuckin waypoint every time i may or may not hear the signal of a wap isn't very productive.. :P __________________ /* locohozt */

01-05-2003	#2 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,361	Other people have used the Belkin converter cable. Search around, you'll find it. __________________ Thorn "Read Altas Shrugged. Compare it to today. Repeat as necessary"

01-05-2003	#3 (permalink)
db8tr Wireless Widget Whacker Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 145	I use the keyspan pda dongle. In reality it is just a usb->serial dongle that they call a pda dongle and sell for $10 less than what they call a usb->serial dongle. I have also heard that the belkin usb->serial converters (got tired of the word dongle ) are tough to get working properly under linux. The keyspan stuff is easily built into the kernel and runs quite well. __________________ -Db8tr

01-14-2003	#4 (permalink)
r_bertus Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1	I the same prob... I have an eMAP, just got HP in july no serial also. This is what I found, should get here soon. http://pfranc.com/usb/usb.shtml There is also a hack to supply power too. __________________ Just another FNG

01-14-2003	#5 (permalink)
Eyecannon Ward River Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Santa Monix Posts: 679	I use the Belkin Serial --> USB adapter that is meant for palm pilots... I got it for $25 shipped off of ebay, works great. __________________ No, officer, YOU are under arrest! http://eyecannon.com/wardrive.html

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