On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:04:44 -0700 [email protected] wrote:> > A possible next step is to backup 7.8 and re-install 7.7 without > changing the hardware/configuration just to see if it still works as > it once did for years (from 7.4 through 7.7 releases).
I continue to be baffled as to what is going on with this USB GNSS receiver. On the sole machine, nothing changes from the hardware perspective with usb ports, etc. TL;DR: the BSDs don't work, but linux does. I installed OpenBSD 7.7 on the same hardware and it now behaves just like 7.8, wherein it sees the receiver as a usb hub, not a receiver. I installed FreeBSD 14.3, kldload uplcom, and it sees the receiver as a usb hub, not a receiver. Probably not too much of a surprise given uplcom and such come from the same NetBSD base code years ago. I installed arch linux and it sees the receiver correctly and I have a working gpsd. The hardware has not changed, not even moving the USB receiver between USB-A reports. Everything worked for years from OpenBSD 7.4 to 7.7, and stopped at 7.8 and now doesn't work at all in BSDs. I may just punt and buy a GNSS serial receiver and move on with life, or suffer the slings and arrows of using arch linux as a time server. deimos
