On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 09:12:01AM +0100, Johannes Huesing wrote: > Dear mappers, > could anyone point me to a good site walking me through the process of > making the Garmin eTrex Vista HCx addressable with gpsbabel from my > Linux system? > > As of now, I tried to follow the steps described in the page gpsbabel > points me to: > > http://www.gpsbabel.org/os/Linux_Hotplug.html > > Being a user of Ubuntu Hardy Heron myself, I have now added the file named > /etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules with the following contents: > > UBSYSTEM!="usb_device", SYSFS{idVendor}=="091e", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0003", > GOTO="garmin_rules_end" > ACTION!="add", GOTO="garmin_rules_end" > ATTRS{idVendor}=="091e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="0660", > GROUP="plugdev" > LABEL="garmin_rules_end" > UBSYSTEM!="usb_device", SYSFS{idVendor}=="091e", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0003", > GOTO="garmin_rules_end" > ACTION!="add", GOTO="garmin_rules_end" > ATTRS{idVendor}=="091e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="0660", > GROUP="plugdev" > LABEL="garmin_rules_end" > > and restarted udev using udevadm trigger. > > The system still reacts to my gpsbabel approaches > > gpsbabel -i garmin -f usb: -o gpx -F blah.gpx > > with > > usb_set_configuration failed, probably because kernel driver '' > is blocking our access to the USB device. > For more information see http://www.gpsbabel.org/os/Linux_Hotplug.html > > Surely I should deactivate kernel driver ''? > > That being said (partly out of frustration), I must admit that I admire > the skill and effort that many have put into making up for insufficient > documentation and support by the device vendor that Santa just rewarded > by handing them over money for the specimen that rests on my desk. > > -- > Johannes H??sing There is something fascinating about science. > One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture > mailto:[email protected] from such a trifling investment of fact. > > http://derwisch.wikidot.com (Mark Twain, "Life on the Mississippi") > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
Should the entry start with "SUBSYSTEM" and not "UBSYSTEM"? See http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html Patrick
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