On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 17:52 +0200, Bernhard Höll wrote: > Interestingly the /etc/init.d/gpsd startscript does not get triggered when > selecting > "Turn on GPS" in the power menu. > Does anyone know what action gets invoked upon selecting "Turn on GPS" ? > Is this for activating/deactivating the physical device or is the > /etc/init.d/gps-hardware > start script (dummy file) being invoked?
"Turn on GPS" is necessary in order to power up the chip. cat /sys/bus/platform/devices/neo1973-pm-gps.0/pwron should afterwards be "1". Marcus > > Thanks.. > > Bernhard > > Does the gpsd have the right device in /etc/defaults/gpsd? > > > > It is /dev/tty/SAC0 thus: > > GPS_DEV="/dev/ttySAC1" > > > > To test the gpsd you can do from your desktop: > > > > nc 192.168.0.202 2947 > > > > then type 'r' and hit enter. > > > > Looks like this then: > > > > ~$ nc 192.168.0.202 2947 > > r > > GPSD,R=1 > > $GPTXT,01,01,01,PSRF inv format*2B > > $GPTXT,01,01,01,PGRM inv format*34 > > $GPTXT,01,01,01,PFEC inv format*2C > > $GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53 > > $GPVTG,,,,,,,,,N*30 > > $GPGGA,,,,,,0,00,99.99,,,,,,*48 > > $GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,99.99,99.99,99.99*30 > > $GPGSV,1,1,00*79 > > $GPGLL,,,,,,V,N*64 > > $GPZDA,,,,,00,00*48 > > > > > > gpsd uses 8-10% CPU here. > > > > > > > > On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 13:19 +0200, Bernhard Hoell wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I failed to get GPS working on my freerunner. I flashed the latest > > > openmoko-devel-image-om-gta02.jffs2 and matching kernel. I installed > > > tangogps as well as gpsd manually with opkg and I configured tangogps > > > to connect to the gpsd, which should have been running (since a > > > portscan of my freerunner showed port 2947 as open). > > > I kept it running for several hours, but tangogps did not report GPS > > > information. GPSD however used about 50 to 70 % of processor power. > > > I read through the mailing lists and checked the tangogps documents. > > > > > > It seems to me that I am missing something here. Can somebody point me > > > to a more detailed documentation or give advice? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > Bernhard > > > > > > >
