Is this list not active?  Should I try a different avenue?

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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:30:34 -0600
> From: WebDawg <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Pool] GPS as Single Time Source
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> Hello,
>
> I have gpsd setup and tried to setup ntpd to read it as a time source
> by itself.  These are the config lines:
>
> #Working - pulls time from gpsd memory socket - System-V IPC shared memory
> #server 127.127.28.0 minpoll 4 maxpoll 4
> #fudge 127.127.28.0 time1 0.035 refid GPS
> #PPS does not work with 18x USB only serial
> #server 127.127.28.1 minpoll 4 maxpoll 4 prefer
> #fudge 127.127.28.1 refid GPS1
>
> #Another Test
> # gps ntp
> server 127.127.28.0 minpoll 4
> fudge  127.127.28.0 time1 0.183 refid NMEA
> server 127.127.28.1 minpoll 4 prefer
> fudge  127.127.28.1 refid PPS
>
> They both work (I can switch to one or the other) but only when I have
> a network ntp server added to the list.  And really the one that
> references NMEA does not work as after a while an x shows up near the
> source.  If I do not have a network ntp server added to the list I get
> zeros from the ntpq -p command.  A working output is:
>
> ntpq -p
>      remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
> ==============================================================================
> *SHM(0)          .NMEA.           0 l    4   16  377    0.000  -14.110  16.825
>  SHM(1)          .PPS.            0 l    -   16    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
>  tock.usshc.com  .GPS.            1 u    1   64    7   99.160  -143.59   4.545
>  199.102.46.73 ( .GPS.            1 u    2   64    7  103.704  -144.68   6.429
>  xen1.rack911.co 209.51.161.238   2 u    -   64    7   63.014  -140.85   4.677
>  clock.team-cymr 204.123.2.5      2 u    1   64    7   75.855  -126.65   4.341
>
> Here is an output configured with GPS and GPS1:
>
> ntpq -p
>      remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
> ==============================================================================
> *SHM(0)          .GPS.            0 l   15   16  377    0.000  -53.266  21.243
>  SHM(1)          .GPS1.           0 l    -   16    0    0.000    0.000   0.000
>  50-56-172-94.st 43.77.130.254    2 u   45   64    7   62.655  -17.163  49.430
>  198.147.23.42   127.67.113.92 2 u   44   64    7   52.989  -24.542  48.459
>  barricade.rack9 209.51.161.238   2 u   44   64    7   69.605  -25.625  47.037
>  38.101.77.21    204.9.54.119     2 u   45   64    7   61.600  -19.259  46.769
>
> GPS1 references PPS which this receiver does not have.
>
> I have tried ntpd latest and ntpd-dev in vain.
>
> Why is this not working?  Why do I have to have an added network ntp
> server?  Someone mentioned something about polling being bad.  I am
> using a Raspberry Pi and Archlinux ARM.  The GPS I am using is a
> Garmin GPS 18x USB .  I know I cannot use it as a very great source
> because it does not support PPS but it still should work.
>
> I am out of ideas.  The next thing I can try is a different version of
> gpsd but I really do not think this is the problem because that simple
> config change to ntpd's conf file and it gets time.
>
> I am using version 3.7 of gpsd and now, ntpd - NTP daemon program -
> Ver. 4.2.7p353 .  I was using ntpd latest stable which comes with
> arch.
>
> Please Help.
>
> Web....
>
>
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