Re: [time-nuts] More GPS troubles

2013-01-17 Thread David
If the GPS receiver hardware itself is integrated then it would require a separate firmware update which may not be possible. I know one of my more recent Garmin receivers has separate firmware for the integrated GPS receiver and the unit as a whole. On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:22:55 -0500, Bob Camp

Re: [time-nuts] More GPS troubles

2013-01-17 Thread Jim Lux
On 1/17/13 6:22 AM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi Most cheap GPS's these days have user friendly firmware update capability. That's been true for quite a while. I'd be amazed if the higher end stuff didn't make updates an easy thing. Bugs in GPS code are not exactly uncommon. The real issue is the need

Re: [time-nuts] More GPS troubles

2013-01-17 Thread Harald Koch
Since the Arbiter showed no ability to compare the settings to internal clock settings, it suffered permanent damage when it was exposed to the exploit. Permanent damage? As in components failed? No, I think a factory reset would restore it to function. You've apparently missed some of

Re: [time-nuts] More GPS troubles

2013-01-17 Thread David
On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:08:20 -0800, Jim Lux jim...@earthlink.net wrote: On 1/17/13 6:22 AM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi Most cheap GPS's these days have user friendly firmware update capability. That's been true for quite a while. I'd be amazed if the higher end stuff didn't make updates an easy

Re: [time-nuts] More GPS troubles

2013-01-17 Thread Bob Camp
-Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lux Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:08 AM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] More GPS troubles On 1/17/13 6:22 AM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi Most cheap GPS's these days have user