[Xastir] USB GPS?

[Fred Erickson]

On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 18:09 -0600, Earl Needham via Kubuntu wrote:
> 	Ah -- how do I use my Deluo "hockey puck" GPS with Xastir under Kubuntu?  
> I've been using the GPS in Windows XP, but I don't know how to configure the 
> GPS at all under Kubuntu.
> 
> 	Thanks,
> 	Earl
> 	KD5XB

Hello Earl,

Below is an excerpt from my /var/log/messages file after plugging the
Deluo GPS in - the line that ends with "pl2303 converter now attached to
ttyUSB0" is the device you enter when you configure your GPS. 
So I entered "/dev/ttyUSB0" in my "Configure GPS" window in Xastir. You
have to change your permissions to read/write for that port. I'm using
Fedora 6 so you may have to browse a bit to find the Kubuntu settings.

Good luck, Fred

May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: usb 3-2: new full speed USB device
using uhci_hcd and address 3
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from
1 choice
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new interface
driver usbserial
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB
Serial support registered for generic
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new interface
driver usbserial_generic
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB
Serial Driver core
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB
Serial support registered for pl2303
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: pl2303 3-2:1.0: pl2303 converter
detected
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: usb 3-2: pl2303 converter now attached
to ttyUSB0
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new interface
driver pl2303
May 24 10:02:55 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c: Prolific
PL2303 USB to serial adaptor driver