[ this top-post was un-top-posted for clarity -kev] > > On 8/29/07, Bernard < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello group, > > I try to communicate with my GPS via a USB port but without success. I > used to do it with a serial connection without problem. Eventually, I > will > have to plug my GPS on a laptop with USB port only so I have to find a > solution. According to a few things read on the web I have to load the > garmin_gps module. I did it with succes but the documentation found said > to use /dev/ttyUSB? which device I don't have. Maybe I still have a few > things to understand about the USB devices and udev! > > I would like to know if someone have been able to communicate with a > Garmin > GPS via a USB port and how you did it. Or maybe someone with a good > understanding of USB and udev could help me understand what is going on > and > what I should do to make it work. > > Thanks for any help. > > -- > Bernard
>On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 09:01:46PM -0400, Bernard wrote: > I got it working! For those who may have the same problem, the solution is > pretty simple. I simply changed for another adapter. At first I used an > adapter identified as HL-340. I tried an adapter from Belkin and it worked > like a charm. I did not need to load the module pl2303 only the module > garmin_gps is enough. > > Thanks to everybody who tried to find a solution. > Bernard Hi Bernard, for the sake of completeness could you give the full info of both adapters, the one that did not work and the one that did. Thanks, K -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org | |join the new debian-community.org to help Debian! | |_______ Unless I ask to be CCd, assume I am subscribed _______| -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
