On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 12:12:44AM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > Set up a udev rule for that particular device.
I'd second this: hard-coding to ttyUSB8 or similar could potentially fail in the unlikely event you use up to that number prior to plugging in the GPS. YOu can use udev to provide a unique name, safe from clashes, such as /dev/my_gps.
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