Add this udev rule to /etc/udev/rules.d/50-gps.rules BUS=="usb", KERNEL="ttyUSB*", NAME="ttyUSB0"
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Jon Dowland <jon+debian-u...@alcopop.org<jon%2bdebian-u...@alcopop.org> > wrote: > 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. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAksiZLwACgkQFotOcXAy8jghCgCgu+G7WBef1WuZIsQ+q+7U4vv9 > jcMAnRrExSNrKVx9EdCIRi5Soy6LHSka > =FcpK > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
