Thanks for the bug report. I'm closing it because the bug has been fixed in Edgy.
gpsd (2.32-2) unstable; urgency=low . * switch from obsolete hotplug to udev interface, thanks to Marco d'Itri (closes: #338745) * debian/patches/: - add 17_gpsd_manpage_section.dpatch * debian/gpsd.postinst: - always source /usr/share/debconf/confmodule * debian/rules: - add -I/usr/X11R6/include to CFLAGS until xorg migration is complete - add -fno-strict-aliasing to CFLAGS to satisfy gcc 4.1 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #338745 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=338745 ** Also affects: gpsd (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=338745 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: gpsd (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released -- gpsd doesn't start when USB GPS is plugged in https://launchpad.net/bugs/57486 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs