Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.kamp.net!newsfeed.kamp.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: ray Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware Subject: Re: gps support Date: 14 Jun 2011 22:23:32 GMT Lines: 48 Message-ID: <95q5b4Fld5U5@mid.individual.net> References: <95n68eFld5U2@mid.individual.net> <95ndeuFgjrU1@mid.individual.net> <-MmdnQOKvazx2GrQnZ2dnUVZ8qWdnZ2d@lyse.net> <95pat8Fld5U3@mid.individual.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net N5lJ24c+5UFiqAfhM5zCbAXMoZ7EtYmi0XPqdMBCN3GXpmDCuL Cancel-Lock: sha1:SKfdnfx3p/nYMy6mP6MfQ2UVjuY= User-Agent: Pan/0.132 (Waxed in Black) Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.os.linux.hardware:434 On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:23:15 +0100, Dave {Reply Address In.Sig} wrote: > ray wrote: > >> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:25:37 +0200, David Brown wrote: >> >>> On 13/06/2011 23:23, General Schvantzkoph wrote: >>>> On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:20:47 +0000, ray wrote: >>>> >>>>> I happened to note today at the local Fred Meyer that they have a >>>>> bunch of electronic stuff on sale for 30% off. So, started me >>>>> wondering about support for : >>>>> >>>>> tomtom XL340s >>>>> garmin nuvi 1250 >>>>> >>>>> Anyone have any direct experience? Web search indicates that garmin >>>>> devices may be decently supported. >>>> >>>> There is no Linux support for Garmins however an XP VM on KVM works. >>>> The performance of the USB link on KVM is poor, the update to my >>>> Garmin was an overnight job but it does work. WINE doesn't work, you >>>> need a Windows VM. >>>> >>>> You will need to identify the Garmin's USB port before you attach it >>>> to the VM, lspci will do the the trick. Once you know which port it >>>> is you can connect the port to the VM and then boot it, install the >>>> Garmin software and then reboot it. I don't know if VirtualBox does a >>>> better job of this because I'm a KVM user. >>> >>> I'm a VirtualBox user - USB works very well with it (at least with a >>> Linux host - guest USB with a Windows host can be unreliable). I have >>> no problem using my Garmin GPS within a VirtualBox XP machine, and no >>> complaints about the speed. >> >> No offense, but I don't have an MS license. I'm also of the opinion >> that if you have to run MS in a virtual machine to accomplish >> something, then you've gained very little by running Linux in the first >> place. > > What are you trying to do with it? I don't know of any > manufacturer-specific Linux apps, but GpsDrive can be set up to work > with pretty much any GPS unit that will give NMEA output via a serial > interface (or something that behaves like one). I'm not trying to do anything - I left them in the store. If I bought one, I suppose the thing I'd be looking at mostly would be the quarterly map updates.