![]() ![]() ![]() I then used the gspd-clients GPS program or client called xgps in the terminal by typing xgps. I then used the Linux “process status” command in the terminal "ps -C gpsd - fww" which returned data and told me that gpsd daemon was working. This talks directly to the GPS device without gpsd and it returned GPS data telling me that my connected dongle is reading GPS data, speaks “generic NMEA”, and talks at 115200 Baud. ![]() (Please note that ttyUSB0 is case sensitive.) I then used the gspd-clients tool by typing "gpsmon /dev/ttyUSB0" in the terminal. I used the terminal and I entered “dmesg | tail” which told me that the USB dongle I just plugged in was a serial device called /dev/ttyUSB0 and was recognized by Linux. I plugged in the USB GPS device after rebooting. I installed gpsd (Linux GPS daemon), gpsd-clients (axillary tools and clients for gpsd), and foxtroggps (a GPS mapping client that uses gpsd) using Synaptic. I use Ubuntu 11.04 and wanted to finally figure out how to use my DeLorme Earthmate GPS LT-20 USB GPS dongle I bought some time ago mainly because it was inexpensive and bundled with obsolete Windows mapping software.
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