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-	''''Global Positioning by Satellite on the Zaurus''''	+	'''Global Positioning by Satellite on the Zaurus'''
-	Whilst PocketPC and Palm users have a wide choice of high quality commercial navigation software suites, the Zaurus isn't quite so well catered for and there's no neat all-in-one package.	+	==GPS Receiver==
		+	===Serial===
		+	===USB===
		+	*/dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/usb/tts/0 (depends on udev rules in specific distribution)
		+	* required module: usually pl2303.o (serial to usb converter)
		+	===CF===
		+	* /dev/ttyS3
		+	===Bluetooth===
-	However, it might be of interest to know that TomTom use Linux in some of their highly successful standalone GPS "appliances" such as the GO 300, 500 & 700.	+	==Test GPS Device==
		+	gpsd -[p|f] /dev/[ttyS3|ttyUSB0|...]
		+	telnet 127.0.0.1 2947
		+	press r to see if you get any text entry
-	In September 2006 tomtom navigator was made to run successfully on the Zaurus, OZ, with kernel 2.6, albeit with broken sound driver.	+	==Navigation Software==
		+	* [http://www.gpsdrive.cc gpsDrive]
		+	* [http://gnuite.com:8080/nokia770/maemo-mapper maemo-mapper]
		+	* [http://qpegps.sourceforge.net qpegps]
		+	* [http://roadmap.digitalomaha.net roadmap]
		+	* [http://roadnav.sourceforge.net roadnav]
		+	* [http://www.opentom.org/ TomTom go] (binary only, runs on OZ 2.6 kernel but sound driver broken)
		+	* [http://www.travellingkiwi.com/zgps/zGPS_Main.html zgps]
-	- Paul	+	==Online Map and Routing Service==
		+	* [http://gnuite.com:8080/cgi-bin/gpx.cgi GPX Driving Directions]
		+	* [http://gps.pazu.info/ GPS Pazu]
-	[[GPS and the Zaurus]]
-	Supported GPS Accessaries	+	==Supported GPS Accessories==
		+
		+	* [[Holux Compact Flash GPS]]
		+	* [[Globalsat Compact Flash GPS]]
		+
		+	Issues with different GPS and non-GPS units:
		+
		+	* Audiovox RTM-8000 GSM/GPRS CF-Card:
		+	GSM card with serial interface. Has persistent "Bad Vcc" problems after exchanging serial_cs.o.
		+	Please report if you have found a way to get working. Frank Pieczynski
		+	* iTrek CF GPS:
		+	This GM-270 clone works without problems under Sharp 3.10.
		+	No information available whether the patch is required under 2.38. Stewart Midwinter
		+	* GlobalSat CF GPS:
		+	Patch is required under 2.38. Andy

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Current revision

Global Positioning by Satellite on the Zaurus

Contents 1 GPS Receiver 1.1 Serial 1.2 USB 1.3 CF 1.4 Bluetooth 2 Test GPS Device 3 Navigation Software 4 Online Map and Routing Service 5 Supported GPS Accessories

GPS Receiver

Serial

USB

• /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/usb/tts/0 (depends on udev rules in specific distribution)
• required module: usually pl2303.o (serial to usb converter)

CF

• /dev/ttyS3

Bluetooth

Test GPS Device

gpsd -[p|f] /dev/[ttyS3|ttyUSB0|...]
telnet 127.0.0.1 2947
press r to see if you get any text entry

Navigation Software

• gpsDrive
• maemo-mapper
• qpegps
• roadmap
• roadnav
• TomTom go (binary only, runs on OZ 2.6 kernel but sound driver broken)
• zgps

Online Map and Routing Service

• GPX Driving Directions
• GPS Pazu

Supported GPS Accessories

• Holux Compact Flash GPS
• Globalsat Compact Flash GPS

Issues with different GPS and non-GPS units:

• Audiovox RTM-8000 GSM/GPRS CF-Card:

GSM card with serial interface. Has persistent "Bad Vcc" problems after exchanging serial_cs.o. Please report if you have found a way to get working. Frank Pieczynski

• iTrek CF GPS:

This GM-270 clone works without problems under Sharp 3.10. No information available whether the patch is required under 2.38. Stewart Midwinter

• GlobalSat CF GPS:

Patch is required under 2.38. Andy