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Just bought an Ambicom/Billionton CF GPS on ebay. Although a few sources I found searching the web say this card works on insertion in a SL-5500, it of course doesn't work in mine. It shows up as a CF icon on the Z, but QueGPS doesn't see it at all. Do any of you have any tips on configuration in QueGPS that might be something to try? Or any other ideas? I suppose the GPS could be kaput, but I'd prefer not to entertain that thought, yet. Thanks.
Lee
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Just bought an Ambicom/Billionton CF GPS on ebay. Although a few sources I found searching the web say this card works on insertion in a SL-5500, it of course doesn't work in mine. It shows up as a CF icon on the Z, but QueGPS doesn't see it at all. Do any of you have any tips on configuration in QueGPS that might be something to try? Or any other ideas? I suppose the GPS could be kaput, but I'd prefer not to entertain that thought, yet. Thanks.
Lee
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Try installing zroadmap. It comes with a GPS console that will show the active satelites and their signal strength. Also, you could play with gpsd from the command line. Be aware that QpeGPS will only work with the gpsd on the QpeGPS site. For more info on gpsd, check out the gpsd website. Running gpsd with the -D4 option should show you the NMEA sentences as they arrive. Another troubleshooting tip would be to just cat /dev/ttyS3 to see if the card is spiting out any data.
I hope this gets you going....
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Another troubleshooting tip would be to just cat /dev/ttyS3 to see if the card is spiting out any data.
You should also try:
cardctl suspend
setserial -g /dev/ttyS3
if the latter says UART: unknown, try
setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A
finally, try
stty 4800 </dev/ttyS3
cardctl resume
-- hns
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Another troubleshooting tip would be to just cat /dev/ttyS3 to see if the card is spiting out any data.
You should also try:
cardctl suspend
setserial -g /dev/ttyS3
if the latter says UART: unknown, try
setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A
finally, try
stty 4800 </dev/ttyS3
cardctl resume
-- hns
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Thanks very much for the troubleshooting tips, but... I am a rank amateur with PDAs in general, and the Zaurus is mostly a mystery to me. Where, exactly, am I to enter these commands? In the gpsd settings box in qpegps? In terminal? Sorry for the elementary level of my questions.
Lee
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It might be suspending itself when you insert it into the zaurus. Once you've inserted it, in terminal, type cardctl status and report back what you get there. I can't guarantee to be able to help, but hopefully someone will!
Jo
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It might be suspending itself when you insert it into the zaurus. Once you've inserted it, in terminal, type cardctl status and report back what you get there. I can't guarantee to be able to help, but hopefully someone will!
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Good call, totaln00b! The response in terminal is:
Socket 0:
3.3V 16-bit PC Card [suspended]
Socket 1:
no card
So, the question obviuously is: how do I un-suspend the card?
And another question is: why is Socket 1 showing no card? I have a 512MB SD card in the SD slot (which is functioning properly.) Is the CF slot in fact Socket 0?
Thanks for your help.
Lee
Between posts, I used this CF GPS card's PCMCIA adapter to check its function in a laptop - flawless - so the card integrity is definitely not the problem
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I managed to get the cardctl status to show:
Socket 0:
3.3V 16-bit PC Card
function 0: [ready]
by using the resume command hvontres posted,
but QpeGPS will still not see the GPS. BTW, I get a green GPSD status button, but a red GPS status button, and the message "*No GMT Signal rcvd*"
The Args: window says: -p /dev/ttyS0 -s 4800
and Host: local host Port: 2947
I tried "cat /dev/ttyS3" and got a frozen cursor in Terminal. Had to shut down and restart to get a functional prompt.
Thank goodness I have limitless patience and boundless optimism....
Lee
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It might just be that you're not giving it long enough to get going. If you are getting a green gpsd icon, then that's fine. Mine then takes about five minutes to pick satellites up and set the time once it's got to that stage. If you are in a built up area it might take longer, but it needs at least 3 satellites, I think, for it to work. So patience is the name of the game...
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Change the Args to read "-p /dev/ttyS3 -s 4800" rather than ttyS0 and make sure you press <Enter> to save it - that should get things working.
Ian
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Change the Args to read "-p /dev/ttyS3 -s 4800" rather than ttyS0 and make sure you press <Enter> to save it - that should get things working.
Ian
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That did it! Thanks, folks, for the tutorials. I had changed S0 to S3 but couldn't get it to "stick" - but once I hit Enter, I got a green GPS status indication immediately. I'm indoors right now (distraction of employment) so can't check satellite acquisition, but everything looks good - thanks again.
Lee
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Not content to leave well enough alone, I uninstalled qpeGPS and the reinstalled it to my SD card - for 2 reasons. When I installed it to the Z memory (as an attempt to get the GPS to work), it failed to show the few Expedia maps that it did when originally installed to the SD card; and I wanted to free up memory on the Z.
Now, the GPS fails to start AGAIN. I get a green gpsd button, but a red GPS button, as before. Cardctl status shows Ready, and the serial port is S3.
Must QpeGPS be run from the internal memory to function properly? BTW, this is version 0.9.2.3 Pre - is there a better version for the Z?
And, any idea how I can get back the Expedia maps (Western Europe mainly) that originally appeared with this package?
Thank you all.
Lee
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This all seems a bit strange ... have you managed to fix any of these problems yet ?
Can you provide a listing of /home/Zaurus/Settings/qpegps.conf ?
I've never run qpeGPS from SD card, but if there were no error messages when you installed it, then it it should be okay.
BTW, this is version 0.9.2.3 Pre - is there a better version for the
Just had a look at the download page and there's a newer version available - 0.0.2.3.1. See :-
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p...lease_id=162987 (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=55933&release_id=162987)
You'll also find the package qpegps_0.9.2.3_maps_arm.ipk there, which I think is a package of the maps that you're looking for.
Ian
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This all seems a bit strange ... have you managed to fix any of these problems yet ?
Can you provide a listing of /home/Zaurus/Settings/qpegps.conf ?
<snip>
Here it is:
[color]
bearing=#000000
heading=#000000
noFix=#000000
ok=#000000
scale=#000000
[datum]
GpsDatum=1
MapsDatum=126
[download]
proxy=
[gps]
StartupMode=0
StartupPlace=
gpsd=-p /dev/ttyS3 -s 4800
host=localhost
port=2947
[icons]
[map]
path=/opt/Qtopia/qpegps/maps/
[show]
bearing=1
heading=1
time=1
[track]
path=
/home/QtPalmtop/qpegps/tracks
track_thick=2
updt_freq=10
[units]
altitude=2
distance=2
position=1
speed=3
I've installed version 0.9.2.3.1 pre, the latest available at SourceForge. This package is not accompanied by a maps component like most of the earlier version. When I try to install a maps package, the Z instructs me to uninstall the existing software first.
Previous attempts to run earlier versions - except for that brief moment when the GPS and everything else worked - have resulted in a green gpsd status button, a red GPS status button, and no map (only a crosshair) when running qpegps.
As the Brits say, it's gone pear-shaped. Thanks again for any suggestions. I'm tempted to reflash the ROM - Sharp 3.13 BTW.
Lee
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When I try to install a maps package, the Z instructs me to uninstall the existing software first.
Oops, yeah, it's actually a copy of qpeGPS and the maps. For some reason, this bundling wasn't continued in later releases. You could always just extract the maps and maps.txt from an earlier release and then copy them to your maps directory (/opt/Qtopia/qpegps/maps/). By the way, is that the directory where you're expecting the maps to be?
As for failure to pick up the GPS device, I can't thing of any helpful suggestions. If it worked once when installed to SD, it should work now. You could try running "qpegps" from the command line to see if any helpful error messages are produced.
What output do you get if you type "cardctl status" after starting qpeGPS?
Ian
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When I try to install a maps package, the Z instructs me to uninstall the existing software first.
Oops, yeah, it's actually a copy of qpeGPS and the maps. For some reason, this bundling wasn't continued in later releases. You could always just extract the maps and maps.txt from an earlier release and then copy them to your maps directory (/opt/Qtopia/qpegps/maps/). By the way, is that the directory where you're expecting the maps to be?
As for failure to pick up the GPS device, I can't thing of any helpful suggestions. If it worked once when installed to SD, it should work now. You could try running "qpegps" from the command line to see if any helpful error messages are produced.
What output do you get if you type "cardctl status" after starting qpeGPS?
It displays:
Socekt 0:
3.3V 16-bit PC Card
function 0: [ready]
Ian
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Qpegps thinks they ought to be in /opt/Qtopia/qpegps/maps/ - I don't really know where to look.
Tried running qpegps from the Terminal prompt (with GPS CF card inserted) and I get:
card ready
stty: standard input: Input/output error
executing stty
stty: standard input: Input/output error
selection changed 0
With the GPS CF card removed, the identical messages are displayed, except the 1st is:
executing cardctl resume
Note that Qpegps starts in spite of the error messages.
Looks like there's a problem?
Thanks, Ian, for your persistence.
Lee
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I'm pretty stuck for suggestions now. The error messages you reported are normal.
The "cardctl status" output indicates to me that the GPS card has been activated by qpeGPS.
What happens if you type "cat /dev/ttyS3" after starting qpeGPS? (Ctrl-C to quit.)
Do you see any NMEA output ($GPGSA, $GPRMC etc) ? If so, try the following :-
telnet localhost 2947
Press <Enter><r><Enter> (Ctrl-C to quit)
Do you still see NMEA data ?
Ian
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I'm pretty stuck for suggestions now. The error messages you reported are normal.
The "cardctl status" output indicates to me that the GPS card has been activated by qpeGPS.
What happens if you type "cat /dev/ttyS3" after starting qpeGPS? (Ctrl-C to quit.)
Do you see any NMEA output ($GPGSA, $GPRMC etc) ? If so, try the following :-
telnet localhost 2947
Press <Enter><r><Enter> (Ctrl-C to quit)
Do you still see NMEA data ?
Ian
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The response to "cat /dev/ttyS3" (with GPS inserted and QpeGPS running) is:
cat: read: Input/output error
Also, note that whether the GPS is inserted or not, I get a green GPSD status button in QpeGPS.
Lee
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How about bypassing qpeGPS for the minute? From the command line, type :-
$ cardctl resume
$ cat /dev/ttyS3
Anything? If not, then I suspect something is wrong with your GPS card.
If so, then try :-
$ gpsd -p /dev/ttyS3
$ telnet localhost 2947
<Enter>r<Enter> (Ctrl-C to quit)
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How about bypassing qpeGPS for the minute? From the command line, type :-
$ cardctl resume
$ cat /dev/ttyS3
Anything? If not, then I suspect something is wrong with your GPS card.
If so, then try :-
$ gpsd -p /dev/ttyS3
$ telnet localhost 2947
<Enter>r<Enter> (Ctrl-C to quit)
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I'm assuming I'm not to type the $ sign - it returns an error message.
So, for cardctl reume-->cat /dev/ttyS3 the reponse is: "Input/output error"
For the next set of commands, the reponse is: "GPSD ,R=1"
Is it possible that the GPS works perfectly in a laptop using a CF/PCMCIA adapter, but fails to work in the Z?
What sort of message should I be getting to the above commands?
As always, thanks.
Lee
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Looking back to when you ran "qpegps" from the command line earlier, it looks like there may have been a problem :-
Tried running qpegps from the Terminal prompt (with GPS CF card inserted) and I get:
card ready
stty: standard input: Input/output error
executing stty
stty: standard input: Input/output error
selection changed 0
With the GPS CF card removed, the identical messages are displayed, except the 1st is:
executing cardctl resume
I don't think you would have seen the "stty:standard input: Input/output error" message with the GPS card inserted if everything was working properly. You should be seeing something like :-
Display size = size
card ready (or "executing cardctl resume")
port settings ok
selection changed 0
Run the following commands and what do you see (make sure the GPS card is inserted)? :-
cardctl resume
cardctl status
ls -l /dev/ttyS3
stty < /dev/ttyS3
What sort of message should I be getting to the above commands?
You should be seeing NMEA sentences, i.e. GPS data, starting with identifiers such as $GPGSA,$GPRMC,$GPGGA. That's when you know that the Z is talking to the GPS card.
Is it possible that the GPS works perfectly in a laptop using a CF/PCMCIA adapter, but fails to work in the Z?
This would more likely indicate a problem with the Z. Is it still working fine with the laptop?
Ian
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Run the following commands and what do you see (make sure the GPS card is inserted)? :-
cardctl resume
cardctl status
ls -l /dev/ttyS3
stty < /dev/ttyS3
After cardctl status:
3.3V 16-bit PC Card
function 0: [ready]
After ls -l /dev/ttyS3:
crw------- 1 zaurus root 4,
67 Jul 2 2003 /dev/ttyS3 (in purple!)
After stty < /dev/ttyS3:
stty: standard input: Input/output error
This would more likely indicate a problem with the Z. Is it still working fine with the laptop?
I believe so, but I'll confirm tonight. It has not failed to function yet on 2 laptops.
Lee
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I think you need to follow the advice given by dhns earlier, namely :
You should also try:
cardctl suspend
setserial -g /dev/ttyS3
if the latter says UART: unknown, try
setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A
finally, try
stty 4800 </dev/ttyS3
cardctl resume
and report back!
Ian
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I attempted executing these commands with the GPS inserted, but got a "port busy" message, so the following is with no GPS, and no other software running.
Results are:
You should also try:
cardctl suspend
setserial -g /dev/ttyS3
Response was UART: unknown, Port: 0x0000, IRQ: 0
if the latter says UART: unknown, try
setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A
Response was: Cannot set serial info: Operation not permitted
stty 4800 </dev/ttyS3
cardctl resume
Response to stty 4800 </dev/ttyS3: stty: standard input: Input/output error
Looks like it's still being uncooperative.
I didn't have the chance to double-check the GPS with a laptop last night, hopefully will get to that tonight.
Lee
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You got the "port busy" message with every command that you typed in? If you only got the message with "cardctl suspend" then it doesn't matter, just carry on with the other commands.
But you do need to have the GPS card inserted.
Ian
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I've been watching this thread carefully, as I have the same symptoms (green gpsd, red GPS indicator on SL-5600, Hentges OZ 3.5.3 ROM, Haicom 303-MMF GPS). I have some different diagnostics, though (note that I'm inside, and don't expect to receive any signal):
root@poodle:/# cardctl status
Socket 0:
3.3V 16-bit PC Card
function 0: [ready], [bat dead], [bat low] Socket 1:
no card
root@poodle:/# ls -l /dev/ttyS3
crw-r----- 1 root root 4, 67 Aug 5 04:27 /dev/ttyS3
root@poodle:/# stty < /dev/ttyS3
speed 115200 baud;
min = 1; time = 0;
-brkint -icrnl -imaxbel
-opost
-isig -icanon -iexten -echo
root@poodle:/# gpsd -p /dev/ttyS3
root@poodle:/# telnet localhost 2947
r
GPSD,R=1
$GPRMC,004314,V,18000.0000,N,0.0000,W,0.0000,180.000,101102,,*19
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.0,50.0,0.0*05
$GPRMC,004319,V,18000.0000,N,0.0000,W,0.0000,180.000,101102,,*14
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.0,50.0,0.0*05
$PGRME,406.91,0.00,0.00*75
^c
root@poodle:/# /opt/QtPalmtop/bin/qpegps &
card ready
executing stty
stty: invalid number `line'
root@poodle:/# cardctl status
Socket 0:
3.3V 16-bit PC Card
function 0: [ready], [bat dead], [bat low]
Socket 1:
no card
root@poodle:/# cat /dev/ttyS3
2E³ ¢ ºÆ°³ ¢4³ ¢
root@poodle:/#
Things that look like possible problems, but I'm not sure about:
[bat dead]: it's been charging for a long time, and charged indicator on the unit has come on. Seems like it's working.
speed 115200 baud: is this supposed to be 4800?
telnet localhost 2947: seems like this is correct output, but I can't read it.
stty: invalid number `line': i have no idea if this is a problem.
cat /dev/ttyS3: binary stuff, not correct? related to the speed?
One thing I noticed is that my /dev/ttyS3 has group read permissions, and Lee's doesn't. Could that be part of his problem?
Thanks for any help!
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Hi cyberhobo
Your problem is different from Lee's - the fact that when you telnet to port 2947 you get valid NMEA data shows that your card is working okay and gpsd is running fine.
I think your problem is related to OZ and the copy of qpegps that you are using - see the following thread:-
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showt...qpegps+problems (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=11503&hl=qpegps+problems)
I don't know if there is a working copy of qpegps for your version of OZ but it's worth looking around.
You did provide some very interesting output that may well be the cause of all the OZ problems:-
executing stty
stty: invalid number `line'
A quick "strings" of qpegps, not the most reliable way of debugging a program admittedly, seems to indicate the following method of initialising the GPS card:-
READY=`cardctl status 0 | grep ready | wc -l`;if [ $READY -gt 0 ];then echo "ca
rd ready";else echo "executing cardctl resume"; cardctl resume;fi;SPEED=`stty
< /dev/ttyS3 | grep 4800 | wc -l`;if [ $SPEED -gt 0 ];then echo "port settings
ok";else echo "executing stty"; stty 4800 line 0 min 1 time 0 ignbrk -brkint -
icrnl -imaxbel -opost -onlcr onlret -isig -icanon -iexten -echo -echoe -echok
-echoctl -echoke < /dev/ttyS3;fi
It looks to me like you have a version of "stty" that works differently from the Sharp one, ie it doesn't like the "line" argument and is therefore failing to run. This may have been fixed with a newer OZ release of qpeGPS, or, this probably won't work, you could try using "stty" from a Sharp release.
cat /dev/ttyS3: binary stuff, not correct? related to the speed?
Probably - if the stty command is failing then I guess there's a mismatch between your device speed and the gpsd speed.
One thing I noticed is that my /dev/ttyS3 has group read permissions, and Lee's doesn't. Could that be part of his problem?
I don't think so, unless Lee is running as a user other than zaurus or root.
Ian
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You got the "port busy" message with every command that you typed in? If you only got the message with "cardctl suspend" then it doesn't matter, just carry on with the other commands.
But you do need to have the GPS card inserted.
Ian
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OK, I repeated the commands with the GPS in... and got exactly the same responses. grrrr
Lee
PS: When I install qpegps, the Z says that the software expects another package to be installed, please install. Then it appears to install both the program and the maps package - but I still don't see any maps.
Also, just recently, Qpegps will not launch from the Applications icon, only from Terminal. This is getting goofier all the time...
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Do I understand this right? With the GPS card inserted, when you type "setserial -g /dev/ttyS3", you get the following response:-
UART: unknown, Port: 0x0000, IRQ: 0
It looks as though ttyS3 is not being initialised.
What do you get if you type:-
cardctl ident
cardctl config
Eject and re-insert the GPS card. Then type "dmesg" and do you see any message referring to "ttyS03" at the bottom of the dmesg output?
Have you tried the card with a laptop yet?
Ian
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Do I understand this right? With the GPS card inserted, when you type "setserial -g /dev/ttyS3", you get the following response:-
UART: unknown, Port: 0x0000, IRQ: 0
Yes, double-checked it this AM
What do you get if you type:-
cardctl ident
I get:
Socket 0:
product info: "CFGPS", "LPV1.0", "", ""
manfid: 0x0104, 0x0060
function: 2 (serial)
cardctl config
I get:
Socket 0:
Vcc 0.0V Vpp 0.0V Vpp2 0.0V
Eject and re-insert the GPS card. Then type "dmesg" and do you see any message referring to "ttyS03" at the bottom of the dmesg output?
No, but there is reference to "ttyS04 at port 0xc56703f8 (irq = 35) is a 16650A"
Have you tried the card with a laptop yet?
I have used it in 2 laptops, 3 or 4 times with complete success, but not in the past few days. Early in the history of this post I did confirm that it was still working in my laptops.
Lee
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No, but there is reference to "ttyS04 at port 0xc56703f8 (irq = 35) is a 16650A"
Bizarreness! Does anybody reading this understand what might be going on here? It appears that the kernel is now assigning your GPS card to ttyS4. Perhaps ttyS3 is in use, but I don't see any evidence of that. What do you get if you type:-
dmesg|grep ttyS
ps -ef|grep [t]tyS3
Any reference to ttyS03 or ttyS3 at all?
Do you see any file listing if you type:-
ls -l /dev/ttyS4
Maybe it's time for a reboot if you haven't done one recently!
Ian
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What do you get if you type:-
dmesg|grep ttyS
ps -ef|grep [t]tyS3
It says:
ttyS04at port 0xc56703f8 (irq = 35) is a 16550A
What do you get if you type: ps -ef|grep [t]tyS3
It says: grep [t]tyS3: command not found
I did a reboot, then ran the "dmesg" command in Terminal - the reference this time was to ttyS03. So i started QpeGPS, which balked at first, giving a "Can't start GPS" error. I selected Retry from the options, and got Green GPSD AND GPS status buttons!
Unfortunately, I'm at work and can't spend enough time outdoors right now to try and acquire satellites - I'm getting ??? in the green GPS status button as QpeGPS tries to see some satellites. Will report back ASAP.
Still not seeing any maps show up (yesterday I installed the next-to-newest version of QpeGPS, which comes with a maps pkg)
Lee
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Eureka! It looks like the GPS connects properly now - have not had a single failure since rebooting. The GPS status button in QpeGPS shows green, but with 3 question marks - meaning, I assume, that it can't ID my particular GPS. Walking around the yard last night, QpeGPS quickly detected direction changes and accurately showed direction, after just one or two steps - excellent. Satellite acquisition was adequate, typically 4-6. My Garmin Etrex does only slightly better. Thanks for all the help, Ian and all.
Most features seem to be functioning - with the exception of maps. The Map tab shows only the crosshair and long/lat coordinates. The example maps supposedly provided in this version of QpeGPS are not loaded.
And can someone tell me what the Info tab is supposed to display? All I have is a drop-down menu which doesn't drop down, i.e.' has no choices, and a blank screen.
Would someone familiar with QpeGPS provide a "QpeGPS for Dummies" instruction on how (and where) to bring in maps. The best technique for me right now would be with a CF card, as I haven't bought a network or modem card yet to get online with the Z.
Again, thanks for the great help in getting the GPS up and running.
Lee
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For my problem, I reviewed the various fixes posted for Haicom GPS cards that Ian linked to. They seemed a bit involved and difficult to reverse, so I decided to see if my GPS card would work with zRoadmap first. It does!
This leads me to believe that my problem with qpegps is indeed related to the version of stty in OZ 3.5.3, and possibly gpsd. My end goal is to use qpegps with topo maps, so I will continue to experiment with these.
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Lee
The example maps supposedly provided in this version of QpeGPS are not loaded.
Under your config tab, is your Map directory still showing as "/opt/Qtopia/qpegps/maps/"?
Whatever is showing as your map directory, check if the maps are installed in there by typing from the Terminal:-
ls -l <map directory>
The qpeGPS maps package installs its maps to ./opt/QtPalmtop/qpegps/maps/. This shouldn't be a problem, I think, because on my C750 Cacko at least, /opt/Qtopia is simply a link to the QtPalmtop directory.
If the "ls -l" shows nothing, try the following if you installed to SD:-
ls -l /mnt/card/QtPalmtop/qpegps/maps
If you find the maps, eg m3160-42--6.png, in here, then be sure to change the config in qpegps so that this is now your maps directory. Don't forget to press <Enter> !
The Info tab shows you all the maps installed in your maps directory.
Would someone familiar with QpeGPS provide a "QpeGPS for Dummies" instruction on how (and where) to bring in maps.
Have you read the documentation at http://qpegps.sourceforge.net/assets/docu/docu_0.9.2.1.html (http://qpegps.sourceforge.net/assets/docu/docu_0.9.2.1.html)? It's not much, but it may help.
The best technique for me right now would be with a CF card, as I haven't bought a network or modem card yet to get online with the Z.
You need to get that network card or download to your CF memory card via another PC with a network connection and then copy to your Z. Any new maps that are copied in such a way would need to be added to your maps.txt file. Have a look at the maps.txt and sources.txt files to get some idea of how to download a map and the format it should be recorded in.
cyberhobo
It might be worth persisting with the "stty" command that I pulled out qpegps. See what format of the command
"stty 4800 line 0 min 1 time 0 ignbrk -brkint -icrnl -imaxbel -opost -onlcr onlret -isig
-icanon -iexten -echo -echoe -echok-echoctl -echoke < /dev/ttyS3" actually works
without errors. You might be able to get away with entering that command just before starting qpeGPS.
Ian
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It might be worth persisting with the "stty" command that I pulled out qpegps. See what format of the command
"stty 4800 line 0 min 1 time 0 ignbrk -brkint -icrnl -imaxbel -opost -onlcr onlret -isig
-icanon -iexten -echo -echoe -echok-echoctl -echoke < /dev/ttyS3" actually works
without errors. You might be able to get away with entering that command just before starting qpeGPS.
Interesting. After deleting the arguments that caused errors, I got this:
root@poodle:/# stty 4800 min 1 time 0 ignbrk -brkint -opost onlret -isig -icanon -iexten -echo -echoe -echok-echoctl -echoke < /dev/ttyS3
root@poodle:/# qpegps
card ready
port settings ok
So it eliminated the error message, but I still get a red ??? GPS status in qpegps. I guess some of the arguments I deleted might really be necessary, or the problem is gpsd. I might try the alternate version of gpsd now, though I never did get any NMEA output from a telnet session with that one.
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Under your config tab, is your Map directory still showing as "/opt/Qtopia/qpegps/maps/"?
Yes
Whatever is showing as your map directory, check if the maps are installed in there by typing from the Terminal:-
ls -l <map directory>
When typed directly at the bash-2.05$ prompt, I get a syntax error message: "syntax error near unexpected token 'directory>' "
I tried w/o brackets, and tried parentheses, no help
If the "ls -l" shows nothing, try the following if you installed to SD:-
ls -l /mnt/card/QtPalmtop/qpegps/maps
The response is: No such file or directory.
I believe I installed qpegps to the internal memory last time, to eliminate the SD card as a possible problem.
As I navigate around the Files utility, under Files/Internal Storage/Application, there is no entry for qpegps (?) It must be installed somewhere.
I have read the Documentation info at SourceForge, but it is a bit short on details. I'll give it another try.
Lee
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ls -l <map directory>
That wasn't meant to be taken literally!
What I meant was to replace <maps directory> with the Map directory showing in your config tab, i.e:-
ls -l /opt/Qtopia/qpegps/maps/
If there's nothing there, try:-
ls -l /opt/QtPalmtop/qpegps/maps
If still no success, try the following:-
find / -type d -name maps 2>/dev/null (and wait a while)
Did the find command show any directory called "maps"? If so, that's probably where you'll find them. If not, then I guess they weren't installed for some reason.
Regards
Ian
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That wasn't meant to be taken literally!
Oh, the shame... wallowing in acute embarassment, I retype correct commands into Terminal and find that the file maps.txt appears in both the locations you suggested, at least I assume that's what this message means:
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root qpe
0 Aug 10 18:36 maps.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root qpe
466 Apr 10 2003 sources.txt
Yes?
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Yes. Also, as expected, the maps, eg m3160-42--6.png, aren't there.
How about the "find" command? Did that produce anything?
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Yes. Also, as expected, the maps, eg m3160-42--6.png, aren't there.
How about the "find" command? Did that produce anything?
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The response was:
/home/QtPalmtop/ubahn/maps
/home/QtPalmtop/qpegps/maps
/usr/mnt.rom/card/QtPalmtop/ubahn/maps
"ubahn" refers to software I've installed to help with navigating subway/metro routes. It also has a maps subdirectory.
Lee
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So do you see any maps when you type:-
ls -l /home/QtPalmtop/qpegps/maps ?
If so, then that's what you want to change your maps directory to be. If not, then the maps never installed for some reason.
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So do you see any maps when you type:-
ls -l /home/QtPalmtop/qpegps/maps ?
If so, then that's what you want to change your maps directory to be. If not, then the maps never installed for some reason.
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No, no map files at all.
Early in this epic struggle, I uninstalled and reinstalled QpeGPS several times - and used different versions- to try and get the maps back. I wonder if there is any cause/effect relationship between this and the maps problem?
As I said, if I try and install just maps_arm.ipk, the Z refuses telling me to uninstall the current version. Must I completely uninstall/reinstall QpeGPS again?
Has anyone downloaded and used Expedia maps? QpeGPS Documentation says this is possible.
Lee
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As I said, if I try and install just maps_arm.ipk, the Z refuses telling me to uninstall the current version. Must I completely uninstall/reinstall QpeGPS again?
The maps_arm.ipk, unless you've got a different copy from me, contains both the "qpegps" binary and the maps. So yes, you'll have to uninstall any previous version first.
I've downloaded Expedia maps - it shouldn't be a problem but you do need a CF network card.
Ian
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As I said, if I try and install just maps_arm.ipk, the Z refuses telling me to uninstall the current version. Must I completely uninstall/reinstall QpeGPS again?
The maps_arm.ipk, unless you've got a different copy from me, contains both the "qpegps" binary and the maps. So yes, you'll have to uninstall any previous version first.
I've downloaded Expedia maps - it shouldn't be a problem but you do need a CF network card.
Ian
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Everything is golden - well, mostly. I'd assumed that I needed both the arm.ipk and maps_arm.ipk files, and when I installed the arm.ipk file, the maps file icon turned from red to blue as well, implying that it had been installed too. So, installing just the arm_maps.ipk file got 'er done. GPS works, even with everything running off the SD card.
Can I download an Expedia map on a desktop, copy it to a CF card, and get it where it needs to be properly on the Z w/o downloading to the Z? No network card yet.
Lee
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A kind qpeGPS user has created http://gps.pazu.info (http://gps.pazu.info) - it'll create a map for you after giving it the required LAT/LON. Plus, it tells you what entry you need to make in the maps.txt file.
I think that qoeGPS only works with the PNG format, so be sure to save the map as a PNG file. Then just copy the saved map to your maps directory on your Z and add the entry to maps.txt.
Ian
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A kind qpeGPS user has created http://gps.pazu.info (http://gps.pazu.info) - it'll create a map for you after giving it the required LAT/LON. Plus, it tells you what entry you need to make in the maps.txt file.
I think that qoeGPS only works with the PNG format, so be sure to save the map as a PNG file. Then just copy the saved map to your maps directory on your Z and add the entry to maps.txt.
Ian
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That's a GREAT site - thanks. Easy to get the maps needed, but I can't figure out how to get the maps off the site. There is the storage option, but I can't find a download option anywhere... Help yet again?
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but I can't find a download option anywhere
I guess it's just a case of saving the image from within your browser. With XP/Firefox, it's simply a case of right clicking on the map that's been generated, then using "Save Image As ..." and save as the filename that the website has generated for you.
It'll probably save as gif - in which case you need to convert the gif file to a png or jpg file somehow. There should be a program called gif2png on your Z - it comes with qpeGPS, so you could copy the gif(s) to your Z and convert them to png there.
Then don't forget to add an entry in maps.txt - the website is very helpful with advice on that. Check out the online manual.
Ian