[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1170: GPS Plugin non-functional (Windows and OS X) for Serial Bus/Com port units

[Quantum GIS]

#1170: GPS Plugin non-functional (Windows and OS X) for Serial Bus/Com port units
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        Reporter:  jctull                            |         Owner:  nobody       
            Type:  bug                               |        Status:  reopened     
        Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |     Milestone:  Version 1.2.0
       Component:  Plugins                           |       Version:  HEAD         
      Resolution:                                    |      Keywords:  gps plugin   
Platform_version:  XP and OS X 10.5.4                |      Platform:  Windows      
        Must_fix:  No                                |   Status_info:  0            
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Comment (by lutra):

 Replying to [comment:4 jctull]:
 > I'm reopening this and renaming to reflect serial bus usage. If someone
 can verify that using a serial bus gps unit works, then let's call it
 done. Otherwise, I think there are problems with com ports/serial bus that
 have not been resolved. Note that this is not just a Windows problem
 despite the platform selection in the bug report.

 I tested a Garmin eTrex serial GPS unit, used Windows XP, qgis 1.0.2 and
 1.2 installed with osgeo4w *AND* gpsbabel installed also with osgeo4w. It
 works out of the box with no need of making any change in the
 configuration of the devices ("edit devices").

 I cannot make tests with OsX as I don't have a Mac and I don't know any
 person that has one and can let me try qgis.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1170#comment:6>
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