A+ GPS Recorder, i-Blue GPS 747 A+, Linux (Re: [Qgis-user] GPS tracking tool)

[John C. Tull]

Hi Knut,

You should post your problem and fix to the bug tracker. The developers are more likely to find your solution and patch qgis accordingly. You can find the tracker at http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis

Regards,
John

On Nov 26, 2010, at 10:11 AM, Knut Sübert wrote:

> Am 24.11.2010 schrieb "John C. Tull" <jctull at gmail.com>:
> 
>> There are also units without displays if you won't be needing that.
> 
> I tried the "A+ GPS Recorder", which seems similar to the "i-Blue GPS
> 747 A+". A nice little box.
> 
> Connected by USB to Linux, the "A+" version appears as unusual named
> device "/dev/ttyACM0". So a very small patch is needed for the tracking
> tool:
> 
> --- src/core/gps/qgsgpsdetector.cpp	(revision 14518)
> +++ src/core/gps/qgsgpsdetector.cpp	(working copy)
> @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
> 
> #ifdef linux
>   // look for linux serial devices
> -  foreach( QString linuxDev, QStringList() << "/dev/ttyS%1" << "/dev/ttyUSB%1" << "/dev/rfcomm%1" )
> +  foreach( QString linuxDev, QStringList() << "/dev/ttyS%1" << "/dev/ttyUSB%1" << "/dev/rfcomm%1" << "/dev/ttyACM%1" )
>   {
>     for ( int i = 0; i < 10; ++i )
>     {
>