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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2004-08-14 21:20:23 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2004-08-14 21:20:23 +0000
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Explain the known problems with the BU-2303.
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@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ It uses the same library code as gpsd.
gpsd is tested with DeLorme's TripMate, EarthMate and Garmin units.
Also with the BU-303 USB GPS sold as the NaviLock, Deluo, and Hyperdata.
-
+Note that the PL2303 USB serial driver used with the BU-2303 seems
+to have been broken sometime late in the 2.4.x series of Linux kernels
+and was not fixed until 2.6.7. If in doubt, upgrade.
CREDITS
@@ -94,7 +96,9 @@ New features include:
raw mode.
* Massive refactoring -- one main loop now calls a self-contained
driver object for each type.
+ * Internals can now be directly linked as a library, libgpsd(3).
* Cleaned-up error reporting, we don't use syslog when running in foreground
but send all error and status messages to the tty instead.
+ * xgpsspeed is working again.
Eric S. Raymond, 11 Aug 2004