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Re: [gpsd-users] gpsd not capturing device on startup
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Gary E. Miller |
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Re: [gpsd-users] gpsd not capturing device on startup |
Date: |
Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:36:11 -0800 |
Yo Joshua!
On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:54:10 -0500
"Joshua Quesenberry" <address@hidden> wrote:
> 1. I'm having some issues with gpsd on startup. I'm putting my
> device in the DEVICES variable in /etc/default/gpsd however after a
> restart, even though I see through ps aux that the DEVICES variable
> is included in the run string, when I run my test application to read
> from shared memory it's reporting all values as zero (0). Only after
> killing gpsd and re-running it manually do I get data in shared
> memory. What am I missing?
Ah, don't do that. gpsd does not run well from systemd. remove
what ever way your distribution starts up gpsd and do it yourself
with a simple script.
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> 2. Is there a way to view list of attached devices and what
> driver is being used for that device? I know there are things like
> cgps and gpspipe, but it seems that those may do something extra in
> the background to force thing to work, things not being done when I
> simply open shared memory or start gpsd manually. So just looking for
> non-gps-interactive gpsd status command or something.
cgps is your friend. Do not fear it. Or start gpsd in debug mode.
> 3. Whenever I set START_DAEMON and USBAUTO to false I notice
> that gpsd will still be running after a reboot. Should this not
> prevent autostart?
Once again, systemd is messing with your head. Rip out the systemd
stuff and start gpsd manually.
RGDS
GARY
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