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[Neil Jerram]

On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 12:25:31, Radek Polak wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 02, 2012 10:08:02 AM matthschulz at arcor.de wrote:
> 
> > Hi Radek,
> > 
> > OK, i installed it with  apt-get install qtmoko-navit. Now I'm about to
> > assign maps, onscreen buttons and so on, I will figure it out. Whta I didd
> > not find until now is how navit turns the GPS on. Neither I found how
> > Nerongps turns it on - here it works, but I dont know how.
> 
> Navit currently does not support QtMoko's GPS framework. You will have to edit 
> navit configuration file and give it /dev/ttyO1 as serial NMEA port and you will 
> also need to do "rfkill unblock gps" to power on GPS antenna. Or on Freerunner 
> the port will be something like /dev/ttySAC1.
> 
> It's one of things i have in plan to add QtMoko's GPS framework support to 
> navit. No idea when i have time to do it, but it's quite big priority for me.
> 
> > BTW,
> > http://qtmoko.sourceforge.net/apps/qtmoko-qtopiagps.html
> > gives an error message about the package not present.
> 
> Yup, the app needs someone to adapt it make it working.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Radek
> 
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I'm not sure if it's relevant for Navit but I've integrated gpsd usage in QtMoko.  I'll write more about that this evening.

      Neil