Re: Still gnawing on on FC4, CXO, GPS/topo maps, etc.

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:50:38 +0000, Tony Dietrich wrote:

Try this:

su - to root.

root # tail -f /var/log/messages

[root@localhost ~]# tail -f /var/log/messages
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 52
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 56
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 60
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 0
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 4
[It sat a few moments, so I hit ^C -- bth]
[root@localhost ~]#


then plug in your usb connection to the GPS, and let us know what it says.

USB is handled by hotplug, so if configures the entries on-the-fly.

First, we need to know if it IS seeing the device when you plug it in, and
recognising it.

[root@localhost ~]# tail -f /var/log/messages
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 52
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 56
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 60
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 0
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: hdb: tray open
Mar 10 16:52:03 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 4

[root@localhost ~]

Looks the same, unless I'm missing something.

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