Re: [SLE] Garmin GPS Kernel Module Stability Problems?

Roger,

On Monday 26 June 2006 00:50, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 21:54 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,

I recently bought a Garmin GPS device (Forerunner 301) and since
then I've had two system crashes.

I'm not actually accessing the device from Linux, but rather from
Windows software running under Windows XP Pro via VMware. But every
time I attach the device, the garmin_gps kernel module is
apparently loaded automatically and the device claimed by it. When
I connect it to VMware, it asks me to confirm deactivating Linux
access to the device before allowing Windows to see it.

What does this kernel module do? Isn't the garmin connected via a
serial port? I access Trimble GPS devices via the standard serial
port driver. But then I am after NMEA message strings. IIRC, Garmin
uses its own format.

Sorry. I should have mentioned that this device communicates via USB.

I don't know what data format is used, since so far I've just used the
Garmin-supplied, though quite meager, Training Center software. (This
device is not navigational, it's meant for athletic training and
includes a heart rate monitor in addition to its GPS track recording
functions.)


--
Roger Oberholtzer


RRS

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