Re: GPSDRIVE can't communicate with my globalsat BU-353

>
>> The udev rule should be something like:
>>
>> SYSFS{idVendor}=="067b", SYSFS{idProduct}=="2303", SYMLINK="gps",
>> RUN+="/lib/udev/gpsd.hotplug.wrapper"
>>
> This is the z60_gpsd rule
> # Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
> SYSFS{idVendor}=="067b", SYSFS{idProduct}=="2303", SYMLINK="gps%n",
> RUN+="/lib/udev/gpsd.hotplug.wrapper"

> and the related lsusb entry
> Bus 006 Device 012: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial
> Port
>
> That is exactly what is in the file and the gpsd.hotplug.wrapper script
> does have the code doing what you describe, yet there is still no
> /dev/gps.  The code from both files is:
>
> ________
> ----Manual say /etc/defaults/gpsd should be
>   START_DAEMON="true"
> DAEMON_OPTS="-n"
> DEVICES="/dev/gps"
> ___________
>
> ___________________
> --- the wrapper code
> /lib/udev/gpsd.hotplug.wrapper
> ! /bin/sh
> # $Id: gpsd.hotplug.wrapper 4669 2008-01-21 15:07:00Z esr $
>
> #debian addition:
> [ ! -r /etc/default/gpsd ] || . /etc/default/gpsd
> [ "$START_DAEMON" = "true" ] || exit 0
> [ "$USBAUTO" = "true" ] || exit 0
> ___________________
>
>
> Weird huh.  Looks right except the ""$USBAUTO" = "true" ] || exit 0".
> USBAUTO in *not* in the default/gpsd options mentioned in the manual
> instructions.
>
> Thanks again for the reply Ross.
> Maybe the fact that I have too many usb ports (4 on one card 5 on the
> other) on this box is causing this problem.
>
> My UPS, ATT USB wireless modem, PicKit2 Programmer, external HD, and
> Kodak Camera Dock don't have a problem though.  Only thing that might
> mess up the works is that the ATT Modem uses ttyUSB0 through ttyUSB4
> when its connected to the net.