[pskmail] Re: Jpskmail and Bluetooth GPS
- From: Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:28:35 +0200
sön 2011-07-10 klockan 20:14 +0200 skrev Franco Spinelli:
> Il 10/07/2011 18:06, Pär Crusefalk ha scritto:
> >
> > I checked the rxtx project and it seems it will only look for something
> > like ttyS* or ttyUSB*. Some explanation abt that is here:
> > http://rxtx.qbang.org/wiki/index.php/Trouble_shooting#How_does_rxtx_detect_ports.3F__Can_I_override_it.3F
> > Or, you could add a symlink with a name it does search for:
> > sudo ln -s /dev/rfcomm0 /dev/ttyS9
> >
>
> This last is same as used for wine:
>
> ln -s /dev/rfcomm0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1
>
> I have defined /dev/ttyS9 as a symbolic link to /dev/rfcomm0 but "get
> ports" button don't find. If I digit /dev/ttyS9 in port field I get two
> pop-up messages: "Could not connect to GPS port" and "Could not open GPS
> port"
>
> If I put /dev/rfcomm0 in port field I get two pop-up message: "Serial
> port /dev/rfcomm0 does not exist! Was the GPS removed?" and "Could not
> open GPS port"
>
> Finally using
>
> java -jar -Dgnu.io.rxtx.SerialPorts=/dev/rfcomm0 javapskmail.jar
>
> I don't find port using "get port" button and, if I digit /dev/rfcomm0
> in port field, I get two pop-up messages: "Could not connect to GPS
> port" and "Could not open GPS port"
>
> RXTX library is from Ubuntu 10.04 repo and version 2.1-7
>
> Using minicom or GtkTerm I am able to get info from /dev/rfcomm0 and
> also from /dev/ttyS9 (link to /dev/rfcomm0)
>
> So the problem in not only in port detection but also in port opening.
> Port /dev/rfcomm0 is root:dialout and login user is member of dialout
> group but, also changing permission to port (chmod a+rw /dev/rfcomm0)
> there is same error message.
>
> Regards
> Franco Spinelli
> IW2DHW
Thanks Franco,
After all that I would think its safe to say that a bluetooth gps will
have to use gpsd, for now anyway. It should be fine for windows as the
driver should place a virtual serial port like comX and rxtx will pick
that up.
73 de Per, sm0rwo
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