[SOLVED] gps gt-730F

[zopanp]

hello evryone,
I'm trying to use the gps gt-730F usb dongle to work on fedora 12, but I don't know what to do exept plug it and launch tangogps but when I do it tangogps tell me no gpsd found ...

what do I have to do ?

thanks

Hello,

If you go System > Administration > Add/Remove software and type GPS in the search box you will get a list of packages for GPS's. I am not sure what packages you will need but GPS manager will be one of them.

Hope this helps,

Ky

[zopanp]

hello,
thanks for your reply but when I use gpsman it propose me only three brand of gps and mine is not there (canmore).

does anyone have any idea?

thanks

ps : I would like to use the gps without any internet connexion, can you pre-load maps than use it later without internet ?

[directive4]

open a terminal,
become root

su -

launch gpsd by enter

gpsd -N -n -D 2 /dev/ttyUSB0

open tango gps, should work now.

[zopanp]

thanks I forgot to put it in solved, but thanks anyway