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Re: [gpsd-users] RFC: GPSD on Linux Laptop with Android GPS Source
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Tom Hardy |
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Re: [gpsd-users] RFC: GPSD on Linux Laptop with Android GPS Source |
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Sat, 07 Jan 2017 21:45:42 -0600 |
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On Saturday, January 7, 2017 6:40:00 PM CST Gary E. Miller wrote:
> Yo Tom!
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> You can get nice and cheap GPS that are USB and plug directly into
> your laptop. $40 will get you a very nice one.
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> It will makes thinsg a lot simpler.
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I had one of those once. It disappeared when the car went into the
shop and I forgot to remove it. :( One thing I've now noticed is
that, while the GPS dongle appeared to be a low powered device, the
phone appears to be high powered, and continuous sustained use can
run the battery down even when the phone is plugged in! The phone
can get rather hot!
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> xgps has not been actively maintained in a while. Best to use
> cgps instead.
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Cgps, same result. I can see, though, that I have some manual pages
to read. I barely remember what they say....
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Tom Hardy <address@hidden>