[gpsd-dev] verbose logging, gpsmon vs Garmin

[Hal Murray]

[I'm trying to setup some Garmin USB toys.]

I noticed a pile of clutter in syslog:

Aug 27 00:42:36 glypnod gpsd[12518]: gpsd:ERROR: response: 
{"class":"ERROR","message":"No such device as /dev/gps0"}\x0d\x0a
Aug 27 00:42:42 glypnod gpsd[12518]: gpsd:ERROR: response: 
{"class":"ERROR","message":"No such device as /dev/gps0"}\x0d\x0a
Aug 27 00:42:48 glypnod gpsd[12518]: gpsd:ERROR: response: 
{"class":"ERROR","message":"No such device as /dev/gps0"}\x0d\x0a
Aug 27 00:42:54 glypnod gpsd[12518]: gpsd:ERROR: response: 
{"class":"ERROR","message":"No such device as /dev/gps0"}\x0d\x0a
Aug 27 00:43:00 glypnod gpsd[12518]: gpsd:ERROR: response: 
{"class":"ERROR","message":"No such device as /dev/gps0"}\x0d\x0a
Aug 27 00:43:06 glypnod gpsd[12518]: gpsd:ERROR: response: 
{"class":"ERROR","message":"No such device as /dev/gps0"}\x0d\x0a

12518 ?        S<s    0:00 gpsd -n /dev/ttyUSB0

I think the error messages are the result of ntpd trying to watch /dev/gps0

I vote for some limit on logging.  I think that one an hour is the right 
ballpark.  It would be nice to let a small batch through initially, say 6 or 
10.

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gpsmon /dev/ttyUSB0 says:
   Garmin USB binary> No monitor matches Garmin USB

Yet if I start gpsd (as above) with that device, then ask gpsmon to talk to 
gpsd,
it displays some info.  The header line says: 
  Garmin Serial binary>

I was hoping it would tell me which one is the GPS-18x vs GPS-18, but I don't 
see that.


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