Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2008-01-14 Thread Dennis Hilberg, Jr.
Dennis Hilberg, Jr. wrote: Phil wrote: Dennis, Have you considered that the unit itself may be defective, Granted it used to work, but that doesn't mean it will last forever. It is a massed produced and rather inexpensive unit, I would think ordering a new unit would be cheaper than the

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-24 Thread Dennis Hilberg, Jr.
Phil wrote: Dennis, Have you considered that the unit itself may be defective, Granted it used to work, but that doesn't mean it will last forever. It is a massed produced and rather inexpensive unit, I would think ordering a new unit would be cheaper than the time and labor of stringing wire

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-23 Thread Phil
The odd thing is, the GPS 18 LVC ran fine for a few weeks with the receiver inside, when it suddenly stopped getting any signal. After that, I mounted it on a bracket about a foot outside the window, where it ran fine for about three months. Now the signal is intermittent, although most of

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-20 Thread David J Taylor
Dennis Hilberg, Jr. wrote: [] I knew you weren't joking. However, I need to solve my sudden lack-of-signal issue before I do anything. GPS satellites don't change orbits suddenly do they? Or at all? [] Dennis Dennis, Satellites do fail, and are replaced. Batteries wear out, thruster fuel

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-20 Thread Hal Murray
One possibility may be that the GBS18 has switched to Garmin mode instead of NMEA mode. That seems unlikely. You have to send it a sensible command. Garbage on the line is not likely to do that. On the other hand, maybe he ran some software that knows about Garmin GPS units... My GPS18

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-18 Thread Spoon
Dennis Hilberg, Jr. wrote: Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. The server is running successfully. I had no problems recompiling and booting the kernel. If only the Linux kernel recompile process was as easy! The only issue I have is the GPS is loosing satellite sync

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-18 Thread Speechless
On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:41:04 -0800, Dennis Hilberg, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speechless wrote: On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:34:48 -0800, Dennis Hilberg, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. The server is running successfully. I had no problems

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-17 Thread Uwe Klein
Dennis Hilberg, Jr. wrote: If only the Linux kernel recompile process was as easy! I'd be interested in the problems you ran into? my mail addy is valid. uwe ___ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-17 Thread Speechless
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:34:48 -0800, Dennis Hilberg, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. The server is running successfully. I had no problems recompiling and booting the kernel. If only the Linux kernel recompile process was as easy! The only issue I

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-17 Thread Dennis Hilberg, Jr.
Speechless wrote: On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:34:48 -0800, Dennis Hilberg, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. The server is running successfully. I had no problems recompiling and booting the kernel. If only the Linux kernel recompile process was as

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-16 Thread Dennis Hilberg, Jr.
Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. The server is running successfully. I had no problems recompiling and booting the kernel. If only the Linux kernel recompile process was as easy! The only issue I have is the GPS is loosing satellite sync periodically, whereas it rarely lost

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-15 Thread Speechless
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:12:00 -0800, Dennis Hilberg, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, As the subject line suggests, I would like to set up FreeBSD 6.2 to use my Garmin GPS 18 LVC as a refclock. I've been following advice from David Taylor's web page on this subject

Re: [ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-15 Thread Speechless
On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:37:41 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Murray) wrote: options PPS_SYNC Would somebody connected with the FreeBSD people please suggest that they update http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-config.html to include PPS_SYNC An

[ntp:questions] Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 for use with Garmin GPS 18 LVC

2007-12-14 Thread Dennis Hilberg, Jr.
Hello, As the subject line suggests, I would like to set up FreeBSD 6.2 to use my Garmin GPS 18 LVC as a refclock. I've been following advice from David Taylor's web page on this subject http://www.david-taylor.myby.co.uk/ntp/FreeBSD-GPS-PPS.htm , although he used FreeBSD 5.4. I have a few