[Bug 388995] Re: gpsd checks on obsolete /proc/bus/usb/devices

2009-06-19 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 388917 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388917 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 388917 gpsd depends on blacklisted garmin_gps module -- gpsd checks on obsolete /proc/bus/usb/devices https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388995 You received

[Bug 388995] Re: gpsd checks on obsolete /proc/bus/usb/devices

2009-06-18 Thread ceg
The mentioned report on berlios is wrongly set to won't fix, possible due to misunderstanding it to request a switch to libusb. -- gpsd checks on obsolete /proc/bus/usb/devices https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388995 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 388995] Re: gpsd checks on obsolete /proc/bus/usb/devices

2009-06-18 Thread ceg
Ah, here is a thread to refer to http://www.nabble.com/gpsd---garmin-driver-broken-due-to-use-of--proc-bus-usb-td16342438.html -- gpsd checks on obsolete /proc/bus/usb/devices https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388995 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

Re: [Bug 388995] Re: gpsd checks on obsolete /proc/bus/usb/devices

2009-06-18 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
ceg wrote: The mentioned report on berlios is wrongly set to won't fix, possible due to misunderstanding it to request a switch to libusb. libusb is the only proper replacement for /proc/bus/usb. The other option seems to be to look into /sys... But at the end I'd expect that the gamrin

[Bug 388995] Re: gpsd checks on obsolete /proc/bus/usb/devices

2009-06-18 Thread ceg
But at the end I'd expect that the garmin stuff is just removed from gpsd. Yes, when the garmin_gps module or a garmin-userspace-driver layer that can use libusb provides a serial tty device for gpsd, the garmin stuff should probably be removed from gpsd. (For devices that don't provide NMEA,