On Saturday 29 January 2011, Joachim Ott wrote:
> On 29 January 2011 15:52, Al Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Saturday 29 January 2011, Neil Jerram wrote:
> >> Neil Jerram <[email protected]> writes:
> >> > Hi there,
> >> >
> >> > I'm trying to use my FR, running SHR-T RC2, as a Bluetooth GPS relay
> >> > for my N800. Googling suggests that people have got this kind of
> >> > thing working in the past, so I suspect I'm just missing a step
> >> > somewhere.
> >>
> >> I haven't had any replies to this... Can anyone provide any data-points
> >> at all? E.g.
> >>
> >> - "You doofuss, it's well known that this doesn't work, see ..."
> >>
> >> - "You doofuss, it's already well documented how to do this, see ..."
> >>
> >> - "Yeah, I've been trying the same thing for a while, but haven't got it
> >> working either"
> >>
> >> Thanks :-)
> >
> > Have you tried btgps? It's a python app to turn your FR into a bluetooth
> > gps, and it should be in the SHR repos. Never tried it myself, but
> > apparently it used to work.
>
> It's not in the SHR repo, but I found it here:
>
> http://openmoko-public-mailinglists.1958.n2.nabble.com/FSO-SHR-Debian-Updat
> e-to-BtGPS-py-td2115482.html
It _should_ be in the repo as bt-gps (at least that's in task-shr-feed.bb)
The home page is here:
http://handheldshell.com/software/fso/BtGPS.php
> But it would not run here:
If you get the same problems with the version above then it needs an update to
deal with FSO updates.
> # BtGPS.py
> not running on a Neo FreeRunner
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/BtGPS.py", line 234, in <module>
> gps = BtGPS()
> File "/usr/bin/BtGPS.py", line 39, in __init__
> self.usage_obj.RequestResource("GPS")
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in
> __call__ return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in
> __call__ **keywords)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line
> 622, in call_blocking
> message, timeout)
> dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
> org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such interface `(null)'
> on object at path /org/freesmartphone/Usage
>
> After replacing 4 occurances of neo1973-pm- by gta02-pm- it got a bit
> further, but then:
>
> # BtGPS.py
> Running on a Neo FreeRunner
> BT radio state : 1
> Checking 0a12 0001
> Found
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/BtGPS.py", line 236, in <module>
> gps = BtGPS()
> File "/usr/bin/BtGPS.py", line 39, in __init__
> self.usage_obj.RequestResource("GPS")
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in
> __call__ return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in
> __call__ **keywords)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line
> 622, in call_blocking
> message, timeout)
> dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
> org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such interface `(null)'
> on object at path /org/freesmartphone/Usage
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