[SATLUG] linux + laptop + gps (is it being done?)

[Eli]

Thanks.

~e


> Yes.
>
> I have a Garmin ForeTrex 101 with a serial cable.  My laptop doesn't
> have a serial port so I have a serial-to-usb adapter.  When I plug it
> in Linux recognizes it and I can then use /dev/ttyUSB0 (or something
> like that) to view the data.
>
> I use a couple different programs.
> gpsdrive - for mapping
> gpsman - for downloading track information from the GPS.  (i.e. you
> wandered around and want to plot the elevation profile or similar)
>
> Regards
> Greg
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