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Ashcharles: /* Offline Install */

2016-04-01T21:27:39Z

‎Offline Install

Ray test: /* Installing Packages */

2011-04-01T16:48:54Z

‎Installing Packages

Neil: Added more content, improved formatting

2010-12-01T22:40:56Z

Added more content, improved formatting

Neil: Initial version describes how to make a console image with gps daemon and test utility built-in.

2010-11-30T02:21:57Z

Initial version describes how to make a console image with gps daemon and test utility built-in.

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The following steps will allow you to quickly test the GPS module on the Gallop43 board.

<code>
$ cd ~/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/images/<br>
$ cp omap3-console-image.bb omap3-gps-image.bb<br>
$ nano omap3-gps-image.bb
</code>

Add the packages gpsd and gps-utils to the TOOLS_INSTALL section.

<code>
$ bitbake omap3-gps-image
</code>

Create a [http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/view/Overo-Setup-and-Programming/Creating-a-bootable-microSD-card/111.html bootable microSD] using the resulting image.
'''gpsd''' will start automatically when you boot, however you will need to tell it what serial port the device is connected to.

<code>
$ killall gpsd<br>
$ gpsd /dev/ttyS0<br>
</code>

You can change the ${GPS_DEV} variable in the /etc/default/gpsd to /dev/ttyS0 so it will work at startup. Finally:

<code>
$ cgps
</code>

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 === Offline Install ===
-If your Overo doesn't have an Internet connection, the easiest way to install the required GPS packages is by including them in an image. This is one way to do so, see [http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/view/Build-system-overview/Hello-world-tutorial/111.html the Gumstix hello world tutorial] for a better alternative.
+If your Overo doesn't have an Internet connection, the easiest way to install the required GPS packages is by including them in an image.
   $ cd ~/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/images/
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
   $ bitbake omap3-gps-image
-Create a [http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/view/Overo-Setup-and-Programming/Creating-a-bootable-microSD-card/111.html bootable microSD] with the resulting image.
+Create a [http://gumstix.org/create-a-bootable-microsd-card.html bootable microSD] with the resulting image.
 == Configuration ==

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 === Network Install ===
-If your Overo is connected to the Internet installation is very simple.
+If your Overo is connected to the Internet installation is very simple. Very simple.
   # opkg update

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-The following steps will allow you to quickly test the GPS module on the Gallop43 board.
+Testing GPS can be done using a daemon, gpsd, and console application, cgps, which is included in the gps-utils package.
-<code>
+== Installing Packages ==
-$ cd ~/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/images/<br>
-$ cp omap3-console-image.bb omap3-gps-image.bb<br>
+Here are two methods for installing gpsd and gps-utils.
 $ nano omap3-gps-image.bb
-</code>
+=== Network Install ===
 Add the packages gpsd and gps-utils to the TOOLS_INSTALL section.
-<code>
+ $ bitbake omap3-gps-image
 $ bitbake omap3-gps-image
-</code>
+Create a [http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/view/Overo-Setup-and-Programming/Creating-a-bootable-microSD-card/111.html bootable microSD] with the resulting image.
 '''gpsd''' will start automatically when you boot, however you will need to tell it what serial port the device is connected to.
-<code>
+ # killall gpsd
-$ killall gpsd<br>
+ # gpsd /dev/ttyS0
-$ gpsd /dev/ttyS0<br>
-</code>
+You can change the ${GPS_DEV} variable in the /etc/default/gpsd to /dev/ttyS0 so it will work automatically on boot.
-You can change the ${GPS_DEV} variable in the /etc/default/gpsd to /dev/ttyS0 so it will work at startup. Finally:
+== Test ==
-<code>
+ # cgps
-$ cgps
-</code>