before i use any gps app i have to run
what can i do to automate this?Code:sudo rfcomm release 4
rfcomm connect 4
gpsd -n /dev/rfcomm4
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before i use any gps app i have to run
what can i do to automate this?Code:sudo rfcomm release 4
rfcomm connect 4
gpsd -n /dev/rfcomm4
Do you have a start script for gpsd? Just add those lines to your start script, and you're done. You can either create a shell script to start gpsd, or better yet, have gpsd start in a boot script.
Look up info on init scripts. You can usually copy one for a different service, and modify it for your own needs.
-Chris
is the sudo in the release command going to work?
If you're putting those in an init script, it will be run as root anyway and you can remove the "sudo" from that line.Quote:
Originally Posted by yam125
here is my /etc/init.d/gpssamp.sh
to put it there i usedCode:#!/bin/sh
rfcomm release 4
rfcomm connect 4
gpsd -n /dev/rfcomm4
works just fine when manually started but wont do it on startCode:cd /etc/init.d/
sudo gedit gpssamp.sh
sudo update-rc.d gpssamp.sh defaults
update-rc.d: warning: /etc/init.d/gpssamp.sh missing LSB style header
System startup links for /etc/init.d/gpssamp.sh already exist.
sudo chmod +x gpssamp.sh
then close terminal(bc i dont have a control key)Code:sudo /etc/init.d/gpssamp.sh
[sudo] password :
Connected /dev/rfcomm4 to 00:12:0E:80:D8:xx on channel 1
Press CTRL-C for hangup
then i can run roadnav and it picks the reciver up
help?
have a look at /etc/init.d/skeleton for a proper init script. That should give you a base to start from when creating your script.
the skeleton file looks really scary, after some searching I found a Start up script generator:
http://rob.pectol.com/content/view/17/33/
Also can I link to the script file from the sessions (System \ Preferences\ Sessions \ Startup Programs) menu?
yep, that's easy enough :)Quote:
Originally Posted by yam125