Re: Install gpsd on Rasp Pi

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Al!

On Thu, 4 Jan 2024 08:19:02 +1300
Al Grant <bigal.nz@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am trying to install gpsd on a Rasp Pi 4. I tried downloading and
> making 3.25 which appeared to install OK. But after a reboot did not
> automatically start the daemon.

And why would you expect it it start automatically?

> I then tried sudo apt-get install gpsd which also appeared to complete
> OK, but did not start either. It did have a message : "gpsd.service is
> a disabled or static unit. disabling it".

Uh, you do not want to different versions of gpsd on the same host.

> My GPS is present on /dev/ttyUSB1 and is on a Quectel EC25 cellular
> modem hat. Terrible GPS - but thats what I have at the moment.

Yes, terrible GPS.

> I have confirmed output from this dev.

Facts not in eviddence.

Did you follow any of our gpsd/ntpsec on RasPi howtos?

If not, exactly what did you do?

A good start is to run gpsdebuginfo, and send us the complete and
unchanged output,  Here is the script, run it as root, not under sudo:

https://gpsd.io/gpsdebuginfo

RGDS
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