From 49cecc01c82c67df84ab07634cd65cec55b2d486 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Goerzen Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:00:20 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] * Update debian/copyright. * Add garmin_usb info to README.Debian. Closes: #344702. --- debian/README.Debian | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ debian/changelog | 2 ++ debian/copyright | 22 +--------------------- 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) create mode 100644 debian/README.Debian diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b5d597c92 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +If you are having trouble with your Garmin USB device, the garmin_usb +kernel module may have grabbed it. + +According to http://www.gpsbabel.org/os/Linux_Hotplug.html, you can +prevent that by following these instructions: + +According to the documentation at gpsbabel: +http://www.gpsbabel.org/os/Linux_Hotplug.html + +To keep the OS from loading the (frequently dysfunctional) kernel +garmin_gps module, edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and add the lines + +# stop garmin_gps serial from loading for USB garmin devices +blacklist garmin_gps + +To allow the USB devices to be read and written by a non-privileged +user, create a named /etc/udev/rules.d/51-garmin.rules with the following +contents: + +SYSFS{idVendor}=="091e", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="666" diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index f77e2086b..ad220c727 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ gpsbabel (1.3.4-1) unstable; urgency=low * New upstream release. Closes: #459234. Upstream has dropped Coldsync. Closes: #421769. + * Update debian/copyright. + * Add garmin_usb info to README.Debian. Closes: #344702. -- John Goerzen Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:50:31 -0600 diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright index 3720fa549..d50104b55 100644 --- a/debian/copyright +++ b/debian/copyright @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Upstream Author(s): Robert Lipe Copyright: -Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Robert Lipe, robertlipe@usa.net +Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Robert Lipe, robertlipe@usa.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or @@ -31,26 +31,6 @@ Some files also have copyright notices for other authors. This program links with or includes some code from other projects. Their copyright statements follow: ------------------------------- - This is ColdSync, a tool for synchronizing data between Palm -devices and Unix workstations. - - Copyright (C) 1999-2001, Andrew Arensburger. - - The latest version of this package is available at - http://www.ooblick.com/software/coldsync/ - - This package is distributable under the terms of the Artistic -License. You should have received a file called "Artistic", which -specifies the terms under which this package may be distributed and -modified. - The Artistic License is taken from the Perl 5.005_03 -distribution, so some of the text is specific to Perl and does not -apply to ColdSync. I hope to address this in a future release. - -Debian users can find the Artistic License at -/usr/share/common-licenses/Artistic. - ------------------------------ JEEPS application and data functions Copyright (C) 1999 Alan Bleasby -- 2.30.2