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Introduction

gpsdcontrol is a simple python script for turn on/off the gps antenna and start/stop the gpsd daemon. Is a simple icon on you openmoko desktop.

Update

Now work with fso-gpsd too. It recognize if is installed gpsd or fso-gpsd and start/stop the right daemon.

Installation

You can download from: 

http://minucci.net/file/opkg/gpsdcontrol_0.5.1_all.opk

and then: 

opkg install gpsdcontrol_0.5_all.opk

or directly: 

http://projects.openmoko.org/frs/download.php/508/gpsdcontrol_0.5_all.opk

Or you can use repository http://minucci.net/file/opkg/ . For add repository follow this command: 

cd /etc/opkg
wget http://minucci.net/file/gecco-feed.conf

and then: 

opkg update
opkg install gpsdcontrol

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlJs7PUtcuE

Visit http://minucci.net/openmoko.php