Wifi routers usually specify the regulatory rules for all devices connected to their network. In rare cases a router may go rouge and specify the wrong regulatory domain, which might effect the quality of the connection and at times may make the network unreachable even if the network says that its connected.
Below are the debug messages from the command “dmesg” in one such case:
One of the simplest ways to download Track, Waypoint and Route information from your Garmin GPS in Ubuntu is using gpsbabel.
Install gpsbabel via apt-get
sudo apt-get install gpsbabel
Connect the gps via the cable provided to the serial port of the computer or via a serial to USB converter to the USB port on your desktop/notebook. To extract the infrormation all you need to do is, execute the following command:
gpsbabel -r -t -w -i garmin -f /dev/ttyUSB0 -o gpx -F data.gpx
The above command copies Routes(-r), Tracks(-t) and Waypoints(-w) from a garmin device (-i garmin) located at Serial-USB interface (-f /dev/ttyUSB0) and saves the info (-o) in the standard gps format (gpx) in the file data.gpx. You can omit the information you dont require and even choose other fromats like kml for google earth:
gpsbabel -r -t -w -i garmin -f /dev/ttyUSB0 -o kml -F data.kml
You should now have a file “data.gpx” which can be used to retrive or map your gps data.
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