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Re: [gpsd-users] syslog error message with new version - kernel PPS fail
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Gary E. Miller |
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Re: [gpsd-users] syslog error message with new version - kernel PPS failed Connection timed out |
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Mon, 6 Jul 2015 10:29:04 -0700 |
Yo hans!
On Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:58:59 +0200
hans mayer <address@hidden> wrote:
> my environment: i am testing 2 banana pi with raspbian os.
> these servers should be used as ntp server.
The RasPi takes seom etra configuration to get right. Be sure to read
the gpsd specific doc on the RasPi.
> but i see also the following in the syslog:
> Jul 1 23:42:42 gps0 gpsd[2195]: gpsd:ERROR: KPPS:/dev/ttyS2 kernel
> PPS failed Connection timed out
> Jul 1 23:42:45 gps0 gpsd[2195]: gpsd:ERROR: KPPS:/dev/ttyS2 kernel
> PPS failed Connection timed out
> Jul 1 23:42:48 gps0 gpsd[2195]: gpsd:ERROR: KPPS:/dev/ttyS2 kernel
> PPS failed Connection timed out
Your PPS is not as good as it needs to be. No RFC 2783 support. Are
you getting any PPS at all?
> reading http://www.catb.org/gpsd/installation.html
> i see it falls back to user ID nobody.
> for my opinion it has not enough privileges. maybe the old version
> had a different behavior.
KPPS is opened before dropping privs.
> is there a way to force this daemon to run as root ?
No need, just start as root.
> this error msg is not nice and it fills up the syslog.
Yeah, you need too fix your KPPS.
> The interesting thing, ntp is still working perfectly accurate.
How do you know? Without KPPS you are losing precision.
RGDS
GARY
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