[lug] Linux compatible GPS?

[Elyse M. Grasso]

On Thursday, September 23, 2010 07:46:54 am Stephen Queen wrote:
> My TomTom is a One130. It loses its ability to locate the satellites after
> 
> > about a week if I don't download an update using a TomTom app that only
> > runs
> > on Windows and Macs. So annoying since it runs Linux internally.
> 
> Have you ever mentioned this to the manufacturer?
> 
> About 2 weeks ago when I was searching for a rugged Linux Laptop, almost
> every manufacturer I contacted stated that very few people had ever
> mentioned that they wanted to run Linux on their products before.
> 
> Steve

Many people have mentioned this to the manufacturer, and there are online 
petitions, etc. Which may be why newer/fancier models don't exhibit the 
problem.
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Elyse Grasso

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