[Voyage-linux] Re: PPS kernel patches

[Kim-man 'Punky' TSE]

Hi guys,

Forget to mention, I have setup voyage attached to Garmin GPS18/USB and 
get NTP time sync'd.  Of course, this device is not PPS-capable, but it 
works without any patch to the kernel and NTP daemon.   See my blog article:

    http://www.punknix.com/?q=node/116

Regards,
Punky

Mark Phillips wrote:
> Now I think about it, updating the gpsd package would also be useful for
> this purpose.
>
> FYI, my NTP server is running Voyage on a Neoware N3000 thin client
> (ebay $20). It has a 300MHz via processor in it as well as an IDE
> interface which is now running a CF card. The GPS RX plugs into ttyS0
> and I'm running gpspipe on ttyS1 to allow my Nixie tube clock to correct
> itself.
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 05:10 +0000, Clark wrote:
>   
>> Mark Phillips <g7ltt at ...> writes:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Is there anywhere that I can register a feature request for adding PPS
>>> to the kernel for use in NTP apps? This would be really handy I think.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>       
>> I would really like that too!  
>>
>> I have been using Voyage to try to create an NTP appliance  'cause the
>> commercial ones are WAY beyond my budget!
>>
>> I appreciate the work on Voyage so far!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
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Regards,
Punky

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