links for 2009-05-30

• Fort Worth Linux Users Group Discussion Board • View topic – HOLUX M-1000
  For users of bluetooth serial devices such as the HOLUX M-1000, there simply is no "GUI" way to get it connected as far as I can see. I have found, instead, that I need to resort to the command line to get things working… and that they work "old school" style — reliably and effectively. You get things going as follows:

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  $ hcitool scan
  Scanning …
  00:1B:C1:03:21:87 HOLUX_M-1000

  (tags: gps linux)
• Holux GPSport 245 review — NaviGadget
  To use the software in Linux, you must configure WINE.
  1. Start WINE Configurator
  2. In WINE Configurator, click Add Application
  3. Browse to the eztour software (drive_c\Program Files\HOLUX exTour\DL\ezTour_DL.exe) and click Open
  4. ezTour_DL.exe should appear as an application in WINE Configurator
  4.5 Select the ezTour_DL.exe application in WINE Configurator
  5. Select Windows Version = Windows XP
  6. Select the ‘Libraries’ tab in WINE Configurator
  7. Click the ‘New override for library’ drop-down and choose dwmapi
  8. Click Add
  9. Click Edit
  10. Change to Native (Windows)
  11. Click OK

  The software should now work in WINE!. I have not yet worked out how to get Google Maps to appear, but you can export the trails and logs to a .kmz file to view in Google Earth.

  (tags: gps linux)