Anyone Had Success Using This For Gps Location?

[knoid]

I'm looking at buying a GP2x and am wondering whether it could be used as a GPS device (in addition to everything else). I ran a forum search and didn't find anything, hence this post. I know it uses SDIO and that SDIO GPS receivers are available - so has anyone been able to get one working on the GP2x?

 

[FluffyPanda]

Quick answer: No, not yet.

 

[knoid]

Is anyone working on it? I'd volunteer but the last programming I did was over 10 years ago in Turbo Pascal 7 (for DOS)

 

[crusty]

Is anyone working on it? I'd volunteer but the last programming I did was over 10 years ago in Turbo Pascal 7 (for DOS)

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I stopped using Turbo Pascal at version 5.5 when Wirth introduced Oberon -
a simpler yet more powerful language. Too bad nobody picked up on it. I
even wrote a compiler for DOS that I still use from time to time.

Now, back on topic: I have the intent to code a gps solution for GP2X.
First version will load a bitmap image and put the cursor at current
position. Some later version will likely use a vector image.

Nice things about a linux and SD based machine are accessibility and storage
capacity. My sample map of the island on which I live is a 17 megabyte
bitmap. If I want several images for zoom in/out then storage becomes an
issue.

I also want to add a point of interest database and the linux version of sqlite
appears to be suitable.

Just need time away from my paying job to push this one

 

[rSl]

maybe it works with qtopia
http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showt...23&#entry368023