[Compiling Kernel Modules]

I have hardware that needs a kernel module in order to function.

This hardware module is not available via opkg manager, nor was I successful in locating a pre-compiled version via Google.

I am not familiar with compiling OpenWRT from scratch, nor cross-compiling source code for the Mark V ar71xx architecture.

If someone out there already has a setup suitable for compiling for the Mark V, Could you please compile either of the following modules the for those of us that could use either of them:

• Garmin GPS : http://sourceforge.net/projects/garmin-gps/ module
• GPSBabel http://www.gpsbabel.org/download.html#downloading module

If this is to large of an ask, Please point me in the correct direction to instructions on how to do this myself with only a Live USB host and ethernet connected Mark V

[GPS woes. /dev/ttyUSB# does not get created]

Looks like I'm off to learn how to add a kernel module to the Mark V.

[GPS woes. /dev/ttyUSB# does not get created]

When I connect my Garmin GPS18 USB to Pineapple Mark V (firmware version 2.0.4) It shows up in dmesg:

usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 4
usb 1-1.2: new full-speed USB device number 6 using ehci-platform

however there is no corresponding new tty device listed in /dev. Only a new USB device under /dev/bus/usb/001/004

I have attempted to install GPSD on the sd card, but was unable to get it to enable at boot, so I removed it & installed in on the Mark V.

I can start gpsd from the command line (with gpsd /dev/bus/usb/001/004), and telnet to localhost:2947 and get the following:

telnet localhost 2947
{"class":"VERSION","release":"3.7","rev":"3.7","proto_major":3,"proto_minor":7}

So I know GPSD is installed & runs, I know my GPS is seen by the system, however I cannot get the two to talk consistently as the USB device number changes between reboots (usually between 4& 5)

Short of a factory reset and trying again, I am not sure where to go from here to get GPS working on the Mark V.