Unable to connect to Forerunner10

[gahrb]

Unable to connect to my forerunner10.

lsusb output:

~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 04f2:b315 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 147e:2020 Upek TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor (WBF advanced mode)
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 091e:25ca Garmin International
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

however:

~$ garmin_get_info
garmin unit could not be opened!

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~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.10
Release: 14.10

~$ apt-cache policy garmin-forerunner-tools
garmin-forerunner-tools:
  Installed: 0.10repacked-5
  Candidate: 0.10repacked-5
  Version table:
 *** 0.10repacked-5 0
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Oliver Joos (oliver-joos)]

hi gahrb! I am also a Forerunner owner and had problems now and then.

Your problem could be caused by the fact that Ubuntu loads the driver "garmin_gps" when a Forerunner is plugged in. This is fine for software that uses it. But the garmin-forerunner-tools or gpsbabel have own routines to access a GPS and are blocked by the driver.

Try to plug-in your GPS, then remove the driver with "sudo modprobe -r garmin_gps", then use the garmin-forerunner-tools.

[gahrb (gahrb)]

hi oliver,

unfortunately this didn't resolve the problem.
I removed the module ("lsmod | grep garmin" showed nothing), however the output of garmin_get_info still showed

"garmin unit could not be opened!"

[Oliver Joos (oliver-joos)]

I guess you also tried "sudo garmin_get_info"?
It that works then it could be a permission problem with your USB device. Otherwise I have no more ideas.

[Oli Wade (olithered)]

I see the same output, regardless of sudo:
====
ojw@tpx220:~$ sudo garmin_get_info
garmin unit could not be opened!
====
ojw@tpx220:~$ lsusb | grep Garmin
Bus 001 Device 017: ID 091e:25ca Garmin International
====

[Oli Wade (olithered)]

Some information here:
  https://code.google.com/p/garmintools/issues/detail?id=33

It seems to mount by mass storage, under "/media/GARMIN".