USB Permission problem with Garmin Plugin in Iron browser

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#1

I run the SRWare Iron browser (chrome) and i want to use the Garmin Plugin (start [Linux Garmin Communicator Plugin]), in order to sync my Forerunner GPS watch.
It is detected under about:plugins, but when i try to use it in a website, i get an error that the plugin is not detected.

Running the browser from terminal show that i get this error:

usb_open failed: permission denied.

What could be the reason ?

I contacted the developer of the plugin but unfortunately he couldn’t help me.

Thank you

#2

Hi
Check the output from dmesg when you plug the device in. It may need a udev rule to enable it as your user.

Have you tried garmintools, or are you trying to upgrade the device?
software.opensuse.org:

#3

This is the output of dmesg:

 3848.924036] usb 2-3: new full-speed USB device number 4 using ohci_hcd
 3849.103313] usb 2-3: New USB device found, idVendor=091e, idProduct=0003
 3849.103318] usb 2-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0

The device if fully upgraded and both Garmintools and libgarmintools are installed.

#4

Hi
I only have 305, but I see (In SRWare Iron) and built the plugin as an rpm in my test repo;

SUSE Paste

And in dmesg output I see;


[179866.981845] usb 2-1.4: new full-speed USB device number 8 using ehci_hcd
[179867.068243] usb 2-1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=091e, idProduct=0003
[179867.068248] usb 2-1.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[179868.363582] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
[179868.363599] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[179868.363613] USB Serial support registered for generic
[179868.363629] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
[179868.364427] usbcore: registered new interface driver garmin_gps
[179868.364446] USB Serial support registered for Garmin GPS usb/tty
[179868.364458] garmin_gps 2-1.4:1.0: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter detected
[179868.364609] usb 2-1.4: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now attached to ttyUSB0

What website are you going to for the plugin to be used?

#5

I see the same thing in my browser, so the plugin is active and enabled.

That’s what i’m missing. the OS is not detecting the device. All i have is the first 3 lines. do i need to install or enable any package to detect the garmin device ? Mine is the Forerunner 205. It’s practically the 305 without the heart beat monitor option

endomondo.com

#6

On Mon 26 Nov 2012 02:36:01 AM CST, Argoson wrote:

malcolmlewis;2506556 Wrote:
> Hi
> I only have 305, but I see (In SRWare Iron) and built the plugin as an
> rpm in my test repo;
>
> ‘SUSE Paste’ (http://paste.opensuse.org/31584361)
>
I see the same thing in my browser, so the plugin is active and
enabled.

malcolmlewis;2506556 Wrote:
>
> And in dmesg output I see;
> >
Code:

> >
> [179866.981845] usb 2-1.4: new full-speed USB device number 8 using
ehci_hcd > [179867.068243] usb 2-1.4: New USB device found,
idVendor=091e, idProduct=0003 > [179867.068248] usb 2-1.4: New USB
device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0 > [179868.363582]
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial > [179868.363599]
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic >
[179868.363613] USB Serial support registered for generic >
[179868.363629] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core > [179868.364427]
usbcore: registered new interface driver garmin_gps > [179868.364446]
USB Serial support registered for Garmin GPS usb/tty > [179868.364458]
garmin_gps 2-1.4:1.0: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter detected >
[179868.364609] usb 2-1.4: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now attached to
ttyUSB0 > --------------------
> >
>
That’s what i’m missing. the OS is not detecting the device. All i have
is the first 3 lines. do i need to install or enable any package to
detect the garmin device ? Mine is the Forerunner 205. It’s practically
the 305 without the heart beat monitor option

malcolmlewis;2506556 Wrote:
>
> What website are you going to for the plugin to be used?
‘endomondo.com’ (http://endomondo.com/)

Hi
Ok, you manually compiled the plugin? permissions set to 0755.

I can’t connect either on garmin connect. I tried the website
indicated, but it wants to update the plugin…

Need to find some log files, also will try from a windows vm…

This will be tomorrow sometime.

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#7

On Mon 26 Nov 2012 03:09:27 AM CST, malcolmlewis wrote:

[QUOTE]
On Mon 26 Nov 2012 02:36:01 AM CST, Argoson wrote:

malcolmlewis;2506556 Wrote:
> Hi
> I only have 305, but I see (In SRWare Iron) and built the plugin as an
> rpm in my test repo;
>
> ‘SUSE Paste’ (http://paste.opensuse.org/31584361)
>
I see the same thing in my browser, so the plugin is active and
enabled.

malcolmlewis;2506556 Wrote:
>
> And in dmesg output I see;
> >
Code:

> >
> [179866.981845] usb 2-1.4: new full-speed USB device number 8 using
ehci_hcd > [179867.068243] usb 2-1.4: New USB device found,
idVendor=091e, idProduct=0003 > [179867.068248] usb 2-1.4: New USB
device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0 > [179868.363582]
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial > [179868.363599]
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic >
[179868.363613] USB Serial support registered for generic >
[179868.363629] usbserial: USB Serial Driver core > [179868.364427]
usbcore: registered new interface driver garmin_gps > [179868.364446]
USB Serial support registered for Garmin GPS usb/tty > [179868.364458]
garmin_gps 2-1.4:1.0: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter detected >
[179868.364609] usb 2-1.4: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now attached to
ttyUSB0 > --------------------
> >
>
That’s what i’m missing. the OS is not detecting the device. All i have
is the first 3 lines. do i need to install or enable any package to
detect the garmin device ? Mine is the Forerunner 205. It’s practically
the 305 without the heart beat monitor option

malcolmlewis;2506556 Wrote:
>
> What website are you going to for the plugin to be used?
‘endomondo.com’ (http://endomondo.com/)

Hi
Ok, you manually compiled the plugin? permissions set to 0755.

I can’t connect either on garmin connect. I tried the website
indicated, but it wants to update the plugin…

Need to find some log files, also will try from a windows vm…

This will be tomorrow sometime.

[/QUOTE]
Hi
OK, did you configure the xml file as per
http://www.andreas-diesner.de/garminplugin/doku.php?id=configuration

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#8

Yes. Didn’t help

#9

I installed it from the Garminplugin repo. I have the latest version. How do I set permission to the plugin ? I do that on the .so file itself ?

#10

Running

lsmod | grep garmin_gps

returned nothing which made me realise that the garmin_usb module wasn’t loaded. It was in fact blacklisted. I loaded it and un-blacklisted but still getting the same permission problem.
Do I need the module loaded ?

I also made sure my user is part of the ‘lp’ group.

#11

On Mon 26 Nov 2012 04:16:01 AM CST, Argoson wrote:

Running

Code:

lsmod | grep garmin_gps

returned nothing which made me realise that the garmin_usb module
wasn’t loaded. It was in fact blacklisted. I loaded and un-blacklisted
but still getting the same permission problem.
Do I need the module loaded ?

Hi
garmin_usb? It should be garmin_gps, can you try modprobing;


modprobe garmin_gps

Then plug the device back in.

In the output from;


lsusb

Do you see;


Bus 002 Device 016: ID 091e:0003 Garmin International GPS (various
models)

I updated my plugin (my own build) and I see;

http://paste.opensuse.org/60945621
and
http://paste.opensuse.org/99400644

Unfortunately I have no data on the device, so that’s why I think it
fails…

I also set a debug log and upload string to;


cat .config/garminplugin/garminplugin.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
<GarminPlugin logfile="/tmp/garminplugin.log" level="DEBUG">
<Devices>
<Device enabled="true">
<Name>Forerunner 305</Name>
<StoragePath>/home/malcolml</StoragePath>
<StorageCommand>gpsbabel -i gpx -f %1 -o garmin -F /dev/ttyUSB0</StorageCommand>
<FitnessDataPath></FitnessDataPath>
<GpxDataPath></GpxDataPath>
</Device>
</Devices>
<Settings>
<ForerunnerTools enabled="true" />
</Settings>
</GarminPlugin>

Maybe setting the tools to false as well may help.

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#12

Not wishing to confuse the situation further, but I noticed

[179868.364458] garmin_gps 2-1.4:1.0: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter detected
[179868.364609] usb 2-1.4: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now attached to ttyUSB0

So, check device ownership with

ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0/CODE

I think you’ll find it is assigned to the ‘dialout’ group.

#13

of course - garmin_gps , usb was a typo

#14

You were correct. it is the dialup group

#15

So far, with the change to the group, my watch is being detected, but i’m getting an error that it is not supported. So it must be a configuration issue, or that the device is really not supported. I will contact the developer for further investigation.

#16

On Mon 26 Nov 2012 06:36:01 AM CST, Argoson wrote:

So far, with the change to the group, my watch is being detected, but
i’m getting an error that it is not supported. So it must be a
configuration issue, or that the device is really not supported. I will
contact the developer for further investigation.

Hi
Yes, I see the same, I’m guess you can grab data off the device via;


gpsbabel -i garmin -f /dev/ttyUSB0 -o gpx -F test.gpx

Should give you data that can be manually upload?

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