Ok now that I've got my GPS up and running on my serial port of the empeg, I'm both happy and sad.. happy because GPSApp is soo cool but sad because I will never be able to try out some ODB-II connectivity I was planning too.
So I noticed this post by Hugo, which basically says that the tuner module is TTL RS232. So it would actually be quite simple to hook up most GPS modules to the tuner serial port, since GPS modules like the Oncore and others use TTL RS232. This would then free up the standard serial port for other applications like ODB-II.
The only problem with this would be software-wise, the player app locks the tuner serial port I'm sure. So my question: Is it possible to "rename" the tuner serial port so the player app can't find it. I.e. instead of making it /dev/ttsyX could we make it come up as /dev/ttsyZ?
Yes duh I would never be able to use a tuner module but I'm not much of a solderer so I don't anticiapte buying a kit when they become available....
Any ideas how to make the tuner port invisible to the player?