It may appear as something else. This is what mine looks like:
Code:
$ lsusb
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Bus 001 Device 008: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
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I don't believe my Prolific PL2303 needed a specific driver.
In addition to gpsd, you may need other programs to support GPS including foxtrotgps, gis-gps, gpsbabel, gpscorrelate, gpsd-clients, gpsman, gpx2shp, python-gps. This list is not all inclusive, there may be others.
I don't recall having to complete any configuration. It sort of self-configures when it is installed. FoxtrotGPS is the program that shows where you are, and surrounding area.
You also might want to check out http://opengps.org/ which has some good information about GPS.
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