diff -ur kdeedu-4.6.5/marble/src/plugins/positionprovider/gpsd//GpsdConnection.cpp src/plugins/positionprovider/gpsd//GpsdConnection.cpp
--- kdeedu-4.6.5/marble/src/plugins/positionprovider/gpsd//GpsdConnection.cpp	2011-06-03 17:41:57.000000000 -0400
+++ src/plugins/positionprovider/gpsd//GpsdConnection.cpp	2011-12-10 12:19:19.000000000 -0500
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 GpsdConnection::GpsdConnection( QObject* parent )
     : QObject( parent ),
+#if defined( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION ) && ( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 5 )
+      m_gpsd( "localhost", DEFAULT_GPSD_PORT ),
+#endif
       m_timer( 0 )
 {
     m_oldLocale = setlocale( LC_NUMERIC, NULL );
@@ -35,8 +38,14 @@
 void GpsdConnection::initialize()
 {
     m_timer.stop();
+    bool success = false;
+#if defined( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION ) && ( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 5 )
+    success = true;
+#else
     gps_data_t* data = m_gpsd.open();
-    if ( data ) {
+    success = ( data != 0 );
+#endif
+    if ( success ) {
         m_status = PositionProviderStatusAcquiring;
         emit statusChanged( m_status );
 
@@ -81,7 +90,14 @@
 
 void GpsdConnection::update()
 {
-#if defined( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION ) && ( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3 ) && defined( PACKET_SET )
+#if defined( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION ) && ( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 5 )
+    if ( m_gpsd.waiting( 0 ) ) {
+        gps_data_t* data = m_gpsd.read();
+        if ( data && data->set & PACKET_SET ) {
+            emit gpsdInfo( *data );
+        }
+    }
+#elif defined( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION ) && ( GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3 ) && defined( PACKET_SET )
     if ( m_gpsd.waiting() ) {
         gps_data_t* data = m_gpsd.poll();
         if ( data && data->set & PACKET_SET ) {