Using Garmin MapSource under Linux: Yes!

[usgser]

Originally Posted by Joerg

I have put a relatively detailed description on my homepage. Please note that this covers Fedora 8 only - installation notes for Ubuntu can be found in the thread above, and the necessary steps for other distros can probably be derived from the description there (... anyway, the key difference is the activation of the access to the USB filesystem).

Thanks Joerg for posting this and your link. Sounds interesting for sure.

[EmmEff]

Originally Posted by cub

But using a virtual machine still requires that you install and have a Windows OS somewhere. Kind of misses the point imho. This is one of the reasons I still use paper maps. Why can't Garmin (and others) just do a version that works on linux right away..?

To each his own... I'd rather have a solution than no solution at all (paper maps). Windows 7 RC is a free download, as is VMware Server. This is a no cost solution for now.

[Rabbit_Fighter]

Resurecting this thread:

I have had no trouble getting Mapsource running in VM, but I can't connect my 60CS. The first time I plugged it in, the XP machine recognized the device and installed a driver. Now I can't get it to show up. When I plug it in, I hear the Windows tone for a new device, but that's it.

Any tips or suggestions?

[Rabbit_Fighter]

Originally Posted by Rabbit_Fighter

Resurecting this thread:

I have had no trouble getting Mapsource running in VM, but I can't connect my 60CS. The first time I plugged it in, the XP machine recognized the device and installed a driver. Now I can't get it to show up. When I plug it in, I hear the Windows tone for a new device, but that's it.

Any tips or suggestions?

NEVERMIND - Found a work around.

Go to Device Manager (right click on My Computer and then click on "Manage" then select eh Device Manager under System Tools). Disable the Garmin Driver, then re-enable it. That fixed it.

[Joerg]

Originally Posted by Rabbit_Fighter

NEVERMIND - Found a work around.

Go to Device Manager (right click on My Computer and then click on "Manage" then select eh Device Manager under System Tools). Disable the Garmin Driver, then re-enable it. That fixed it.

It's already described on my page, too - look under "USB Reset". Essentially the same as you do, but faster (command-line).

[Grinnin]

Originally Posted by cub

Why can't Garmin (and others) just do a version that works on linux right away..?

It's not MapSource, but Prune is a program that runs on Linux and will display and edit GPX files from Garmin GPSs. Another post here. and the Prune web site here.