Re: Question for Fedora users of Garmin nuvi GPS

[DB]

On 07/09/2014 04:58 PM, [e-mail] wrote:
> Subject:
> Re: Question for Fedora users of Garmin nuvi GPS
> From:
> Patrick O'Callaghan 
> Date:
> Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:26:05 +0100
>
> To:
> [e-mail]
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> On Tue, 2014-07-08 at 21:32 -0500, Steven Ulrick wrote:
> > > Hello, Everyone
> > > I know that I can just go drive to a computer that has Windows
> > > installed on it and get this over with, but I shouldn't have to do
> > > that...
> > > I have new Garmin nuvi65LM GPS and of course the "GarminExpress"
> > > updating program that they force you to use only runs on Windows and
> > > Mac.  I tried installing the Windows version using Wine, with no luck.
> > > I then successfully installed GarminExpress in a virtual machine of
> > > Windows 7 that I have installed on Virtual Box.  When it tries to
> > > detect my device, it says that it can't...
>
> Which version of VirtualBox? The one on the Fedora repos doesn't support
> access to USB devices since that requires a non-free license. You need
> the free-to-use one from virtualbox.org (they have a repo file you can
> install for updates). And of course enable the specific device from the
> VB panel.
>
> poc

Hi,

I've got an old Garmin for the car & an eTrex for in my pocket, I update 
them both from Open Street Maps.  The devvices come up without problem & 
the chosen maps are just copied to the SD card.

Dave

Question for Fedora users of Garmin nuvi GPS

[Michael D. Setzer II]

On 9 Jul 2014 at 22:52, DB wrote:

Date sent:      	Wed, 09 Jul 2014 22:52:47 +0200
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Subject:        	Re: Question for Fedora users of Garmin nuvi GPS
Send reply to:  	[e-mail],
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> On 07/09/2014 04:58 PM, [e-mail] wrote: >
> Subject: > Re: Question for Fedora users of Garmin nuvi GPS > From: >
> Patrick O'Callaghan  > Date: > Wed, 09 Jul 2014
> 14:26:05 +0100 > > To: > [e-mail] > > > On Tue,
> 2014-07-08 at 21:32 -0500, Steven Ulrick wrote: >> >Hello, Everyone >>
> > I know that I can just go drive to a computer that has Windows >>
> > installed on it and get this over with, but I shouldn't have to do >>
> > that... >> >I have new Garmin nuvi65LM GPS and of course the
>
> "GarminExpress" >> >updating program that they force you to use only
> runs on Windows and >> >Mac.  I tried installing the Windows version
> using Wine, with no luck. >> >I then successfully installed
> GarminExpress in a virtual machine of >> >Windows 7 that I have
> installed on Virtual Box.  When it tries to >> >detect my device, it
> says that it can't... > Which version of VirtualBox? The one on the
> Fedora repos doesn't support > access to USB devices since that
> requires a non-free license. You need > the free-to-use one from
> virtualbox.org (they have a repo file you can > install for updates).
> And of course enable the specific device from the > VB panel. > > poc
> > > Hi,
>
> I've got an old Garmin for the car & an eTrex for in my pocket, I
> update them both from Open Street Maps.  The devvices come up without
> problem & the chosen maps are just copied to the SD card.

Just as an added note: To get access to the usb devices with virtualbox the 
user has to have the group vboxusers selected. Otherwise they don't get 
access to usb devices.
> Dave
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Question for Fedora users of Garmin nuvi GPS

[Paul Cartwright]

On 07/09/2014 04:52 PM, DB wrote:
> I've got an old Garmin for the car & an eTrex for in my pocket, I
> update them both from Open Street Maps.  The devvices come up without
> problem & the chosen maps are just copied to the SD card.

I would be interested to know how to do that... I have an older Garmin
from 2005 that needs updating.. and I have one with lifetime maps, but
you need Windows to do it.