On 2021-01-18 02:31, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 1/18/21 12:19 AM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
>>>
>>> On 1/17/21 2:03 AM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
>>>> It seems that sources are available for GarminExpress
>>>>
>>>>
https://developer.garmin.com/open-source/linux/
>>>>
>>>> But there is no instructions for the installation (i.e., after the
>>>> untar)
>>>> Did see somebody already tried to install it?
>>>
>>> You raised my hopes only to dash them. That's not Garmin Express,
>>> that's the GPL sources for the various devices. Unless you're
seeing
>>> something there that I'm not. Which tarball did you get?
>>> _______________________________________________
>> nuvi_2585_tw-V4.50-sources.tar.bz2
>
> That's really funny, because that's the one I looked at too, because
> that's the one for my GPS.
>
> What are you trying to do with it? Those are the GPL sources for the
> kernel, iptables, busybox, etc. You aren't likely going to be able to
> build a new firmware for the GPS and if you could it won't have the
> actual interface software.
>
> Garmin Express is the software for loading new files on the GPS.
> Unfortunately, it is not open at all and doesn't run on Linux.
>
it may be doable with using wine on linux
https://www.garmingpsmapupdate.com/blogs/garmin-express-linux-a-complete-...
I'll take a look, but I followed a different guide yesterday and it
didn't work. The installer said it couldn't install for some reason.