I am running OSX 10.58. I keep my systems, Mac, PC, and Linux current with the latest updates. Recently I attempted to add some POIs to my Nuvi 650 using Google Maps and the Garmin plugin for Firefox. This has always worked for me but this time it could not recognize my Nuvi. I tried the POI uploader. I tried the Web Updater. Checked my other USB devices thinking my USB may have failed on my Imac.
They all work. Printer works, Logitech headset and mike work. Then I tried plugging in my USB card reader which I use to upload pictures to my Imac. No dice there either. So, USB printer works.
USB headset works. But, no external storage devices seem to work. Next I plugged in my USB external hard drive. That works instantly. The system recognizes it in a second.
Now it appears that only solid state storage devices such as my Garmin, SD Cards, Micro SD Cards, are not recognized. Help please Mac experts. Rbrown3rd wrote: I am running OSX 10.58. I keep my systems, Mac, PC, and Linux current with the latest updates. Recently I attempted to add some POIs to my Nuvi 650 using Google Maps and the Garmin plugin for Firefox. This has always worked for me but this time it could not recognize my Nuvi. I tried the POI uploader.
I tried the Web Updater. Checked my other USB devices thinking my USB may have failed on my Imac. They all work. Printer works, Logitech headset and mike work.
Then I tried plugging in my USB card reader which I use to upload pictures to my Imac. No dice there either. So, USB printer works. USB headset works. But, no external storage devices seem to work. Next I plugged in my USB external hard drive. That works instantly.
The system recognizes it in a second. Now it appears that only solid state storage devices such as my Garmin, SD Cards, Micro SD Cards, are not recognized. Help please Mac experts.
Have you tried another cable? Printers and external drives normally use a different cable than one ending with the mini USB. I am more puzzled. Tried another cable.
The new cable worked fine with my micro sd card. I copied data from it to my desktop. Ejected it properly and then plugged it into my Nuvi. The Nuvi shows the computer network connection display on the screen but the IMac never detects it.
I unplug the Nuvi and plug the micro SD card back in and instant connection. Is there a specific USB driver for the Garmin? Clearly the Garmin thinks it is connected to a computer but the computer does not see the Garmin.
I should add that everything works perfectly on my Windows machine. So, it is not the Nuvi because with my WinXP machine it detects fine and I can perform any data transfer functions with it. So the problem is clearly with my IMac. Reinstalled Garmin Web Updater thinking it might install a USB driver.
Still no joy. Web Updater shows 'Please ensure that your device is connected and turned on and try again.' To summarize, now my Imac can detect SD cards but it cannot detect my Nuvi.
My Windows machine works perfectly with the Nuvi. I reinstalled all of the Garmin software packages including the Firefox plugin. I tried different cables.
The problem seems to be some sort of USB driver or other software that is no longer compatible with OSX 10.5.8. I think the problem could be related to a recent upgrade of OSX but that is just a hunch. Any other suggestions greatly appreciated.
Getting in over my head now. Ran the Garmin GPS JsUnit Test Suite.
It is part of the Garmin API developer suite. It seems to test the interconnectivity of the system with the Garmin Javascript code. As I said, I am in over my head here. But, none of these tests failed as you can see below. Remember, everything works fine on my Windows machine so there is no problem with the Nuvi. INFO Testing began at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:05:52 GMT-0500 (EST). INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Control Unit Tests' started.
PASS testValidUnlock: passed. PASS testInvalidUnlock: passed. PASS testValidatePlugin: passed. PASS testVersionArray: passed.
PASS testVersionString: passed. PASS testCheckForUpdates: passed. PASS testPluginInitialized: passed. PASS testPluginInstalled: passed. PASS testProgress: passed.
PASS testNumDevices: passed. PASS testFirstDevice: passed. PASS testFirstDeviceDetails: passed. PASS testIsMember: passed.
IGNORE testReadFitnessHistoryDirectory: ignored. IGNORE testReadFitnessCoursesDirectory: ignored. IGNORE testReadFitnessHistoryDetail: ignored.
IGNORE testReadFitnessCoursesDetail: ignored. PASS testBytesAvailable: passed.
PASS testGetDeviceByNumber: passed. PASS testGetCurrentDeviceXml: passed. PASS testSetDeviceNumber: passed. PASS testCheckDeviceReadSupport: passed. PASS testDownloadFirmwareToDevice: passed. INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Control Unit Tests' completed.
Passed:19 Failed:0 Total:23 INFO Testing completed at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:05:53 GMT-0500 (EST). Passed:19 Failed:0 Total:23 INFO Testing began at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:05:57 GMT-0500 (EST). INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Plugin Unit Tests' started. PASS testValidOptionConfigParam: passed. PASS testUnlockOnPageLoadTrue: passed. PASS testUnlockOnPageLoadFalse: passed.
PASS testAutoWriteData: passed. PASS testAfterFinishFindDevicesCalled: passed. PASS testAutoReadData: passed. INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Plugin Unit Tests' completed. Passed:6 Failed:0 Total:6 INFO Testing completed at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:05:57 GMT-0500 (EST).
Passed:6 Failed:0 Total:6 INFO Testing began at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:05:58 GMT-0500 (EST). INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Display UI Generation Unit Tests' started. PASS testUserSpecifiedStatusDivIDs: passed. PASS testUserSpecifiedDeviceDivIDs: passed. PASS testUserSpecifiedReadDivIDs: passed.
PASS testUserSpecifiedWriteDivIDs: passed. INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Display UI Generation Unit Tests' completed. Passed:4 Failed:0 Total:4 INFO Testing completed at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:05:59 GMT-0500 (EST). Passed:4 Failed:0 Total:4 INFO Testing began at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:06:00 GMT-0500 (EST). INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Display UI Generation Unit Tests' started. PASS testNumTracks: passed.
PASS testTrackDuration: passed. PASS testTrackDuration2: passed. PASS testNumSegments: passed.
PASS testStartLat: passed. PASS testStartLng: passed. PASS testWaypoint: passed.
PASS testUnmarshalWaypoint: passed. PASS testMarshallWaypoint: passed. PASS testParseXsdDate: passed. PASS testDuration: passed. INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Display UI Generation Unit Tests' completed. Passed:11 Failed:0 Total:11 INFO Testing completed at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:06:01 GMT-0500 (EST).
Passed:11 Failed:0 Total:11 INFO Testing began at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:06:02 GMT-0500 (EST). INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Display UI Generation Unit Tests' started. PASS testSetup: passed. PASS testUnmarshalGpxTrack: passed. PASS testUnmarshalGpxWaypoint: passed. INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Display UI Generation Unit Tests' completed. Passed:3 Failed:0 Total:3 INFO Testing completed at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:06:02 GMT-0500 (EST).
Passed:3 Failed:0 Total:3 INFO Testing began at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:06:04 GMT-0500 (EST). INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Plugin Utils Unit Tests' started. PASS testcreateDeviceFromXmlNoDetail: passed.
PASS testcreateDeviceFromXmlWithDetail: passed. PASS testParseDeviceXml: passed. PASS testIsDeviceErrorXml: passed. PASS testGetDeviceErrorMessage: passed. PASS testGpiUtil: passed. PASS testGpiFilename: passed.
INFO Test case 'Garmin Device Plugin Utils Unit Tests' completed. Passed:7 Failed:0 Total:7 INFO Testing completed at Thu Nov 11 2010 08:06:05 GMT-0500 (EST).
Passed:7 Failed:0 Total:7. Let's keep this a dialogue not a debate. The suggestion to try another cable was a good one. I tried two and they did not work. Finally I decided to take the cable from the machine that worked with Windows and transfer it to the Mac. So, I had to try THREE cables to get one that worked.
Standard trouble shooting would have stopped with one and checked off the cable as not a problem. Coming from an IT background I know how difficult diagnosing these problems can be. One has to be almost a Sherlock Holmes to find the solution. Thanks to all who responded. I hope our dialogue will be useful to someone else. That is why I always take time to summarize the issue. My IMac stopped detecting my Garmin a few weeks ago.
I just did not have time to trouble shoot it. This week i did. First I tried restarting the computer. I also tried resetting the PRAM. Command+option+P+R held down while powering up from a cold start.
Release when you hear the startup sound. That gained me access to card readers etc. But not the Garmin device. Then I tried all of the USB ports on the computer itself, not a hub.
No joy there. I tried connecting the Garmin device to my Windows machine and it worked. So, I knew it was not the Garmin device itself. Then I tried two cables and was about to give up. I read the follow ups here about trying different cables and though that to totally eliminate cables as the problem I should try one that was known to work even if it worked on a Windows machine. Problem solved.
Selecting 'About This Macintosh' and then 'more info' brings up the hardware profiler which can show you if your device is seen by the computer and what it thinks it is. Another useful tool is the 'console' application which you can use to view the various logs - when a USB device is plugged in its shown in the log. The terminal application is great to learn, because then you can access a very large number of very useful tools like for example, 'lsof' which means list of open files. (usage is 'sudo lsof', because it needs your password) and dmesg which shows you the hardware messages since the last boot. If you install the free apple developer tools (a huge download, but you get a lot of useful stuff) there are several tools you can use to analyze the USB situation. You can then trace the communication over the port. Often then you can see what's going on.
The free network analyzer 'Wireshark', will, I think, now troubleshoot USB as well as a lot of other kinds of communications. It is a free download at wireshark.org. You can also use it to figure out what is happening on your net connection. Please, do yourself, your family, and everyone else a big favor by making sure nobody else gets tripped up by it again! Cut off one or both ends, cut it in the middle, then throw it away (in a recycle bin if appropriate), but don't toss it out intact! Someone else may pick it up and go through the same problems.
One of the late analog electronics design greats, Bob Widlar, on discovering a flaky component, cable, or the like would take it to the vise on his workbench, place the offending item on the anvil part of the vise, and pound it to smithereens. This process, Widlarizing, has many benefits: (1) that item is not going to fool you or anyone else again, (2) other similar items are put on notice of their fate if they screw up, and (3) you feel better afterwards. Whatever you do, don't just put the cable down somewhere. It WILL bite you or someone else in the.
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Hello, I am unable to instal the USB driver for my Garmin 495 (USBDrivers221.exe). The driver installer window opens, but it and/or Windows XP is unable to recognize when the hardware is plugged in. However, Parallels Desktop 4x does inconsitantly notice the Garmin in the USB Staus Bar, but never the USB Configuration. So far I have assured that Windows XP is up to date and I am using the most recent USB driver from Garmin. I have even tried to force a driver installation via the Windows Hardware Wizard, but no Garmin device found there either. This driver installed and worked well in Parallels Desktop 3x, as well as the Garmin easily connects to the Mac OS X side. The same driver also easily installs on another Mac when Apple's Bootcamp is used.
Just my luck. What connectivity I gained by upgrading from Parallels Desktop 3x to 4x, I lost the use of other devices. Too bad that Windows really is a ball and chain for my work.
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Otherwise, i would have left it behind years ago! Technological change is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal. (Albert Einstein, 1941), Dr. Hello, It does look like there are allot of problems fixed in Build 3540, but not the one that I am having. Maybe the next version. Then again, that is what I have been saying since Parallels Desktop 2x.
Problems get fixed and others surface. Never once completely issue free. Still the best software for the job, though. Maybe that is just the nature of a WinDoze emulator for the Mac. Like my trying to talk to my mother-in-law. Always a miscommunication somewhere.
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Mo' microchips than sense, Dr. FYI - I've had a very similar experience attempting to install drivers for my Edge 705 with Parallels Build 4.0.3810. I downloaded the latest drivers from Garmin and tried installing them under Windows XP.
After connecting the 705 to a USB port after the software prompt, Parallels asks which machine I want it connected to. I select The Virtual Machine and it is then listed as 'Garmin International - Composite' in Parallel's list of USB devices.
It is not visible to Windows, however, and the New Hardware Wizard doesn't start as required by the installation software. Good question - that would definitely be my preference. Unfortunately, I'm having a separate problem using Garmin's Mapinstall app.
It's not working for me. After trying to load maps to my Edge 705 it fails with: 'There was a problem while installing maps on your device.
Ensure that the device is plugged in and turned on, and try again.' I've tried a hard reset on the GPS with no luck. The GPS is visible on my Mac but for some reason the s/w doesn't work.
I am able to load maps using MapSource on a real PC, however.
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After dropping hints at the launch of a new Mac product in the days before the keynote, Garmin announced the release of The beta software allows Mac users to interface with their existing Garmin GPS devices. Bobcat allows you to transfer waypoints, tracks, and routes between your Mac and Garmin device and manage your data using your Garmin maps. Bobcat provides the ability to search for points of interest from the convenience of your Mac and then send the locations to your Garmin GPS.
Bobcat also serves as a backup tool for your Garmin GPS. You can receive all your waypoints, routes, and tracks from your GPS and Bobcat will save them automatically. MapManager copies maps and unlock codes into the right place to be accessible by Bobcat and MapInstall.
This is fantastic news for any Garmin user with a Mac. Up until now it's been a pain for Mac users to even use their Garmin devices, hopefully this will change all of that. Although personally should lead to their Mac software section, which is pretty difficult to find as it is just scattered with all their other software. As of now it leads to a lame 404 page. I sent them an e-mail about it months ago, and they said they'll pass it along. Let's hope they do!
(A few more of the same e-mails may help too) Dugg! Click to expand.
Bobcat allows you to transfer waypoints, tracks, and routes between your Mac and Garmin device and manage your data using your Garmin maps. Bobcat provides the ability to search for points of interest from the convenience of your Mac and then send the locations to your Garmin GPS. Bobcat also serves as a backup tool for your Garmin GPS.
You can receive all your waypoints, routes, and tracks from your GPS and Bobcat will save them automatically. MapManager copies maps and unlock codes into the right place to be accessible by Bobcat and MapInstall. To migrate the maps from your Windows PC, download MapConverter onto your PC and follow the instructions. Download and install MapConverter for Windows to convert your unlocked PC maps for use on your Mac. For more information please read this document. (PDF file- 245KB).
System Requirements: Intel-based or PowerPC G3 or later Mac OS 10.4 or later 512 MB RAM USB port. Please email us if you experience any issues. Although this software is believed to be reliable, it has not yet been released for production and should be used at your own risk. And I just bought at Tom Tom, grrrrrrrr I have a couple hand held Garmin devices and was excited a couple years ago when Garmin announced that they would be releasing software for the Mac. Almost 2 years went by with nothing but vapor.
I was really looking forward to buying the Nuvii, but decided to go with TomTom, becuase TomTom had a Mac software interface (its half baked, but at least they had a deliverable). I will have to upload my old Mapsource North America disc into 'Bobcat' and see how this works on my Garmin devices.
If it works well, I can delete my bootcamp partition that I have kept alive for the old kludgey Garmin PC software, so that I could upload maps to, and download waypoints from my Garmin handheld (hiking-style) GPS. I guess Garmin couldn't ignore the growing Mac market share and the whiny Mac users that come with it!;-). First off, for anyone looking for advice on buying a GPS, especially if you're a Mac user, as a long time user of both Garmin and Macs, DO NOT BUY A GARMIN GPS! For the last two years they've been roping in Mac users with the promise of their software and hardware being Mac-compatible. Two years later, until yesterday, we were STILL waiting (well, they released a couple useless Mac betas POI loader, Web updater - neither of which worked) even though they set their target for Mac-compatibility to the end of 2006. I highly suggest looking elsewhere for you GPS needs.
TomTom have some really nice units and some really nice Mac-based software for using them. That being said, let's talk about Bobcat. For those who don't know anything about Garmin GPS systems, to utilize your GPS and your maps, you need to use the Garmin software 'MapSource'. Unfortunately, MapSource is a PC-only application. For years I had to use GuestPC (as Virtual PC didn't support the Garmin devices because of bad USB drivers) to use this software on PPC-based Macs.
It was very slow, you could only use older versions of it, but it worked enough to at least be able to use the GPS. Then along came Intel-based Macs.
Things got better because you could run Parallels (or other VM software), but even then it was 'unsupported' by Garmin and very prone to crashing and general instabilities (which I personally feel is just the way their software is having seen the same things happen on native Windows PCs). So I, along with many Mac users have been waiting and waiting for Mac support! Again, in very early 2006 Garmin announced Mac support was coming and MapSource would be Mac-ready by end of the year. The end of 2006 came and went. 2007 came and went. Finally, early 2008, two years later, Garmin post on their blog about 'Bobcat' coming, but no solid information.
Well, 'Bobcat' has now come.and gone. Anyone familiar with Garmin/MapSource and finally being able to run it on a Mac must be very disappointed in what 'Bobcat' was. I know I was/am.
It's one little tiny piece of what MapSource is. Basically, it allows you to mark waypoints, view/store tracks & routes (and possibly make routes?). You can't transfer maps from within the program (to transfer maps on the Mac, you have to go through a very unstable 2+ hour process to convert your PC maps to Mac maps, then use other programs to load them onto your GPS). Anyone who's used MapSource must know how frustrating this would be because you want to be able to use the same program you manage your watpoints, tracks, routes, etc. To manage your maps (as you want to select your maps based on your waypoints, tracks, routes, etc.).
Having to go through numerous different applications just doesn't work. Why Garmin decided to go in this direction, I have no idea? And why, after so long in development, 'Bobcat' (which again, is only a fraction of what MapSource is) comes out, and comes out in a very unstable (and pretty much unusable) beta, well, it's a complete let down. In my opinion, there's absolutely no point in using this software on a Mac if you have access to the PC applications (whether that be a 'true' windows Machine, or a VM machines - either way, you're better off than running this Mac software).
The only people I can see benefiting from this Mac release are people with Macs that can't run any sort of Windows. And even then, it's still kinda useless because you can't use your maps as you NEED a PC to convert them for use on the Mac (why Garmin couldn't just write the Mac software to read the PC maps, I have no idea). Anyway, long story short, don't waste your money on a Garmin GPS if you're a Mac user (or, in my opinion, a PC user). Garmin make some nice systems, but their software is terrible (and their maps are overpriced, but that's another story). If you're looking for a GPS system, as a long time Garmin user, I suggest looking at other makers.
Garmin has become the Quark of the GPS industry. Like Quark, they had a stronghold on the industry, then others joined in the game and blew them away. As someone recently posted on another blog, for a GPS maker, Garmin is LOST. I'm liking the software - for what i bought my garmin for it's great, for you cyclist's out there in the UK halfords has the for £89.99 and the for £139.99. Which is all great but remember the new stuff from garmin will be here soon Great app, great device that works with my mac But i also say if you have one of these, then upgrade to google earth plus as it works on the mapping side very well - There online website also works well with Mac's not all the feature but most of it, not really sure why Theboyk thinks the mac support is so rubbish - maybe before but not now IMO.
First off, for anyone looking for advice on buying a GPS, especially if you're a Mac user, as a long time user of both Garmin and Macs, DO NOT BUY A GARMIN GPS! For the last two years they've been roping in Mac users with the promise of their software and hardware being Mac-compatible. Two years later, until yesterday, we were STILL waiting (well, they released a couple useless Mac betas POI loader, Web updater - neither of which worked) even though they set their target for Mac-compatibility to the end of 2006. I highly suggest looking elsewhere for you GPS needs. TomTom have some really nice units and some really nice Mac-based software for using them.
That being said, let's talk about Bobcat. For those who don't know anything about Garmin GPS systems, to utilize your GPS and your maps, you need to use the Garmin software 'MapSource'. Unfortunately, MapSource is a PC-only application. For years I had to use GuestPC (as Virtual PC didn't support the Garmin devices because of bad USB drivers) to use this software on PPC-based Macs. It was very slow, you could only use older versions of it, but it worked enough to at least be able to use the GPS. Then along came Intel-based Macs.
Things got better because you could run Parallels (or other VM software), but even then it was 'unsupported' by Garmin and very prone to crashing and general instabilities (which I personally feel is just the way their software is having seen the same things happen on native Windows PCs). So I, along with many Mac users have been waiting and waiting for Mac support! Again, in very early 2006 Garmin announced Mac support was coming and MapSource would be Mac-ready by end of the year. The end of 2006 came and went. 2007 came and went. Finally, early 2008, two years later, Garmin post on their blog about 'Bobcat' coming, but no solid information.
Well, 'Bobcat' has now come.and gone. Anyone familiar with Garmin/MapSource and finally being able to run it on a Mac must be very disappointed in what 'Bobcat' was. I know I was/am. It's one little tiny piece of what MapSource is. Basically, it allows you to mark waypoints, view/store tracks & routes (and possibly make routes?). You can't transfer maps from within the program (to transfer maps on the Mac, you have to go through a very unstable 2+ hour process to convert your PC maps to Mac maps, then use other programs to load them onto your GPS). Anyone who's used MapSource must know how frustrating this would be because you want to be able to use the same program you manage your watpoints, tracks, routes, etc.
To manage your maps (as you want to select your maps based on your waypoints, tracks, routes, etc.). Having to go through numerous different applications just doesn't work. Why Garmin decided to go in this direction, I have no idea? And why, after so long in development, 'Bobcat' (which again, is only a fraction of what MapSource is) comes out, and comes out in a very unstable (and pretty much unusable) beta, well, it's a complete let down. In my opinion, there's absolutely no point in using this software on a Mac if you have access to the PC applications (whether that be a 'true' windows Machine, or a VM machines - either way, you're better off than running this Mac software).
The only people I can see benefiting from this Mac release are people with Macs that can't run any sort of Windows. And even then, it's still kinda useless because you can't use your maps as you NEED a PC to convert them for use on the Mac (why Garmin couldn't just write the Mac software to read the PC maps, I have no idea). Anyway, long story short, don't waste your money on a Garmin GPS if you're a Mac user (or, in my opinion, a PC user). Garmin make some nice systems, but their software is terrible (and their maps are overpriced, but that's another story). If you're looking for a GPS system, as a long time Garmin user, I suggest looking at other makers. Garmin has become the Quark of the GPS industry. Like Quark, they had a stronghold on the industry, then others joined in the game and blew them away.
As someone recently posted on another blog, for a GPS maker, Garmin is LOST. MacGPS Pro Dunno what the fuss is about. I've been using MacGPS Pro with PPC (and more recently Intel) architecture for over 5 years. Mine is a professional marine application in a more or less featureless area of the Beaufort Sea, so my primary use is as a science nav display for the vessel captain and as a means of backing up and manipulating waypoints, routes and tracks. I use a (now old) Garmin GPS 12 Map and a Keyspan USB/Serial adapter and the whole setup does exactly what I need. MacGPS Pro also has extensive support for viewing waypoints/routes/tracks on top of maps and charts, and for the newer USB-based Garmin units, but that's not my usage profile so I can't really comment there.
They've actually restarted on the Mac versions 3 times I had a problem with my Garmin unit (fixed under warranty). When I called I got escalated up and talked to a hardware guy that knows several of the software people working on the Mac version. Sorry but I don't have a live link with this guy. About a year before Apple went from PowerPCs to Intel, Garmin started a small group of people working on a Mac version and apparently had it way past this version but there was still a long ways to go to get to MapSource level.
Then they found out about Apple changing to intel so they shelved what they were working on until Intel Macs came out and started working on it again once they knew Macs were going to have Rosetta. Then they found out that Rosetta doesn't work that good with hardware. So they restarted again from almost scratch because it was different enough on code (I think they started out with Code Warrior so they had to learn Coacoa or whatever the new programming interface is for Apple) that they pretty much had to learn that and start from scratch. Now they are finally back to where they feel comfortable releasing a beta. No it's not like MapSource. But then it isn't even their first 'official' release. It is a Beta and they know it isn't where they or we want it.
I'm not apologizing for Garmin. BELIEVE me I'm not. I started bugging them back in 1998 about getting a Mac version. At that time they thought Apple wasn't going bankrupt. Obviously that changed and once they were sure of that they started working on a Mac version and then all these changes. 'We're pleased to announce that Garmin will be releasing all of our new map products in native Mac format, starting with City Navigator North America 2008 and City Navigator Europe 2008.' Yes, it's been over two years since they declared Mac support.
However, they are at least doing something. Magellan just went backwards with their new Triton series.
The new units require a PC software app to do everything now. Previously, you only needed the PC to make the map files.
The map files, the POI files and the Geocache files were all simple text files, so you could easily put them onto your Mac, then onto your SD card. You can't do that anymore. Even the PC users are not happy that waypoint files can no longer be dragged onto an SD card with a card reader. I was always hoping for an Apple GPS receiver though.
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