[Wine] Re: Can Garmin's (MapSource) USB map-card reader be used in Wine?

[F8BOE]

Hello,

I tried to install Mapsource 6 in Wine (20050211.2) on MDK LE2005 but it
didn't install... The same with GIDroute which installed but didn't want to
be launched.

I will give it a try on MDV 2006 but I don't expect a miracle. And the pseudo
map applications for Linux are not really what we can consider as useful and
easy to handle with...

Ciao @+



CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:

> Doug Laidlaw wrote:
> 
>> sundialsvc4 wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a Garmin GPS which uses a map-card that is loaded, using the
>>> MapSource software, through a USB memory-card reader of Garmin's own
>>> design.
>>> 
>>> (1) Can this device be accessed in Wine?
>>> 
>>> (2) As a non-Wine-related aside, is there any other alternative
>>> {roll-eyes-toward-heaven} for the (dreadful) MapSource program.. that
>>> can load maps into this card and thence into this GPS device?
>> 
>> Since Wine depends on user contribution, my reply would be:  Try it and
>> see. Post your results to the database of apps on the Wine site:
>> http://appdb.winehq.org/
>> 
>> If you can find a Linux equivalent, you can bypass Wine.  I have noticed
>> on Freshmeat.net several editions of a program for loading US street maps
>> into
>> a GPS device.  There is a project there called "GPS Configurator"
>> specifically for your device, using GTK.  Just type "GPS" into the search
>> field.
>> 
>> Doug.
> 
> I've tried using a couple of these Linux applications on my eTrex Legend
> GPS.  It has a serial port cable for loading and downloading.  Nothing
> seems to be able to communicate with the GPS unit, either running EasyGPS
> under Wine or the others directly under Linux.  The unit and software and
> cable work fine with a Win98 box I have in the work shop.
> 
> So, my conclusion is that there is no usable Linux or Wine-compatible
> software which will talk to the Garmin family in a productive manner.
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
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