Anne Wilson wrote: > This is my first effort, using a borrowed eTrex. I have my first track on > the > gps, and have bought a RS232 to USB interface as my laptop doesn't have a > serial port. My OS is Linux.
:-) > I have set the interface to NMEA OUT - I think someone told me this was best, > but I can't find where I read it. No. Set it to Garmin. I suggest that you install gpsbabel - that will enable you to collect tracks etc with a command like gpsbabel -t -i garmin -f /dev/ttyS1 -o gpx -F track.gpx If you use a camera as well, gpscorrelate is very useful. gpsman is also extremely comprehensive and can also read (and write) directly to eTreks as well as almost everything else. > Now what? How do I get the info from the > Garmin onto my laptop? gpsbabel as above. > Sorry for so many questions, but getting started is always the hard bit :-) The gpsman documentation is a challenge for a newbie. Well worth the effort. ael _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
