On Feb 20, 2008 12:42 PM, ael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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
There's a nice little script on the wiki to wrap around gpsbabel and makes things more userfriendly: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/How_to_get_data_from_a_Geko_201#For_Linux I used to use it until I got an SD card for my Venture Cx. Cheers, Andy > 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 > _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
