Another option that might work for you, is to use OpenStreetMap map data on your Garmins. There is no charge for updating. It's something that's been on my todo list for a while, but I haven't tried it, yet. Also, there is at least one person who sells (or did so in the past) SD cards ready to use with OpenStreetMap on Garmin. " https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/4592/basic-guide-to-download-osm-to-garmin-gps "
On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 10:44 PM, John Jason Jordan <joh...@gmx.com> wrote: > On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 16:54:56 -0700 (PDT) > Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> dijo: > > >On Sat, 24 Mar 2018, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > >> Right now I am trying again. And if I don't get something that > >> actually works I may install a completely different VM solution and > >> give up on Virtualbox. > > >I switched from virtualbox to qemu and learned that it's easier to use > >once set up. My installation is on a laptop and intended only to > >update the firmware of Garmin Nuvi GPS receivers. But, since Garmin > >wants $100 per Nuvi per map upgrade (and there are two units here) > >qemu sits unused but available. > > After spending hours trying to get VB to see drives and devices on the > host I put it aside - and that's after reinstalling Xubuntu 17.10 three > times. Then I went out and asked the net which was best of VB, Qemu and > VMware. Most thought VB was better than Qemu, and just about all > thought that VMware was the best. > > So I downloaded and installed VMware Player and installed Xubuntu > 17.10 in it. Then I spent an hour trying to get drives and devices to > appear in its file manager without much success. They do appear, but not > in the file manager, so there's no way to access files on them. But > then I discovered in the documentation that you can copy entire folders > on the host and paste them into the guest, and that did indeed work. > Unfortunately, the software that I need to use requires being able to > see the SD card. I copied the data off the card and put it in a folder > on the guest and the program wouldn't use it. > > In some ways it's better than VB, but I'm not overly happy with it. The > guest is jerky and the scroll wheel on the mouse stops working right in > the middle of scrolling down a list. And moving from the guest to the > host or back takes 10-15 seconds. It's not nearly as smooth as VB. > Maybe tomorrow I'll take a longer look at Qemu. > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
