On 01/02/2013 04:51 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:47:39 +0800 > From: Ian Chapman<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [VBox-users] Problem writing to GPS via USB > To: Community mailing list of VirtualBox users > <[email protected]> > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 16/12/12 17:46, DB wrote: > >> >I have recently bought a Garmin GPS & have been trying to download the >> >V1.11 Austrian Topo maps to the device. >> > >> >I load Map Source in Windows XP (running as a Virtual Machine under >> >Fedora 17), >> > >> >make sure the whole of Austria is loaded, >> > >> >then select all map rectangles, >> > >> >rename my map set, >> > >> >then try to "send to device", >> > >> >it ticks along for several minutes, then says "successfully downloaded" >> >(or something similar!), >> > >> >I close the Map source, safely detach the Garmin & the 8G card, >> > >> >disconnect the GPS, >> > >> >switch it on & try setup.... >> > >> >No new map(s). > Dave, whilst I don't really have an answer for you - I've experienced > similar problems. 2 or 3 years ago, I bought a Garmin GPS (Aussie > Edition) and updated the firmware, added maps etc through an XP guest in > VirtualBox running under Fedora - everything just worked. 3 months ago I > bought a new Garmin GPS (Aussie Edition), connected it up to a Win 7 > guest in VB under Fedora and performed a firmware update. Despite the > process saying it completed successfully it totally bricked the device. > I returned it to JB Hi-Fi and got a replacement. This time I did the > firmware update on a physical Win 7 box and it worked without issue. It > could just be a coincidence but it makes me nervous to try it with the > VM again. > > -- Ian Chapman.
Thanks Ian. The problem appears to have been that, years ago, I registered the Topo to my car navi, but never used it. After a heap of emails back & forth, "They" at Garmin Germany have given me a new unlock code & everything now works fine..... Thanks again, Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
