On 17/06/18 11:43, James Freer wrote: > For over four years I have been able to update my sat nav 52LM model > with Openstreetmap data each month which has worked fine with Linux.
I didn't know you could do that with any commercial GPS unit. > I also think OSM is better than either TomTom or Garmin maps. It can't be worse than rubbish maps that TomTom palms off on Irish users. I have never had a Garmin unit, but the two TomToms I have had seem decent enough, but the mapping data quality here is abysmal. > Only use Xubuntu so have not been able to do Garmin Express updates as a > windows PC is required. TomTom desktop client is Mac or Windows only. > Is it possible to use Wine to read the Garmin Express or another > method. I don't know about the regular WINE, but I use the commercial CodeWeavers version (Crossover, about €50) to run genuine MS Office so that I can use Word, and I did try it with the TomTom client a couple of years back but it hung. > It does seem odd for Garmin to be set up for Mac users (which > is Linuxish) but not Linux. Companies are notoriously ignorant about product platform managment. TomToms are all Linux inside, but they claim to know nothing about linux. > One solution is to get a windows PC!!! Virtualize. Cumbersome, messy, time-consuming, and you need a license, plus you need a seriously fast machine if you want to be able to run in parallel. > I did try and speak to the garmin UK office and he merely tried to > sell me the latest Dezi model. It would seem their sales are > flagging... mobile phones being the 1st choice. Yes, I think all satnavs are being hit by Google nav and similar at the domestic/sporadic end of the market. > It does seem that the phone apps are the best bet now. Trouble is I > find they are not reliable for a 10-12 hour working day - crashing or > screen freezing. I guess that's one area where satnavs score, although I see taxi drivers using cellphone nav all day and night, apparently without problems. I find it very odd that no-one produces a satnav which natively uses OSM data. Numerous attempts, but nothing concrete or stable. ///Peter -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users