[legend hcx vs Vista hcx or..?]

I have the Vista HCX and I'm pretty happy with it. I use it for hiking. I wouldn't think of using a smartphone for hiking, just because it always gets wet.

[Free Topo Maps for Garmin GPS]

I was just building a new box, the reason I came to this forum is that I have an older version of all the Ibycus Topo .img files, and I was wondering what registry key to use so that Mapsource 6.13.7 can see them? I was using this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Products\NTDBData]
"BMap"="C:\\Garmin\\Maps\\ibycus\\ntdbdata.img"
"Loc"="C:\\Garmin\\Maps\\ibycus\\imgs"
"TDB"="C:\\Garmin\\Maps\\ibycus\\ntdbdata.tdb"

Mapsource gives me the "problem with Mapsource installation" message with these keys in there. I do store my maps in c:\garmin\maps, the files that are referenced do exist. Are there other registry keys that must be added as well?

 

In the meantime, I am downloading the 2.1 zip file

Thanks,

Martin

[Have Garmin GPSmap76S]

If the 4-prong end has a round style connector, then you probably need one of these in addition to what March2003 suggested:

Garmin RS232 Cable

This cable should have come with the GPS though. I use this cable plugged into one similar to what Mach2003 suggested to run my GPSmap76s off my laptop.

[Free Topo Maps for Garmin GPS]

I've loaded them onto my computer using mapupdatebeta.exe and so far they look great! I'll try and load them onto the GPS now...

Great stuff ibycus!!

[Good NiMH Batteries & charger to use?]

Eneloops + Maha MH-C401FS work well for me. It will charge each battery individually.

[HCx inaccuracy after upgrade to 2.60/2.60]

I have a Vista HCx (Software 2.5, GPS SW 2.3) and have not had this problem. I bought my unit from REI in Nov 2007. I'm glad that I read this thread now, as usually I am pretty quick to get on the latest firmware. I don't even use the odometer so that issue isn't a problem to me.

 

I find strange that Garmin is waiting so long to provide a fix. The least they could do is offer a way to downgrade both the "Software Version" and the "GPS SW Version" to a previous version. Not being able to downgrade is a huge bug.

 

I write code for a living, and when I get bug reports from customers they are usually vague and just say "your software is not working" etc. etc. and I have to try a dozen things to reproduce their problem. The information provided here is a GOLD MINE and I hope that the Garmin developers read it and use it to solve the problem.