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Dell.ca Garmin eTrex Venture HC - $129.99

Works out to the same thing, kinda, because when you're navigating on road to the cache, then want to change to navigating off road, you'd still need to switch something so it seems faster to go back to "Where to" and set it to "Recalculate off road". If your changing only the one setting, then it still requires more button presses than changing profiles. If your also changing the mapsets (topo, road, or even 3d shading), map details, displayed data, or any other setting, then it's a lot easier to just change profiles.

Create an "Off-Road" profile and an "On-Road" profile. Then switch profiles as need be.

MEC Garmin Colorado 300 - $250

On the map screen, tap quickly and a waypoint marker appears. Move the map around until the waypoint marks the desired location. Finally, tap the coordinates information to name the waypoint and save it.

Walmart new low regular price . . . 60cx - $228 HCX Hike and drive bundle (includes Legend HCX) - $200

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My primary computer runs Debian stable. Eee PC 900ha (netbook) runs Mint 8. Live CDs I tend to use Slax.

I have an eTrex H and use a USB to serial adapter. From what I recall buying the USB to serial adapter, is that Garmin units are very particular. In other words, most of the cheaply made adapters won't work. I connect the serial cable to eTrex H and the USB to serial adapter to the serial cable. When I plug the adapter into the USB port it makes the "bing-bong" sound. Afterwards, when I turn the eTrex H on, the garmin software automatically recognizes it and list it as "eTrex H(COM4)".

Is there a specific unit and problem your having? If it uses external storage you can pull the card out and access the data from your card reader. In addition, some of the older units (HCX, 60csx) can be switched to "USB Mass Storage Mode" by going to setup -> interface -> USB Mass Storage. For the older serial interface units, a modern Linux Kernel (2.6.11+) seems to have lots of built in support. There are alternative open source GPS manager software (i.e. GPSMan, GPSBabel, etc) to use. If you must use Garmin software . . . - Wine can run certain versions of mapsource on *nix and connect/transfer to units. - or Create a Windows Virtual Box and run mapsource from it.

No need to wait for Garmin. Try Wine + Mapsource. Should run on *nix. Mapsource 6.13.x seems to work well. Newer version may also work.

I wouldn't worry about this. If it's just because of different sources, then it's not worth trying to integrate the two. I installed them in different directories. Also it looks like Red90 has found the problem.

I tested it on a Legend HCX and a Dakota 20. In both cases, large bodies of water and lakes do appear when zoomed in. When zoomed out to 12km large bodies of water, like lake Ontario, disappear and it looks the same as in mapsource. I did also try changing detail setting to most. Many of the trails/double tracks that were labeled as alleys in 2.1, have disappeared. They do not appear in mapsource or on the GPS. This maybe the result of using a different data source. Ibycus 2.1 and 3.0 do not co-exist nicely with each other. In mapsource, they kind of blend together. You might be able to switch once or twice between them, and then you can't. It then results in a blending of the two. This problem went away when I uninstalled 2.1. See above. On my GPS and in mapsource all the road names appeared, and displayed correctly when clicked on.

Burn the iso file to a dvd. Most dvd burning programs have an option labeled as "burn iso to dvd". From there run the setup program. Afterwards it will be accessible via mapsource.

I've downloaded version 3.0 and I'm having some problems. Namely, lakes and large bodies of water are not appearing even when I zoom in all the way. Canada Barrie - Lake Simcoe Previously I used Ibycus 2.1 and it worked perfectly. Current version of Mapsource being used is Version 6.15.7 Map detail set on "highest". Anyone else have this problem?

IMO the best option, based on your criteria, is to buy one of the older high accuracy GPS units. i.e. The Garmin eTrex Venture HC. If battery life is more important than cost, then the eTrex Legend (or Vista) HCX.

Automobile: Garmin Nuvi 260W MTBiking: Garmin Legend HCX and/or Garmin Etrex H Traveling: Garmin Etrex H

That summary is misleading. Garmin sent a replacement unit, as per the warranty and charged nothing. There was no bill. However, I disagree with what Garmin did, but they did clearly instruct to not include accessories as they would not be returned. On a side note, if a new unit is defective, return it immediately to the retailer. Don't bother dealing with the warranty unless you have to.

In the compass page, press the up or down arrows to rotate the fields until "location" is displayed. In the data fields display page, press the enter button. Select "change fields". Use the up/down arrows to select the data field to change. Press enter. Select either "location" or "lat/lon" as the field to display. Under setup->units, you can choose the format for displaying location. i.e. hddd.ddddd, UTM, etc.

Based on your screen shot, you have the newer 260W which is a rebadged 255W. I have not seen the "1. Enable recorded track display (Tools->Settings->Map->Trip Log->Show)" on the older model.

Load the 48 maps into gpsmapedit. Then save it as one mp file. Afterwards, use cgsmapper to create a gps img file. Next use mapsettoolkit to load the img file into mapsource.

Indeed. That's what I use.

It depends on what you want and need. I have the nuvi 260w and find the reception horrible compared to high sensitivity units. In my basement, the nuvi can't get a reception, but an Etrex H unit has no problem locking in. Compared to your garmin legend, you'll find upgrading to an etrex high sensitivity unit worth it.

Different units for different purposes. The 60cs is designed for mapping in rugged outdoor conditions. The nuvi is an auto navigating device. The nuvis tend to have poor direct sunlight performance, unless the backlight level is at a high setting. However, I find the text-to-speech the most important aspect, as it allows me to drive without looking at the device.

They're both overly priced in Canada . I chose an even cheaper option (Legend HCX) as $100+ was not worth the difference for me. By the way, if you don't need the compass and altimeter, Walmart has the 60CX for $329.99CAD (regular price).