Ut Oh, Garmin Gpsr Drivers?

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Having arrived in USA with all my caching prospects loaded into GSAK, I conencted my Garmin Map 60CS this morning to my new lappie and it asked for drivers to export the waypoints. I forgot to sort this before I left.

 

I have been to the Garmin website and d/l the drivers and installed them, however I am getting an error.

 

The only way I can share the view of the error with you is by uploading it to my blog. See the link below ... please can anyone make any suggestions, I am now thinking I'll have to enter them by hand which will take forever .....waaaaaaaaah!

[+Moote]

Wendy

 

Is there any indication in Windows that the GPS is recognised by the OS?

 

It the GPS working with Mapsend?

 

Milton

[+dino-irl]

Not sure if I'm on the right track as I have an Etrex Legend with a serial cable but I know it won't work unless I have the Legend's interface set to Garmin. Might be something like that?

 

Another issue I've noticed with other devices is that if you plug them into USB port 1 and instal them they don't work if you plug them into USB port 2. Worth a try also...dunno?

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Well I tried everythng I could think of, d/l the drivers again, configured the GSAK again, d/l Easy Gps, checked the settings on the Garmin and still no joy

 

So just had to bite the bullet and manually load the data, a bit of a pain but not impossible.

 

Managed to bag some virts here in DC yesterday and my first Benchmark, so am happy with that.

[+sTeamTraen]

I presume you're on Windows XP:

 

- When you plug in the GPSr, do you get the "clink-doink" sound to say the PC has seen it ?

- If you press "Start", right click on "My Computer", select Properties, then the Hardware tab, and run Device Manager, do you have any yellow question marks, or any devices with errors ?

[+BedlingtonDuo]

We have a Vista C which we have lost the CD for - I wanted to install the drivers on my PC and downloaded the drivers of the Garmin site and get the same thing - any one got the Vista C CD they might light to er 'backup' for me?

[+Bob Smith]

Have configured the GPS in GSAK. If you've connected by USB you need to make sure the use USB box is ticked and also the Garmin is selected in the drop down menu.

Bob

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Cheers for the help, I have been manually entering as I didn;t want to waste any time here in DC. Tomorrow I am flying out to California, where maybe, just maybe, I might have time to sit and work out a fix for it.

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Ok, I am home, have been tinkering with the lappie and the Garmin and still no luck ... have removed, I think the drivers I downloaded and used the CD that came with the Gramin but to no avail, various errors but it seems that GSAK and the Trip & Waypoint Manager that come with the Garmin CD don't see the GPSr connected, nor does my pc.

 

Any further suggestions please?

 

Edited to add: will be in London from later Thursday for a few days, anyone work in central London who could fix for me please? Prepared to supply beer!

Edited February 8, 2006 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog

[+Moote]

Wendy

 

Knowing the errors might help. Also have you called Garmin and asked advise?

 

Moote

[team tisri]

Ok, I am home, have been tinkering with the lappie and the Garmin and still no luck ... have removed, I think the drivers I downloaded and used the CD that came with the Gramin but to no avail, various errors but it seems that GSAK and the Trip & Waypoint Manager that come with the Garmin CD don't see the GPSr connected, nor does my pc.

 

Any further suggestions please?

 

Edited to add: will be in London from later Thursday for a few days, anyone work in central London who could fix for me please? Prepared to supply beer!

 

I'm not familiar with GSAK (unless it's an acronym I missed) but work in central London. I use a laptop and a 60CS so I may be able to offer some assistance. Thursday isn't good for me but might be able to look at it Friday lunchtime. My office is on the north of the river between Southwark Bridge and the Millennium Bridge - if that's any help there's a pub about 3 minutes walk away.

 

PM me an email address or cellphone if that's any use to you.

[+NomadVW]

Another issue I've noticed with other devices is that if you plug them into USB port 1 and instal them they don't work if you plug them into USB port 2. Worth a try also...dunno?

 

Often this is because the COM port used on one USB port will not be the same as the COM port used on the second USB port (since it assumes the other one is still in use).

 

Are you using a serial-to-USB adapter? Or are you plugging it directly into the serial port?

 

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As for the GPSMAP 60CS, I had this same problem happen recently with a different USB device though. I have about 12 USB ports on the desktop, and every USB port wants the drivers installed, though they've all found the drivers that had already been installed on the first and just recognize it after a few seconds. Good luck!

[+Birders]

If you're at home and have Memory Map simply load the required caches into MM... then export to the GPS. Takes a few seconds to upload dozens..

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Birders, if the computer was recognising the GPSr that's exactly what I would do, and am trying to do! However, it isn't, so I aint!

Edited February 8, 2006 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog

[+Lost in Space]

Duff cable?

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

To my utter relief this problem was very ably and quickly solved by John of Team Tisri on 10th February.

 

Many thanks John, you have made my life a lot easier

 

As promised, I did supply the beer, shared some geocoins and also checked out the facilities for wheelchair users at the Samuel Pepys pub, where John is holding a cache event next month.

 

Facilities for wheelchair users were A1 ... no complaints at all. The pub has lovely views across the river and has a virtual cache only a stones throw away.

 

Oh, in case anyone is interested, the problem appeared to be that the drivers I thought I had installed were not recognised by my lappie and after eliminating all other causes, John installed the drivers from his own software that came with his Garmin. Hey presto! It worked!

 

Nice coincidence was discovered also ... John works for the company that raised money to sponsor a number of dogs from Dogs for the Disabled, one of those dogs is in fact GeoDog aka Caesar. Small world indeed.