+Aren m Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I am running Ubuntu Linux as my operating system. I would like to be able to use pocket queries with my Garmin Etrex 10 without the use of a computer with Windows. I can copy a .gpx file that contains one geocache to the location of my GPS, but when I copy a .gpx with multiple geocaches, usually a pocket query, it doesn't show up on my GPS. Is there a way I can make this work? Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Did you unzip the PQ file prior to moving to the GPS? Quote Link to comment
+Aren m Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Yes I did unzip the PQ. Quote Link to comment
+msrubble Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Which folder on the Garmin are you copying the GPX files to? And if there were two GPX files when you unzipped a pocket query, did you copy both of them to the eTrex? Quote Link to comment
+Aren m Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 I've been copying the files to GARMIN/Garmin/GPX. Copying both files doesn't help either. Quote Link to comment
+msrubble Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 That sounds like the right place if the first GARMIN is the mounted device. Are the caches in this pocket query distant from your current location? If so, you may have to look for them by name or by using the map. Quote Link to comment
+Aren m Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 You are correct in amusing that the the GARMIN is the mounted device. The caches are in my area, some less than a mile away, I checked through the whole geocache page, which is quite short, and the chances aren't there. Could Linux be reformatting the .gpx files in a way that my GPS doesn't like? Quote Link to comment
+msrubble Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) Could Linux be reformatting the .gpx files in a way that my GPS doesn't like? No, highly unlikely. The .gpx files are not binary; they use ordinary text and simple markup, like an HTML file would. You could open a .gpx file in a terminal or text editor and read everything that is in there. Here are a few more possibilities, although they are shots in the dark. 1. Are the caches that don't show up on the Garmin ones that you have already found? 2. Or do you have a large number of .gpx files on the Garmin? It doesn't sound like it, but just checking. 3. Or is there some overlap, where you might have information on the same cache from different dates, e.g., one time it is by itself, and another time it is in a PQ you ran at a later date? 4. Or do you have a mix of .gpx and .loc files for geocaches? 5. Or did a hider go crazy with the fancy formatting on the cache page for one of the caches that won't show up? Edited March 2, 2016 by msrubble Quote Link to comment
+Aren m Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 I just noticed that after copying the .gpx files unmounting my garmin and reconnecting the device the files disappear. I just tried using the gnome desktop with the nautilus file manager rather than the lxde desktop with the pcmanfm file manger and it worked! Quote Link to comment
+msrubble Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Fantastic! I'm glad the file transfer is working for you. Quote Link to comment
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