Garmin Plugin

[+teamoblong]

Hi,

 

I have a Garmin etrex 20 and I've never had a problem using Firefox to use the 'send to GPS' feature. However, today the dialog advised me that this feature wasn't supported in Firefox anymore. I know it isn't supported in Chrome either so I used IE.

 

Is there any way around this so I can still use FF?

 

Thanks

[+Theseus]

Hi,

 

I have a Garmin etrex 20 and I've never had a problem using Firefox to use the 'send to GPS' feature. However, today the dialog advised me that this feature wasn't supported in Firefox anymore. I know it isn't supported in Chrome either so I used IE.

 

Is there any way around this so I can still use FF?

 

Thanks

 

I'm having the same problem for the first time today.

[+kunarion]

Is there any way around this so I can still use FF?

I'm having no trouble today in Firefox 43.0.1. But get familiar with doing this manually, since the "Send To" feature could go away at any time.

 

Download the GPX file from Geocaching.com. Not "Send To", use the "GPX File" button on a cache page. For a zipped Pocket Query, unzip the file, and you should now have at least one “GPX” file.

Plug the Garmin into the USB port of the computer.

Find the Garmin as a [DRIVE] or [storage device] and open it;

Therein, locate a file folder named something like Garmin/GPX/;

Click, drag and drop (or copy) the downloaded GPX file(s) to that [DRIVE]:Garmin/GPX/ folder.

Right-click and select Eject, unplug the Garmin;

Go Geocaching.

(From Gitchee-Gumee's excellent instructions)

[+teamoblong]

Is there any way around this so I can still use FF?

I'm having no trouble today in Firefox 43.0.1. But get familiar with doing this manually, since the "Send To" feature could go away at any time.

 

Download the GPX file from Geocaching.com. Not "Send To", use the "GPX File" button on a cache page. For a zipped Pocket Query, unzip the file, and you should now have at least one “GPX” file.

Plug the Garmin into the USB port of the computer.

Find the Garmin as a [DRIVE] or [storage device] and open it;

Therein, locate a file folder named something like Garmin/GPX/;

Click, drag and drop (or copy) the downloaded GPX file(s) to that [DRIVE]:Garmin/GPX/ folder.

Right-click and select Eject, unplug the Garmin;

Go Geocaching.

(From Gitchee-Gumee's excellent instructions)

 

Much obliged

[+StefandD]

Is there any way around this so I can still use FF?

You can still use the Communicator, but you'll have to download the SIGNED plugin from the add-on store.

In FF, open the add-on store (Ctrl+Shift+A) and search for Communicator. Click on Show all xxx results. The first result is the Garmin Communicator.

[+Theseus]

Is there any way around this so I can still use FF?

You can still use the Communicator, but you'll have to download the SIGNED plugin from the add-on store.

In FF, open the add-on store (Ctrl+Shift+A) and search for Communicator. Click on Show all xxx results. The first result is the Garmin Communicator.

 

Worked like a charm - thank you!