+BaileyLinc Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I cannot download to my eTrex10 any more. I am a Mac user and I mainly use Chrome and Firefox, but for some reason they do not acknowledge my Garmin any more. Can anybody help me? Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Are you trying to use the "send to GPS" button? That does not work any more. See here: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=343784 for the new download procedure. Quote Link to comment
+BaileyLinc Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Thank you RED90! I knew I had seen it somewhere, but I couldn't figure it out again. Happy Hunting! Quote Link to comment
+Sir_Hab Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I too have been having issues loading to my GPS but I have a Magellan and all the talk is about Garmin ?? How do us Magellan users download ?? Why did the "download to GPS" be taken off line ?? HELP PLEASE ! Quote Link to comment
+Mineral2 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Yes, it affects Magellan users too. The reason the "Send to GPS" function no longer works is that it uses the communicator plugins provided by the GPS manufacturers. These plugins were built on an old platform called NPAPI which is not very secure. None of the GPS manufacturers have expressed interest in developing new plugins based on modern, more secure platforms. So, the "Send to GPS" feature we all loved and hated is doomed to a slow death as the developers of web browsers stop supporting the platform. As a Premium Member, you really should get in the habit of using Pocket Queries to bulk load caches. It's so much easier than one-at-a-time, no matter what method you use to get them to your GPS. Quote Link to comment
+bmwman Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) I've just read this thread with interest, as I aquired a Garmin etrex 10, only this morning. I have created a list, filled it with caches, (just one, as it happens, it's only 4 miles away), to test everything. Everything is OK, until I reach the bit that replaces the "Send to GPS" button, and I understand that it is now, "Send to Garmin" - but where is the instruction? I've read the previous posters' statement about using pocket queries for bulk caches, but what do you do for just one cache, for test purposes? John Edited April 3, 2018 by bmwman changed "it it" to "it is" Quote Link to comment
+icezebra11 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) From your Dashboard select Your Lists (it's down the left side). You will then get a listing of your lists. To the right of each list is a circle with three dots in it, select the one next to the list you want to download. It will give you a drop down. With your Garmin connected, select Send to Garmin. Note you must be in the new page formats to find this. Edited April 3, 2018 by icezebra11 Quote Link to comment
+icezebra11 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 For just one cache, use the GPX File button on each individual cache page. Save it to the Garmin/GPX folder in your unit. Quote Link to comment
+bmwman Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Thanks for that, it seemed that the Garmin Express that I had downloaded and installed, had not fully installed; only about two thirds of it. Now installed, but when I disconnect the Garmin, after a download of the cache, there is nothing in the "Geocache" section; it just asks me to go to garmin.com/geocahes. The instrument is working in other respects - it knows where it is, and the date/time etc. Getting fed up and tired now, been up since very early this morning. I think I'll ditch it for now, and try another day, I usually use my Ipad mini, so I can carry on with that for now. Quote Link to comment
+bmwman Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Got it! It's now loaded the cache, and as proof of its success, "Garmin Express" comes up with the message, "Download failed" - whoever designed it quite obviously had a cunning plan. I always know when my Ipad mini is close to the target, it get to 11 feet to go, then the arrow changes by 180 degrees and the distance becomes 45 feet, perhaps the same software designer? See what tomorrow brings when I throw the Garmin at the real thing at Trentham Gardens! John Quote Link to comment
+icezebra11 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Glad it worked. When I download a list I always get a message that Garmin Express cannot be detected but if I just wait a few seconds it opens Gar Exp and queues up the file. I haven't run into it giving me a message that the download failed when it really hadn't. Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 >>>>When I download a list I always get a message that Garmin Express cannot be detected<<< I get exactly the same message, but it always does the job! Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.