Guest cache of the day Posted September 9, 2001 Share Posted September 9, 2001 I have been unable to download anything to my etrex venture. I know that my com1 and com2 work as I am able to connect cameras, etc and they work fine. I have the interface set to garmin. I have followed all instructions and still nothing. Any suggestions. Thanks, Darlene Quote Link to comment
Guest Prime Suspect Posted September 9, 2001 Share Posted September 9, 2001 What software are you using? If it's Garmin's, you shouldn't have a problem. EazyGPS? That's another story. Quote Link to comment
Guest cache of the day Posted September 9, 2001 Share Posted September 9, 2001 I was trying to download an update of the firmware, but the computer could not see the etrex. quote:Originally posted by Prime Suspect:What software are you using? If it's Garmin's, you shouldn't have a problem. EazyGPS? That's another story. Quote Link to comment
Guest Prime Suspect Posted September 10, 2001 Share Posted September 10, 2001 Have you been able to transfer anything else between the PC and the GPS in the past? It could be something as simple as a bad data cable. Quote Link to comment
Guest cache of the day Posted September 10, 2001 Share Posted September 10, 2001 ything. I just bought it about a month ago and have never had any luck. quote:Originally posted by Prime Suspect:Have you been able to transfer anything else between the PC and the GPS in the past? It could be something as simple as a bad data cable. Quote Link to comment
Guest kozmo Posted September 11, 2001 Share Posted September 11, 2001 Batteries in your GPS unit must be FULLY charged before you attempt to transfer new firmware! I had similar problems with my eTrex Venture, because the batteries were not charged enough. Quote Link to comment
Guest Harjantown Posted September 11, 2001 Share Posted September 11, 2001 When I first got my Legend I had to make sure the cable was pushed tightly into the GPS(and I mean tightly). If I have trouble downloading at anytime, that seems to be the problem. Im not sure if others have the same problem as me or if its just my unit. Hope you resolve the problem soon. Quote Link to comment
Guest Geoffrey Posted September 11, 2001 Share Posted September 11, 2001 If you want to connect the Etrex to the Computer, you should use the combo cable. It has both Data and power connectors on it, so you should have no problems. I dont like to transfer data between the GPS and computer without an external power source. Quote Link to comment
Guest rdu Posted September 12, 2001 Share Posted September 12, 2001 i recerntly updated mine with no problems at some point it prompts u for a com port or u can use auto detect it found mine right away hope this is some help Quote Link to comment
Guest cache of the day Posted September 12, 2001 Share Posted September 12, 2001 Thanks for all of the help. It finally worked. I'm thinking is was a combination of full batteries and pushing on the connector while trying to connect to make sure that the contacts were touching. Thanks to all. quote:Originally posted by Harjantown:When I first got my Legend I had to make sure the cable was pushed tightly into the GPS(and I mean tightly). If I have trouble downloading at anytime, that seems to be the problem. Im not sure if others have the same problem as me or if its just my unit. Hope you resolve the problem soon. Quote Link to comment
Guest Prime Suspect Posted September 12, 2001 Share Posted September 12, 2001 quote:Originally posted by cache of the day:Thanks for all of the help. It finally worked. I'm thinking is was a combination of full batteries and pushing on the connector while trying to connect to make sure that the contacts were touching. Thanks to all. Ovbiously, you don't want to lose power in the middle of updating your OS, but if you've got enough juice to get a sat fix, you've got enough to communicate with your PC. Those of use who use rechargables routinely run one only 2.4v instead of the recommended 3v, without any problem. I would look at your data cable connection as the source of the problem. Quote Link to comment
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