Khlash Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 I recently purchased the Magellan Mapsend Topo maps cd. None of my computers have a serial port ( the price I pay for being up to date) so I figured I could just use the Scure Digital slot in my laptop. Well I called Magellan tech support and they said that my unit needs to connect to my computer at least once so that it will create some file and after that I could transfer using the card. Is there any way around this?? I just want to get some maps onto my gps and I dont want to have to shell out more cash for some lame adapter Ill never use again in my life. Any help would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 You'll need the USB to Serial adapter for any firmware upgrades as well. (There is a very involved workaround on that, though.) DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 I'm not aware that you ever have to hook your GPS up to the computer to use Topo. I can't test that theory because I've already hooked my Meridian up to my computer dozens of times, but I can't imagine why you simply can't upload a map to your SD card and slap it into your GPS. Of course, like DJ says, firmware upgrades require the PC cable to be connected. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+user13371 Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Khlash:(Magellan tech support)...said my unit needs to connect to my computer at least once so that it will create some file and after that I could transfer using the card. Is there any way around this? Nyet, I had a Meridian for a while and don't recall that being necessary. I was able to use the SD card without problems and never hooked up the serial cable except to do firmware updates. And I understand the latest firmware can be updated from the card also, without the cable. What specifically is giving you problems that led you to call Magellan tech support? If you describe it here, maybe I (or someone else here) can spot what's going wrong and give a work-around. --- LDR. Quote Link to comment
Cracker. Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 Cant upload and download waypoints & tracks onto/off of the SD card......Need serial port/cable for this. WHY they did not include this functionality in the latest versions of Topo, with the ability to load maps onto SD card, I will never understand... You can only upgrade the firmware from SD card on Merigold/Plats...NOT on Greens/Yellows....But then again, these models have been discontinued..... Art www.yankeetoys.org www.BudBuilt.com www.pirate4x4.com Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Cracker7M:Cant upload and download waypoints & tracks onto/off of the SD card......Need serial port/cable for this. WHY they did not include this functionality in the latest versions of Topo, with the ability to load maps onto SD card, I will never understand... You can only upgrade the firmware from SD card on Merigold/Plats...NOT on Greens/Yellows....But then again, these models have been discontinued..... Art http://www.yankeetoys.org http://www.BudBuilt.com http://www.pirate4x4.com You can save waypoints to the SD reader if you use GPSbabel to convert a .LOC file to a Magellan .WPT format. "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Quote Link to comment
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