Updating Garmin Firmware W/ Usb Serial Adapter

[+Blaidd-Drwg]

I am currently using a Radio Shack USB to Serial adapter, in tandem with my vista data transfer cable. I am able to download maps via Mapsource products, and to download coords using Easy GPS with this configuration. The problem comes in when attempting to update the firmware using Garmins Updater. Updater only supports COMs 1-4, while my cable configuration results in an address of COM 5. Does anyone know how to configure either the cable to emulate a COM 1-4 address or to get Updater to recognize COM 5?

[+raouljan]

If you move the USB-Serial to another USB port that MIGHT change the COM that it get assigned to... I had mine on a USB port expander and it was assigned to COM7. When I plugged it into the 1st USB port on my computer it got assigned to COM4.

[+YuccaPatrol]

I had this exact same problem when I bought a usb/serial converter cable. How the heck could I get it to connect to COM 5?

 

Well, after some frustration, I clicked on the box that listed COM 1,2,3, etc and simply typed COM 5. It worked!

[+Blaidd-Drwg]

I appreciate both of your responses. As for trying a different usb port, it is peculiar but only the usb port that I originally installed the cable drivers on recognizes the cable. The other port says it's new hardware, and since I don't have an 3 1/2 drive to load available, I had to look for another alternative.

 

So option 2, just type in COM5. Yuccapatrol, I would have thought that the drop down list was locked, but your right. I was able to type in COM5 and download the firmware.

 

Thanks again

[opnsysme]

Depending on what OS you have you could also goto the device manager and select that port and change its comm value to one thats not being used. IF you let me know what Windows OS I could probably give better instructions