Gsak Wpt Transfer To Garmin 12

[+Algy]

Hello

Firstly I'm a little over one week into this addictive pastime. Secondly if the topic has been raised before I apologise in advance.

Now I have a Garmin 12 and want to down load waypoints to it from GSAK but I am encountering problems which are sending my non-electronic brain into spasms!

I received today the garmin serial cable and have connected the G12 to my PC, followed the set up garmin/garmin host etc but when I try to send the wpts from GSAK I get:

 

Error sending waypoints

GPS-Packet_read:No DLE

Garmin: can't init COM1

 

I've tried entering com2 3 4 in the setup with the same results.

What on earth am I doing wrong? How do I fix it? or where do I go to find the answer? or am I doomed to manually enter the waypoints!

 

Alan

[+Team Ullium]

You need to supply more information....such as which flavour of Windows are you running? Windows XP is a wee bit different from previous versions such as Millenium and 2000....not to mention 95 and 98!!

 

Also, you might try removing the installation software and re-installing it again!

 

Ullium.

[markandlynn]

Go to you options menu and click the fix windows me freeze problem box and it should be ok. Better off posting this in this forum i believe that Clyde almost lives on the site!!

[+Algy]

Thanks for the replies.

I've tried both Windows XP, and 98 on my laptop without success. The same message appears.

I don't have any installation software for the Garmin. Do I need some?

I have installed GSAK again without improvement.

 

I will try the thread you suggest. Presumably Clyde is the author.

Many Thanks Alan.

[+Algy]

Just an update.

Found problem. Loaded garmin upgrade to the firmware taking it from 4.58 to 4.6 and hey presto now have waypoints on the 12.

Regards Alan