[GeoStL] Re: My free garmin maps have been updated
- From: "Steve Bromley" <bromley@xxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:18:50 -0600
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and ran out of patience. Between the waiting and the
intermittent disconnects, I found it wasn't worth it. I
yank the card and use a writer all the time and it's
reasonably fast (I do the whole USA with Street maps and the
midwest with Topo's along with Jim's custom maps) and most
of all, it's reliable. I haven't had it abort yet. I set
it to build and run overnight and have had good luck with
it.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Griffin"
To:
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: My free garmin maps have been updated
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:35:30 -0600
>-
>Thanks Brian! I will do that. I can have a file with ALL
>maps and then localize those as needed.
>
>I only wish I could just update the total set on the GPS
>without having to wipe out the entire file and reload it.
>With City Navigator NT, Myotis Maps, My California Topos,
>My Custom Topos, and other trails and maps, it takes 5
>hours to download to the GPS. I have not tried DL'ing to a
>card directly but I hear it is faster.
>
>When a map is updated or a new map added to a set, it would
>be nice to do just an update. Not erase everything and
>reload everything.
>
>Oh well...
>
>
>Mike Griffin
>NORTEL, USA
>Enterprise Proactive Services
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>622 Emerson Rd. Suite 450
>Creve Coeur, MO 63141
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>"Business Made Simple"
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian
>Yonke Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 11:29 AM
>To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [GeoStL] Re: My free garmin maps have been updated
>
>-
>Mike
>You can have several maps loaded on your 2 gig card. Just
>plug into your computer and rename them as needed. The
>gmapsupp.img file would be the one that the 60CSx would
>use. By renaming the files on the card as needed you can
>basically turn the maps on or off.
>
>Brian
>
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Michael Griffin
>To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 3:29:58 PM
>Subject: [GeoStL] Re: My free garmin maps have been updated
>
>-
>I have a 2 gig card in my 60CSX... Couldn't I just update
>the files in it?
>I will have to look at it...
>
>
>Mike Griffin
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim
>Bensman Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 2:50 PM
>To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [GeoStL] Re: My free garmin maps have been updated
>
>-
>Forgot about that. I am so used to the Colorado where you
>can have multiple mapsets. I have most of my maps on a
>card, but I can also load another mapset with just my maps
>in it. What I used to do was have a card with all of the
>US on it and another card with IL MO and my maps. It did
>not take that long to just reload MO Il and my maps.
>
>Jim Bensman
>"Nature Bats Last"
>
>
>
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