Linux, Wine, MapSource -> device drivers?

ST1100Y · Wednesday at 7:59 AM

Nah, I'm not into this, I'm no code-monkey and my Netbook runs just fine on Win7pro...

But just for the fun of it I pocked the folks on the German Naviboard about the possibilities...

And it seems there are:
- Lunix (i.e. Mint 13)
- Wine (a Windows emulator)
- MapSource or BaseCamp as map-plotter
- MapSetToolkit in case the desired OSM map material does not include an *.exe
and finally (as there no Garmin drivers avail in Linux):
- GPSBabel (for transfering/communicating with your satnav)

So if anyone feels the urge...

aldntn · Wednesday at 8:33 AM

Routeconverter for creating/editing a route. Linux and win available. Run from the terminal in Linux (jar file).

DeanR · Wednesday at 10:01 AM

Regarding the GPSBabel download. It downloads as Unconfirmed 393486.crdownload.
Is this ok to open?

Sadlsor · Wednesday at 1:18 PM

Not for me, thanks.
I have def BTDT, when i was in IT full time.
As for "playing", I once had a Windows machine running either Win 6 or 7, along with Sun Solaris, Win 8, another RedHat Linux version, AND a Maxintosh emulator on several disc partitions. Might have had a Windows server install on it too, but I don't remember.
I tweaked and tweaked, and after a few days had it to where I could select any installed OS upon startup. It would run any of a number of applications in their native platforms.
Just to see if I could.
But I don't see me taking the time to do anything that pointless, these days.
Because I can find plenty of other pointless exercises nowadays.

ST1100Y · Wednesday at 2:09 PM

aldntn said:
Routeconverter for creating/editing a route. Linux and win available. Run from the terminal in Linux (jar file).

Yeah, tried that while my GF still had her old TomTom Rider, didn't do well on that...
And my Garmin Quest-I requires *.gdb files... best served native straight out of MapSource...

Like said am I so far happy with my Windows machines...

STRider · Thursday at 3:38 AM

DeanR said:
Regarding the GPSBabel download. It downloads as Unconfirmed 393486.crdownload.
Is this ok to open?

In my experience, that's the form of the filename of the partial file during download. When complete it changes to a familiar name like, gpsbabel.exe

I suspect your download didn't complete successfully. Try again and see what happens.

Sadlsor · Thursday at 7:00 AM

crdownload is a partial file.

MidLife · Thursday at 9:41 AM

ST1100Y said:
Nah, I'm not into this, I'm no code-monkey and my Netbook runs just fine on Win7pro...

Off topic....but along these lines....

I used to use Google Maps Timeline quite often for finding spots I've been to.

It was easy to use on a Windows desktop, but Google discontinued the desktop access and playing with Timeline on the cell phone is a rather frustrating exercise.

Wondering if anybody was able to run Google Maps in an Android Emulator on Windows and access their Timeline that way?

DeanR · Thursday at 9:54 AM

Download of GPSBabel once again did not work. (GPSBabel-1.10.0-Setup64.exe) This time I got a message 'download blocked'. I know this is product is used by some here but it seems suspect.

dwalby · Thursday at 9:41 PM

I've been slinging code in various languages for over 50 years, most of that time on a daily basis for my day job. More languages than I can remember, many have come and gone over the years.

Unfortunately, my experience with open-source software on the web has been sub-optimum. It always looks simple enough when you read the instructions, then after the first download you get compile errors, then trace that to a needed update of some component, and down a rabbit hole that's always more frustrating than its worth. I have a laptop running Linux Mint for the hell of it, and I develop code for my Garmin watch using their SDK, but other than that I've been more frustrated than satisfied whenever I get the urge to do any software experiments from stuff on the web.

ST1100Y · Friday at 1:13 AM

dwalby said:
I've been slinging code in various languages for over 50 years, most of that time on a daily basis for my day job. More languages than I can remember, many have come and gone over the years.

Unfortunately, my experience with open-source software on the web has been sub-optimum. It always looks simple enough when you read the instructions, then after the first download you get compile errors, then trace that to a needed update of some component, and down a rabbit hole that's always more frustrating than its worth. I have a laptop running Linux Mint for the hell of it, and I develop code for my Garmin watch using their SDK, but other than that I've been more frustrated than satisfied whenever I get the urge to do any software experiments from stuff on the web.

My sentiments exactly...
Out of curiosity I ran a file server on a Linux SUSE release back in the day... drove me nuts...
You have to log on to forums and beg for _every_ _single_ _line_ of_ _hardware_ _driver_ cause nothing exists...

Having to use crutches like GPSBabel for Linux to transfer build routes does not appear desirable...
Tried RouteConverter for the TomTom *.ITN format and they just never worked on the device, a weird zigzag of straight lines, shaping points in random order, hit [recalculate] with obvious dodgy results...
Tried sending *.GPX and got the same crap, you'll never the originally plotted route on the device...
Try their native MyDrive (now plan.tomtom) and you're getting there...
Same with Garmin, whilst their newer satnavs have are of stubborn conviction that they have to recalculate all and everything anyway...