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Re: gps support

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On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:52:24 +0000, ray wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:25:37 +0200, David Brown wrote:
> 
>> On 13/06/2011 23:23, General Schvantzkoph wrote:
>>> On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:20:47 +0000, ray wrote:
>>>
>>>> I happened to note today at the local Fred Meyer that they have a
>>>> bunch of electronic stuff on sale for 30% off. So, started me
>>>> wondering about support for :
>>>>
>>>> tomtom XL340s
>>>> garmin nuvi 1250
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any direct experience? Web search indicates that garmin
>>>> devices may be decently supported.
>>>
>>> There is no Linux support for Garmins however an XP VM on KVM works.
>>> The performance of the USB link on KVM is poor, the update to my
>>> Garmin was an overnight job but it does work. WINE doesn't work, you
>>> need a Windows VM.
>>>
>>> You will need to identify the Garmin's USB port before you attach it
>>> to the VM, lspci will do the the trick. Once you know which port it is
>>> you can connect the port to the VM and then boot it, install the
>>> Garmin software and then reboot it. I don't know if VirtualBox does a
>>> better job of this because I'm a KVM user.
>> 
>> I'm a VirtualBox user - USB works very well with it (at least with a
>> Linux host - guest USB with a Windows host can be unreliable).  I have
>> no problem using my Garmin GPS within a VirtualBox XP machine, and no
>> complaints about the speed.
> 
> No offense, but I don't have an MS license. I'm also of the opinion that
> if you have to run MS in a virtual machine to accomplish something, then
> you've gained very little by running Linux in the first place.

Without a Windows license there isn't a way to update the maps in a Garmin. 
An alternative to a dedicated GPS is to use an Android phone. The screen 
on a Nexus S or a Thunderbolt is almost as big as a Garmin's, plus it's 
higher resolution. Google Maps is also a vastly better UI than the Garmins. 
What I don't know is if the GPS on a Android phone will work if you don't 
have network connectivity, if it doesn't that would be a huge disadvantage 
vs a dedicated GPS.

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gps support ray <ray@zianet.com> - 2011-06-13 19:20 +0000
  Re: gps support General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-13 21:23 +0000
    Re: gps support Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2011-06-14 07:37 +0200
    Re: gps support David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2011-06-14 13:25 +0200
      Re: gps support ray <ray@zianet.com> - 2011-06-14 14:52 +0000
        Re: gps support "Dave {Reply Address In.Sig}" <noone$$@llondel.org> - 2011-06-14 19:23 +0100
          Re: gps support ray <ray@zianet.com> - 2011-06-14 22:23 +0000
        Re: gps support Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2011-06-14 23:57 +0200
          Re: gps support ray <ray@zianet.com> - 2011-06-14 22:22 +0000
            Re: gps support Jim Whitby <nospam@whitby-jr.org> - 2011-06-14 23:06 +0000
              Re: gps support ray <ray@zianet.com> - 2011-06-15 00:29 +0000
          Re: gps support General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-15 03:24 +0000
        Re: gps support General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-14 22:05 +0000
        Re: gps support David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2011-06-15 11:02 +0200
          Re: gps support ray <ray@zianet.com> - 2011-06-15 13:46 +0000
            Re: gps support General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-15 15:44 +0000

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