Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!news.musoftware.de!wum.musoftware.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: ray Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware Subject: Re: gps support Date: 15 Jun 2011 13:46:45 GMT Lines: 76 Message-ID: <95rre5Fld5U7@mid.individual.net> References: <95n68eFld5U2@mid.individual.net> <95ndeuFgjrU1@mid.individual.net> <-MmdnQOKvazx2GrQnZ2dnUVZ8qWdnZ2d@lyse.net> <95pat8Fld5U3@mid.individual.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 6T+Ie/uIDxbkJ6xFIUcTTwNtcdVfxa28R1h/rZPG/4iMoPKvP+ Cancel-Lock: sha1:gbVt+0so4JC6o2w2H07Jl71SkI8= User-Agent: Pan/0.132 (Waxed in Black) Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.os.linux.hardware:440 On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:02:27 +0200, David Brown wrote: > On 14/06/2011 16:52, 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. > > If you don't have a windows license, you can't run windows in a virtual > machine (well, you /can/, but not legally...). If you are not running > windows, you can't use software that requires windows drivers - Wine can > handle Win32 applications, but not drivers (and ReactOS is not yet very > stable). I know that. > > That means you can't use Garmin's GPS's - or at least you can't update > them via a PC. Thank you - that's what I wanted to know. > > If you find an alternative GPS maker that has decent support for Linux, > I'd like to know for future reference - I would much prefer to support a > manufacturer that supports Linux, and I would prefer not to have to use > a virtual machine to update it. > > But for now, I have a Garmin GPS and I update it using a Virtual Box > WinXP machine. Maybe it's not ideal, but it is practical. In the real > world, it is seldom practical (or even possible) to live up to all one's > ideals. What is "garmin-gps" supposed to do, then? > > > As for the advantages of running Windows in a virtual machine on a Linux > host - there are /many/ advantages. For most things, I can use Linux. > For some things, Windows is the better (or only) platform - so I use > that. I sometimes also use different Linux distros within virtual > machines too - there are lots of good reasons for virtualisation. I'm sure there are. I have not yet found any I really want to use. I have booted a few iso's.