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Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7?

From Joerg Desch <news@jdesch.de>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7?
Date 2017-07-12 14:00 +0200
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Am Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:28:11 +0200 schrieb solitone:

> I have a Garmin Edge 520, and I use the Garmin Connect app on my
> smartphone to sync it, not the Windows tool. I just needed the Windows
> tool during initial configuration, but once it's registered you no
> longer need it (except for some rare events when you need it to solve
> weird sync issues).

I have the same situation here. The Edge 520 is running, only firmware 
updates needs Windows.


> I don't know whether it's possible to perform the initial configuration
> steps without the official Garmin tool, I have a Windows 10 installation
> on a libvirt virtual machine, that I use just for Garmin and iTunes.

That is a good idea. I could use the Windows license key of the dead 
windows notebook and run it inside VirtualBox. Do you know if the USB 
connection to the Garmin devices runs through the virtual host?

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How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? Joerg Desch <news@jdesch.de> - 2017-07-12 13:10 +0200
  Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-07-12 13:30 +0200
    Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? Fungi4All <fungilife@protonmail.com> - 2017-07-12 13:50 +0200
      Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? Joerg Desch <news@jdesch.de> - 2017-07-12 14:10 +0200
        Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-07-12 14:20 +0200
          Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? Joerg Desch <news@jdesch.de> - 2017-07-12 14:30 +0200
            Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-07-12 15:20 +0200
    Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? Joerg Desch <news@jdesch.de> - 2017-07-12 14:00 +0200
      Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-07-12 14:10 +0200
        Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? Joerg Desch <news@jdesch.de> - 2017-07-12 14:20 +0200
          Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2017-07-13 12:20 +0200
            Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? Joerg Desch <news@jdesch.de> - 2017-07-13 17:00 +0200
              Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-07-14 14:20 +0200
                Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2017-07-15 10:20 +0200
                Re: How to use Garmin Connect with Debian 7? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-07-15 17:50 +0200

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