From d96042604ae05725239c091971c0bd7789a3227f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: robertl Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:02:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add more hints to Garmin doc. --- gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml b/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml index f7e259183..c8b6dcd23 100644 --- a/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml +++ b/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml @@ -149,5 +149,19 @@ given slot number. They don't know that the picture you placed in the first slot is a happy face, they only know they're in the lowest numbered slot. GPSBabel names the them consistently with Mapsource, so they are named 'Custom 0' through 'Custom 511'. + + For models where the connection on the GPS is a serial interface, + be sure the GPS is set for "Garmin + mode" in setup and that nothing else (PDA hotsync programs, gpsd, + getty, pppd, etc.) is using the serial port. + + + For models connected via USB, we recommend use of the 'usb:' + filename. For this to work on Windows, you must install + the Garmin driver. For Linux, this will fail if have the garmin_gps + kernel module loaded. + See the Operating System Notes for details. + + -- 2.30.2