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I have owned a Garmin 196 for several years and have succesfully
upgraded the system software and the aviation database a number of times. The newly available obstacle database piqued my interest and I attempted to upgrade my system software which is required for the obstacle database. I was unable to complete this process. My first step was to attempt to download my routes and waypoints to Mapsource to preserve them. My computer would recognize the gps and I could begin the download process. After about 10 seconds I would get a message informing me that the gps was not detected and suggesting that I check my transfer protocols, make sure the gps is turned on and something else that I cannot remember but was irrelevant. I tried this procedure on a second computer that I have which has also been successfully used in this manner before. My gps has the beta system software V3.92 (I think that's the correct number). The only change that has been made to either computer since the last succesfull system upgrade is the installation of Norton Antivirus 2005. I disabled the autoprotect feature, which did not help. Here are my questions. Has anyone who is running the beta software trried to upgrade to the new 4.0? Has anyone had any data transfer issues with the beta software? This software works fine in every other respect so I don't have any reason to believe that it is the culprit here, but I'm not prepared to rule it out. I don't have an alternate data cable to try, but I would be very surprised if the cable is bad. It seems well constructed and I can find continuity through the four pins that connect to the gps. Could Norton be the problem somehow? I know that Mapsource isn't the problem because I tried to go to the Garmin site and upgrade the system without saving my routes and waypoints and it failed in the same manner. I would greatly appreciate any help that anyone be able to offer. I have emailed Garmin tech support (last week) but have not heard from them yet. Thanks. Rich Russell |
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![]() "RNR" wrote Could Norton be the problem somehow? Rich Russell No doubt. uninstall all of it and try again. You may need to do a reinstall of your OS, or at least a repair, if you have that option. Norton messes with registry and an uninstall is not guarantied to fix it. Best advice? Get AVG. It is free, and has never caused a conflict like the two big player antiviral companies have cost me. -- Jim in NC |
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 23:17:59 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote: "RNR" wrote Could Norton be the problem somehow? Rich Russell No doubt. uninstall all of it and try again. You may need to do a reinstall of your OS, or at least a repair, if you have that option. Norton messes with registry and an uninstall is not guarantied to fix it. Best advice? Get AVG. It is free, and has never caused a conflict like the two big player antiviral companies have cost me. Thanks. Not what I was hoping to hear but not surprising. |
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RNR wrote: .... I was unable to complete this process. My first step was to attempt to download my routes and waypoints to Mapsource to preserve them. My computer would recognize the gps and I could begin the download process. After about 10 seconds I would get a message informing me that the gps was not detected and suggesting that I check my transfer protocols, make sure the gps is turned on and something else that I .... Yes have seen that a few times, both with my own Garmin 196 and with one of a college. Problem is a screwed-up route in the GPS. The quick workaround is to delete all routes in the GPS, you'll find that transferring waypoints and tracks will work after that (of course: you have lost you routes :-( ). What exactly is the proble, I do not know, but I have tried to communicate a number of times with Garmin about it. Without success though. (Garmin is always polite, but seldom helpful). My gps has the beta system software V3.92 (I think that's the correct After upgrading from V3.92 you you will probably find that your 196 is reset to factory-settings, so saving waypoints is important before upgrading. Regards, -- ted |
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What would be the best (freeware-) software to restore/download userdefined
waypoints (aviationbased) from Garmin 196. Do I have to buy MapSource? Is MapSource roadbased only? thank you for advice. Harald |
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TH wrote:
What would be the best (freeware-) software to restore/download userdefined waypoints (aviationbased) from Garmin 196. For just filing and restoring waypoints, routes, and/or tracklogs, I'd recommend the freeware G7toWIN: http://www.gpsinformation.org/ronh/ To see where those waypoints are on topo maps or aerial photo views in the US, I'd recommend USAPhotoMaps: http://jdmcox.com Example: http://home.comcast.net/~prathman/Screen02.jpg Do I have to buy MapSource? No, the main function of MapSource is for loading maps to your GPS although it will handle waypoints/routes/trackpoints as well. Is MapSource roadbased only? No, there are topo maps and marine charts as well as roadmaps. |
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