On Saturday, 04 January 2014, at 14:55:12 +0100, Christian Sturz wrote: > My problem is not the setup of Qlandkarte. Under setup=>general=>devices & > xfer I don't know which type to select since "etrex 20" is not in the list. > So I selected "EtrexClassic" and character set "ISO-8859-1". The field > "serial port" was left emtpy. > > Trying to access the maps on the SD card (up to now I successfully used the > device with Windows Garmin and openstreetmaps) via "Route => Download" > (there are some routes on the device) I get the error message "Failed to > download routes. Failed to open serial device". Same problem is for > waypoints. > > What might be the problem? Do I have to specify a device for "serial port" > in the device setup menu? > The Garmin eTrex 20 can be configured for the USB port in "USB storage" mode or in "Garmin mode". I haven't even tried to connect to it via the "Garmin mode", as I don't really know if it supports NMEA at all (and not a need to learn either).
My guess is newer Garmin devices will favor usage of the USB storage mode for both upload/download of maps, waypoints, routes and tracks. It's plain simple, compatible across all OS and doesn't need any particular support on the side of the application. For QLGT you may need to do the upload/download manually instead of resorting to the program interface for it. For maps, probably you need to export it first from QLGT to Garmin IMG format, and then copy that under Garmin/ on either the built-in GPS memory (discouraged) or the micro USB card (encouraged) yourself. To the best of my knowledge, QLGT won't support any Garmin protocol communication with devices other than those in the list anytime soon (read it "never"). Hope this helps. -- Jose Luis Domingo Lopez Linux Registered User #189436, Linux Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS (3.2.0-58-generic-pae) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Qlandkartegt-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qlandkartegt-users
