[mkgmap-dev] GPS V?

Fri Apr 10 19:54:34 BST 2009

Something is definitely not ok with that tile. I've seen this behavior 
(only POI's but no roads) before, but I haven't been able to understand 
why that happened. Can you post the tile number (73240xxx.img) which 
shows only POI's and post the download URL? Thanks.

Greg Troxel wrote:
> I'm new to trying to deal with maps for garmin.  I have been been
> adding/fixing OSM data in my town and am trying to get OSM data onto my
> Garmin GPS V.  This is a serial device that was one of the very earliest
> ones to support mapping.
> 
> I went to http://garmin.na1400.info/routable.php and asked for the
> single map tile that covers my area (Stow, MA, US 01775).
> 
> I unzipped to get
> 
>   -rw-r--r--  1 gdt  users  158720 Apr 10 11:09 gmapsupp.img
> 
> which seems pretty small.  If I run strings I can see POIs, but I wonder
> if there are roads.
> 
> I used
> 
>   $ sendmap17Lstatic /dev/gps -u gmapsupp.img
> 
> to upload, and the GPS receiver shows that it has the map, and I can see
> POIs, but I see no roads, even when I'm sure they have been in OSM a
> long time.  Also, when I had asked for multiple tiles, I got a 2MB .img,
> but my GPS V seems to think it only has data in a small subpart of that.
> 
> I am running the linux binary of sendmap17Lstatic, but doing so on
> NetBSD (which has linux emulation).  It seems to run fine, but I thought
> I should mention this.
> 
> So:
> 
>   Do people think mkgmap maps work on a GPS V?
> 
>   Are the na1400.info maps ok (generated today)?
> 
>   I am on the verge of buying a Vista HCx.  Will that work 100% ok with
>   mkgmap?  It seems so, but I thought I'd ask.
> 
>   Any other hints?
> 
> 
>   
> 
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