[mkgmap-dev] creating a fool-proof mapsource installer across different versions

Tue May 26 14:36:27 BST 2009

It might be:

--family-name="OSM_PHIL"

then

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\OSM_PHIL]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\OSM_PHIL\1]

Ciao.

--- Mar 26/5/09, Lambertus <osm at na1400.info> ha scritto:

> Da: Lambertus <osm at na1400.info>
> Oggetto: Re: [mkgmap-dev] creating a fool-proof mapsource installer across different versions
> A: "Development list for mkgmap" <mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk>
> Data: Martedì 26 maggio 2009, 15:25
> Strange, I have about 200 people
> downloading maps per day. Most of them will use the
> MapSource installer which uses the product-id to register
> the map and I never receive complaints about MapSource
> crashes.
> 
> Apollinaris Schoell wrote:
> > Don't use --product-id
> > this let's Mapsource crash most of the time or you
> can't even start a map after install
> > 
> > 
> > On 26 May 2009, at 14:05 , maning sambale wrote:
> > 
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> Somewhat off-topic with mkgmap but closely
> related, I have been
> >> receiving numerous reports of mapsource install
> error of my OSM-PH
> >> garmin maps
> >> I create mapsource installer using winrar's sfx
> version, for details:
> >> http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/diy-garmin-routable-map-from-openstreetmap-data-into-mapsource-win-and-roadtrip-mac/
> 
> >> 
> >> My mapsource version 6.11  and it installs
> OK.  Problems persist on
> >> other versions like 6.13 and mostly 6.15.6.
> >> 
> >> Any advice in creating fool-proof install for
> MapSource?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> My registry key is like this:
> >> REGEDIT4
> >>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\40000001]
> >> "ID"=hex:7f,02
> >>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\40000001\678]
> >> "LOC"="C:\\OSM\\"
> >> "BMAP"="C:\\OSM\\40000001.img"
> >> "TDB"="C:\\OSM\\40000001.tdb"
> >> 
> >> mkgmap syntax:
> >> java -Xmx512m -jar dist/mkgmap.jar
> --code-page=1252 --tdbfile \
> >> --gmapsupp --latin1 --country-abbr=PHI
> --country-name=PHILIPPINES \
> >> --road-name-pois --add-pois-to-areas
> --no-poi-address --family-id=639 \
> >> --family-name="OSM_PHIL" --product-id=678
> --overview-mapname=40000001 \
> >> --route --description="OSM_PHILIPPINES"
> /path/to/your/osm/file/philippines.osm
> >> -
> >> -
> >> cheers,
> >> maning
> >>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> >> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all"
> -N.Branden
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> >> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
> >>
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