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

Tue May 26 14:40:33 BST 2009

It doesn't happen all time. Since I dropped it it never happened  
again ...

On 26 May 2009, at 15:25 , Lambertus wrote:

> 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
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