hi all
loaded calif topo into base camp. No problem. Then using card reader installed map onto 2 gb lexar mobile microSD card. Everything loaded just fine onto card(took 20min or so), got the succesfully loaded message.
then took card and placed it into dakota and started up unit. Went to setup, then maps then map info select map. Did that and the only map that showed up was the base map which was of course already enabled. NO sign of the calif topo map in the menu, which is working just fine on basecamp and loaded successfully on card.
So are there only certain types of micro SD cards that work with dakota or am i doing something wrong.?
thx!
scott
Check that the file is on the card in the Garmin folder. It should have been upload as gmapsupp.img. You can change the name to CAtopo.img, etc.; otherwise it will be overwritten the next time you upload from MapSource/BaseCamp.
Try loading it when the card is in the GPS; see if that works
thanks oz and maps4gps
FYI: the file was indeed listed as garmin and the file was .img. However i renamed it CATOPO and also had the gpsr plugged in. Although my variables weren't controlled, it now works great
so thank goodness to these great forums!!
scott