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#1
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: IMG or GMAP
February 26, 2011, 11:20:45 AM
Boyd, jbensman,

Thank you both for your responses.

jbensman, you are correct that the download of the 1.42 GB file was possible only through the Communicator browser plug-in and was stored on the SD card. 

Unfortunately, your second assertion is one that I have tried and failed.  I have taken the card out of the 60CSx, put it into a card reader and attempted to have BaseCamp (and MapManager) import it.  I even made sure to do this while the 60CSx was simultaneously connected. 

In BaseCamp, I attempt to Import the gmapsupp.img file and I get the beach ball for a moment before it "completes" with no apparent effect.  I attempt to switch the map, but the base map continues to be the only one available.

But what Boyd has said is interesting by assserting that the DOWNLOAD version of the IMG file can never be installed on the Mac.  I am actually starting to believe that is true.  BTW, Boyd, the download never results in an application.  On the download page, the Communicator plug-in insists that you connect the GPSr.  It then queries the GPSr to ensure there is enough memory (big enough card).  Then it begins the download of the gmapsupp.img file directly to the SD card inside the GPSr, presumably to lock it to the unit as described by jbensman.  And because the interface to the 60CSx is over USB 1.0, as was correctly stated, it is unbelievably slow.

However, thank you both... jbensman, when I get home later, I am certainly going to re-try the different scnearios you mention.

Any other ideas or answers are welcome.  Also, when you order City Nav on the DVD, is the file on the CD an IMG file, GMAP file or application?  Just curious...

Thanks,
Cory




#2
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / IMG or GMAP
February 26, 2011, 09:57:45 AM

Hello all,

I have performed many searches and called Garmin tech support several times, but I can't seem to get an answer. In the interest of being complete:

I recently purchased a new 60CSx.
I bought a 4 GB Kingston card and put it in the 60CSx.
I purchased the DOWNLOAD of City Navigator North America NT. (new maps, not an update).
(I own no PCs, so everything here is on a Mac.)
I logged in to my.garmin.com and attempted to download the maps I bought.
I was required to download and install the Communicator Plug-in.  Done successfully.
Now my.garmin.com tells me that the card must be in the GPS receiver.  There is no option to download to an SD card.  (In fact, there is a mouseover message that says if you want it on a different SD card, then put it in the receiver).
I let the download run and sure enough, I ended up with a Garmin folder on the SD card with a gmapsupp.img file in it @ 1.42GB.  (By the way, I called Garmin tech support.  They say it's not possible to install the map directly to the GPSr - that's what MapInstall is for.)
The 60CSx appers to now have the City Nav NT maps on it....
I took the card out of the unit and copied the gmapsupp.img file to my computer.
I opened MapManager hoping to install the maps on my Mac to use BaseCamp or RoadTrip.

But MapManager on a Mac will not allow the gmapsupp.img file to be selected for opening.  I thought it may have something to do with the card, so I tried opening the copy on the card while plugged into a card reader.  Same result.  The file is grayed out in the "Open..." dialog of MapManager and will simply not allow it to be selected.

Meanwhile, MapInstaller tells me I have no maps installed on this computer.

Am I missing something? How can I install the City Navigator North America NT maps that I have purchased onto my Mac to use with BaseCamp and Road Trip?  Is the IMG format the wrong format?    I have read in other places that a Mac expects a *.gmap file.  Do I have a further step?

I'm not looking to hack anything of Garmin's - I'm honestly just trying to be a good customer and use their product that I've paid for.  I have crawled their entire web site looking at all their documentation.

I know you guys get these kinds of questions a lot and I have done extensive searching through the forums looking for an answer, but have not seen this particular scenario plaguing anyone else.  I'm praying it's something trivial I'm doing wrong. 

Thank you in advance.

Cory