TomTom on Ubuntu

[LAMP]

Felipe DOMINGUEZ wrote:
> Done... almost :-)
>
> I did ask them for the LINUX version. I will see what they reply.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:43 PM, LAMP <lamp at afan.net 
> <mailto:lamp at afan.net>> wrote:
>
>     Felipe DOMINGUEZ wrote:
>     > hello
>     >
>     > I am facing the same problem and I do believe that we have to
>     > complain. It is the only way they know there is a market out there
>     > who want Linux.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 4:41 PM, H.S. <hs.samix at gmail.com
>     <mailto:hs.samix at gmail.com>
>     > <mailto:hs.samix at gmail.com <mailto:hs.samix at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>     >
>     > LAMP wrote:
>     > > Mark Syms wrote:
>     > >>> Message: 2
>     > >>> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:01:24 -0500
>     > >>> From: LAMP <lamp at afan.net <mailto:lamp at afan.net>
>     <mailto:lamp at afan.net <mailto:lamp at afan.net>>>
>     > >>> Subject: TomTom on Ubuntu
>     > >>> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
>     > >>> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>     > <mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>>>
>     > >>> Message-ID: <4A367054.3000504 at afan.net
>     <mailto:4A367054.3000504 at afan.net>
>     > <mailto:4A367054.3000504 at afan.net
>     <mailto:4A367054.3000504 at afan.net>>>
>     > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>     > >>>
>     > >>> does anyone has any experience attaching TomTom GPS (my model
>     > is XL-S)
>     > >>> to the Ubuntu machine to be able to manage TomTom-s feature, do
>     > >>> update/upgrades etc.?
>     > >>>
>     > >>> afan
>     > >>>
>     > >> Unfortunately, although the TomTom devices themselves run
>     Linux the
>     > >> management software is all Windows or Mac so you can't do
>     > anything with
>     > >> them from within Ubuntu.
>     > >>
>     > >> Regards,
>     > >>
>     > >> Mark.
>     > >
>     > > What about other GPS brands? Magellan, Garmin,...? Any?
>     > >
>     > > Looks like I have to switch back to dual boot just because of
>     couple
>     > > issues still not solved in Linux. :-(
>     >
>     > Yes, it just might what you have to do. But I would strongly
>     recommend
>     > bitching to TomTom people about this. After all they are ones
>     > providing
>     > the software and are ignoring the Linux community. Complaining
>     > strongly
>     > to them will at least put this in to their ears. Who knows, after
>     > enough
>     > complaints it might actually go in to their heads.
>     >
>     > Good luck.
>     >
>     >
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>     > without
>     > ever having been read.
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>     I just contacted them by contact form with this issue. Felipe,
>     it's your
>     turn ;-)
>
>     Thanks,
>     Afan
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most likely something like this
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//Dear Afan,

Thank you for contacting TomTom Support. We appreciate the time you have 
taken to contact us regarding your device and Linux. We are happy to help!

Upon reviewing your e-mail, we apologize but at this moment we do not 
have a version of TomTom HOME available for Linux. For any future 
releases of HOME and TomTom updates, they will be found on our website 
on the link below.

http://www.tomtom.com/news/index.php?Language=4

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With Best Regards,

Tim
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