<div dir="ltr">When you add maps via the SD card, they are additional maps available for the unit. This will not mess with maps in the memory of the unit.<div> </div><div>There are no universal rules between devices and manufacturers. Generally the older the unit the more quirks and limitations you will run into. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 2:49 AM, James Freer <<a href="mailto:jessejazza3.uk@gmail.com" target="_blank">jessejazza3.uk@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Many thanks. But what does one do about the satnavs directories? What I am unsure of is which satnav directory it is reading. Presumably adding the sd card is simply providing a 'data disk' to read rather than what's installed. as a lorry driver I use it each day and so wary of 'screwup'. thanks james On 13 July 2015 at 19:43, Ince, Wilbur <<a href="mailto:wilbur@wilbur.us">wilbur@wilbur.us</a>> wrote: > Yes this is possible with must Garmin devices. Create a folder on the SD > card with the name 'Garmin'. Add a map file with the name 'gmapsupp.img'. > You can use maps you have purchased or get routable versions of the > OpenStreetMap. > > You can create and download a custom map at this link: > <a href="http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/</a> > > I do this with my Garmin 60CSX, and with a Garmin Nuvi 265w. > > Wilbur Ince > > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 7:04 AM, James Freer <<a href="mailto:jessejazza3.uk@gmail.com">jessejazza3.uk@gmail.com</a>> > wrote: >> >> I'll have to try that but I thought VB slowed down the PC quite a bit. >> Being a truck driver I work long irregular hours so I don't get the >> time to set things up. i think smart phones will take over satnavs. >> >> I will try and set up VB and see how I get on. Many thanks >> >> Going back to my original post - I thought there was a way of using a >> small SD card and copying the files to that. >> >> james >> >> On 8 July 2015 at 19:34, Ian Prideaux <<a href="mailto:worzel@gmx.co.uk">worzel@gmx.co.uk</a>> wrote: >> > The only way that I ever managed to do it was with a WinXP or Win7 >> > inside >> > VirtualBox. >> > >> > >> > On 06/07/15 19:32, James Freer wrote: >> >> >> >> I'd be grateful if someone could advise on garmin updates. The Garmin >> >> Communicator plugin is a bit outdated and depending on the satnav age >> >> there is some success. >> >> >> >> I read somewhere that one can use a small SD card and load the update >> >> onto there and the satnav will read it directly. >> >> >> >> Just wondering what others are doing. Obviously with M$ it works >> >> fine... >> >> if one still has M$. >> >> >> >> james >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > xubuntu-users mailing list >> > <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> >> > >> >> -- >> xubuntu-users mailing list >> <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> > > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> > -- xubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> </div>