My unit, purchased in September 2006, had version 2.40, Steps, however, are all possible under Linux.) Garmin has directions GPS unit by trying such a touchy operation using Wine. Though I did it under Windows - I wasn’t willing to risk bricking my brand-new You can flash your device to a newer firmware, which I did, Higher to put the device into USB Mass Storage mode, necessary to complete Update GPS Firmwareįor the Legend Cx, you need firmware version 2.50 or Same thing, but this page is shorter (believe it or not),īetter-organized, and directed to a Linux crowd. Much of the information here comes from Jack Luers’ directions on doing the Also, vendor solutions only seem to work on Windows.
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The others I know of, you get a limited amount free with your initial purchaseĪnd then you have to pay, pay, pay. Garmin, are willing to sell you maps that you can upload into your GPS.ĭetailed data is not available from Garmin except for national parks, and for Why would you put up with this? Several vendors, including
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You also need to be prepared to download tens or hundreds of megabytes ofĭata, depending on the size of the map you create. Only waterĪnd elevation contours will be included, and the contours will look different. Is that your maps will not match the USGS quads. I would set aside several days for yourįirst time, to avoid risk of last-minute panic. A lot of that youĭon’t have to be present for: waiting for the computer to process thingsĪnd for the USGS to prepare data. This process can take a long time, perhaps several days. This is done with a mix of free-as-in-freedom and The basic idea is: download some elevation data from USGS or other sources,Ĭompute elevation lines, and convert the result into a format compatible with Verbatimĭistribution for noncommercial purposes is permitted, though I would preferįor you to link to my copy if that meets your needs. You can reach me document is copyright © 2007 Reid Priedhorsky. Welcome any suggestions or other feedback. I hope that you find them useful as well. Legend Cx, and I have used these steps to load a detailed topo map coveringĢ,500 square miles. These are my notes on building custom topographic maps under Linux and Up to Reid’s Home Page Using Linux to Build Custom Topo Maps and Load Them Into Your Using Linux to Build Custom Topo Maps and Load Them Into Your