Garmin Geko 201

hiya willie,,,,,had a look thru that article again,,,nothing there that can help.
e-mailed garmin and there answer was for me to get there mapsource software,,,,but there doesnt appear to be any for australia.
this has really got me stumped.
on anather note,,,if i place a waypoint on a map in ozi,,,say harvey, then go to the main index map. it will show the waypoint as being out to the north-east,,,somewhere in the ocean. when i go back to the harvey map, the waypoint is where i put it...?????
any ideas???

rick

hiya george.....if i place a waypoint on a map,,,say the harvey map,,,then switch over to the main index map the waypoint is there,,,north-eastish of where harvey is,,,but out in the ocean,,,
any ideas??

rick

hiya kiwiangler..........ummm, there isn't any box that tells me the pc is talking to the gps.
on ozi map page,,,any page, but say again the harvey map. if i place a waypointlist, then click on the garmin tab in the top section, a dropdown list appears---send waypoint to gps--send track--get waypoint from gps--get track etc.
none of them work,,all i get is a message saying.."failure to communiocate with gps".
only the bit for turn off gps works.
any ideas??

rick.

Rick...ok...sounds as though you havent configured Ozi to 'see' your gps.
Go to "File" then "Configuration" (or shortcut alt+c) 4th tab in is "GPS" look for box labelled "GPS make" list Garmin then go to "GPS Model" (same page) and put in "Other garmins" then in box "GPS Symbol set" put in "Garmin symbols"
Then click on 5th tab in from left labelled "Com" amd make sure the com port is the same as the one that you have your cable to the GPS plugged into, choose 'save' and then click on your "garmin' tab and ask to get the waypoints. If you have the correct com port a small box appears in the middle of the screen labelled "GPS" and a "stop transfer' sign inside the box. If you are actually communicating with the GPS you will see the data info showing the files getting d/l in the very bottom left hand part of the Ozi screen.
If not just re-open the 'configuration' tab again (alt+c) and try comm port 2. make sure you save the settings and see if that works

kiwi,,,,,the list of garmin models includes the geko 201,,,thats what i put in,,,should i change it to other??

rick.

Rick

Absolutely...my version 3.95.2 doesnt list Geko...if yours does...perfect go for it. You will probably be able to put Geko in both the boxes then

kiwi,,,,nup,,,it still dont love me,,,u got yahoo messenger
i'm rickwagupatrol

rick

Have you checked that the baud rates on the Garmin and Ozi match? It's probably under a "Setup" or "Configuration" menu.

Stepehn.

hiya jo,,,,who or what is eMap,,,remembering that i am really computer illeterate,,,i just pretend to know what i'm doing...:)

rick.

Hi Jo
can you give some details of the mac and how you are using it with the GPS. I'm hoping to get a s/h iBook shortly and am keen to extend it's uses.
thanks

eMap is another GPS from Garmin. I looked into it again, but I dont have the gear hear to confirm it, I could have been using eTrex settings. Its one or the other. Not sure. Wont be able to confirm for you either, departing for the Simpson tomorrow, and busy sorting the last few things out.

Im using a G4 laptop, the oldest one. I have installed MacOSX 10.2, and it works a treat. I tested it with GPSConnect 0.2. Go to http://www.versiontracker.com/and do a search on gps for the appropriate OS, and you will see whats available. The only annoying thing is that there are no USB cables available, so you have to use a serial2usb adapter.

I havnt tested it with moving maps or anything, but software like gpsy or macgps can do that for you. I only got the Geko 201 because its tiny, I can take it hiking, and use it as a secondary measure to confirm position on paper maps.

Johttp://www.pad.no/
A viking in a desert :-)

hiya rohan....yep been through all the protocols on the puter and the gps,,,all match.

rick.

Hmm. I assume you have the full version of Ozi, not just the demo version - file transfers are turned off in the demo.

Otherwise, its sounds like a Geko issue and you try asking your question here:

Ozi forumSmile, you're on ExplorOz
Rohan (Sydney - on the QLD side of the Harbour Bridge)

gday karl....not much help with the paper map thing,,,but allways glad to go get the patrol dirty.....:)

rick.

gday karl....not much help with the paper map thing,,,but allways glad to go get the patrol dirty.....:)

rick.

hiya bj,,,just tried that,,,still only able to turn off the gps from the ozi dropdown list for the garmin :(.
this is starting to get to me......thanks anyway...

rick

Rick try the ozi group @ yahoo or go to ozi web site & email them with problem, all my ideas have already been stated.Regards Bob
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