Comments on: Garmin Mapsource: When You Just Don’t Care If the Software Works http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/ Longer than a blog; shorter than a book Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:31:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michael Jones http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-254145 Michael Jones Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:08:41 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-254145 Couldn't agree more. My computer is currently at 79% of building a mapset including topo, city navigator and national parks. The only problem is that it has been working on this for over an hour now. This wouldn't be so bad if it were a 1 time process, but from what i can tell, each time i decide to add or remove any part of the existing mapset, it is required to go through the same process. This equates to over an hour, possibly 2 of reconfiguring the map set each time i want to make a change to my gps!? Please correct me if i am wrong. Initially i thought that i could just simply add a section of a map in mapsource load it to the gps and be on my way. While this does load the new section of map, it erases the previous mapset on the gps. Thus I come to the conclusion that everything must be added to the mapset at one time and then loaded to the gps, which with all of my maps will take well over an hour , possibly two to finish!? Apart from the pain of customizing the mapsets loaded onto the gps, mapsource is a joke. When i have a relative amount of custom maps loaded in mapsource, mapsource bogs down like slug, not that it moves well with even the base maps loaded. It seems that such elementary software would run quite efficiently, not the case. This is horrible software relative to what it does. Well, i would say that give Garmin and mapsource some time, but i see that in over a year and half not much has improved. I can mention that i did get my first garmin about 8 years ago and from what i remember not much has improved since then. Garmin get something done here - your software sucks! Couldn’t agree more. My computer is currently at 79% of building a mapset including topo, city navigator and national parks. The only problem is that it has been working on this for over an hour now. This wouldn’t be so bad if it were a 1 time process, but from what i can tell, each time i decide to add or remove any part of the existing mapset, it is required to go through the same process. This equates to over an hour, possibly 2 of reconfiguring the map set each time i want to make a change to my gps!? Please correct me if i am wrong. Initially i thought that i could just simply add a section of a map in mapsource load it to the gps and be on my way. While this does load the new section of map, it erases the previous mapset on the gps. Thus I come to the conclusion that everything must be added to the mapset at one time and then loaded to the gps, which with all of my maps will take well over an hour , possibly two to finish!?

Apart from the pain of customizing the mapsets loaded onto the gps, mapsource is a joke. When i have a relative amount of custom maps loaded in mapsource, mapsource bogs down like slug, not that it moves well with even the base maps loaded. It seems that such elementary software would run quite efficiently, not the case. This is horrible software relative to what it does.

Well, i would say that give Garmin and mapsource some time, but i see that in over a year and half not much has improved. I can mention that i did get my first garmin about 8 years ago and from what i remember not much has improved since then.

Garmin get something done here – your software sucks!

]]> By: D Xook http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-186357 D Xook Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:34:57 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-186357 To delete maps from your eTrex CX, Deselect them in Mapsource and then Transfer. Maps that are selected will be downloaded to the gps, maps that are not selected will be deleted in the gps if they exist. To delete maps from your eTrex CX, Deselect them in Mapsource and then Transfer. Maps that are selected will be downloaded to the gps, maps that are not selected will be deleted in the gps if they exist.

]]> By: Dan Otten http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-57646 Dan Otten Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:44:50 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-57646 Please help if you can. I wish to install City Navagator DVD version to a different drive other than C:. The installation aborts because it trys to install on the C: drive offering me no options to point the installation to another drive. Any takers here? Thanks. Please help if you can. I wish to install City Navagator DVD version to a different drive other than C:. The installation aborts because it trys to install on the C: drive offering me no options to point the installation to another drive. Any takers here? Thanks.

]]> By: Michael http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-54407 Michael Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:37:42 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-54407 Good resources.... but i still want to delete maps.... the display w the map is awfull you can't see your previous tracks.... any solution to improve the display.... when you have the map.... it is all shaded... what a bad idea... So i resorted to downloaded a map from out of my interest I am a mac guy and had to buy a PC.... window XP... what a joke.... and they are in business.... I have set the OS not to sleep and it still persists in dozing off.... time to start.... 5 mins..... from start ... and too much when compared to the mac etrex vista here in the bay area Good resources…. but i still want to delete maps…. the display w the map is awfull you can’t see your previous tracks…. any solution to improve the display…. when you have the map…. it is all shaded… what a bad idea… So i resorted to downloaded a map from out of my interest

I am a mac guy and had to buy a PC…. window XP… what a joke…. and they are in business…. I have set the OS not to sleep and it still persists in dozing off…. time to start…. 5 mins….. from start … and too much when compared to the mac

etrex vista here
in the bay area

]]> By: Brandon Pierce http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-24496 Brandon Pierce Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:37:32 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-24496 Mr. Sandberg: you don't have to delete maps from the unit. Every time you load maps to the unit, the new maps replace the old ones. Since it's a Cx, if you're loading to a card, technically, you could format the card to delete the maps. Mr. Sandberg: you don’t have to delete maps from the unit. Every time you load maps to the unit, the new maps replace the old ones. Since it’s a Cx, if you’re loading to a card, technically, you could format the card to delete the maps.

]]> By: Sue Nail http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-17039 Sue Nail Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:36:39 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-17039 Jeff Knee...did you work at CE Software? Sue Jeff Knee…did you work at CE Software?

Sue

]]> By: Cam http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-15538 Cam Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:08:23 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-15538 Thanks Jonathan! I was having the exact same problem and your solution worked like a charm. Thanks Jonathan! I was having the exact same problem and your solution worked like a charm.

]]> By: John Sandberg http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-12589 John Sandberg Sat, 26 Aug 2006 23:56:23 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-12589 Hey, I've transfered a mapset from Mapsource to my eTrex Legend Cx but now want to delete it from the unit. How is that done? Hey, I’ve transfered a mapset from Mapsource to my eTrex Legend Cx but now want to delete it from the unit. How is that done?

]]> By: Jonathan http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-11502 Jonathan Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:04:53 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-11502 Bill, First uninstall mapsource topo. Then copy all three cd's to a folder on your hard drive. Click on the setup file from that folder on the hard drive. CD are no longer needed. It works. I have done it. FYI, the email i put is a spoof because i don't like spam and I will not be back here as i only found this site while looking for information on something else. Good luck and i hope it helps. Bill,

First uninstall mapsource topo. Then copy all three cd’s to a folder on your hard drive. Click on the setup file from that folder on the hard drive. CD are no longer needed. It works. I have done it. FYI, the email i put is a spoof because i don’t like spam and I will not be back here as i only found this site while looking for information on something else. Good luck and i hope it helps.

]]> By: Bill Welch http://cafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Bill Welch Tue, 09 May 2006 13:40:42 +0000 http://minicafe.elharo.com/opensource/when-you-just-dont-care-if-the-software-works/#comment-416 Has anyone figured out a way to upload all the TOPO US maps to the hard drive . . . seeing how this option is not available? Has anyone figured out a way to upload all the TOPO US maps to the hard drive . . . seeing how this option is not available?

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