Help! GPS USB problem

[Richard Russell]

Just bought a new computer to support my flight sim habit. For the
first time since the SubLogic days, I'm flying without a stutter. I
digress.

I have a Garmin 196 with the Mapsource addon. I was able to reinstall
the Mapsource application on the new computer and successfully unlock
it. I cannot, however, get my USB card programmer to work.

After a preliminary investigation, it appears that computers that have
a Via chipset for the USB controller are not compatible with Garmin's
card programmer. Can this really be? Am I dead in the water on this
one? Do I have to keep my old computer set up just so I can program
my little proprietary Garmin card? I think I feel myself gravitating
toward Jay's point of view. Help!
Rich Russell

[Shirley]

Richard Russell wrote:

[snip]
>Do I have to keep my old computer set up just
>so I can program my little proprietary Garmin
>card? I think I feel myself gravitating toward
>Jay's point of view.

What's Jay's point of view?? (sorry Jay, if it's a well-known one!)...

[Rolf Blom]

On 2004-08-16 15:23, Richard Russell wrote:
> Just bought a new computer to support my flight sim habit. For the
> first time since the SubLogic days, I'm flying without a stutter. I
> digress.
>
> I have a Garmin 196 with the Mapsource addon. I was able to reinstall
> the Mapsource application on the new computer and successfully unlock
> it. I cannot, however, get my USB card programmer to work.
>
> After a preliminary investigation, it appears that computers that have
> a Via chipset for the USB controller are not compatible with Garmin's
> card programmer. Can this really be? Am I dead in the water on this
> one? Do I have to keep my old computer set up just so I can program
> my little proprietary Garmin card? I think I feel myself gravitating
> toward Jay's point of view. Help!
> Rich Russell

If it's a stationary comp, you could get a different PCI controller on a
PCI card for that specific task.
(I think there are USB controllers in PCCard format for portable PC:s,
but I haven't looked)

Maybe you could ask Garmin to suggest a suitable USB card?

good luck!
/Rolf

[Richard Russell]

On 16 Aug 2004 13:56:35 GMT, (Shirley)
wrote:

>Richard Russell wrote:
>
>[snip]
>>Do I have to keep my old computer set up just
>>so I can program my little proprietary Garmin
>>card? I think I feel myself gravitating toward
>>Jay's point of view.
>
>What's Jay's point of view?? (sorry Jay, if it's a well-known one!)...

Merely refering to his agitation with lack of support from certain GPS
manufacturers. I am in no way implying that his position lacks merit.
Rich Russell

[Richard Russell]

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:08:33 +0200, Rolf Blom >
wrote:

>On 2004-08-16 15:23, Richard Russell wrote:
>> Just bought a new computer to support my flight sim habit. For the
>> first time since the SubLogic days, I'm flying without a stutter. I
>> digress.
>>
>> I have a Garmin 196 with the Mapsource addon. I was able to reinstall
>> the Mapsource application on the new computer and successfully unlock
>> it. I cannot, however, get my USB card programmer to work.
>>
>> After a preliminary investigation, it appears that computers that have
>> a Via chipset for the USB controller are not compatible with Garmin's
>> card programmer. Can this really be? Am I dead in the water on this
>> one? Do I have to keep my old computer set up just so I can program
>> my little proprietary Garmin card? I think I feel myself gravitating
>> toward Jay's point of view. Help!
>> Rich Russell
>
>If it's a stationary comp, you could get a different PCI controller on a
>PCI card for that specific task.
>(I think there are USB controllers in PCCard format for portable PC:s,
>but I haven't looked)
>
>Maybe you could ask Garmin to suggest a suitable USB card?
>
>good luck!
>/Rolf

That's a good idea. You know, it's funny that when you (or I should
say me) get fired up about something, sometimes the mind gets so
focused that you can't see what the alternatives are. I installed a
PCI card in my previous computer to provide USB 2.0 ports. That might
be my solution here. Thanks.
Rich Russell