Dave..

I didnt explain well..g
There was a thread here previously to say that Flitestar did not work well
with USB gps connections, only serial ..A serial to USB converter
(theIOGEAR) was recommended ..all good so far...

However garmins output from the 296 is on a very small connector (like a
camera firewire connector) -on the other end is a usb plug ..how can the
serial to USB converter be used when there is no serial connector on the
garmin?
How does the serial to usb converter actually get to the garmin?
that was my question...I believe some people have it working with Flitestar
, but I have no idea how!

cheers

Bill Padley
london
"Dave Butler" wrote in message
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Bill Padley wrote:
I have just received my Garmin 296 , and also have the IOgear usb to
serial
adapter
However , the cable provided by Garmin is a small connector on one end ,
and
a usb on the other..the usb to serial adapter is expecting a the serial
end
to be plugged ito the GPS, which of course it cant...(no serial female
socket)

I didn't quite follow that description, but if what you need is a serial
gender-changer, they are quite inexpensive and available. Check your local
computer supply store.