Re: Question for Fedora users of Garmin nuvi GPS

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On 9 Jul 2014 at 22:52, DB wrote:

Date sent:      	Wed, 09 Jul 2014 22:52:47 +0200
From:           	DB <Freddog_de@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To:             	users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:        	Re: Question for Fedora users of Garmin nuvi GPS
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> On 07/09/2014 04:58 PM, users-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >
> Subject: > Re: Question for Fedora users of Garmin nuvi GPS > From: >
> Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: > Wed, 09 Jul 2014
> 14:26:05 +0100 > > To: > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > On Tue,
> 2014-07-08 at 21:32 -0500, Steven Ulrick wrote: >> >Hello, Everyone >>
> >I know that I can just go drive to a computer that has Windows >>
> >installed on it and get this over with, but I shouldn't have to do >>
> >that... >> >I have new Garmin nuvi65LM GPS and of course the
> "GarminExpress" >> >updating program that they force you to use only
> runs on Windows and >> >Mac.  I tried installing the Windows version
> using Wine, with no luck. >> >I then successfully installed
> GarminExpress in a virtual machine of >> >Windows 7 that I have
> installed on Virtual Box.  When it tries to >> >detect my device, it
> says that it can't... > Which version of VirtualBox? The one on the
> Fedora repos doesn't support > access to USB devices since that
> requires a non-free license. You need > the free-to-use one from
> virtualbox.org (they have a repo file you can > install for updates).
> And of course enable the specific device from the > VB panel. > > poc
> > > Hi,
> 
> I've got an old Garmin for the car & an eTrex for in my pocket, I
> update them both from Open Street Maps.  The devvices come up without
> problem & the chosen maps are just copied to the SD card.
> 

Just as an added note: To get access to the usb devices with virtualbox the 
user has to have the group vboxusers selected. Otherwise they don't get 
access to usb devices. 


> Dave
> 
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