Re: Driving and Sailing ... where to go from here(?)
- From: David <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:31:07 -0700
On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:31:49 GMT, "Dennis Pogson"
<dennis_nospampogson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You would have to ascertain WHY the usb-serial converter is not working. Did
you specify it was for Win XP? I have an older one that will not work with
XP, but bought a second one which works perfectly. Are you absolutely sure
it is the converter which is not being recognised and not some other WinXP
problem, such as recognising the serial device as a serial mouse?
I think also you might also consider buying a new GPS such as the
GPSMAP60C/Cs. Mine wiorks perfectly either through it's serial port or
through it's USB interface.
Thanks DP
Yes, indeed I did specify XP. And actually, two of the converters actually
did work, on the road, with the GPSr and Street Atlas up and running -- but
only for a few minutes. Then the whole business went berserk, with the
mouse pointer jumping all over the screen, and new windows popping up and
disappearing at random. I talked with Garmin and they actually had a name
for this phenomenon: "Crazy Mouse" syndrome. And they did indeed, as you
have suggested, implicate serial mouse interactions, and we made some
registry changes to accommodate them. But that only worked for a while,
and the problem re-emerged. This was essentially the same behavior for all
three converters that I tried.
Can you please tell me the make and model of the converter that did work
for you?
Maybe I am at the point, as both you and GSV have suggested, that I should
just buy a new GPSr with a USB interface. I didn't realize that the
MAP60C/Cs had both a serial port and USB interface. Is that true, or did I
misread you?
Finally, if I am to get a new GPSr, I would want one that will support me
at least as well as my old 12MAP, on both the road and water, even without
a laptop interface. Do you feel that the 60C would be OK for that? Or is
there a better option?
.
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