Garmin Linux based? Re: Ubuntu screwed my machine

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On 2008-08-20, Andrew Halliwell <spike1@ponder.sky.com> wrote:
> Rick <none@nomail.com> wrote:
>>> Until you try to upload maps/trips etc to your GPS.
>>
>> Garmin Linux based unit?
>
> Tomtom are also linux based.
> So, the two MAJOR satnav companies are linux based...
> What was that about windows again?

Which garmin is linux based, just curious.

My wife has a personal video player that is also linux based. Works
great. Plays all sorts of video formats, that was a tipoff for me to
check if it is Linux based.

Here at work we are busy replacing Windows with Linux also.

i

>> Oh, well.... too bad for them.
>>
>> But then... you don't want to say anyting positive abut Linux systems and
>> OSS, do you?
>
> For flatty, such a thing only happens when it's building up to a MAJOR
> trolling session somewhere down the line, (when it's started saying nice
> things about linux in order to snare people into thinking it'd turned over a
> new leaf...)

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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:19:36 -0500, Ignoramus15257 wrote:

> On 2008-08-20, Andrew Halliwell <spike1@ponder.sky.com> wrote:
>> Rick <none@nomail.com> wrote:
>>>> Until you try to upload maps/trips etc to your GPS.
>>>
>>> Garmin Linux based unit?
>>
>> Tomtom are also linux based.
>> So, the two MAJOR satnav companies are linux based...
>> What was that about windows again?
>
> Which garmin is linux based, just curious.

Too bad the software that the end user needs to actually USE and fully
exploit the features of those devices, doesn't work under Linux.



> My wife has a personal video player that is also linux based. Works
> great. Plays all sorts of video formats, that was a tipoff for me to
> check if it is Linux based.

Really?
Why?
Does it have a stolen Divixx CODEC (Depending upon where you live)

> Here at work we are busy replacing Windows with Linux also.
>
Sure they are.
We believe you.
Really we do.

(Ubuntu Group Snipped)..

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Ignoramus15257 <ignoramus15257@nospam.15257.invalid> wrote:
> On 2008-08-20, Andrew Halliwell <spike1@ponder.sky.com> wrote:
>> Rick <none@nomail.com> wrote:
>>>> Until you try to upload maps/trips etc to your GPS.
>>>
>>> Garmin Linux based unit?
>>
>> Tomtom are also linux based.
>> So, the two MAJOR satnav companies are linux based...
>> What was that about windows again?
>
> Which garmin is linux based, just curious.

Well, the Tomtom Rider v2 is, I know that much.
(It's designed for use on motorbikes, I don't have a car)
:)
I imagine quite a few of their line share similar OS just for simplicity's
sake. Maybe all of 'em.

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Moshe Goldfarb. <brick_n_straw@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:19:36 -0500, Ignoramus15257 wrote:
>
>> On 2008-08-20, Andrew Halliwell <spike1@ponder.sky.com> wrote:
>>> Rick <none@nomail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Until you try to upload maps/trips etc to your GPS.
>>>>
>>>> Garmin Linux based unit?
>>>
>>> Tomtom are also linux based.
>>> So, the two MAJOR satnav companies are linux based...
>>> What was that about windows again?
>>
>> Which garmin is linux based, just curious.
>
> Too bad the software that the end user needs to actually USE and fully
> exploit the features of those devices, doesn't work under Linux.

Wine covered most of those features (for tomtom at least), flatty.
And anything wine can't do can be done with a little common sense manually.
Biiig deal.
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CROSSPOSTING NOTED.

* Moshe Goldfarb. peremptorily fired off this memo:

> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:19:36 -0500, Ignoramus15257 wrote:
>
>>>> Garmin Linux based unit?
>>>
>>> Tomtom are also linux based.
>>> So, the two MAJOR satnav companies are linux based...
>>> What was that about windows again?
>>
>> Which garmin is linux based, just curious.
>
> Too bad the software that the end user needs to actually USE and fully
> exploit the features of those devices, doesn't work under Linux.

http://developer.garmin.com/linux/

Garmin Developer

This page contains links to source code archives for Garmin’s
Linux-based products.

Choose A Product:

* nüvi 8xx Series
* nüvi 5xxx Series

Ye gods, though, it is a huge (270 Mb!) tarball!

>> My wife has a personal video player that is also linux based. Works
>> great. Plays all sorts of video formats, that was a tipoff for me to
>> check if it is Linux based.
>
> Really?
> Why?
> Does it have a stolen Divixx CODEC (Depending upon where you live)

Why would it have a stolen codec, as opposed to a licensed one?
The license costs, while notable, are not very large per unit.

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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:55:37 -0400, Linonut wrote:

> CROSSPOSTING NOTED.
>
> * Moshe Goldfarb. peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:19:36 -0500, Ignoramus15257 wrote:
>>
>>>>> Garmin Linux based unit?
>>>>
>>>> Tomtom are also linux based.
>>>> So, the two MAJOR satnav companies are linux based...
>>>> What was that about windows again?
>>>
>>> Which garmin is linux based, just curious.
>>
>> Too bad the software that the end user needs to actually USE and fully
>> exploit the features of those devices, doesn't work under Linux.
>
> http://developer.garmin.com/linux/
>
> Garmin Developer
>
> This page contains links to source code archives for Garmin’s
> Linux-based products.
>
> Choose A Product:
>
> * nüvi 8xx Series
> * nüvi 5xxx Series
>
> Ye gods, though, it is a huge (270 Mb!) tarball!

That's the code to make the device function, not the code for the programs
you load on the PC to fully use the device, like plan trips, update
firmware etc.

You know, that DVD that comes in the box...

Windows 2000+ or Mac something or other +

Linux no where to be found.

>>> My wife has a personal video player that is also linux based. Works
>>> great. Plays all sorts of video formats, that was a tipoff for me to
>>> check if it is Linux based.
>>
>> Really?
>> Why?
>> Does it have a stolen Divixx CODEC (Depending upon where you live)
>
> Why would it have a stolen codec, as opposed to a licensed one?
> The license costs, while notable, are not very large per unit.

Why?
The Linux world thinks everything should be free.
Even a couple of pennies is a big deal to them


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* Moshe Goldfarb. peremptorily fired off this memo:

> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:55:37 -0400, Linonut wrote:
>
>> CROSSPOSTING NOTED.
>>
>> * Moshe Goldfarb. peremptorily fired off this memo:
>>
>>> Too bad the software that the end user needs to actually USE and fully
>>> exploit the features of those devices, doesn't work under Linux.
>>
>> http://developer.garmin.com/linux/
>
> That's the code to make the device function, not the code for the programs
> you load on the PC to fully use the device, like plan trips, update
> firmware etc.
>
> You know, that DVD that comes in the box...
>
> Windows 2000+ or Mac something or other +
>
> Linux no where to be found.

Bullshit:

http://www.ibiblio.org/fplan/Aviation-HOWTO/Aviation-HOWTO-8.html

Of the projects mentioned there, gpsd and gpsman are in the Debian
repositories.

http://www.topology.org/soft/gps.html

Additional software is mentioned, even for FreeBSD.

ftp://ftp.snafu.org/pub/garmin-utils.tar.gz

By the way, if you download the source code from Garmin, and look at the
contents in that 270 Mb package, you'll find a Who's-Who of
Free-and-Open-Source projects, including codecs, text-to-speech, window
environments, and wireless and packet-sniffing software.

Here's a screen shot from GPSman:

http://www.ncc.up.pt/gpsman/scrshots/ES-gpsman.jpg

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"Ignoramus15257" <ignoramus15257@NOSPAM.15257.invalid> wrote in message
news:VcmdnQHNV7t1hDHVnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d@giganews.com...
> On 2008-08-20, Andrew Halliwell <spike1@ponder.sky.com> wrote:
>> Rick <none@nomail.com> wrote:
>>>> Until you try to upload maps/trips etc to your GPS.
>>>
>>> Garmin Linux based unit?
>>
>> Tomtom are also linux based.
>> So, the two MAJOR satnav companies are linux based...
>> What was that about windows again?
>
> Which garmin is linux based, just curious.
>
> My wife has a personal video player that is also linux based. Works
> great. Plays all sorts of video formats, that was a tipoff for me to
> check if it is Linux based.
>
> Here at work we are busy replacing Windows with Linux also.
>

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8827997755.html


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On 2008-08-20, Dale Harris <nospam@harriscorp.com> wrote:
>
> "Ignoramus15257" <ignoramus15257@NOSPAM.15257.invalid> wrote in message
> news:VcmdnQHNV7t1hDHVnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> On 2008-08-20, Andrew Halliwell <spike1@ponder.sky.com> wrote:
>>> Rick <none@nomail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Until you try to upload maps/trips etc to your GPS.
>>>>
>>>> Garmin Linux based unit?
>>>
>>> Tomtom are also linux based.
>>> So, the two MAJOR satnav companies are linux based...
>>> What was that about windows again?
>>
>> Which garmin is linux based, just curious.
>>
>> My wife has a personal video player that is also linux based. Works
>> great. Plays all sorts of video formats, that was a tipoff for me to
>> check if it is Linux based.
>>
>> Here at work we are busy replacing Windows with Linux also.
>>
>
> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8827997755.html
>
>

This sounds fun. I would buy it two weeks ago if I knew. I ended up
buying a Garmin Nuvi 680. Very exciting.

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On 2008-08-20, Psyc Geek (TAB) <psycgeeks@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Aug 20, 11:47 am, "Moshe Goldfarb." <brick_n_st...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:34:12 -0400, Linonut wrote:
>> > * Moshe Goldfarb. peremptorily fired off this memo:
>>
>> >> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:55:37 -0400, Linonut wrote:
>>
>> >>> CROSSPOSTING NOTED.
[deletia]
>> Like I said, the DVD in the box says Windows 2000+ and Mac supported.
>> Linux?
>> Good luck
>>
>> The best you can hope for is that someone wrote a code fragment to make
>> some portion of your unit work under Linux.
>> Take a look at some of the dates on that stuff as well.
>> A lot has happened since 2004.
>> --
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>> Collector of soaps from around the globe.
>> Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
>
> Did you see that web site?
>
> http://www.topology.org/soft/gps.html
>
> It is terrible. Don't people just want to USE stuff?

You might as well rant about the Garmin itself while you are at it
since this is just the sort of project you are whining about here.

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* Moshe Goldfarb. peremptorily fired off this memo:

> Linux is nowhere to be found...
> I don't see it in the box.
> I don't see it on the Garmin site.

Whatever, dude. You're just being nuts now.

The bottom line is, your original contention that there's no support for
Garmin GPS is debunked.

It may not be as seamless as the "Windows" version, but the fact is
Garmin uses Linux, and provides resources to the developer community.

The rest is cavilling.

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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:20:20 -0400, Linonut wrote:

> * Moshe Goldfarb. peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> Linux is nowhere to be found...
>> I don't see it in the box.
>> I don't see it on the Garmin site.
>
> Whatever, dude. You're just being nuts now.
>
> The bottom line is, your original contention that there's no support for
> Garmin GPS is debunked.
>
> It may not be as seamless as the "Windows" version, but the fact is
> Garmin uses Linux, and provides resources to the developer community.
>
> The rest is cavilling.

You can squawk all you want Linonut but anyone who reads the thread will
see what you are up to.

First you move the goalposts by talking about the source to the device.
I never mentioned that.
I spoke of APPLICATIONS for average Joe to make his unit work.

EVERY SINGLE GPS SOLD comes with a DVD full of applications.
I haven't found any Linux based ones on these DVD's.

Then you provide links to moth eaten junk located in 100 different places,
mostly targeted at advanced users and Debian users for the most part and
you try to compare that to what I stated above?

Come on already....


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* Moshe Goldfarb. peremptorily fired off this memo:

> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:20:20 -0400, Linonut wrote:
>>
>> The rest is cavilling.
>
> You can squawk all you want Linonut but anyone who reads the thread will
> see what you are up to.

Yeah, I was trying to show that there /is/ GPS software /for/ the
Garmin, contrary to what you said.

> First you move the goalposts by talking about the source to the device.
> I never mentioned that.
> I spoke of APPLICATIONS for average Joe to make his unit work.

I know. I misunderstood. But then followed up with the right stuff.

> EVERY SINGLE GPS SOLD comes with a DVD full of applications.
> I haven't found any Linux based ones on these DVD's.

As I've said, manufacturers generally know they can count on support to
be written /for/ them. Even when they don't provide adequate
specifications.

> Then you provide links to moth eaten junk located in 100 different places,
> mostly targeted at advanced users and Debian users for the most part and
> you try to compare that to what I stated above?
>
> Come on already....

What are you talking about? Some of that stuff was easy to install and
easy to use, not to mention /recent/. Hell, gpsman is in the Debian
repo.

It's the same with smart cards, too. They make us use them for work.
And, of course, they supply Windows drivers and instructions. The Linux
guys are on their own.

But so what? A quick Google, and you find the your distro supplies
packages. /Maybe/ it ends up being a little more difficult to install
the Smartcard software and install the certificates in Firefox.

You constantly belabor the fact providing software on a CD makes it easy
on the average Windows user.

Yeah, we get it.

And there are certain people who find that little "hurdle" impossible to
overcome. Yeah, we get that too.

Nonetheless, with a little motivation, most functionality can be
attained.

That's one part of your tune that never changes: "The vendor doesn't
provide a CD, so everyone will throw their hands up and stick with
Windows." No. Not everyone, by any means.

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Linonut wrote:

> mentally-ill troll wrote:
>>
>> Linux is nowhere to be found...
>> I don't see it in the box.
>> I don't see it on the Garmin site.
>
>Whatever, dude. You're just being nuts now.
>
>The bottom line is, your original contention that there's no support for
>Garmin GPS is debunked.
>
>It may not be as seamless as the "Windows" version, but the fact is
>Garmin uses Linux, and provides resources to the developer community.
>
>The rest is cavilling.

You'd think that, despite being mentally-ill, the troll would tire of
shown to be a dishonest twit all the time.
 
chrisv wrote:
> Linonut wrote:
>
>> mentally-ill troll wrote:
>>>
>>> Linux is nowhere to be found...
>>> I don't see it in the box.
>>> I don't see it on the Garmin site.
>>
>> Whatever, dude. You're just being nuts now.
>>
>> The bottom line is, your original contention that there's no support
>> for Garmin GPS is debunked.
>>
>> It may not be as seamless as the "Windows" version, but the fact is
>> Garmin uses Linux, and provides resources to the developer community.
>>
>> The rest is cavilling.
>
> You'd think that, despite being mentally-ill, the troll would tire of
> shown to be a dishonest twit all the time.

Oh well... but what are you going to do? Linonut has been that way for
years you're not going to change him by calling him 'mentally-ill' or a
'dishonest twit'.
 
some idiot forging chrisv wrote:
> chrisv wrote:
>
>> Oh well...
>
> Ignore the forger.

That wasn't Linonut?
 

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