Garmin Roadtrip & Basecamp for Mac OS X

[bratski]

Ive installed roadtrip on my mac, however the only map version i was able to transfer from my pc was the 1.07 basic map. the map converter program on my pc can't unlock and convert 1.13 version. is there any other way around this?

[Skywoolf]

Update:

Roadguide 1.13 no longer works with garmin mapinstall.

Map remains locked.

Don't update your mac os garmin apps just yet.

Thanks for the tip Dave. I will avoid problems and not install 1.13.

[vr4_211]

dunno what happened but the last map i was able to convert was the 1.12 a few months ago. ever since the 1.13 and the most recent 1.14 map, i've had no luck converting using map converter. i may have updated something that i shouldn't have. any ideas on what that might be? thanks!

[jappy]

uhm

sorry to bring this thread up again.
was wondering what is the current way of using training center and mapsource using a mac?

was reading thru the thread and i got lost somewhere.

any help would be appreciated.

thanks.

[Reiji]

uhm

sorry to bring this thread up again.
was wondering what is the current way of using training center and mapsource using a mac?

was reading thru the thread and i got lost somewhere.

any help would be appreciated.

thanks.

use bootcamp.

[jappy]

@Reiji0463

thanks. will parallels do?
=)

[Reiji]

@Reiji0463

thanks. will parallels do?
=)

sorry i dont know.
if you could make it work, kindly inform us thru this thread. thanks.

[jspalaroan]

@Reiji0463

thanks. will parallels do?
=)

Yes, it will, I'm using parallel 6

[jappy]

sorry i dont know.
if you could make it work, kindly inform us thru this thread. thanks.

it worked on parallel.

Yes, it will, I'm using parallel 6

thanks.
i was able to make mine work for couple times only, now it wont work anymore.
would really like to start contributing, especially lucena based poi's and street names, but i cant make it work anymore.
tried removing and reinstalling everything, but it would work once, then there is an error already.

is there any upcoming EB's soon so that the gurus can help out.
=)

[jayteecie]

IMHO, the best way still is to use bootcamp as pointed out by Reiji.

[jappy]

IMHO, the best way still is to use bootcamp as pointed out by Reiji.

thanks.
will be doing that over the weekend.
hoepfully it would run smoothly this time.
=)

[thebob]

IMHO, the best way still is to use bootcamp as pointed out by Reiji.

It's not a very practical option when you look at the price it costs to buy Windows to install on boot camp!

I've got the same problem. Has anyone here heard of open standards?

It is all tied to proprietary Windows formats!

Without Windows it is not possible to do this, although apparently it used to be, when a plain gmapsupp.img was available.

I suppose that is progress.

[thebob]

absolutely not.
tell you what, you teach us how to embed an eula in a zipped file for macintoa and well gladly post the macintosh version.

You can password protect .rar files just have people ckick on your box somewhere else before you give them the Pword.

[Dogleg]

hi newbie here,
i was wondering if there is map already converted thru windows. and that file would be ready for download,
so MAC users can skip the step of needing windows, and just install the road map with the gramin MAC software? it seems this is a step many MAC users dread or want to skip...
i lost my nuvi250 and just got a nuvi52.....
hope some one can help
thanks

[jnieurzyla]

I am not sure what you are talking about as I do not have a mac.

But the map data we produce is just a data file.

The program you need is Basecamp which is available for the mac. Down load this, then install the map, and then you have it fully installed on your mac, connect you gps unit and basecamp will connect to update the unit software if necessary, and also instal our map onto the unit.
Here is the link for you

http://www.garmin.com/en-US/shop/downloads/basecamp

John