Etrex and USB Connection. Help Please

AAH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 22, 2005 Posts: 18

I have an etrex and a serial port lead. I have got a usb to serial lead and can now connect this to my dell inspiron 9100. However, using Mapsourse, the etrex is not reconised. Can anyone help wit this please? The notebook does not have a serial port

Pc-Mobile · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:21 am Post subject:

Is it because Mapsource only recognise com1-4 and your USB>serial converter is assigned a com port greter than 4?

If so try to change the com port number.

I am wondering whether a newer version of Mapsource will recognise a com port greater than 4.
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AllyCat · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject:

Hi,

Free upgrades to Mapsource are available from the Garmin website. I'm running v6.5, which has 8 COM ports listed on the GPS tab. The "transfer" menu now seems to do an automatic search, which might find even more!

Cheers, Alan.
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AAH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 22, 2005 Posts: 18

I also want to use DNR garmin to upload waypoint from walkingworld.com. I have found the usb to serial in device manager and it has con 15 in brackets after it. The software that came with the usb to serial lead does not indicate who made it and does not install with the add new hardware wizard. How can I change a com port to a number bet 1-8? the ports are all bluetooth enabled??

AAH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 22, 2005 Posts: 18

The usb to serial lead is in the HID section of device manager and has the drivers installed. The mapsourse update fron garmin has failed to 'find' it. It remains in com 15?? Any ideas please??

Pc-Mobile · Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 11:03 am Post subject:

What OS?
You have to change the assigned com port smaller than 8.
It is simple if you know how. It can be complicated if you do not.
I cannot help you here but may be someone else will.
Or look at MS knowledge base.
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