Fixed an issue with writing map images to Garmin mode USB devices.
Fixed an issue when MapInstall encountered bad files in some map installations. As technical as this may sound, the vast majority of motorists prefer using outdated maps they are unfamiliar with since they bought them. Fixed an issue with MapInstall not correctly detecting another instance of itself. Manually updating any GPS device can be very difficult, depending on what hardware they use. It is crucial that anyone using an Garmin GPS device utilize Garmin MapInstall.
#GARMIN MAPINSTALL OLDER VERSIONS UPDATE#
On my end I'm running the latest version of Win 10 (3), installing on a Garmin OR-700 SW v4.40, using latest Mapinstall v4.2.0, last Mapsource v6.16. Seamlessly update your maps on your Garmin devices. The Macintosh version does not have this issue, only the Windows. It will also not uninstall correctly (another bug). Version 4.2.0 of MapInstall for Windows, from Garmin, has a bug that prevents it from properly installing maps (only an overview map is sent). This version downgraded my Garmin MapInstall app from 2.1.6 to 2.1.5. Anyway, good on Garmin for moving this old but important app to 64 bit. Bugs with prior macOS versions are to be left for future bug fixes.
#GARMIN MAPINSTALL OLDER VERSIONS FOR MAC#
Allows newer Garmin maps to be used with older versions of MapSource. This TECH NOTE IS NO LONGER RELEVANT Garmin fixed the bug in versions after 4.2.0. Download the latest version of Garmin BaseCamp for Mac for free. Thanks be to Mapsource again, but I wonder if Garmin changed the code in the MapInstall proggie to cripple the detail level of the compiled img file of the target 3rd-party maps? Has this been discussed previously? Anyone else encounter this? Garmin MapInstall PC Mac Transfer selected maps from your computer to your. All the maps above installed including the OSMs, as separate compiled img files.and they all have the full detail levels. Solution: used compiler/installer in last version of Mapsource, v6.16.2. The compiling time was very short, and the resulting map img files seemed about a 1/3 size of what they were.Įven Garmin's (legacy) TOPO US 2008 and Metroguide v8 were crippled and lacked/missing detail. Tried to reinstall the 3rd-party GPSFileDepot maps with Mapinstall, and the compiled maps lacked detail, and were very crude.no topo line, missing highways, crude shaped reservoirs, etc. I installed some OSM topo routable maps, and deleted some existing 3rd party maps from GPSFileDepot in the process. 16 Maxima SD Card Map Update Version 11 for vehicles purchased in United. Anyone else have a problem with the latest version of Garmin's MapInstall, crippling and corrupting the compiled img file on the target device (uSD card)? Turn-by-turn navigation and maps provided by TomTom 4-Garmin Express will.