Comments on: Garmin Edge 705 using Ubuntu

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:33:44 +0000

Hi Robert,

Thanks very much for this! I use the Garmin 605 and Ubuntu 9.10. I’m afraid I am a poor application programmer, so can’t help developing – but I am a rather keen linux user and cyclist. So I am more than willing to try an early beta stage.

Thanks again.

Daniel

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:44:35 +0000

Cool, good to hear. I’ll need to try out Mkgmap.

I’ve recently been using http://www.everytrail.com instead of MapMyRun. I like the website, and the ability to attach photos to my GPS routes.

I’ve also been working on a project myself, just too busy at the moment to get it any real attention. With it I can currently draw out a map in Google Maps and click a button and it presents me with a converted .gpx. Can also login using OpenId, so use your gmail, or flickr account etc to login. When I get the time I plan on creating saved maps, community sort of environment, and most importantly better Google Maps stuff (which is my weakest area, JavaScript).

By: Griselda

Griselda — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:24:00 +0000

Thank you very much for this blog, Robert.
I recently bought a GPS Garmin Edge 705 and I was able to create an upload my own route thanks to your blog, using Ubuntu 8.10 64bits.
I didn’t buy maps with my Garmin Edge 705, as you also didn’t. After struggling a lot with Ubuntu, I managed to download maps from http://openmtbmap.org/ and send them to my Garmin using Mkgmap.
I wasn’t able to install any of the Garmin software using Wine, but I did be able to install QLandKarte GT. I managed to open the compiled maps on my computer using QLandKarte GT, although it behaves very slow and I didn’t find any interesting option to use. I can’t figure out right now how I could upload any of the modified maps to my Garmin since with the software the 6*.tdb files are opened but not the gmapsupp.img file (I may have to spend more time in the software).
I didn’t success to compile maps from different countries together using Mkgmap (only one country at a time) and neither to have simultaneously topography and road data together in one compiled map… (I may have to spend more hours in this subject).
I haven’t visited MapMyRun, but I definetively thank you in advance for the tip.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:25:40 +0000

Ah thanks for the heads up. I must have missed that. I’ve updated the article.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:21:10 +0000

Re: uploading via Garmin Connect, there is a manual upload option which allows you select a file from the file system. I am running Ubuntu and this how I overcome the Windows only plugin problem.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:22:23 +0000

Yeah, I basically just want to simplify the process. Create a route, download it, put it on my Garmin.

Then any logs on my garmin, I want to upload, and see the route and additional data. The less steps the better.

It’s coming on ok, I can create routes using Google maps now. There’s loads of additional stuff to that I want to do, but can add later.

I’m working on the UI for the site at the moment. It’s not really my thing, so I can never make my mind up, and it ends up taking a while.

Next step will be to allow the user to reload a route they create, and also export it (the more formats the better).

By: John Hale

John Hale — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:48:48 +0000

A new app for linux Garmin users is always a good thing, I look forward to it.

John