Thanx first to Marvin, Ken & tcassidy among many for much info I've used way before signing in today.
The Spanner click cassidy was a biggy.
Have new Aspire & installed old old Nroute with Mapsource & updated to
2007 & v6.
My great Quest GPS dosn't seem to like Nroute & the unlock code at all.
It will show moving location as long as I don't try to route like back to Home from a few miles away. If I plan a route & select it then it seems to do better but not as good as expected with the Quest alone.
If the programs are turned off or computer shut down the unlock code is forgotten & has to be re entered.
With the Nuvi650 & a little help from Tim at gps Review while back I installed topo 2008 & it works great but just have to remember not to try to navigate with it. Turned the Nuvi into at least something useful.
The quest for navigation is far superior for us unless someone needs music & such. But the topo works just fine with Nroute.
Is there something you Guys think I might do to make this combo team up a little better?
Thnx Gben
The Spanner click cassidy was a biggy.
Have new Aspire & installed old old Nroute with Mapsource & updated to
2007 & v6.
My great Quest GPS dosn't seem to like Nroute & the unlock code at all.
It will show moving location as long as I don't try to route like back to Home from a few miles away. If I plan a route & select it then it seems to do better but not as good as expected with the Quest alone.
If the programs are turned off or computer shut down the unlock code is forgotten & has to be re entered.
With the Nuvi650 & a little help from Tim at gps Review while back I installed topo 2008 & it works great but just have to remember not to try to navigate with it. Turned the Nuvi into at least something useful.
The quest for navigation is far superior for us unless someone needs music & such. But the topo works just fine with Nroute.
Is there something you Guys think I might do to make this combo team up a little better?
Thnx Gben
Hi Gben,
Try installing Franson's GPSGate. You get a free 14-day trial period. No limitations or other trickery. It just stops working after 14 days it you don't register it.
GPSGate will still provide the Garmin protocol to nroute but it won't pass the Quest's unit ID through to nroute so nroute won't try to match it to the unlock code in the maps.
If that works (no guarantee, but it's free to try) and you want to continue with that solution, GPSGate Express version is really cheap to register.
...ken...
Try installing Franson's GPSGate. You get a free 14-day trial period. No limitations or other trickery. It just stops working after 14 days it you don't register it.
GPSGate will still provide the Garmin protocol to nroute but it won't pass the Quest's unit ID through to nroute so nroute won't try to match it to the unlock code in the maps.
If that works (no guarantee, but it's free to try) and you want to continue with that solution, GPSGate Express version is really cheap to register.
...ken...
Thnx Ken,
The gps 18 unit that came with the program was lost from an otr truck some time back & so is the reason we're using the little Quest.
Will try the GPSGate right away.
Gben
The gps 18 unit that came with the program was lost from an otr truck some time back & so is the reason we're using the little Quest.
Will try the GPSGate right away.
Gben
Well Guys,
Installed GPSGate & set it up the best my little beany would allow but no joy.
Wonder if there is conflict with the Garmin Spanner I installed?
The Spanner would find the Garmin Quest but then lock the map detail.
Just abt had it with Garminimum.
Any other ideas before I must buy a new MS?
Thnx Gben
Installed GPSGate & set it up the best my little beany would allow but no joy.
Wonder if there is conflict with the Garmin Spanner I installed?
The Spanner would find the Garmin Quest but then lock the map detail.
Just abt had it with Garminimum.
Any other ideas before I must buy a new MS?
Thnx Gben
How far did you get? Does GPS Gate see your Quest? Spanner should not be running when you use GPS Gate. In fact if Spanner doesn't do the job, uninstall it.
Terry
Terry
If the maps are unlocked to something else, Spanner won't get it done. And it's the wrong thing anyway. Spanner is used in exactly the opposite direction of what you are doing. That is, it takes GPS data that is in Garmin protocol from the GPS18 and outputs it in NMEA format so that non-Garmin programs, like Streets&Trips, can use a Garmin-only receiver.
Spanner and GPSGate try to do some of the same things so they conflict.
You need something that will pass data in Garmin protocol to nroute but hide the unit ID from nroute so it will not try to match the unlock code to the unit. GPSGate does that.
Do as Terry suggests and uninstall Spanner. You don't have the GPS18 anymore so it's no good for you anyway.
Once Spanner is gone, run GPSGate.
Connect the Quest.
If the GPSGate icon in the system tray turns dark green by itself, just run nroute and things should work.
If the GPSGate icon in the system tray stays red, right-click it, click Settings and use the Wizard to find the Quest. When the GPSGate icon turns dark green, run nroute.
...ken...
Spanner and GPSGate try to do some of the same things so they conflict.
You need something that will pass data in Garmin protocol to nroute but hide the unit ID from nroute so it will not try to match the unlock code to the unit. GPSGate does that.
Do as Terry suggests and uninstall Spanner. You don't have the GPS18 anymore so it's no good for you anyway.
Once Spanner is gone, run GPSGate.
Connect the Quest.
If the GPSGate icon in the system tray turns dark green by itself, just run nroute and things should work.
If the GPSGate icon in the system tray stays red, right-click it, click Settings and use the Wizard to find the Quest. When the GPSGate icon turns dark green, run nroute.
...ken...
Thnx Guys,
GPSG is now green & discovered data from the Quest.
Nroute however is keeping arms length away from GPSgate, and attempting but not connecting.
Can't figure what to configure in on output page? Don't want to ruin the parts you Guys have pushed us to so far.
Gben
GPSG is now green & discovered data from the Quest.
Nroute however is keeping arms length away from GPSgate, and attempting but not connecting.
Can't figure what to configure in on output page? Don't want to ruin the parts you Guys have pushed us to so far.
Gben
Check which COM port GPS Gate has assigned to output Garmin data. Open nRoute and go to Utilities-Select GPS. Change the COM port in the top drop down to match the one listed in GPS Gate.
Terry
Terry
Thnx Terry
Thnx Ken
Today you Guys have made our day!
After all these years our ole honorable Nroute is back to work.
Would really rather have it & the Quest than much of the new stuff.
Thanx and & wish you A very happy summertime.
Gben
Thnx Ken
Today you Guys have made our day!
After all these years our ole honorable Nroute is back to work.
Would really rather have it & the Quest than much of the new stuff.
Thanx and & wish you A very happy summertime.
Gben
I'm glad it worked. Sometimes the new stuff isn't better; it's just newer.
Summertime would be great but I would settle for some spring here. Still snow on the ground and barely getting above freezing most days.
...ken...
Summertime would be great but I would settle for some spring here. Still snow on the ground and barely getting above freezing most days.
...ken...