There is a help file in BC, but as with most help files, it is more a reference on how to operate the program, not how to use the program.
It also says: Where is the Manual? Currently, the manual references on Garmin's website point to the MS manual, which will not help you with BC.
How to install MapSource without a disk, or previous installation Thanks m8, that did work and I also found out that havering the mouse over the big BLUE triangle, turns it into a map scale and rotation tool. Joined: Mar 22, Oddometer: 8, Location: Nebraska. I was a bit underwhelmed, but then after un-installing all Garmin products and using the above procedure, I then downloaded and installed Mapsource which as mentioned works fine. Well, it installed but deactivated my mapsource and to tell the truth, I am not that impressed by basecamp yet. Thanks for the tip! TravellingStromFeb 4, Hey Mac, this info rocks m8 : I have been getting nagged lately, since adding some after market maps, so I un-installled and re-installed the way you describe and it works great, thanks. BajaRatJan 29, This worked great on my netbook when I was on a trip and needed to load MS to view tracks that were sent to me.
MacJan 17, Step 1: Download latest version of MapSource from Garmin. Continental United States only.Log in or Join. Making a Mac Installer for Garmin Maps A tutorial detailing how to create an installer to make installing Garmin Maps on a Macintosh computer very easy.Īrticles This sections contains articles about GPS units and map making that do not fall into the category of tutorial. This part details the file conversion from. This part details how to combine all the previously downloaded and processed data into a few polish format. This part details how to download and process points of interest data into usable shp and mp formats from the USGS geographic names information system. This part details how to download and process US Census Bureau Tiger data into usable shp and mp formats. This part details how to download and process USGS elevation data for an entire state. This part details how to setup your computer to quickly and efficiently download and process the data. How To Load.Ī step-by-step that details where to get data and then how to create maps. This sections contains articles about GPS units and map making that do not fall into the category of tutorial. Intersted in making maps and helping the cause? These are the advanced tutorials to help you make maps from freely available data. If you've already downloaded a map from here and want help making it work, using Garmin MapSource or Garmin BaseCamp then these are the tutorials for you. If you have a tutorial or article you'd like to post or write for here just contact us. We've broken this area into sections to help you use maps you've downloaded from here, to help you make maps, and articles related to GPSr. We do this by providing the best tutorials and articles related to GPS and map making we can. I appologize if this was already posted, I didn't see it, but i scanned in a hurry as well.GPSFileDepot wants to help you acheive your goals. There's probably a whole lot more, but that's what got me off and running.
Now update to current software and enjoy.Note: The sequence to execute Main.msi and then Setup.exe is important to avoid "Previous MapSource not found!" error. From the extracted files, run MAIN.msi or MSMAIN.msi.Unpack or extract the content of Mapsource 6156.exe downloaded using WinRAR.You may also want to go to CNET and download the previous version just in case. The version as of Jul 2009 is is 6.15.6, and the trick also works on Map Source version 6.13.5.Download MapSource software updater from Garmin:.There are free garmin Mapsource Maps online, just google them. This will give the MapSource Installation program something to verify.
Download and install a WinZip/WinRar program.Follow the following trick to hack the setup file so that it can be used to install MapSource clean and fresh without any prior installation of MapSource.
If no MapSource software is detected, the MapSource update setup will abort with error message saying that it cannot find previous version of MapSource.
"Garmin officially provides a MapSource version update download, which will only work if there is previous version of MapSource installed. I borrowed this from the web (Googled it): Ok, I had to to this as I couldn't locate my Mapsource CD for my Rino 130.