poi loader and Linux

m0nbr · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject: poi loader and Linux

How can i update my camera database without using the POI loader. I have come away on hols with my notebook running linux and for some reason my nuvi 255 is not shouting at me so imust have had a glitch.

Is there another method? have been trawling through the group for ages and obviously looking in the wrong place.

many thanks Alan

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:05 am Post subject:

You can't i'm afraid as you need POILoader to compile your database files into a POI.GPI file and POILoader seems to be the only way...

ijhill · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:13 am Post subject: Use WINE

Poiloader will run under Wine on Linux, install WINE then install poiloader. Set the path to your unit and you are all set.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:26 am Post subject:

ijhill - Thank you. Not nothing much about Linux i was aware of WINE. I assume this is a Windows Emulator??

ETA: Scratch that last question as i found this

ijhill · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:30 am Post subject: Exactly

See here for information.

The garmin updater also works.

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=14402

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