> wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Garmin/UnlockWizard.exe (select appropriate file which you downloaded)Īfter installation of this package, run the unlock wizard.
(this will remove your existing wine install the wine_1.1.18) deb file from ĭownload wine_1.1.18 appropriate for your architecture. This can be fixed by running an older version of wine (wine_1.1.188). The unlock wizard which is part of the mapsource installation does not work under wine-1.1.42. > wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Garmin/MapSource.exe reg file reads: REGEDIT4 (manually edit it after having exported it from Windows). Make sure though that the top line of the.
reg file exported from Windows in the wine registry. You can copy these keys from the old Windows MapSource installation (via registry export keys). For the CNEUR9, the keys are (adapted to my configuration on the old D: drive which is now mapped throug /WinD under Ubuntu). This depends a little bit from map to map. Now you should create the proper keys to access your maps.
Now go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Garmin > MapSource I will just give one example of a map => CNEUR9, this is the City Select Europe version 9 (routable) maps. Here you will find the map directories which were created in the original Windows installation. This will give you a "d:" drive under wine which is linked to my original D: disk which existed under Windows. Make it appear as if this is also the "d:" drive for wine: The procedure below described how you can use these maps directly under the Ubuntu/wine MapSource without doing any additional map installation.įirst, mount the partition containing the maps. Personally, I already had a lot of maps that were originally installed under Windows on a Windows D: drive (separate partition). This is because you don't have any maps yet.
"MapSource could not find any install MapSource map products"
It will give you the following error message: At the end of the install you can launch MapSource => DON't do this! Uncheck the checkmark and just exit the installation.
Now do the following (otherwise MapSource_6137.exe will not work):įollow on screen instruction, accept the license and it will install. The executable is named MapSource_6137.exe. Then run winecfg (as normal user) this will create a. I've got Garmin MapSource (version 6137) working under Lucid with a working GPS link to a Garmin 60CSx handheld.Īctually, since I have this running, I have completely erased Vista and Win7 from my hard disk as MapSource was the one and only application which sort of kept me sticking to Windows. There are some other topics related to running Garmin MapSource under ubuntu. Just posting this as it maybe useful for other people.