[ale] GPS units

[greg.freemyer at gmail.com (Greg Freemyer)]

Are you sure its FAT and not exFAT.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT

If ExFAT I think you are stuck with readonly access, but you can google around.

Greg

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Sean <drifter at oppositelock.org> wrote:
> There has to be a way to do this -- I'm just too ignorant to figure it out.
>
> I have a Garmin GPS unit and I want to update the map database. ?Now I can
> purchase the updated database on a DVD (for way too damn much money) but
> the DVD clearly says you gotta have a Windoze machine or Mac.
>
> What do I know?!
>
> I plugged the thing in via the USB port and it seems to be a FAT FS, like
> most USB widgets. But I can't figure out how to write to it. ?I tried to
> correct an error in the personal database of addresses. No writes
> occurred.
>
> Anyone have any ideas on how to get around the insistence on Windoze?
>
> Sean
>
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