POI Loader and Linux

Thanks!

What version of Wine are you running? I tried POI loader under version 0.97 on my Ubuntu system at home and it did not work. I've got POI loader on my work PC that I use from time to time, but I would like to do my POI loading at home.

Sorry for the long delay in replying. I was out of town on an extended trip. I must sadly report that I was mistaken in reporting that the POI loader worked in Wine. It did run but sadly I could never get the POI file it created to load properly. I didn't have time to pursue very much but I am still interested. I know we Linux users are in the minority but Garmin has published their software for the Mac OSX OS. That is Unix based so it would not take much for them to publish for Linux.

I just ran a test on my desktop system, Kubuntu Hardy 8.04, and Wine 1.14. The POI uploader ran just fine. I used the custom folder option and created the POI.gpi file in a folder on my desktop. The real test is whether or not that file will function properly on my Nuvi. I don't have time to test that right now but just wanted to give that feedback to you.

Just an update. I used the POI Uploader running in Wine 1.1.4 and chose the custom folder option. That wrote the POI file to the designated folder on my desktop. Then, I copied the file to the proper folder on my SD card. Took the card from the card reader and inserted it into the Nuvi at which time the Nuvi asked if I wanted to copy the new data to the GPS. I replied yes and after the compiling took place I booted the Nuvi and found that all of the custom POIs were indeed accessible and in place.

My Linux system also has an Windows XP partition. Therefore, I didn't even install poiloader under Wine as I use the following command. (FYI: My XP's C drive is mounted as /C: )
wine "/C:/Garmin/PoiLoader.exe"

However my initial poiloader attempts failed with a complaint about a problem transferring POIs to the device. This appears to be a permission problem. To prove it, login as root, use the "mount" command to find the /dev device your system selected, and change its ownership, to allow your user account access. (On my system, the command would be: chown rmh /dev/sdc) Re-run PoiLoader and it should be fine.

Once you prove the permission issue is your problem, create a "udev" rule to automatically change the ownership every time you connect your Nuvi.

As root, create a file named "/etc/udev/rules.d/99-Nuvi.rules". (My user ID is "rmh", you'll need to change the file to match yours. Also, the following assumes you have a "nuvi", if not, either use "udevinfo" to extract your actual vendor and model values, or perhaps just try removing the ATTRS{model}=="nuvi", and see what happens.) I'm sorry I don't recall if you need to reboot for it to take effect.

Put the following in /etc/udev/rules.d/99-Garmin.rules as a single line:

SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{vendor}=="Garmin", ATTRS{model}=="nuvi", OWNER="rmh"


P.S. On the other hand, I have yet to figure out the best way to umount it when I'm done. I do know the "eject" command is needed, but I'm reluctant to allow sudo to use it.

I have been considering this, but I don't know much about wine. As we know Linux doesn't have nearly as much in the way of viruses and malware. Does installing wine make you vulnerable to these sorts of things?

Yes, it can leave you very exposed... as with anything that's windows based you need to use a virus scanner on *ANY* files you want to run with wine if you get someething that would just trash your file system it will chew through your Linux Partitions also.

in all the years I have been in IT, I have never heard of this... I have heard of it in virtual machines but because of how Linux is setup and the permissions, there is just nowhere for the virus to go. Under Wine, there is only a limited number of specific files for the program to use but not enough for a virus to use to spread.
Now granted linux is not perfect but any gaps or security breaches are typically caused by the user opening it up, viruses are just one thing that cannot do anything unless specifically designed to exploit linux (which is maybe 3 or 4 out there and the rarest of the viruses).

I use linux on a regular basis so I will have to play with the POI loader myself to see what I can get it to do.

I recently installed ClamAV from the repos on Fedora, but could not find out how to start it up or configure it.

I use Linux on a day to day basis.. as it's my only OS.. I don't even own windoze except on my laptop which is for college, I have personally been wiped out by some of the disk trashing viruses. How you might ask? I infected myself.. Why? because I'm currently in College seeking my bachelors of Science in Information Systems Security. So I have been known to do dumb things just to see if it's theoretically possible.. While I'm correct in my assertion that it's possible and plausible, Your statement is also worth noting that it's probably not very likely. However an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Cheers.

Colonelpenguin, there is a nice ClamAV GUI and a daemon for it I believe that ClamAV is started from daemon usually and is running service at boot. and I also believe that it will integrate into your right click menu system so you can do on demand scanning. Check your package manager.. Y M M V..

Necroposting to an ancient thread here but does anyone have POILoader v2.5.2 or v2.4.2 (for Windows), or know where they can be downloaded? These versions will run under Wine on Linux, but the latest version available on the Garmin website, v2.7.2, will not.

I tried installing v2.7.2 from the Garmin website (under wine-1.7.36 and linux 3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64) and it starts up but hangs on the welcome page and is unusable. WineHQ at https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio... lists v2.5.2 and v2.4.2 as working under Wine, other versions, including v2.7.3) are listed as not working.

I have searched for POILoader v2.5.2 without success and would appreciate a copy (it's under 8MB) from someone who has it. Thanks.

Old Garmin software versions are available on the Perry archive:
http://gawisp.com/perry/garmin_uilities/

The one you want is dated
2009-07-12 08:41

If you hover your cursor over the link, you can see the full file name. Most of the files have an abbreviated version number as part of the name.

The Perry site is not consistently organized which does make it difficult to use. That said, it is a valuable resource for Garmin users and I am thankful for the site.

Thanks for the responses. I downloaded 2.4.2 and 2.5.2 from the Perry site and tried installing them under Wine 1.7.36 on linux 3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64. Note that there is a special install procedure required which is listed on the WineHQ site under test results.

Unfortunately neither one runs, they display the first screen briefly and exit. Not sure why yet. I'll hack on this some more and if I get it running I'll post my results in case someone else tries to get this working some day.