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Tue, 06/09/2009 - 1:33pm

Hi Mac users,

I upgraded my Safari.app to the newly released Safari 4 (not the beta). I downloaded the latest Communicator plugin (v2.7.1.0) and installed it. Then I went to the Garmin “Communicator plugin test page“ and it’s not recognizing the plugin.

Anyone else experiencing this behavior?

Mac Pro (Intel) Mac OS 10.5.7 and Safari v4.0 (not the beta).

It works in Firefox v3.0.10.

Any ideas???

Regards,

Tailspin

Nüvi 670 & 880
Mac Pro & OS 10.5.7

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Tue, 06/09/2009 - 5:29pm

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If I do something requiring the Garmin Plug-in, I use Firefox.

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*Keith* MacBook Pro *wifi iPad(2012) w/BadElf GPS & iPhone6 + Navigon*
Tue, 06/09/2009 - 5:36pm

Communicator Plugin and Safari 4 solved...

Hi Mac users,

Resolution for the Garmin Communicator plugin and Safari 4 (not the beta)

If you are using Safari 4 (not the beta) and the Garmin Communicator Plugin shows as not being installed, please remove the “Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin" located in the Macintosh HD/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/“Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin" and restart Safari 4.

Do not remove the “Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin“ in the same folder. Flip4Mac will still function and the Communicator plugin will then function properly.

Regards,

Tailspin

Nüvi 670 & 880
Mac Pro & OS 10.5.7

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Tue, 06/09/2009 - 7:50pm

Great Tip

Plugin works now. Thanks!

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*Keith* MacBook Pro *wifi iPad(2012) w/BadElf GPS & iPhone6 + Navigon*
Wed, 06/10/2009 - 12:49am

Re Great tip...

kch50428 wrote:

Plugin works now. Thanks!

Hi Keith,

Just glad I could help out...

Regards,

Tailspin

Nüvi 670 & 880
Mac Pro & OS 10.5.7

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Wed, 06/10/2009 - 3:44pm

success

It worked for me also. Many thanks.

May I pass the info to my retailer in Calgary for others having the same problem? H.

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dhamish
Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:30am

Re Success...

Hi dhamish,

I don’t see why not. It’s just a workaround for the Safari 4 web browser. Be my guest...

Regards,

Tailspin

Nüvi 670 & 880
Mac Pro & OS 10.5.7

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Thu, 06/11/2009 - 11:45am

Thanks!

Appreciate the tip!

Tue, 06/16/2009 - 11:14pm

tailspin - interested in knowing how you discovered the fix

Hi tailspin,

Just wanted to ask how you discovered this fix as I was unable to troubleshoot fixing Safari and the Garmin plugin otherwise.

Thanks for the tip!
vinnie

Thu, 06/18/2009 - 12:12am

Bingo!

I don't use Safari, but my son does, and he'd been scratching his head! Many thanks!

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Tue, 06/23/2009 - 4:05am

Re: Interested In Knowing How You Discovered The Fix...

vinnie wrote:

Hi tailspin,

Just wanted to ask how you discovered this fix as I was unable to troubleshoot fixing Safari and the Garmin plugin otherwise.

Thanks for the tip!
vinnie

Hi vinnie,

I did a search on “Google” (Garmin Communicator and Safari 4) and found this link:
http://blog.cyclogz.com/2009/03/01/safari-4-breaks-garmin-pl...

Regards,

Tailspin

Nüvi 670 & 880
Mac Pro & OS 10.5.7

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Wed, 06/24/2009 - 9:38pm

Looks like the OP just stumbled upon the cause, too.

Maybe the person who posted on that blog removed everything from the plugins folder and just put them back one-by-one until he found the one that broke it.

What I did is made a sub folder in the Internet plug-ins folder called Internet plug-ins (disabled) and put the Flip4Mac and Adobe PDF viewer plugins in it. The Adobe viewer has also been problematic for me, although not at all in relation to the Garmin plugin.

Tue, 06/30/2009 - 11:00am

Re: Looks Like The OP Just Stumbled Upon The Cause, Too...

vinnie wrote:

Maybe the person who posted on that blog removed everything from the plugins folder and just put them back one-by-one until he found the one that broke it.

What I did is made a sub folder in the Internet plug-ins folder called Internet plug-ins (disabled) and put the Flip4Mac and Adobe PDF viewer plugins in it. The Adobe viewer has also been problematic for me, although not at all in relation to the Garmin plugin.

Hi vinnie,

I’m glad the original poster did find the problem and posted it. It solved the problem for many Safari users...

Regards,

Tailspin

Nüvi 670 & 880
Mac Pro & OS 10.5.7

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Sullivan's Law: Murphy was an optimist!
Sat, 07/11/2009 - 8:40pm

I had problem with my Safari

I had problem with my Safari but then downloaded the Firefox..it's working now..

Tue, 07/14/2009 - 9:35am

Thanks for this tip and work

Thanks for this tip and work around.

Tue, 07/14/2009 - 12:02pm

Communicator Plygin And Safari 4 Solved

Tailspin,

Thanks for the fix.

Bill

Tue, 07/14/2009 - 10:08pm

Firefox

I use Firefox and very seldom open Safari,Therefore I have had no "Garmin" related issues!

Fri, 07/24/2009 - 4:44pm

Communicator Plugin And Safari 4 Solved.

It worked !!!!

Thank you!!!!!!!

Fri, 08/14/2009 - 6:00pm

Communicator Plugin for Mac software version 2.8.1

Communicator for Mac Plugin Update to 2.8.1
http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3739

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NickJr Nuvi 3597LMT
Sat, 08/15/2009 - 1:08am

Re: Communicator Plugin For Mac v2.8.1...

nickjr wrote:

Communicator for Mac Plugin Update to 2.8.1
http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3739

Hi nickjr,

Thanks for the heads-up...

Regards,

Tailspin

Nüvi 670 & 880
Mac Pro & OS 10.5.7

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Sullivan's Law: Murphy was an optimist!