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Transfer maps from sdhc card to my Garmin 265W

 
Thu, 07/14/2011 - 4:42am

Hello,

I have recently aquired a Garmin Nuvi 265W.
As the internal memory is not sufficient, I have also bought an sdhc card (8GB).

I have now uploaded the desired maps (approx 1.6GB) from Mapsource (installed on my laptop) and want to use the maps on my Garmin device.

When I insert the sdhc card into the device and turn it on, the device starts to load the maps, but then freezes...
I just get the Garmin logo on a black background and at the bottom of the screen is says "loading maps"...

I have left it on for hours, as I thought it was just slow, but no results so far.

Can anyone help me with advice?

Thanks
W

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Thu, 07/14/2011 - 5:29am

update

Now I have tried to reduce the number/size of the maps on the sdhc card (now approx 800MB). When I insert the card into the Garmin device now, the device starts as normal saying "loading maps"...and then it turns itself off!!! What am I doing wrong...??? Help

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 7:39am

sdhc card

On your SDHC card you should find a folder named Garmin

For example
F:\Garmin

In this Garmin folder are files like
GMAP3D.img
gmapbmap.img
gmapsupp.img
gmaptz.img
jcv/D3060020A.JCV

The gmapsupp.img is a very large file, and I suspect is the only file needed.

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 8:11am

sdhc card

Thanks HowardZ - so do you suggest that I delete the other files?

Also I have created a route on Mapsource, but I cannot find it on the device once I have transferred it from the laptop...

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 9:02am

Check SDHC format

If the SDHC is not formatted as FAT32, reformat it and run mapsource to install your map onto the SD again.

Thu, 07/14/2011 - 11:17am

Creating more space on GPS

As was said here before, you can get more space on the GPS by deleting the unused voices and sayings.
It will give you a lot more room.

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