[OSM-talk] NaviGPS... help! :-)

[Joerg Ostertag]

Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 00:06:46 schrieb Tom Hughes:
> In message <200710142136.48304.openstreetmap at ostertag.name>
>
>           Joerg Ostertag <openstreetmap at ostertag.name> wrote:
> > Am Sonntag, 14. Oktober 2007 09:27:44 schrieb Nick Whitelegg:
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > Borrowed some of the Navi GPS units for the Winchester weekend but
> > > having big trouble getting Linux, Windows and Mac boxes to recognise
> > > them. Seems the only way is to get drivers for them (which at a guess
> > > means Linux may be out).... is that correct?
> >
> > If you formated the SD Cards with the NaviGPS then you'll have to mount
> > the raw device and not a partition. Something like:
> > 	mount /dev/sda /mnt -tvfat
>
> I formatted mine in the Navi and I don't need to do any of that - it
> automounts just fine as /dev/sda1. The partition table is wierd and
> generates all sorts of warnings in fdisk though.

Have you tried to mount it yourself?
I think one of the problem wit the NaviGPS is the generation of a half broken 
fdisk table. But as what I remember the vendor provided an upgrade for this.

-
Joerg