GarminMobilePC 5.00.70g (English+Russian+Finnish+Swedish+Romanian )

**mark000** · 23rd November 2014, 10:14 AM

Thanks Neil I will check it out

Originally Posted by Neil

G'day mark000, welcome to GPSPower.

Have a look at catymag's full tut here mate: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. It tells you how to find your media card 'UID' to enter in JM. Some of the pics are in IT, but you'll work it out i'm sure.

**Neil** · 25th November 2014, 05:07 AM

I'm sorry sorry Mark, I mistakenly linked the wrong tut, that one's for XT. Here's what you need: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

**dustbite** · 26th November 2014, 11:15 AM

Ola,
Does anyone have experience with installing GMPC on a windows 8.1 system, 32 or 64 bit system?
A friend asked me to think about the best solution for a big screen in-car off-road solution. I was thinking tablets or even MS's SurfacePro 2 or 3.

thanks in advance for your thoughts.

**catymag** · 26th November 2014, 11:30 AM

I don't think MPC can display topo maps properly as stated in my previous post.
Better solution could be an Android tablet running Street Pilot, but look at phones&tablets section for the right file/resolution.

sent with my phone

**dustbite** · 26th November 2014, 11:44 AM

Streetpilot is primaraly ment for urban navigation but it is not possible to load a PC-made track or route into it like we are used to do with mapSource (I still prefer that) or BaseCamp.
What I am looking for is a solution like nRoute but capable of running the latest map file and using it in, for instance, the desert of Morocco.
Of course there's Quavadis, Fugawi, Ozieplorer and such but they are all not fully capable of using Garmin files. Plus I find it (too) complicated.
If I would have a lot of time I would dive into that direction.

**catymag** · 26th November 2014, 02:49 PM

Android Street Pilot can show topo maps and has trip planner feature.

**dustbite** · 26th November 2014, 06:08 PM

I will give it a thought.

EDIT: what I'm REALLY looking for is a solution to send TRACKS to a device (tablet, phone or Samsung Note)
The platform is not so important, it may be Windows or Android. Because that seems not possible with SP on Android I was thinking Windows.
But than you run into old, non supported software like nRoute/MobilePC for moving map solutions ....

With MobilePC I run into the same problems of track import/export.....
nRoute is so old, it can not deal with maps after 2008......

you understand the dilemma?
I wonder how ASO (organizer of DAKAR rally) deals with that? They go out every year on track finding missions. Probably they use Quovadis/Oziexplorer. But those have limited compatibility with Garmin maps......... ARGHHHH!!!!!!!
And I love Garmin Maps...