Thread: Software for laptop navigation

Originally Posted by qrumba

Yes, I know, but HomePort cannot use the GPS data from my Oregon, i.e. position, direction, speed etc. (like nRoute can for instance)!

So why don't you use nRoute? You can use g2 maps in combination with Homeport / nRoute if you split the g2 maps (or .img topo maps) with GmapTool + cGPSMapper, unlock the resulting map with mapsource unlocker and install the map via the bat file.
This method is also interesting if you use just Homeport: you don't need a flash card.
As the graphics support of nRoute is a bit old you don't get the eye-candy Homeport offers but all the navigation info is there.

Originally Posted by drammer

So why don't you use nRoute? You can use g2 maps in combination with Homeport / nRoute if you split the g2 maps (or .img topo maps) with GmapTool + cGPSMapper, unlock the resulting map with mapsource unlocker and install the map via the bat file.
This method is also interesting if you use just Homeport: you don't need a flash card.
As the graphics support of nRoute is a bit old you don't get the eye-candy Homeport offers but all the navigation info is there.

Yep, thought that might work, so tried exactly what you said, great to see the VEU706L-V14 in Homeport without sd card. But........ can not get nRoute to hold a gps signal from my 76 cx. this happens on OS Vista, running in XP mode connected to usb, and also on another laptop OS XP also connected by usb.

Any suggestions would be appreciated as I am unable to find any info on nRoute on the forum. I would have thought the nRoute program would have been listed in the Garmin programs sticky ?????? maybe I need to change my