Thread: Trak Marine v7.1.1

So, i dont saw big diff. compare v.6.1

Originally Posted by quebec001

So, i dont saw big diff. compare v.6.1

There is one really BIG difference I see....
v7.1.1 now includes complete coverage of all U.S Great Lakes waterways that border Ontario (except Lake Superior).
There are over 400 more files and it is more that 50 MB larger.

Originally Posted by qrumba

Thanks for nice maps, but does anybody know how to make this map work with HomePort?
What is the difference, which makes some maps working with HomePort and some others not?

Originally Posted by catymag

This is a Mapsource map, not a Bluechart, to make it to work with Homeport
try : load the gmapsupp.img in GmapTool / Advanced options / SPLIT tab/Create TDB for marine map -
GMapTool will create TDB for marine map. Map will be visible in Mapsource and HomePort but not in BaseCamp

So you can switch between both...
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Copy "PV_complete.tdb.HomePort" to your original "PV_complete.tdb" file location.
Rename "PV_complete.tdb" to PV_complete.tdb.BaseCamp

Now you have:
PV_complete.tdb.BaseCamp
PV_complete.tdb.HomePort

Depending on which app you want the map to work on, make a copy of either file to the same location and just rename it to PV_complete.tdb

Thank You WknThDg, it worked perfectly with PV_complete.tdb.HomePort!
1. question: Does this work for other maps too with this .tdb file?
2. question: I created an .img file (with MapSource "Send to device" function), changed the Ms in header to 0 (using GMapTool) and put it on an USB stick (Garmin folder), but HomePort didn't accept it as a correct file. It checked it a while (green increasing line), but finaly rejected it. What did I wrong?

thansk because my v.6 is uninstalled, and i dont have old list, so i remember with v6. ontario lake and St-Laurent finish same place (v.6 and V7)

Lac st-louis was add up

@quebec001

Legacy format with *.img map tiles are normally stored under "C:\Garmin\.". Some 3rd part map providers store maps in their own directory structure like TrakMaps.

New GMAP format are stored under "%PROGRAMDATA%\GARMIN\Maps\." (prefered for ALL users) or "%APPDATA%\GARMIN\Maps\." (for single user). There can also be a Windows LNK-shortcut in either of those pointing to some other path. GMAP format is the new format that Garmin uses for both Windows and Mac.

It's possible to create a GMAP version from legacy IMG with Gamin MapConverter for Windows.

Code:

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The reverse process GMAP to IMG - MapReverseConverter by JaVaWa:

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I have tried the steps outlined in p7 to get this to work in homeport, but when i select split.....it comes up with all errors. Could someone please post a step by step tut for a complete noob. I would like to use this in homeport. Or could sum1 upload to trak marine files with this already done?

Thanx in advance