276c with Windows Vista...calling geeks!

myxrdrmnofdakr · 09-11-2007, 10:17 AM

I'm trying to connect my 276c to my PC running Vista Ultimate and while I can get Mapsource to load along with Topo and SA2008 I cannot get the GPS to recognize.

It looks like it loaded drivers automatically but I can't see anything in the device manager. I thought maybe it would replicate the USB port to a serial port but no dice...

Help! I want to start playing with this thing..

gaspipe · 09-11-2007, 11:09 AM

A couple things: Have you updated the latest driver revision [2.2.1]? Latest unit software [currently at 5.10]?

276C Updates Page

I had some Vista issues going on until I updated the unit and drivers, but I am only running Mapsource City Select, not Navigator.

myxrdrmnofdakr · 09-11-2007, 05:43 PM

I'm pretty sure I did do an upgrade. I will double check that version # tonight.

Thanks!

9Dave · 09-12-2007, 05:07 AM

Are you using a USB cable, or serial?

I have no problems using USB with my 376 (and XP). Never tried using a serial cable.

I have used a serial adapter off my laptop with XP, but again it's running through a USB port.

Dave

NoDirt4Me · 09-12-2007, 05:39 AM

I had the same issue when I got my 276.

In spite of what Garmin says about its drivers being compatible with Windows platforms, sometimes you have to manually install the drivers. At least I did with XP. It's been awhile, and I'm not at all computer savvy.

There's a "how-to" somewhere in Garmin's Product Support, if you phrase the questions correctly. I had to go into the device manager and dick around. My issue was XP didn't recognize the Garmin driver as being approved software, so I had to work around the "are you sure you want to install" pop-up. You may be able to glean something that might help from this,

http://www.divshare.com/download/1952223-10b

Sorry I can't be more helpful.....

Fred

myxrdrmnofdakr · 09-12-2007, 06:03 AM

Thanks guys... I wasn't able to test this last night. Too late and too tired when I got off of work. I plan on messing with it later today.

The issue, I think, is with Vista and the way it handles the drivers for the Garmin Units. I need to confirm what I have. Worst case - I'll load all my apps up on my XP laptop and load the GPS from there before I head to Baja.

I'll update everyone with the problem once I get it figured out.

09-11-2007, 10:17 AM	#1
myxrdrmnofdakr ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2007 Oddometer: 47	276c with Windows Vista...calling geeks! I'm trying to connect my 276c to my PC running Vista Ultimate and while I can get Mapsource to load along with Topo and SA2008 I cannot get the GPS to recognize. It looks like it loaded drivers automatically but I can't see anything in the device manager. I thought maybe it would replicate the USB port to a serial port but no dice... Help! I want to start playing with this thing..

09-11-2007, 11:09 AM	#2
gaspipe Just a dude.... Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Pickwick Lake, Tennessippi Oddometer: 11,205	A couple things: Have you updated the latest driver revision [2.2.1]? Latest unit software [currently at 5.10]? 276C Updates Page I had some Vista issues going on until I updated the unit and drivers, but I am only running Mapsource City Select, not Navigator. __________________ gaspipe [the original] I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -- Winston Churchill

09-12-2007, 05:07 AM	#4
9Dave Bazinga! Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Central Ohio Oddometer: 11,667	Are you using a USB cable, or serial? I have no problems using USB with my 376 (and XP). Never tried using a serial cable. I have used a serial adapter off my laptop with XP, but again it's running through a USB port. Dave __________________ dunno.....

09-12-2007, 05:39 AM	#5
NoDirt4Me Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Central Oklahoma Oddometer: 268	I had the same issue when I got my 276. In spite of what Garmin says about its drivers being compatible with Windows platforms, sometimes you have to manually install the drivers. At least I did with XP. It's been awhile, and I'm not at all computer savvy. There's a "how-to" somewhere in Garmin's Product Support, if you phrase the questions correctly. I had to go into the device manager and dick around. My issue was XP didn't recognize the Garmin driver as being approved software, so I had to work around the "are you sure you want to install" pop-up. You may be able to glean something that might help from this, http://www.divshare.com/download/1952223-10b Sorry I can't be more helpful..... Fred NoDirt4Me screwed with this post 09-12-2007 at 06:06 AM

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09-11-2007, 05:43 PM	#3
myxrdrmnofdakr ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2007 Oddometer: 47	I'm pretty sure I did do an upgrade. I will double check that version # tonight. Thanks!

09-12-2007, 06:03 AM	#6
myxrdrmnofdakr ^OP Adventurer Joined: Aug 2007 Oddometer: 47	Thanks guys... I wasn't able to test this last night. Too late and too tired when I got off of work. I plan on messing with it later today. The issue, I think, is with Vista and the way it handles the drivers for the Garmin Units. I need to confirm what I have. Worst case - I'll load all my apps up on my XP laptop and load the GPS from there before I head to Baja. I'll update everyone with the problem once I get it figured out.