Random useful thoughts

Since my last post about it, the method to upload via Garmin Connect has stopped working. It relied on using the old version of the Garmin website, which has been taken down. I now use GPSBabel with the front end gpsbabelfe (listed as gpsbabel-gui), both available on the Linux Mint repos. Using the input options: snwhite=0,get_posn=0,power_off=0,erase_t=0,resettime=0 and output options: course=0 Works well and can be uploaded straight into Strava.

I have been struggling to get my Garmin Forerunner 305 to work with Linux Mint 16. I have tried the plug in developed for Ubuntu ( here ) but kept getting an error about my device not being supported despite the software detecting it. The key ( described here ) to getting it to work was to create /etc/udev/rules.d/51-garmin.rules then add (sudo vim) ATTRS{idVendor}=="091e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="666" save and restart. Now when I type "lsusb" I get Bus 003 Device 015: ID 091e:0003 Garmin International GPS (various models) showing that the device is connected. Now I can use the Garmin Connect software on firefox as long as I am in "classic mode". It is possible to use "gpsbabel" and the frontend "gpsbabel-gui" (in the software centre) to connect to the Garmin and save the tracks to a .tcx file so that you can do a manual upload. As a non-software fix, check the contacts on the watch and the USB ...