[mkgmap-dev] creating a fool-proof mapsource installer across different versions

Tue May 26 14:25:16 BST 2009

Strange, I have about 200 people downloading maps per day. Most of them 
will use the MapSource installer which uses the product-id to register 
the map and I never receive complaints about MapSource crashes.

Apollinaris Schoell wrote:
> Don't use --product-id
> this let's Mapsource crash most of the time or you can't even start a 
> map after install
> 
> 
> On 26 May 2009, at 14:05 , maning sambale wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> Somewhat off-topic with mkgmap but closely related, I have been
>> receiving numerous reports of mapsource install error of my OSM-PH
>> garmin maps
>> I create mapsource installer using winrar's sfx version, for details:
>> http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/diy-garmin-routable-map-from-openstreetmap-data-into-mapsource-win-and-roadtrip-mac/ 
>>
>>
>> My mapsource version 6.11  and it installs OK.  Problems persist on
>> other versions like 6.13 and mostly 6.15.6.
>>
>> Any advice in creating fool-proof install for MapSource?
>>
>>
>> My registry key is like this:
>> REGEDIT4
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\40000001]
>> "ID"=hex:7f,02
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\40000001\678]
>> "LOC"="C:\\OSM\\"
>> "BMAP"="C:\\OSM\\40000001.img"
>> "TDB"="C:\\OSM\\40000001.tdb"
>>
>> mkgmap syntax:
>> java -Xmx512m -jar dist/mkgmap.jar --code-page=1252 --tdbfile \
>> --gmapsupp --latin1 --country-abbr=PHI --country-name=PHILIPPINES \
>> --road-name-pois --add-pois-to-areas --no-poi-address --family-id=639 \
>> --family-name="OSM_PHIL" --product-id=678 --overview-mapname=40000001 \
>> --route --description="OSM_PHILIPPINES" 
>> /path/to/your/osm/file/philippines.osm
>> -
>> -
>> cheers,
>> maning
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