On Wednesday 25 July 2018 16:27:41 Roy wrote: > Thanks Floris and Doug for your replies. Now I know that my question > made it to the list and at least one other person has a similar > concern with Garmin Express. > > By Googling this, I have read many different forums and web pages > about installing this on Linux. Most of those discussions were from > 2010 ~ 2017. The only solution indicated to work was to install > Windows as a guest in a virtual machine. Oracle VirtualBox seems to > be the most popular. It is what I have used to evaluate numerous > Linux distros until finding those I like the best. > > Since WINE is still under active development and it is 2018, I was > hoping that someone would respond with "It works on WINE if you do > this, this and this..." At least that would let me know that it was > possible. I am now of the opinion that GarminExpress-on-WINE is not > possible at this time. Either use the Windows-in-VBox or > Windows-dual-boot solution. > > I am not a programmer but I consider myself to be a reasonably > proficient user from using DOS and various versions of Windows since > the early 1980's. I have only been using Linux for about 4 months and > Google answers most of my questions. > > Doug- > > to try to answer your question a "clean 32-bit Wineprefix", from what > I see in WINE is a virtual hard drive designated as C:\ as Windows > would do it. It contains a complete file system that looks like a > mini-Windows installation. It is designated as a 32-bit or 64-bit at > the time it is created. Much like installing a 32 or 64 bit version > of Windows. This is where the Windows program of concern and all of > its supporting components get installed. If you want a more complete > explanation please check out the WINE wiki page. > > So, I am going to stop pursuing this unless any one else responds that > they have been able to make it work. > > Best regards, > > Roy > > On 07/25/2018 01:13 PM, Doug wrote: > > On 07/25/2018 06:18 AM, floris wrote: > >> Roy schreef op 2018-07-25 01:37: > >>> (G-Express needs dotNetframework. That is where I get stuck when > >>> > >>> trying to install it using WINE.) > >> > >> Without knowing the .Net version, you could try to use a clean > >> 32-bit Wineprefix and use winetricks to install .Net > >> --- > >> Floris > > > > I have a similar question about installing the Garmin updater. I'm > > afraid I don't understand the above. What is meant > > by "a clean 32-bit Wineprefix"? Is Wineprefix a file, or what? I > > have wine32.32bit, if that is relevant. > > > > Thanx--doug
One other utility you might try, dfu, device firmware updater. I've no clue if that is the same protocol, but I might see if I can capture the data file after I've paid for it, and use dfu to put it on mine, which is now something like 10+ years out of date. I'd start by seeing if dfu recognizes the garmin. But I don't have any great urgency, the wife is about to the finish line with COPD, so we aren't going anyplace far enough away to need it. -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
