Garmin 201

Tiggers Bouncing

Have had my forerunner 201 for just over a year..

Have bought a new pc, downloaded the Garmin foreunner log book, but for some strange reason the new pc doesn't let the logbook find the Garmin.. XP keeps wanting to find drivers for the Garmin..
Had absolutely no problems with the last PC, or with my laptop!
HELP! What am I doing wrong????

[Deleted User]

Hi Tig, hope you find a solution to the problem soon. Does the Windows site not have a driver for this sort of thing? I thought it offers to go and look online for you.

Hello again, looking forward to your visit to see Glo?

Tiggers Bouncing

Hi Sarcs!
When i installed on to old PC and Laptop I downloaded the logbook from Garmin. connected the 201 and that was it...
Not this time!! (

Really looking forward to seeing her, however with a small amount of trepidation too.... Never know what she may rope me in to!!

Iron Tractor Boy

I think there where some drivers on the cd with the forerunner. Have you got anything else that uses a COM port? This would check that that part of XP is working correctly.

Tiggers Bouncing

Hi TB
I didnt have a CD with my forerunner. I have an extension lead which converts the serial lead to USB, which is how I have always used the Garmin on the PC, have had no probs til I bought the new PC!!!!

Tiggers Bouncing

PS Can still connect it to both the Laptop and old PC, and it works fine! Not much help when the old PC is going to PC Heaven later in the week!

Iron Tractor Boy

Have you tried emailing Garmin tech support, it may be a known issue with them.

Tiggers Bouncing

I have emailed Garmin, response time 5-7 Days!!
Thanks for your help TB!

Sarcy... don't let this put you off buying a Garmin, they are brill!

Iron Tractor Boy

I had a response in 1 day with the issue that I had.

FerrousFerret

Will await the answer you receive with great interest. Have just downloaded both the forerunner logbook and the training centre to my laptop and neither of them can see the Garmin unit.

Tiggers Bouncing

Sorry to disapoint you FF...
Had a reply from Garmin, which was basically of no help whatsoever. They said that if I had any PDA sync programmes on the pc they were blocking the ports..... The ironic thing is, the only pc with a sync programme the Garmin connected to fine...

Shame thats the PC going to PC heaven!!!

Anyone with any other ideas/solutions I would be grateful to hear from you....

(Garmin also said to make sure that I was using a Garmin tm cable)

Tiggers Bouncing

Good news!!


Sorted the problem, had to get some drivers.... now it works fine!


Happy Tigger...!!!

FerrousFerret

Ooooh ooooh oooooh,
what drivers?

Tiggers Bouncing

LOL
Some drivers that make the PC see the USB port as a serial port, can copy onto a CD and post if you require them!

Its pure bliss to have the Garmin functioning well again!

FerrousFerret

Bum.
Thanks for the offer TB, but I am connecting via the serial port so I think the problem is slightly different.

Looks like I will have to get onto them myself.

Tiggers Bouncing

What problems are you having?

FerrousFerret

Same type of thing, I think, as you. Logbook says it cannot find the Garmin please check that the interface setting is in Garmin or host mode (Garmin does not have an interface setting), if I set the PC box to autodetect it does not find it.
Training centre launches a program which cannot find the Garmin on the USB (which is not surprising as its on COM1:).

Tiggers Bouncing

Do you have any active sync programmes on the PC that might interfere with the ports? (for PDA's)
If you have, take active sync off and then try, that was one of the solutions Garmin offered me.

Are you using the serial cable on its own or a USB/serial converter with it?