TomTom on Ubuntu

[LAMP]

Felipe DOMINGUEZ wrote:
> hello
>
> I am facing the same problem and I do believe that we have to 
> complain. It is the only way they know there is a market out there  
> who want Linux.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 4:41 PM, H.S. <hs.samix at gmail.com 
> <mailto:hs.samix at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     LAMP wrote:
>     > Mark Syms wrote:
>     >>> Message: 2
>     >>> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:01:24 -0500
>     >>> From: LAMP <lamp at afan.net <mailto:lamp at afan.net>>
>     >>> Subject: TomTom on Ubuntu
>     >>> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
>     >>>     <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>>
>     >>> Message-ID: <4A367054.3000504 at afan.net
>     <mailto:4A367054.3000504 at afan.net>>
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>     >>>
>     >>> does anyone has any experience attaching TomTom GPS (my model
>     is XL-S)
>     >>> to the Ubuntu machine to be able to manage TomTom-s feature, do
>     >>> update/upgrades etc.?
>     >>>
>     >>> afan
>     >>>
>     >> Unfortunately, although the TomTom devices themselves run Linux the
>     >> management software is all Windows or Mac so you can't do
>     anything with
>     >> them from within Ubuntu.
>     >>
>     >> Regards,
>     >>
>     >> Mark.
>     >
>     > What about other GPS brands? Magellan, Garmin,...? Any?
>     >
>     > Looks like I have to switch back to dual boot just because of couple
>     > issues still not solved in Linux. :-(
>
>     Yes, it just might what you have to do. But I would strongly recommend
>     bitching to TomTom people about this. After all they are ones
>     providing
>     the software and are ignoring the Linux community. Complaining
>     strongly
>     to them will at least put this in to their ears. Who knows, after
>     enough
>     complaints it might actually go in to their heads.
>
>     Good luck.
>
>
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I just contacted them by contact form with this issue. Felipe, it's your 
turn ;-)

Thanks,
Afan