Submitted by wilbur on
For some time, Garmin USB devices are only available to root users of Ubuntu. Here's a simple recipe for making your Garmin device available to all users.
You need to create a UDEV rule that specifies your device:
Create a new file for the rule, you will need to use SUDO to save the file. I use Sublime editor, so I use SUBL as the editor name:
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sudo subl /etc/udev/rules.d/51-garmin.rules
Just add this line to the file you created:
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ATTRS{idVendor}=="091e", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="666"
Now you should be able to send and receive data as a regular Ubuntu user.
My favorite apps for accessing my Garmin 60CSX are:
- Viking
https://launchpad.net/~rw-norris/+archive/viking
This is a map visualization program that can read in various files and sources, and export out various files. You can send data directly to your Garmin device from Viking. - Gebabbel
Via Ubuntu Software Center
Released in 2007, and never updated, it is still the defacto front-end for the Gpsbabel command line program. Uploads downloads, and converts from multiple files and sources.