OSM maps onto a Garmin GPS
Unless you have some absolutely burning need to pre-plan your route, then you don't need MapSource, BaseCamp or any of those other complications.
For fast and dirty:
1) Go to Free Worldwide Garmin Maps
2a) Select your desired country from the pulldown OR
2b) Check "enable manual tile selection" and select tiles for the coverage you need
3a) If the map has already been built, then download it directly, OR
3b) If you've used manual tile selection, provide your email address and it will be custom built for you. You'll be notified by email and provided a link to your file when it is ready.
4) Get the gmapsupp.img file only. Forget the others.
5) Make a directory called "Garmin" on a micro-SD card and place the gmapsupp.img file there.
6) Stick it in the GPS and turn it on.
7) On some GPS's, like my old Nuvi 250, I then have to go to Settings > Map > Map Info and check "OSM generic routable". I uncheck anything else. You only have to do this once as it is remembered for subsequent restarts.
I don't want to start a flame war and so won't wonder out loud about why anyone would ever want to pre-plan a trip and upload it to a GPS. But not wanting to do that makes it so that I never have to even look at MapSource or BaseCamp. Shivers....
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