[ gpsdrive ] gpsdrive is getting frustrating.

[Xamindar]

Guenther Meyer wrote:
> Am Donnerstag 05 Juni 2008 schrieb Xamindar:
>> I can't figure out why gpsdrive wont get any maps.  It seems every time
>> I move it I have to click on options then download maps and guess at a
>> resolution each time.  Is there an easy way to just have all maps for my
>> area on it so I don't have to download each time?
>>
>> Second problem I am having is the resolution.  It is fixed at a certain
>> resolution that is too large for my 800x600 screen and no matter what I
>> have tried it does not change.  According to gpsdrive --help I can add
>> command line options to set the res but it has no effect!  Why is it not
>> changing?
> 
> which version of gpsdrive are you using (gpsdrive --version)?
> your resolution problem seems to point at v2.09, which is very outdated.
> please use at least a 2.10pre version or the last from svn.
> 
> you can download all maps for a specific area and scale with the script 
> gpsfetchmap.pl which should be part of your gpsdrive distribution

I was using the latest svn as far as I know. I am definately not using v2.09

Thanks for the recommendation of gpsfetchmap.pl, I'll check it out.