Fenix 6 and Mapinstall

I bought some third party maps to install to my fenix 6. The mapinstall completes installing the map to the device but the maps are not shown on the device. Is there any alternative to mapinstall?

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SUSSAMB over 4 years ago +1

There is an issue with the latest versions of BaseCamp and MapInstall. The solution is to downgrade to an earlier version or if the map is available as a .img file simply copying that file to your device…

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0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago

There is an issue with the latest versions of BaseCamp and MapInstall. The solution is to downgrade to an earlier version or if the map is available as a .img file simply copying that file to your device. What map are you trying to install?

0 Maginskee over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

It's this map here:

https://www.himalayangpsmaps.com/himalayantopo-nepal-routable-garmin.html

It comes as a zip file, when extracted there is no .img file. Is there a way to convert to .img? or do you know which version of Mapinstall and basecamp is best to use?

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to Maginskee

Well it says:

You can purchase this map including a lifelong update guarantee as follows:

Download Version: Download installation packages for Windows®, Mac OS® and for installing the map directly to a SDCard from our servers.

So your best bet is to do that, if it can be installed directly to a sd card that must mean it provides a .img file

If you're struggling with that I suggest you use their contact form https://www.himalayangpsmaps.com/info/contact.html

0 Ɛpsilon over 2 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

Is this not fixed yet?? I have exactly the same bug!

0 SUSSAMB over 2 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

Then as suggested above contact the map maker using the link above

0 Ɛpsilon over 2 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

The map isnt at fauilt because the PC version of MapInstall works as expected. The OSX one will not transfer a map. Ive just had Garmin's official support basically try to pull the same excuse.

The OSX MapInstall doesnt work.
The PC one does.

How is that the third party map producers fault?

0 Ɛpsilon over 2 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

SUSSAMB said:
There is an issue with the latest versions of BaseCamp and MapInstall

You said this two years ago. The issue remains. How is this anyone elses fault but Garmin!

0 SUSSAMB over 2 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

No issue now, working perfectly for me and has for just after the post you quoted when Garmin released new versions of BaseCamp and MapInstall

0 Ɛpsilon over 2 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

And the bug is STILL there in the newest version. And not just me, another user on the F6 forum here whos a mac user did the same and confirmed Mapinstall doesnt work on the Mac but works fine on the PC

"No issue now, working perfectly for me"

Big Sur?

0 Ɛpsilon over 2 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

From our discussion - he found it first, I confirmed it. Both can get the PC version to work fine