[BaseCamp] Zumo 396 won't connect to computer

[Jerry White]

OK it's fixed! After trying a powered hub on a different computer, and a
bunch of different cables, I surrendered and did a factory reset on the
unit. That did the trick. Thanks to everyone for the help (Eric B
especially.)

Jerry

On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 12:19 PM Eric Bray <edb4378 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On my 595, after Basecamp uploads waypoints/routes to my SD card, they are
> located at \Garmin\GPX
>
> From my experience, you can add multiple .gpx files to the GPX folder and a
> Garmin will see it all.
>
> Eric
>
> On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 3:02 PM Jerry White <jerrywhite518 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Oh that's an interesting idea. What would the correct folder be?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 11:36 AM Eric Bray <edb4378 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If you have a SD card in the Garmin, you could take it out, connect it
> to
> > > your computer using a SD card reader, and then manually add the .gpx
> > files
> > > directly from your computer.  Once you reinsert the SD card (assuming
> you
> > > put them in the correct folder), Garmin should see them.  I have
> manually
> > > added .gpx files to a Montana (never tried with a Zumo), but I don't
> see
> > > why this wouldn't work.  Good luck.
> > >
> > > Eric Bray
> > > Alexandria, VA
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 2:13 PM Jerry White <jerrywhite518 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a problem that's gone from bad to worse and now it's
> completely
> > > > broken. My 396 refuses to connect to my laptop so I can move data
> from
> > > > Basecamp to it.
> > > >
> > > > I plug it into a USB cable (have tried multiple cables) and into the
> > > > laptop. It says "USB Connection detected" and counts down from 20 to
> > > zero.
> > > > Then it switches to the screen with Garmin in large letters, and an
> > icon
> > > of
> > > > the GPS connected to a tower computer. That icon is sometimes white
> and
> > > > sometimes orange. No matter what color it is, it never appears as a
> > > mounted
> > > > drive in Windows, and it never appears in Basecamp.
> > > >
> > > > I have gone into the secret menu and changed the MTP settings to all
> of
> > > the
> > > > available options. Nothing ever works.
> > > >
> > > > This is very frustrating because I'm about to go on a week-long trip
> > and
> > > I
> > > > want to put my stuff into the GPS. Garmin support is of course closed
> > on
> > > > weekends. Any help is greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Jerry
> > > >
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