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Forum: OpenCPN

04-10-2011, 05:21

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Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

As to Dave's comments and suggestions-

1. Via Device Manager, the GPS shows there (Prolific USB-to-serial comm port (com3).

2. Implimented the opencpn.ini file fix. O seems to be running OK...

Forum: OpenCPN

03-10-2011, 18:21

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

Oops. I see I had a prior mesage from Dan. Did the show file extentions change, and also selected to show hidden files.

Went back to look at the program data files and see that my previous...

Forum: OpenCPN

03-10-2011, 18:04

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

Well I tried O just to see if it would still work for me.

Got the problem message "Could not open serial port COM3.

Below is the O log. Doesn't mean much to me. Hopefully someone...

Forum: OpenCPN

03-10-2011, 06:27

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

Thanks again. Towards further analysis-

Yes, my GPS is a BU-353 and was plugged into port COM3. The error message from O was "Could not open serial port COM3". So it would seem that O did not...

Forum: OpenCPN

02-10-2011, 20:52

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

Thanks again for the help.

Answers to the problem analysis questions -

1. I was relying on the blinking red light light on the GPS unit as the indicator that the unit was working. I was not...

Forum: OpenCPN

30-09-2011, 19:40

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

Fabbian,

Thanks for the response. See you have a Gem. My favorite boat.

When I clicked OK to the error mesage, openCPN did nothing. It didn't just continue without the GPS function. It...

Forum: OpenCPN

30-09-2011, 06:13

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

Well the first time I went to use openCPN on the boat, it failed me.

Got a message "Could not open serial port COM3." The program seemed to be dead in the water. No options were offered.

The...

Forum: OpenCPN

16-09-2011, 09:30

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

The picture in the task bar was like the one in your e-mail, without any name or words next to it.

I think the source of my particular problem will remain a mystery. May have been the closing...

Forum: OpenCPN

15-09-2011, 21:29

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

I looked at the "Program Won't Post" messages. Made my eyes glase over.

I decided to try an Uninstall and a new download. The download was directly via Internet Explorer. I think the previous...

Forum: OpenCPN

15-09-2011, 19:46

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

I'll respond to two suggestions, then work on the Program Won't Open suggestion.

Don't want to post my desktop for the world. The picture that appears in the bar along the bottom of my screen...

Forum: OpenCPN

15-09-2011, 06:19

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

As a follow up question -

For openCPN under Properties, the Size of the folder is 1.81 KB, Size on Disk 8.00 KB.

I don't know what the difference would be, but either one seems small given...

Forum: OpenCPN

14-09-2011, 19:12

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

Thanks. I could identrify the set of files on my C drive that openCPN was looking at, and move the charts there. I don't understand why openCPN was looking at only a sub set, but the hurdle was...

Forum: OpenCPN

14-09-2011, 08:36

Replies: 2,028

Sticky: Help / FAQ

Views: 565,494

Posted By emenskl

Re: Help / FAQ

Newbie, so point out any transgressions.

I have downloaded NOAA charts to My Documents.

In openCPN, under Charts>Available Chart Directories, there are a lot of things listed, but not "My...

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