![]() If you don't see an image, refresh the page) (Click on any image in this tutorial to enlarge it in a new window) If you don't want to use LMU to d/l the updates, you'll need WebUpdater. ![]() As with prior Garmin map downloads, I had to quit and restart LMU multiple times to complete the download, which stalled repeatedly. I liked the LMU interface better than the WebUpdater interface I'd used previously, b/c it's easier to tell how the download is going, but LMU has been panned by many folks at GpsPasSion, so YMMV. The Garmin LMU directions are actually pretty bad, but LMU doesn't have that many controls (see image at right), so I didn't have that much difficulty downloading maps for two devices and my computer. In my case, I have a nuMaps lifetime subscription and was directed by the Garmin site to try Lifetime Map Updater (LMU) for the first time. This is what I did (March 2012) to accomplish the installations on (Intel) Mac OS 10.5.8ฤก.Get from Garmin, using and as starting points: map, map updating software (Lifetime Map Updater or WebUpdater), MapInstall and MapManager. Oftentimes the Mac directions are awkwardly tacked on to Windows directions or refer to menus and controls that don't exist on the Mac versions of their software. ![]() What a pain! The instructions are scattered all over the Garmin website and forums and are not accompanied by Mac-friendly images. My older Nuvi does not have enough storage space for the 2012 maps, so I had to install part of it to the Nuvi's ROM and part to a card. ![]()
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