Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] gpsbabel not working on 10.5.6

[Greg T. <gd...@ir...>]

Brad Morris <bra...@ua...> writes:

> I've used 1.3.6 on this machine (intel macbook w/10.5.6) successfully  
> in the past. The last time I used it to download a Garmin eTrexLegendC  
> was on 2009-04-12.
>
> When I went to use it again today I got the following error message:
> brad-morriss-macbook:2009-05-21 brad$ gpsbabel -t -i garmin -f usb: -o  
> gpx -F 2009-05-21RawTrackpoints.gpx
> Bad cmdsend r -1 sz 12
> usb_bulk_write failed. 'usb_bulk_write: An error occured during write  
> (see messages above)'
>
> The computer has not been restarted for over 76 days (via uptime).  
> Nothing I can think of at the system level has changed.
>
> I've tried downloading the compiled 1.3.6 again, I tried recompiling  
> from source, both result in the same bulk write failure. The error  
> message perplexes me as I would have thought I was trying to do a bulk  
> 'read'.
>
> Any ideas on what is broken?

Did you really not try rebooting the computer?  That's hard to believe
as it's obviously the thing to try but it sounds like you didn't.