Suunto with mac.

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lars
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Suunto with mac.

Post by lars »

Hi. I am new on mac and find this program MacDive, i have Gekko from Suunto..

But why and how Gekko works on Mac and not on windows, Suunto tell me Gekko not have Computer connection..

Anybody can tell me some experiences with Suunto GEKKO and what cable do i need to sync my GEKKO. where to buy and what model ?

i hope somebody can answer me..


best regards

Lars
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Re: Suunto with mac.

Post by TnT »

Use the same cable as the Vyper, Cobra, etc.

The Gekko technically supports downloading, but when the Suunto software detects a Gekko, it will refuse to download. So it's purely a marketing decision by Suunto that is enforced in its own software.
findbenjamin
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Re: Suunto with mac.

Post by findbenjamin »

Suunto finally got off their high horse, and the replacement for the Gekko (the ZOOP) allows you to import dives to SDM on Windows. However, that doesn't help us Gekko divers... what does is a little program that (will void your warranty, though if you change the setting back I'm not sure how they'd know) change the Device Identifier from Gekko to Vyper. SDM then has no issues in allowing import. You're looking for Gekko2Vyper and there's a lot of discussion about it out on the internet. Google is your friend :)
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