7-DIGIT POSTCODES AGAIN

headworx · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 20, 2005 Posts: 5

The way i got mine working was to copy a file called great_britain.postal into the zip directory of my SD card. This enabled the 7 digit postcode search, i had already trie dthe making directories etc and all other tries had failed.
The file is 8mb, if anyone wants me to upload it to their ftp site or similar give me the details and i would be happy to do so.

Darren · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:00 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:46 pm Post subject:

Good God, another thread down the drain yet again - I just hope he got there in the end - it was a long haul - perhaps a simple guide as to how to do this is needed, (I thought it existed) but can write one if required - along with the guide to installing custom voice/ warnings - let me know as its easy when you have done it - so it may as well be on the site - BTW Darren thanks for the correct way to get it to work (Post codes) I got ten MB back deleting that duplicate file that the TT site state is the correct way to fix a problem - stupid of me not to realise - but the learning curve continues (as it should do) cheers - Mike

PONDEROUS · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:58 am Post subject:

Thanks very much guys. I do appreciate your efforts. I have not got there in the end, I'm sorry to say.

I should make it clear that I am using a legal upgrade, purchased directly from TomTom.

Gascrane, it is a fair question but, yes I certainly am using search by postcode.

Darren, although it may well be me that is at fault, have you recognised what I am suggesting - that TomTom's installation sequence appears to be incomplete on my upgrade? Are you also aware that the upgrade, at least in my case, came on seven CDs and is not pre-installed onto an SD card? In other words, I think I may have an abnormal copy of the upgrade. Bearing all of this in mind, I tried both of the following ways:

1) I installed by tapping the GB postal code CAB file then tried the resulting file in the various locations for the Zip folder (containing the resulting postcode file) and empty tomtom folder. In case it is not clear, that results in a progress bar being displayed, just like with any other installation. I still wonder if this stage could be necessary, since Setup on my upgrade fails to transfer any postcode file or Zip folder onto the PDA at all. As Setup installed the GB Map from its CAB file during installation, it seemed logical that the intention was to install from the postcode CAB file that way as well.

2) In case the intention is for TomTom to install from the postcodes CAB file first time it is used, I tried putting the CAB and ini files in the Zip folder - in the various possible locations.

Just another thought. As various locations for the Zip folder are suggested on the forum, does a path need to be set somewhere?

If anyone can solve this conundrum, then I will be grateful. When it is solved, Mike, I agree that step-by-step guides for both pre-installed SDs and upgrades would help future users.

mikealder · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:11 am Post subject:

More info means more to go at, - First of all did you install the "plus" map of GB or just the normal one - the Plus one takes up around 203MB, the normal one around 102MB, at the point you put the CD in for the map and you click install map, it should ask you what you want to install - GB, GB plus, and post code.
It is at this point you can select it and it will install to where TT wants it (it still won't work at this point - as the folders Darren mentioned won't be in place - so if you add the postcode in this way - then follow Darrens info - and cross your fingers (only joking)) -
I hope this helps - be online later - off to Manchester for the day -
by the way I think it is fair to say that TT is by far the most problematic code to install on the PDA I have ever encountered, without the forum, there help line would have been wiped out, the web site is not much use either - Mike

Darren · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:59 am Post subject:

PONDEROUS · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject:

Darren writes:

PONDEROUS · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:31 pm Post subject:

Sorry, I see that you DO mention CAB files in your latest reply Darren.

Apart from that, the rest of my reply stands. I have tried both with and without "running" or "installing" as I have mentioned before. The running bit has been merely to see if it makes any difference as the CAB files on their own do not work.

Darren · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:41 pm Post subject:

Firstly, my apologies, I referenced .cab files in the 'zip' folder which was incorrect so whilst I eat my humble pie let us see what we have so far and then work back from there!

The 'zip' folder should contain two files:

Do you have these? If not then whilst I eat another slice of the pie, does 'running' the .cab file produce these files?
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PONDEROUS · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:46 pm Post subject:

Darren

Many thanks for the prompt reply.

Yes, running the CAB does produce those files. Preumably that establishes that I place the files you mention, not the CAB files, in the Zip folder.

However, you just might have put your finger on something. I have been ignoring the Nederland CAB as I am not going there in the foreseeable future.

Just possibly (strange though it would be!!), the Nederland files might be needed for the GB ones to be picked up by TomTom.

I'll try it now, then post again.

gacrane · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 26, 2004 Posts: 65

Hi

PONDEROUS · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:18 pm Post subject:

Gacrane

Thanks for the thought, but I have placed the tomtom directory at the same level as the Zip one.

Darren

I have tried including the Nederland file, but to no effect.

As an aside, I have now found that the Setup programme for maps and postcodes runs fully on my PC if I copy it there before installation (it would not run from CD). This places the Zip file containing postcode file into the very place you mentioned; i.e. the root of the SD card. Despite the presence of the empty tomtom folder, the postcodes don’t work. That’s probably not too surprising where my TomTom is concerned as the directory structure is the same as what I obtained manually.

Since we exchanged posts, TomTom’s tech. support have come up with the same recommendation as you did.

This leaves me completely stumped and, subject to anything else that you can suggest there seems to be nothing for it to re-install from scratch.

Thanks again.

Darren · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject:

Have you checked the case of the folder 'tomtom'?
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PONDEROUS · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject:

Darren.

Yes. Presently it is written "TomTom". I have also tried "tomtom", which I think is what you meant by note case.

The re-installation has made no difference. I am now installing the basic GB map as opposed to the GB Plus version.

Thanks.

Paul

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