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fin59 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 8
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject: problem with update on go 500 |
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Hello I have just got a Tom tom 500, its second hand though but I know where it came from and is only 4 months old .
Now it has App 5.420 and I joined dup on the tomtom site. I download the "home" software, this updates the device (apparently).
It come up and says there is an update available, but when I install this update App 6.150. The TT will freeze and not boot up, all I get is the splash screen.
Do I need to restore to the original back up that this person made, before he uploaded POIs and voices to the larger SD card its a 512mb.
I presume this newer application is needed ??? or should I not bother...Just I read that this allows more data and better pois lists ??
thanks for any help. |
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fin59 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Its ok found the problem.Seems you can't use the custom voices for the speed cameras on the new version. Removed all them and it works fine now, only you now have less POi's you can install yourself on the card.
Think I wont bother with this newer version |
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Antoeknee Lifetime Member
Joined: Jul 29, 2005 Posts: 267
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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You can use custom voices. Think I recall users having to remove them before update and then adding again after. You'll need file for the correct SW version.
Not sure what you mean about POI's under 6.xx you should be able to have 99.
One issue you might encounter is that the original SD card is likley to be too small to do the update sucessfully.
6.xx adds a few bits and pieces, i.e. you can have pin at startup, you can do route planning on the PC when TT is connected, good backup routine in HOME etc.
I've noticed slight better sat lock performance since upgrade, some other users have reported this too. |
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fin59 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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Mmmmmmm well I put about 20 POI file in and only the speed camers and a few others show up, though is you browse the TT files dirct from the pc (not using teh home ) its shows all the poi files in with the rest.... maybe I am doing it wrong??
what I did was get the poi's in TomTom Binary OV2 format.
Copy these files along with the BMP file of same name into the map folder of the tom tom.
I presume this is correct?? |
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fin59 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Oh and its a 512 MB card and has lots of room on it its ays it has 261.5 Mb free.
The newre version has more pre loaded POis I notice...so is the limit for your own pois 99 diffrent type you can now show?? as I am only getting the pre installed ones and 18 of my own |
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TuurG Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 23, 2004 Posts: 454 Location: Haarlem, The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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The pre-installed poi.dat set is counted as one database, so you should have 99 left (max is 100). _________________ GO1005
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fin59 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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well i am only getting 18 pois that I have added myself ..I must be doing something wrong if your saying i can actually add 99 separate pois categories |
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Antoeknee Lifetime Member
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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fin59 wrote: | Mmmmmmm well I put about 20 POI file in and only the speed camers and a few others show up, though is you browse the TT files dirct from the pc (not using teh home ) its shows all the poi files in with the rest.... maybe I am doing it wrong??
what I did was get the poi's in TomTom Binary OV2 format.
Copy these files along with the BMP file of same name into the map folder of the tom tom.
I presume this is correct?? |
Can't imagine why this should be so I've just checked and I've 37 poi's inc speed cam and all show both in Home and on my 500.
The process you've used should be OK. |
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