Number of POIs on an I3

ceepan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 7

I got my I3 last week and am really pleased with it. The only issue that I have is that when I try to load a number of Points Of Interests I am told that there is not enough space on the GPS to store all Points Of Interest.

I have only managed to load the Speed Camera locations. When I also try to load some of the other POI's I get the problem. The files don't look that big, and I wouldn't have thought that the TransFlash card was that close to the 256MB limit (I don't have a card reader to check though).

MaFt · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:48 am Post subject:

the transflash card versions (ie maps stored on TF card) can hold a LOT of poi's - at present i have over 60,000 (about 6mb)

the newer models without the card (ie maps stored on internal emory) can only hold about 20,000 unless you buy a seperate transflash card. in which case you need to use a card reader to install poi's to it as the i3 will not act as a card reader.

MaFt

ceepan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 7

So why when I try to load the the POI's am I getting the error message? I ghave copied the files for both the Speed Camera location and the POI's that I want to load to one directory and then point the POI loader software at it.

Beerbellybill999 · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject:

ceepan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 7

The card was supplied with the unit. I have been connecting the I3 to the PC using the USB cable. When I do this the POI Loader software launches. I then select the directory where the POI files are located and try to load. For each POI file I have the oprion to select warnings, although the only ones that I can do anything with are the speed cameras.

bumpkin · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject:

ceepan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 7

The mapsource is V8, Firmware is 3.10.

MaFt · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject:

it could be worth investing in a card reader and sd-convertor and taking a look to make sure there's no extra rubbish on the card. was it bought brand new or 2nd hand? and does it work if you take out the TF card? it could be one with internal memory that happened to have a TF card with it...

MaFt

Almahadeus · Frequent Visitor Joined: Aug 06, 2005 Posts: 346

paulyoung666 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 47

just got a card adaptor for about £5 , slipped the micro sd card in it and dropped MaFt's poi database onto it within 5 minutes , easy peasy :D :D :D :D

westfield_dave · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 26, 2006 Posts: 2

Ceepan,

I had exactly the same error as yourself when trying to download the speed camera POI's to my recently purchased I3 (same firmware, maps etc.)
The way that I have managed to overcome this issue is to purchase a micro sd card reader (as previous posts had suggested) and store the POI's on that.
The part that I had trouble with understanding was how to get the POI's onto the card.
How I managed it was to put the micro sd card in the reader and connect this to my pc instead of the I3, and then run the Garmin POI downloading package - which will then recognise the card and allow you to write the POI data to it.
I have now increased my POI count from original 11,000 to over 30,000

Hope this helps.

ceepan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 7

Dave

Do you have a recommendation for a card reader. If so where online stocks it?

Cheers,
Paul

Ricardo-t · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 25, 2006 Posts: 4

Im having a similar problem. I have bought myself an I3 which had a 256mb card included. I can load the speed cameras on via the supplied USB (have no card reader) but am then only able to download a few of the other POI's i want.

Also, and to my thinking a little more annoying. I have had the unit three days but now when i turn it on it says "MAP UPDATE NOTICE - The following map data is more than a year old and should be updated" I then have a chance to remind later (which is the next time i turn it on) or tell me more.

I have software version 3.2 and mapsource City Navigator Europe NT v9 which i thought was the latest....how can this be out of date? Please help!!

westfield_dave · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 26, 2006 Posts: 2

Paul,

Do an ebay search for 'RD-03'.

My reader (bought off ebay from Lancatech Shop UK) arrived the next working day after paypal payment - can't ask for much more than that!

Ricardo, the card reader method seems to be the only way to get more POI's on your I3 - certainly with v8 maps anyhow. Suggest you contact Garmin or whoever you bought your I3 from about the map update error, as it is clearly not 'fit for purpose' at the moment.

ceepan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 7

I had a look on E-Bay and see that the card reader will only handle Micro SD cards. I have a Micro SD to SD card converter. I was considerig buying a card reader that handles multiple formats, including SD as a means of getting images from the card for my Digital Camera. Will a card reader like this (coupled with the card in the converter) allow me to update POIs?

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