iGO 2006 review

lbendlin · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject:

Welcome . As you already mentioned - the most important aspect of it is to have a good and restorable backup. Everything else is easy riding (or tumbling).
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Appletom · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 4

Thanks Ibendlin. I hope as a newbie I can get a pass on this query - I'm sure it has been asked and answered (and I've looked!) before.

I cannot access any files on my Mio. I've installed Mio Transfer, Mio Transfer can see the GPS is attached (the screen grays out when I unplug) but there are no files listed on the right side of the MT screen, using Windows Explorer tells me there is nothing on/in the "E" drive.

Question

So - how do I dig out those .csv and .zip files that are on Mio's internal memory?

The Mio screen changes as I plug it into the computer, when plugged in there are three icons - a folder in front of a screen on the left, a usb symbol on the right, and a Mio with a hand pointing to the sD card with an "X".

Putting an sD card in allows MT to see the contents of my sD card, but I can't see anything on the Mio Flash memory.

Appletom · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 4

Now I've done it - I ran (don't ask me why) "Restore VioMap V3.2 Software" from the DVD and now I get a "Map initialisation (sic) error - Couldn't find any map files" when I try to start Mio GPS.

HELP! 8O

Appletom · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 4

Figured it out via the FAQ at the Mio website. I don't have a DVD player on my computer (never thought I would need one when I built this guy 1.5 years ago) so I had transfered the contents of the DVD over our network to my local hard drive.

After running Restore VioMap V3.2, you need to transfer the maps. On my local machine, I was told that was not allowed. But by plugging Mio into my wife's computer - the one with a DVD reader - I am able to push the maps back onto the GPS unit. There must be some cross check from the application to make sure you have a legit copy of the maps - they transfer easily (and very slowly) directly from the DVD.

IstvanSz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 07, 2007 Posts: 1

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vos · Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:18 am Post subject:

slinkoff · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 28, 2007 Posts: 1

would it be possible for someone with the phillipa voice and a fully edited commande.csv and any extra .ogg files to upload the zip file somewhere for people to download? It would be a very useful thing to have available for IGO/MioMap users.

If not, I'll just have to decipher these posts and have a stab at editing things myself but a download would be much easier!

Ludolf · Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject:

Is there anyone out there who can shed some light on the meaning of more, near and equal in the .CSV files? Having started piggling because there's a staggered junction near our house that produced

wiseyoda · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2007 Posts: 1

In constructions like
,"500[more,set_1]","PREPARE_TO ENTER ROUNDABOUT IN %dist",
,"200[more,set_2]","PREPARE_TO ENTER ROUNDABOUT IN %dist",

What do parameters “set_1” and “set_2” mean?

adjudaris · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 03, 2007 Posts: 9

I would like to edit the "drive more then ...."

I tried several changes. But can not find out in what section this must be
changed.

Any one

regards

M8TJT · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject:

There are two places that this annoying command is located. Both are in the voice zip file. The first seems to be in distances_yd.csv (used in the miles/yards option). The instruction for 11 miles is 'more_than 10 miles' you could try changing this to '11 miles'. I havn't tried it but it might work.
The other which I have done and works and gets rid of the 'drive 5.3 miles' etc. is in the commands.csv, commands_yd.csv and commands_ft.csv files. Change each occurrence of drive %dist to the command below it. Such as (in commands_yd.csv)

template roundabout
1000[more] drive %dist
500[more,set_1] prepare_to enter roundabout in %dist take %exit exit

Change to

template roundabout
1000[more] prepare_to enter roundabout in %dist take %exit exit
500[more,set_1] prepare_to enter roundabout in %dist take %exit exit

Also if you delete the 'prepare_to' it may improve your appreciation of the voice commands.
The example above will change 'drive 6 miles' to 'enter roundabout in 6 miles take third exit' (Distance and exit as appropriate)

You need to edit the files in a text editor and re-insert them back into the zip file.

adjudaris · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 03, 2007 Posts: 9

Thanks, I was not clear enough I think.

I am using the Dutch language and it's using the commands.csv.

I did put a 0 in front of all the commands I don't want e.g.
the 800 and 500 meters. I also deleted the ogg's starting with "prepare"

All seems right I only get the roundabout message 200 meters prior.
Leaving the highway is now at 3000 meters, 1000 meters and 200 meters.

The turning anouncements, I only have two now.

But, when entering the highway and leaving the highway I still get a message on the acces and exit to drive more then 500 or 700 meters before the message drive more then (e.g.) 32 km.

So I would like to stop the message less then 2 km and leave the longer ones.

I know that you work in miles, but the commands must be the same I gues.

regards

M8TJT · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject:

I think that I possibly have the answer. I had a look at the distances.csv in the Dutch file and found that there were lots of 'Drive more than' commands.
If you have a look at the distances.csv in the English version, all the distances have the correct command instead of 'drive more....'
Have a look at it and see what you thimk.
I don't have any motorways near me to test the theory on.
Please let me know the result of your findings.

Trevor

PS. Perhaps the Dutch sound files do not contain all the correct words and phrases to fully implement the distances as in the English version.

adjudaris · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 03, 2007 Posts: 9

The original dutch and englisch voices are exactly the same. And both are announcing - Enter motorway (snelweg) in .... meters and Exit motorway in ... meters

I changed the template h_enter",,,"highway enter" and put a zero in front of all the announcments, I dont need them.
In template exit motorway I only have the 1000 and 150 meters left.

Now instead of Enter motorway in ... meters I now get Drive more then (e.g) 500 meters and after I entered the motorway (point zero) then Drive more then ... kilometers.
The point is I would like to have announcments when I need to drive more then 1000 meters but not below.

I will investigate further and when I found something will let it know

Harry

M8TJT · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject:

Harry
I wonder if it's the way that you are removing commands that you don't want allowing the call from the application software to 'drop through' to a command that you are not expecting. Although I understand ' put a zero in front of all the announcments, I dont need them', I am not certain exactly where you are putting the zero, can you give an example please?
I remove commands that I don't want by inserting a few commas to shift the command into the remark 'column' Col 4

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