Voice problem after 8.3 on 720

danart · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 10

I'm sorry but turning off computer voices IS NOT an option for me....IMHO the problem is the small RAM available 11-13 MB...I wonder why this navcore use this amount of RAM ????With previous navcore i recall i had like 20-30 MB free and NO problems....

253 · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject:

Yep, only occurred after the 8.3 update. I only have 10.9 RAM left as well.

Also came to notice today that mobile accepts incoming calls and rings, however when I dial out on the TT there is nothing. The other side answer but I can't hear as nothing coming out of gthe TT speaker. All other commands and warnings come through the TT speaker but not the phone.

Not particularly impressed with all this now.
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mrfreeze · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

Guys,

This is not a memory issue!
I have all the crap trimmed off my 720 and so have over 200mb free.

I have reinstalled a fresh copy of 8.3 on the unit and will see how it performs today.

Just a polite request, if you have other issues with 8.3 could you start new threads. I'm trying to see who is suffering the voice issue and what we can do to resolve it, thanks.

If this does turn out to be 8.3 causing the problem, which it does. Is there anyway this forum can report it rather than all of us contacting support individually.
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dhn · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject:

I just called TT Support (NA) about this issue:

The good news (I suppose) is that TT IS aware of the stuttering issue...

The bad news is that the support person I spoke with has no idea whether a firmware update (which supposedly will addresss this issue) will go out as an emergency patch (meaning 'soon') or the update will be held for release pending other fixes that need incorporating (meaning' who knows when').

So, I guess the 'workarounds' at this point are:
1. Live with it
2. Change the preference as Mike suggests to not read street names (or just select a non-computer voice)
3. Roll back the firmware from 8.3 down to something else (which, I guess, is NOT an option for those with 8.15 maps).
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mikealder · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject:

AlandEi · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject:

mrfreeze · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject:

davidnewey · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 02, 2006 Posts: 11

Yes i have the same problem upgraded my 520 last night to 8.3 and have had the problem all day.
why oh why can,t tomtom test these releases before

gatorguy6996 · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject:

This is very similar to the problem some nuvi 7x0 users experienced with the recent 4.0 update. In that case the problem was due to insufficient resources to support "unannounced" upgrades for future services. I firmly believe that the x20's will not support 8.3 requirements. They have perhaps added some resource calls necessary for a future traffic upgrade which is stressing the minimal available ram and underpowered processor for the software requirements. Just my opinion of course.

I learned my lesson with the recent nuvi firmware fiasco. I won't be updating my TomTom just yet.
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andy-c1 · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject:

Andy, that will have a very similar effect as it reduces the burden on the device - I haven't tried that combination of options as yet but will do so in the morning, thanks for the suggestion - Mike

dhn · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject:

Here's something I just posted in a NA forum (hence, the reference to NA maps).

Think it'll work?

A possible (gludgy) workaround?

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The stuttering is associated with the 8.3 firmware.

My understanding is that if the unit sees the operating system on a sd card inserted, it first boots to the card.

So (and I have NOT tried this so ..... )

If you have a 4-gig sdhc card AND a backed up firmware of version 8.010 AND you do NOT have the 8.15 map version (for which you need firmware 8.3 to operate)

THEN.....

Copy your NA map folder from internal to the sd card. Restore your 8.010 firmware to the sd card. Copy your Loquendo folder to the sd card.

NOW..........

Boot up your unit. It may boot to the sd card with firmware 8.010 and, hopefully, no stuttering as you drive your route!
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mikealder · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:41 am Post subject:

All I do is put the 8,010 application and the v810 map on the card then instal the newer 8,3 app and v815 map to the internal memory.

With the card inserted the device will boot using the application on the card (8,010 without the stammer/stutter) - take the card out and the device will boot to the application stored on the internal flash memory.

The LoquendoTTS folder only needs to be in a single location, it certainly doesn't need copying to the SD card, even when the device boots from the SD it can still see and use the files / folders stored on the internal memory - Mike

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