New way to do custom POI warnings in TomTom 5 & 6

mikealder · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 7:46 am Post subject:

Both icons will be displayed, its just not consistant when it decides to switch from one icon to the other, as the speed zoned icons differ to the cnsolidated or single file types it is very easy to spot the icon switching on the screen. - Mike

feival · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 25, 2007 Posts: 10

Wow. This site gets better. My sister has a TomTom Go and I was suprised it didn't have speed camera alerts. Well, needless to say it does now! A dead easy implementation using the info on http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtom-poi-alerts.php. Thank you again to all the people on this forum. I know I am off thread here (I am a real newbie though). I noticed she is on version 4.42. Can she upgrade to 5 for free or is that a new device/chargeable service. I tried using TomTom Home but all that does is make my CPU usage go up to 99% and render my PC unuseable!

Andy_P · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject:

She can update to v6 (not 5).
To update to the very latest version you or she needs to get Home working, but she can update to v6.52 very simply using the files from HERE
Just download the file, unzip it (right click on it and select "extract all" in WinXP) and there are very simple instructions in a text file.

But first, make sure she has a FULL backup made with Windows Explorer, (details HERE). This is ESSENTIAL, in case something goes wrong and you need to recover the maps.

Oldboy · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject:

The software is a free upgrade. She presumably has the older Maps if she has 4.42 Software!

Before any changes are made, make sure she has a Full Backup.

You can download V6.150 from http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/oldboy/TomTomUpdates/ttgoupg615.zip

She might still have the original SD Card which is only 128MB. You might need to delete an unused Navigation Voice, because the Software size got bigger with each upgrade. V6.15 is about 3.5MB bigger that V4.42. ;)

You would do well to have 4 or 5MB free on the Card.

The 5 Files in the Zip File are Copied to the Root of the SD Card to overwrite thoae that are there at the present.

Note that the Menus will be slightly different.
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TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
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feival · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 25, 2007 Posts: 10

Thanks Oldboy & Andy. That is great. I have done the backup and indeed need to delete some files. I can see some 1Kb .vif fils that seem to be language related given their name but I am not sure which are the larger voice files and can't see anything on the disc. The disc looks like this:

Do you know what the names of the foreign files are - as you mention the disc is absolutely full right now.

She mentioned postcode search being improved - I guess she has seen somone else' since she isn't a geek like me hanging around fora like this (no offence to other posters of course...) . I will install 6.52 and then great_britainpostal_all.zip which I found else where. Even with the old map files she will be much better off which can only be good news.

Oldboy · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject:

If you go into Change Preferences and find Change Voice (I think that's what it's called) you can select any voices and have the Option to delete them. You can then see which are the non-UK voices.;)

It's a better way to do it as you don't delete the wrong voices and the correct vif file disappears as well.

To work really well you should have at least 2MB of Free Memory on the SD Card to allow the Device to Plan Journeys.
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TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
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feival · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 25, 2007 Posts: 10

Thanks. That hasn't worked - I get the option to test or to select. I will tell her to get a new card and sort it for her once she does that. Thanks anyway.

Andy_P · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject:

feival · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 25, 2007 Posts: 10

Just double checked and it definitely isn't there on 4.42. Thanks for trying to help though.

Oldboy · Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 6:59 am Post subject:

Just found the list. Rolling Eyes

Sorry it doesn't format properly but I hope you get the idea of it.

Lang. Name .vif dataxx.chk

English Jane GB engf 05
English Tim GB engm 04
Dansk Brigitte dan 00
Dansk Nils danm 23
Deutsch Lisa deuf 02
Deutsch Werner deum 01
English Richard US usam 09
English Bonnie US usaf2 08
English Lori US usaf3 07
Espanol Marta esp 10
Espanol Antonio espm 22
Francias Jacques fram 12
Francias Catherine fraf 11
Italiano Chiara itaf 13
Italiano Roberto itam 24
Netherlands Bram NL nldm 14
Netherlands Eva NL nldf 15
Netherlands Nora NL nld 16
Netherlands Cora B vla 17
Norsk Liv nor 18
Norsk Jergen norm 20
Svenska Astrid sve 19
Svenska Patrik svem 21
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Richard

TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120

feival · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 25, 2007 Posts: 10

That worked a treat. Now up to latest version and with postcodes. Incidentally I now have a delete button for the voices so that must be a new feature. Only have one voice now though...

Oldboy · Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject:

feival · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 25, 2007 Posts: 10

No it isn't a problem but really there is nothing left - less than 500kb! I have ordered her a new 1Gb one (only £7 for a micro disc with the adaptor - how prices have come down...) and then I will be able to fit all those lovely voice alerts that announce the speed of the cameras - they are almost as important as the POI alerts themselves.

robholding · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 2

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject:

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