Rider 1 problems with speed cameras

harley-noj

Hi all, since updating the software to the latest version using TomTom Home. Whenever I change the warning sound (and test it) as soon as I reboot and use the device it defaults to factory settings. This only affects the Pocket world speed camera POI's.
If its any helps heres the device info
App 7.540, Map v675.1409
Any ideas? thanks John

harley-noj · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:

Update on this.
I,ve deleted the update and all works ok. However I need the update to run the new maps. This is the reason I updated in the first place. The only good news is that I've not purchased the new maps yet.
Cus when I download the update I get the same problem. Has anybody else had this.
I'm completly baffled
John

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject:

What was your original software version that you have gone back to?
TomTom Home will only offer you the latest version, but you could try manually updating to an slightly earlier one from Oldboy's site
http://www.oldboy.me.uk/TomTomUpdates/

I'm afraid I'm not particularly knowledgeable about the Rider so can't recommend which to try, but so long as you have good backups (which it sounds like you have as you managed to revert back) then you shouldn't have any problems playing about.

GerryC · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject:

Are you doing anything else via Home apart from the software update? Only reason I ask is that I've lost setting at random if I use the emulator within Home with my XL.
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harley-noj · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject:

Hi Andy and Gerry and thanks for your input.
Yes I've got good backups. This site is to thank for the advice on that.
The orginal software version is 6.520. Ive had a look at oldboys site but cannot see any for the rider. Do you know if the GO ones will work as I belive the rider is based on the GO?
I've used home for mapshare as well as updates. But I then reset the warning sounds. However it still resets!!!
As the reason for updateing was for new maps, what version of the software can I go back to to run these maps?
Thanks again
John

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject:

It's not looking good....
I've been trying to keep a list of all the software releases HERE
and I say there that v7.540 was the first (and so far only) Navcore 7 release for the Rider.

Interesting that you say it only happens on the PGPSW files. My suspicious mind can't help thinking this is a deliberate bit of sabotage by TomTom on a rival's software!
Are you sure it only happens on those? Do you have any third-party POI files from any where else or only the built-in ones? What about if you download one of the other POIs from this site, does it lose the settings for that too?

Anyway, this is a long-standing problem that happens to many people, sometimes occasionally, sometimes frequently. It happens to me occasionally after I have connected to Home.

What is happening is the "MapSettings.cfg" file inside the named map folder (where all these settings are saved) is getting overwritten by a fresh copy, so the workaround I use is to set it all up how I like it, then take a backup copy of MapSettings.cfg. I keep that somewhere else on the TomTom, so if it all disappears I can copy it back over the top of the fresh one. (and use Home as little as possible!)

harley-noj · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:

Hi Andy. Thanks for the help. I only use the built in POI plus the speedcamera from PGPSW. I try some others just to see what happens?
I will try the workround and thanks again for that.
John

DennisN · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject:

I could never understand people having this problem. I had my (GO920) six months without even a suggestion of it. Then is started doing it intermittently, now it does it unfailingly whenever I so much as let it have a sniff of HOME.

The only advice I can offer is to make sure you disconnect "properly" from Home - Device ... Disconnect Device .... wait until it reboots right through to the map again after asking if you want to connect (answering NO) and only then switch it off first, then disconnect it. It DOESN'T work for me

, but who knows, you may get lucky!!
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