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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject: New map not available in Switch Maps |
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My son has a 520, and has just bought the France map for a trip on Friday.
He installed it onto a 4GB card, but when he goes to Switch Map it only shows the UK&RoI map which is on the device itself. However, the France map is available when he uses Operate My Go in Home.
Any ideas? _________________ Anita
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dhn Frequent Visitor
Joined: Oct 08, 2007 Posts: 2544 Location: Toronto CANADA
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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I have heard that if you press the pin reset with the card in and also press the reset with the card out, put the card back in and reboot, both will be reachable. Doesn't hurt to try. _________________ David |
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the suggestion, David. He tried it, but no joy! _________________ Anita
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:39 am Post subject: |
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As we know, on those models it SHOULD work with both the SD card and the internal memory together.
But if it just refuses to, there is no solution in sight and he needs it by Friday, is it worth putting the operating system files onto the SD card and seeing if it sees the France map when you boot from the card? |
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dhn Frequent Visitor
Joined: Oct 08, 2007 Posts: 2544 Location: Toronto CANADA
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:40 am Post subject: |
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Grasping at straws here, Anita .........
Perhaps a removal of the application from the unit and a re-installation??
(backing up the unit using Explorer first before removal)
Or really adventurous ...........
What happens if both map folders are copied to the pc, then remove both folders from the unit ans sd card using Explorer and then switching locations when copying back the map folders ... the one on the sd card being put on the unit and vice-versa? _________________ David |
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your help, guys.
Andy, would you have to remove the operating system from internal memory to make it boot from the card?
I've emailed your suggestions to him, along with a few of my own, the simplest of which was that I lend him my 720, but as it would mean a 200 mile round trip for me I doubt if he'll accept that one!
Also suggested putting both maps on the card and none in memory, and seeing if the device finds either of them.
Or if all else fails remove the UK map from the device and install the France map - if there's room. If it then works, put both maps on his laptop (assuming he's taking it) and change them mid-channel.
I'll let you know if he manages to sort out the problem. _________________ Anita
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Problem solved.
I suggested he swap the card for the one in his camera (a decent, fast card that I bought him!), and the maps show up fine using that.
Apparently he was using a cheap Transcend card he'd bought from Amazon. It just shows what good advice you get on this forum, about always using good quality, fast cards.
It's so nice when an OAP mum knows something her son, who works in IT and has given her so much advice on computer problems in the past, doesn't! _________________ Anita
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Anita wrote: | It's so nice when an OAP mum knows something her son, who works in IT and has given her so much advice on computer problems in the past, doesn't! |
Priceless, I hope I can do the same when my daughter grows up. She's already far too handy with computers at 11yrs old and I've given up trying to beat her on the games consoles. Now when I'm particularly stuck in a game I get her to help me! _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Cool... glad you got it sorted in time
Anita wrote: |
Andy, would you have to remove the operating system from internal memory to make it boot from the card? |
To be honest, I'm not 100% sure, but I'm fairly confident that on boot up, it looks at the SD card first and if it sees an operating system there it uses that one. If it doesn't find one it moves onto the internal memory and looks there.
A bit like setting the boot order on a PC. You can have it to look at the C: drive first or you can set it to look for a disk in the CD/DVD drive first. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Anita wrote: |
Andy, would you have to remove the operating system from internal memory to make it boot from the card? |
Andy_P wrote: | To be honest, I'm not 100% sure, but I'm fairly confident that on boot up, it looks at the SD card first and if it sees an operating system there it uses that one. If it doesn't find one it moves onto the internal memory and looks there. |
Correct, it defaults to booting from the memory card if that has an OS on it. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, Andy and Darren. I must try to remember that!
And thanks for the suggestion, Andy.
As I gave him the card at Christmas, at the same time I gave him the 520, I assumed that was the card he was using. Shows you should ask, never make assumptions, and always try the simplest things first!
But it has given me a nice warm glow! _________________ Anita
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Anita wrote: | But it has given me a nice warm glow! |
That's something else entirely different.
_________________ Richard
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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I hesitate to say this, but you've not got vibrating POI alerts switched on have you? |
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dhn Frequent Visitor
Joined: Oct 08, 2007 Posts: 2544 Location: Toronto CANADA
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Wow........interesting how this thread has, uh, deviated in a new direction. _________________ David |
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Anita Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 3219 Location: Windlesham, Surrey
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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Oldboy wrote: | That's something else entirely different.
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Andy_P wrote: | I hesitate to say this, but you've not got vibrating POI alerts switched on have you? |
Stop it, boys!!
_________________ Anita
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