IKEA

Tazz070299 · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 39

I have a frustrating problem with the custom POIs on my satnav (Garmin 660).

From the free POI downloads I downloaded many sites from the UK and France Belgium & Netherlands. However, when I try to find my local IKEA (Wembley, NW London) the nearest branch it gives me is in France. :-(

To try and fix this, I deleted all POI files on my machine and the SD card and reloaded only POIs from the UK. However, if I search for IKEA the machine still tries to send me to France.

I have checked to make sure there were no POI files which I missed still lurking on my machine, but couldn't find any.

I've also checked my hard drive on my PC, just in case POI loader found something there to re-load onto my satnav.

Does anyone have any idea where these rogue files may be hiding, as it highly unlikely I will be needing a branch of IKEA in France in the near future? :-)

Tazz

Daggers · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:28 pm Post subject:

I'm not a Garmin expert, but as far as I understand it, POI Loader will delete all POI files from the device before re-loading all files from within a single folder on your PC.

Therefore, you must keep all the POIs that you wish to retain on your device and make sure that they are stored in the same folder on your PC.

Next time you decide to add a new POI category/file, you will also need to reload all the existing ones at the same time.
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Andy_P · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:59 pm Post subject:

Can you remember where you got the IKEA POI file from?

If you can, redownload it and check it for accuracy with a program like POIEdit, before you load it back onto the Nuvi.

POIEdit can be downloaded from http://www.poiedit.com/downloads.htm but don't use the download link in the coloured section at the top, that's just an advert for a different program entirely)
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JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:26 am Post subject:

Are you able to view the POIs on your device, is there a map view facility. If the Ikea POI file is from this site, and you've selected to download the UK POIs, then, as you can see on the submission map, the Wembley branch should be there!
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Tazz070299 · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 39

Anita · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:10 am Post subject:

Daggers · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:11 am Post subject:

It sounds like these are the ones that were built in to the device when you bought it.

My guess is that you didn't install the downloaded POIs correctly, and you have always been seeing the pre-installed ones.
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Tazz070299 · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 39

M8TJT · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:08 pm Post subject:

Can you not try un-installing your user POIs and see if you get the same result. If you do, it sort of indicates that you ARE using the inbuilt POIs not the user POIs, and as such seem possibly to have a problem with the installation of the user POIs

Daggers · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:07 pm Post subject:

Tazz070299 · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 27, 2006 Posts: 39

Thanks for all your help so far everyone. I've now reloaded some POIs onto my SD card, using POI Loader. I have also downloaded the latest speed camera database onto the Nuvi.

All I need to do now is see what happens if I search for Ikea. :-)

Tazz

JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:49 pm Post subject:

Anita · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:44 pm Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:41 pm Post subject:

to locate custom pois on garmin from the main menu:

Where To / Extras / Custom POI

MaFt

JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:38 pm Post subject:

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