Downloading problems for Speed camera's to my Garmin 255wt

wrinklyrocker

I have just tried to download The UK & EUR camera's using the Garmin POI loader and following the PocketgpsWorld instructions which I printed off and ticked as I progressed. All went well and the download seemed to complete except that a warning notice came up on the Garmin POI loader stating "There was an unexpected error during the transfer of the custom POI file". Do I need to download again, and if so do I have to remove the problem databases first, and how do I do that?
TIA
wrinklyrocker

Darren · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:52 pm Post subject:

You don't have to delete anything as the Garmin POILoader always overwrites.

Let's take it a step at a time. Can you retry but this time just install the UK cameras?
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Darren Griffin

wrinklyrocker · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:33 pm Post subject: Downloading Speed Camara's alerts

Hi Darren
Thanks for your response. I have just tried downloading only the UK Speed Camera POI's and I received the same message. I took the car out for a trial run after my earlier download and some camera alerts came up, but I am not sure if they are my original Garmin ones or the new ones. One thing for sure was I had no audible warnings on some. One the SatNav itself a folder called “debug” containing a Garmin error document which consists of a 3 A4 page multi line computer jargon, which means nothing to me. If an e-mail address exists that I can send this to as a “Word” attachment then I will gladly do so. I am not due to go to France until Easter so no panic on my part.
Thanks again,
wrinklyrocker

Darren · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:46 pm Post subject:

The debug file would be of no use to us.

Can we start from the beginning.

You download the database, extract it, and then copy the contents into a folder on your PC. Then you run POILoader and point it at that folder - OK so far?

Can you tell me the names of a few of the files in that folder please?

You should be seeing something like:

pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.bmp
pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.csv
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.bmp
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.csv

And if you have downloaded voice files there will be an additional file for each speed:

pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.mp3 or pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.wav
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Darren Griffin

wrinklyrocker · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:13 pm Post subject: Downloading UK Speed Camera's

Hi Darren,
There are a total of 60 files plus “Help”, license and release files. The 60 files consist of “Microsoft Excel comma separated values files” and BMP's in equal numbers but no .csv extensions as far as I can see. I did not download any voice files as I thought a tone warning would be standard.
Thanks again
wrinklyrocker

Darren · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Downloading UK Speed Camera's

wrinklyrocker

Hi Darren,
Thanks for your perseverance, it is appreciated.
First may I say that my operating system is Windows XP
POIloader was downloaded from your site on24/01/2011 and installed it the same day.
The Speed camera POI’s were extracted to a new dedicated folder on Desktop and I selected it when required by POIloader.
POIloader found my Garmin appliance automatically.

Feel free to interrogate, I am just grateful for your help

wrinklyrocker

Darren · Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:18 am Post subject:

Just a correction there, POILoader would have come from Garmin, not us. The link may be on our instructions page but the file comes from them.

I'm at a loss now as to what to try next, hoping someone else who has more Garmin experience can chip in!
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wrinklyrocker

Hi Darren
Thanks for trying, I think its a magic wand I need. I had no problems a few years ago when I had a Navigon SatNav, so I imagine its me I will try my wifes Garmin 255wt and see how that goes.
Thanks again
wrinklyrocker Confused

dikyenfo · Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:06 pm Post subject:

I have the 255w and thanks to help on here have separate files for uk and eur files so I can extract the speed cams in correct factors. BUT, the same thing happened to me when downloading and the error message popped up.
What causes mine to react like that is the poxy bar on the top which states that the download has been blocked for my safety and if I dont react immediatly it errors. However it never goes wrong for me when I use the link on the download page that you can use if you are having difficulties.
This works for me hope it can for you as I'm as thick as aplank with computers.

Pocketgps · Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:58 pm Post subject:

I cannot remember if Windows XP has these settings on the System. But I know that in Vista if they are not set to Started then PoiLoader does some strange things.

If these 2 settings are there just make sure they show Started.

Not even sure how you open the Services page in XP. Sorry its been so long since I used XP. But you may be able to open Services by doing a Ctrl Alt Del then select Start Task Manager, then select the Services Tab on Task Manager, then you may be able to open the Services page from button on the bottom right of that page. Once opened just make sure that
the 2 entries show below are Started.

Windows Mobile-2003-based device connectivity
Windows Mobile-based device connectivity

Hope that helps eliminate that part of the problem.

M8TJT · Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 5:48 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 5:53 pm Post subject:

Guys, the OP has downloaded the files successfully, would IE Security have any effect on POILoader itself? As that is where the issue is arising Confused

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M8TJT · Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:11 pm Post subject:

OK. Off topic. Wrong again. Embarassed

But my suggestion does do what it says on the tin, and was a reply to the problem that I perceived that dikyenfo was having, as his description seemed paraphrases almost exactly what IE does when you go to download a file.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:36 pm Post subject:

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