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I have obtained the USA & Canada maps but I'm missing the ''install'' file that will get tomtom to recognize the map. Any clue on how i can TOMTOM to regonize the map from my SD? (also tomtom home does not find the map either)
Possibly someone can show me where i can attach the install file to the map? I tried to search but could not find anything.
imasri29 said:
I have obtained the USA & Canada maps but I'm missing the ''install'' file that will get tomtom to recognize the map. Any clue on how i can TOMTOM to regonize the map from my SD? (also tomtom home does not find the map either)
Possibly someone can show me where i can attach the install file to the map? I tried to search but could not find anything.
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Not sure what format your map is in but if it's a folder with the map and other files in then just put the folder on the root of the SD card. If it's compressed (Zip etc) then extract it first. Tomtom should auto search for map files when it opens.
Maybe you could say what format the file is in.
Mike
Well when I installed TT and downloaded the one city map for free, it saved that in my \StorageCard\My Documents\<cityname> folder. The Western European maps I had I just copied into \StorageCard\My Documents\Western_Europe, started TomTom and did a 'switch map' in the menu. Asked me for the code and voila, it worked. Maybe a similar thing will work for you.
Chainfire said:
Well when I installed TT and downloaded the one city map for free, it saved that in my \StorageCard\My Documents\<cityname> folder. The Western European maps I had I just copied into \StorageCard\My Documents\Western_Europe, started TomTom and did a 'switch map' in the menu. Asked me for the code and voila, it worked. Maybe a similar thing will work for you.
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Yes, it is likely set to look in specific places so in your example it's
StorageCard\My Documents\Western_Europe
and mine works on
StorageCard\GB_plus_major_roads_of_Western_Europe
I'm not sure if the OP has downloaded to PC though.
Mike
mikechannon said:
just put the folder on the root of the SD card.
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Man thanks so much, it worked. I stayed up this morning before going to work trying to figure out why it wasn't being detected... and i dodn't know why i didn't think of this
mikechannon said:
Yes, it is likely set to look in specific places so in your example it's
StorageCard\My Documents\Western_Europe
and mine works on
StorageCard\GB_plus_major_roads_of_Western_Europe
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Wow, I'd *LIKE* to be able to specify where it looks for maps - cluttering up the root directory is so ugly. Does anyone know if this is a registry key or other configurable location? (I've never seen a path in TomTom 6.030)
TIA,
Richard
rsolomon said:
Wow, I'd *LIKE* to be able to specify where it looks for maps - cluttering up the root directory is so ugly. Does anyone know if this is a registry key or other configurable location? (I've never seen a path in TomTom 6.030)
TIA,
Richard
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Agreed. the root of my storage card looks like HELL because of tomtom. I wish I knew if I could delete most of it or just move it all into a 'tomtom' subfolder.
_kansei_ said:
Agreed. the root of my storage card looks like HELL because of tomtom. I wish I knew if I could delete most of it or just move it all into a 'tomtom' subfolder.
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Please PM if you figure this out. For one, I can't stand having it so cluttered, and two, I want to know what can safely be deleted. I mean, it's taking up a full gig on my storage card. Anyone know how to get rid of the canada maps? That should free up some space.
I have all my files associated with the map contained in a folder with the exact same name as the map - so no clutter of random tomtom files.
e.g.
In my case I have on the root of the SD Card:
Folder named:
GB_Plus_Major _Roads_of Western_Europe
Inside this folder is the actual Map file also called:
GB_Plus_Major _Roads_of Western_Europe
Also in the folder are all my safety camera files, favourites file etc etc maybe 40-50 files.
I'm not certain how "deep" tomtom will look. In other words will it find maps buried more than 1 tree level down? I assume not, but at least that allows all the files to be put in a tomtom specific folder. I can only assume therefore that the above poster who has his map in the Mydocuments folder has it as a file not in a folder and lots of the subsidiary files kicking around inside MyDocuments. I prefer a named folder on the root purely for Tomtom maps etc..
Mike
mikechannon said:
I have all my files associated with the map contained in a folder with the exact same name as the map - so no clutter of random tomtom files.
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Right, but if you load various regional maps, you have a bunch of directories in your root: e.g. for the USA you might have AL,CO,FL,NY maps - except they're all clusters of states so it might be AL_LA_GA_FL and CO_WY_NV_AZ and NY_NJ_PA etc.
For Mapopolis I had: MAPS\FL, MAPS\CO, MAPS\NY, etc... so only 1 directory in the root was Mapopolis data.
TT6 does not appear to look anywhere below the root of the storage card for maps - at least it did NOT work when I tried to move all my map directories into TomTomMaps\xxxxxx.
The "key" I'm interested in would be something like "TomTomRoot = \" and change it to "TomTomRoot = \TomTomMaps\"
Does that make sense?
Richard
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Does that make sense?
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Now that I re-read Mike's posting, I think we want the same thing
Richard
Erm, mine are in storage card/Tomtom/GB map. Have always had it this way, in version 5 and 6. (6.030). Are you talking about something else here?
All my voices,POI etc are also in their own folders in the Tomtom folder on my card. In fact the only thing that isn't is the 7 digit postcode search which is on the device memory.
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Erm, mine are in storage card/Tomtom/GB map. Have always had it this way, in version 5 and 6. (6.030). Are you talking about something else here?
All my voices,POI etc are also in their own folders in the Tomtom folder on my card. In fact the only thing that isn't is the 7 digit postcode search which is on the device memory.
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Nope, that's exactly what I'd like - if I move all those folders to \Storage Card\TomTom\ then neither TomTomHOME nor the PPC app see the maps, etc.
I wonder if there's a file in your TomTom program directory which has that path in it somehow?
Richard
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I wonder if there's a file in your TomTom program directory which has that path in it somehow?
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Does you ttnavigator.bif file have anything like a path in it? Mine just has device info.
Richard
rsolomon said:
Does you ttnavigator.bif file have anything like a path in it? Mine just has device info.
Richard
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Sorry for the late reply, i dont have that file, mine is called ttmobile.bif and has the following...
[TomTomMobile]
DeviceName=KAISER
DeviceVersionHW=Windows CE 5.2
DeviceSerialNumber=*not for public forums!*
DeviceUniqueID=*not for public forums!*
ApplicationVersion=6000
ApplicationBuildNumber=7370
UserLanguage=English UK
UserName=
UserPassword=
MapName=tomtom_map_6.75_UK_and_IE_plus_major_roads_of_WE 1409
MapVersion=675.1409
Not trying to start 1000 threads related to TomTom on the phone, but there seems to be a reoccurring issue with people wanting to get TomTom working on their AT&T Tilt. A lot of people, including myself earlier today, were running into issues with most of the posted files working on the AT&T Tilt. We'd get the message about the ROM being needed to be upgraded. Well buried deep in one of the TomTom threads there was a post by d12ag0n49 pointing to http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JZI2MQES (rar archive with password elrincondedey) that seems to solve the problem for AT&T Tilt users.
I have also uploaded just the cab file onto rapidshare without a password at:
http://rapidshare.com/files/62623762/ttn_6_032_8351_HTCNLD.cab.html
This version appears to work just fine on the AT&T tilt. It does not come with any maps and does link to getting the one free map online (although link never loaded for me). Just simple add the cab file onto your Tilt and install away. You'll have a single voice to choose from without getting additional voices.
Hope this helps.
Steven
i hear you... but man niether one wants to work for me. i guess im sh** out of luck.
but a question. you say just put the cab file in the tilt.
now in laymans terms i need more! assuming i have not installed anything related to tt where would i install this cab file?
Using ActiveSync you need to copy over the .cab file onto your phone (or maybe you can just save it through your browser on the phone). Once you have got it on the phone, you need to use File Explorer to navigate to the directory you saved it in. Find it and run it and it should install after that. What problem are you getting?
This TomTom .cab installed fine, and now I'm configuring it. I haven't finished, but just wanted to pause and thank you for the Female Eva voice from the NETHERLANDS! Like I understand that!
stevenSZ said:
Using ActiveSync you need to copy over the .cab file onto your phone (or maybe you can just save it through your browser on the phone). Once you have got it on the phone, you need to use File Explorer to navigate to the directory you saved it in. Find it and run it and it should install after that. What problem are you getting?
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steve
i will give it a try...will post my results
thanks bud
Yankee802 said:
This TomTom .cab installed fine, and now I'm configuring it. I haven't finished, but just wanted to pause and thank you for the Female Eva voice from the NETHERLANDS! Like I understand that!
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LOL yea might be a bit difficult, but at least you can see what's going on, right? If someone wants to post up detailed instruction on changing the voices/languages please do!
lol geez i think im going to give up
ok via sync i have "explore" which opens the phone.
1 i have copied the whole file and tried also just the contents...no luck you click on files nothing
2 i have copied the file and tried also just the contents into "my mobile phone"...no luck you click on files nothing
its as if after i copy them into the phone the are useless
the closest i have came is with one of the downloads it came as a install wizard which would extract it. but the phone says i need to update rom.
lets say I have a bunch of maps. how do I installthem so tom tom can see them?
lets say you share those maps...ahaha jk
this is where i need to be. try installing that ver (above links) of tt and then i believe you can use tt home or manually install your self in the proper directory.
i just cant get tt itself to install AAARRRGGG
good luck
grandsuke said:
lol geez i think im going to give up
ok via sync i have "explore" which opens the phone.
1 i have copied the whole file and tried also just the contents...no luck you click on files nothing
2 i have copied the file and tried also just the contents into "my mobile phone"...no luck you click on files nothing
its as if after i copy them into the phone the are useless
the closest i have came is with one of the downloads it came as a install wizard which would extract it. but the phone says i need to update rom.
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you're disconnecting your phone from activesync, then using file explorer on your phone to "click" on the cabs you copied over, right?
sigmanuclay said:
you're disconnecting your phone from activesync, then using file explorer on your phone to "click" on the cabs you copied over, right?
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hmm, no (dam rookie)
update:
yeah still nothing
one version looks like it installs/extracts but nothing another verison i try says its not a valid pocket pc app.
How do I get US English voices? I have no idea what she is saying!
JBHorne said:
How do I get US English voices? I have no idea what she is saying!
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go to tomtom site and download tomtom Home
hey steven, my free map didn't load as well on my phone..so how i got the free map was : the page that was trying to load on my pie,i added that to my favorites folder and i synced my 8925 with favorites contacts etc checked and added it to my laptop internet explorer..opened the favorites there is was the map i was looking for....so i used the laptop to download the map...it is cool...hope works for you
when you download the software it should be one little app thats it..don't open it just put it on your phone ad usinf file explorer find it and click it..it should be easy..
anyone have any luck download English voice?
yea i ahve downloaded a voice pack. but not sure how to install it.
same with more maps. for some reason it wont ocpy over missing sync always fails
well if anyone wishes to help some more here it is...
i have downloaded the app and installed via active sync. i installed to my documents.
1.i have disconnected active sync
2.via the phone accessed file explorer and opened the cab file folder
inside are 10 files and a setup file. i click it (setup) and a "loading" bar moves at the bottom, 3kb then 9kb and then thats it.
3.nothing happens. no Tomtom. no other files are click-able.
4.???help please
att tilt
rom 1.57.502.2
grandsuke said:
2.via the phone accessed file explorer and opened the cab file folder
inside are 10 files and a setup file. i click it (setup) and a "loading" bar moves at the bottom, 3kb then 9kb and then thats it.
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If you click on a .cab file in file explorer on your phone, it shouldn't "open" (as in let you see the various files within the .cab), it should simply start installing. Not sure what's going on with you.
For those looking for voices, just google free tomtom voices, there are multiple places to find them (and there are some available directly from TomTom). Once you find the ones you want, you just copy those files directly into the "voices" folder that TomTom created. For me, it's in the root of my storage card. For maps, it created a "My documents" folder on my storage card, and the maps are stored in there. Once you get the maps and voices saved in the locations it expects them to be, you just switch to that voice and map in "preferences" within TomTom.
Hate to gloat, but I got TomTom6 working on my Tilt and it works great. Forget the english voices, go for the Darth Vader one!
A quick google search for "tomtom voices" yields a ton of sites.
Hi all, been lurking here for a couple of years now & found the site invaluable as a source of information about my device's. I have an xda11i & 2 xda orbits. I have a tip for all who use TomTom Nav6 on their device's.
I had a problem where if I entered a postcode into TomTom it would only allow me to use the first 3 digits & then I would have to sort out the rest of the address manually, pointless!
then I read that I needed to move the folder called Zip to the /programs/navigator folder on the device. this though takes up nearly 10mb of space!
here's a way to save 10mb & still have postcode's working.
instead of moving the folder called Zip paste a shortcut to it in the /programs/navigator folder instead.
sorted
Alchopop
Forgot to mention you need to rename the shortcut from "shortcut to zip" to "Zip"
Alchopop
alchopop said:
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then I read that I needed to move the folder called Zip to the /programs/navigator folder on the device. this though takes up nearly 10mb of space!
here's a way to save 10mb & still have postcode's working.
instead of moving the folder called Zip paste a shortcut to it in the /programs/navigator folder instead.
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Just move all the TomTom stuff from you device to the equivelent folders on your storage card. Redirect the TomTom shorcut in \Windows\Start Menu and you will free up even more space.
Wow, an even better way to save space. Thanks for the heads up
thanks Wizzard
Alchopop
if you have bluetooth folders enabled, tomtom can't see the "ZIP" postcode folder on the storage card or the VOICES folder on the storage card. You can either copy the "ZIP" folder into the Navigator folder in main memory or you can disable Bluetooth Folders (start, settings connections, bluetooth, ftp)
Anyone know if there is a way to "tidy up" you storage card by placing all TomTom Files into one File (called "TomTom" for instance? If so what exactly do I need to redirect?
I'm a bit confused because the maps i have aren't working on my diamond? or actually i'm not really sure where i should put those maps. What i've done is put the ttn7 into my program files and i just put the maps into the folder.
Also is there a program on the diamond that measures your speed and direction you're going like the gps viewer on the glofiish?
the program files can be placed anywhere, the map should be placed on the root of the internal storage.
Also you can set tomtom to measure speed and direction.
hmm i can put them anywhere.. so let me just make sure but the files i need to put are .dat, .meta, and .pna with the brands in the same folder or is this wrong?
bagg1234bagg said:
the program files can be placed anywhere, the map should be placed on the root of the internal storage.
Also you can set tomtom to measure speed and direction.
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The map itself must be in the root, or can it be in a folder, which is in the root?
I have the maps in the folder "My Documents" on the internal storage and that works fine.
Garcia
adwinp said:
The map itself must be in the root, or can it be in a folder, which is in the root
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All files should be in one folder and that folder goes in the root of your storage card.
Hi, guys...this forum is wonderful!!
How can I install new voices on TomTom?
I've inserted some files in "Voices" folder but it doesn't work 'cause the tomtom doesn't display the voice..
How can I do??
p.s.: sorry for my English...I'm from Naples (Italia) ..
dp10 said:
Hi, guys...this forum is wonderful!!
How can I install new voices on TomTom?
I've inserted some files in "Voices" folder but it doesn't work 'cause the tomtom doesn't display the voice..
How can I do??
p.s.: sorry for my English...I'm from Naples (Italia) ..
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Are you sure that you don't have two folders called voice i.e. voice/voice?
i've just one folder called "voices"..in it i've the files of chiara's voice that i've downloaded from the tomtom official site
The folder has to be in the root of the internal storage and called "Voices"
Then in tomtom you need to select the voice.
I had the same problem with some funny voices. You have to go to the menue and choose the option to show you every language.
You have to create a 'voices' folder under \Program Files\Navigator and place the .CHK and .VIF files in the voices folder and then open up tomtom and choose the voices.
Don't forget the .ini file!!
You put the voices files (.vif, .chk, .bmp) in your "voices" folder AND YOU MUST HAVE the collected.ini file in the same folder.....place the voices folder in the the root of Internal Storage. Appears that the older voice files for TT5 and TT6 needs the .ini file to work (for me anyway!!)
A little question: can be activated the TTS with tomtom? (i've read it's only for PNA devices?)
...i think there is a trick, because currently i am using the ttom tts voices fixed for iGO8 ... they can be used for another app and not for tomtom on the pda?
Damn, collected.ini is the one file I'm missing.. any idea where I can get that?
PJ6363 said:
You put the voices files (.vif, .chk, .bmp) in your "voices" folder AND YOU MUST HAVE the collected.ini file in the same folder.....place the voices folder in the the root of Internal Storage. Appears that the older voice files for TT5 and TT6 needs the .ini file to work (for me anyway!!)
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I don't have this file...can I create it with notepad?
i got it and i hope my way is available to you.
firsr, there are three files of each voice with the name format of data**(** is several numbers)
second, these three files are saved in the folder 'voices', which is in the fold of tomtom file saved in.(for me, that is \internal storage\program files\navigator\)
last, when you run tomtom and change the voice, there will be a prompt indicating whether you will choose the same language, choose NO even you plan to select an english voice.
i am using tomtom 7.450.9028 in diamond.
i created the voices folder and didn't need the collected.ini file for the voices to work, cheers.
TomTom Voices Working
It took me two days to work it out myself. I had no problems with the files themselves, my issue was that I had installed tt7 on my SD card. I re-installed it to the Device and was able to then upload the new voices easily enough.
One tip: I used the "Explore" option in MS ActiveSync to navigate to the correct folder and dragged the voices I wanted over to the folder ("voices") located in the /Program Files/Navigator folder on the device. Full Path: /Program Files/Navigator/voices
Be sure to check "No" when it asks if you want to use the current language, or you may not see your new voices.
The *.vif files are plain text and are interpreted by tt7 to discover the voice's sex and languge. There are three numbers below the data*.chk entry which seem to indicate this and I'm not sure what else. Most of the newer tt7 files I downloaded had three numbers, anyway. The third-party (simulated) celebrity voicesI downloaded did not have these and tt7 seemed to think they were "Chinese" or "Special". It's not really worth it for me to fiddle around with various values in the *.vif files, but someone may wish to tweak them...
Limit?
Is there a limit of the amount of voices stored in the voices folder.
My Navigator only picks up before DATA121. Beyond that it doesnt appear.
I have my TomTom installed on my storage card and voices on my storage card.