[nairrk]

Originally Posted by DerAlte

1. Open the Activesync UI
2. From the Tools menu, select "Explore Pocket PC" (should be enabled when your device is connected). This will open an Explorer window showing the contents of your device
3. First, backup the map files from your device to your PC (copy the entire folder) somewhere
4. You should know where in the MMI directory are the map files. If MMI download created a directory that includes new executables and other files, then it is a rather simple matter of copying the whole directory to the device, in the process overwriting all the older files. BUT, this will create a problem that it will overwrite whatever PoIs and locations that you might have saved
5. To be doubly sure, check the date/time of the individual files. All the files that saved your saved content will be dated to your journey dates. The older files in the device (MMI directory) will have a date in the past, all the newer files in your download have a date later than your saved files! Be sure to backup your saved files to a known location, so that you can retrieve if in trouble
6. From your PC, copy the files that you need to put on your device (Ctrl-C ) and paste (Ctrl-V) them into the MMI folder in your device
7. Disconnect and restart your device

Activesync UI - is this the same Activesync 4.5??

[f1fan]

Guys,
I have a weird problem. Sometimes my garmin doesn't recognize the SATNAV maps that I have on my SD and tries to guide me on a route based on the GARMIN maps that come pre-installed.
Is there any way in which I can direct the PND to use SATNAV maps only?

Cheers
f1fan

[deky]

Originally Posted by f1fan

Guys,
I have a weird problem. Sometimes my garmin doesn't recognize the SATNAV maps that I have on my SD and tries to guide me on a route based on the GARMIN maps that come pre-installed.
Is there any way in which I can direct the PND to use SATNAV maps only?

Cheers
f1fan

Happened with me once. I took my sd card out and plugged it in again and it has never happened again.

So my suggestion will be check your SD card and the adapter.

Good luck!!

[NetfreakBombay]

You can try renaming the img file that has basemap (Garmin map) to some random name. Garmin would stop using the basemap.

[cool_dube]

Originally Posted by f1fan

Is there any way in which I can direct the PND to use SATNAV maps only?

Yes - there is! You need to select SatNav maps as your preferred maps using one of the settings (don't remember which one) under "Tools".

Also, your Garmin might be unable to read the SatNav maps due to some reason - either the the SD adapter (I am assuming you are using one since SatNav maps come with microSD) might have become loose and not be fitting properly, or there would be some dust in the contacts of the card. Clean the contacts, and re-insert the card into its slot and try.

[MX6]

Cool_Dube is right. In settings, under maps you can chose the map you want garmin to read. So simply de-select the inbuilt maps and keep only the india maps checked (tickets).
Garmin device can read 6 maps at a time!

[f1fan]

Thanks guys for the reply. My updates inline.

Originally Posted by deky

Happened with me once. I took my sd card out and plugged it in again and it has never happened again.

So my suggestion will be check your SD card and the adapter.

Good luck!!

I tried removing the SD card and putting it back again. No changes. The problem still exists. As mentioned sometimes for e.g. today morning, it just would not pick the SATNAV maps come what may. I waited for some time and did a restart and voila, everything is fine.

Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

You can try renaming the img file that has basemap (Garmin map) to some random name. Garmin would stop using the basemap.

Will try this one tonight. The problem is that sometimes it cannot detect the SATNAV maps at all. I believe renaming will not help me here bcos if I rename, it will not have any maps at all when this issue crops up.

Originally Posted by cool_dube

Yes - there is! You need to select SatNav maps as your preferred maps using one of the settings (don't remember which one) under "Tools".

Also, your Garmin might be unable to read the SatNav maps due to some reason - either the the SD adapter (I am assuming you are using one since SatNav maps come with microSD) might have become loose and not be fitting properly, or there would be some dust in the contacts of the card. Clean the contacts, and re-insert the card into its slot and try.

As mentioned earlier, I tried removing and putting the SD card but to no avail. I didnt check for dust in the SD adapter and the Micro SD Card. Will check that out tonight.

Originally Posted by MX6

Cool_Dube is right. In settings, under maps you can chose the map you want garmin to read. So simply de-select the inbuilt maps and keep only the india maps checked (tickets).
Garmin device can read 6 maps at a time!

Yup, there is a setting but the problem is that when this problem crops up, SATNAV maps doesn't show up in the settings. It only shows the default US map there and acts as if there is no other map on the card. When everything is ok, I do see the SATNAV map in the setting there.

[sgiitk]

Looks like a loose SD Card to me. Pull out and reinstall.

[cool_dube]

Originally Posted by f1fan

As mentioned earlier, I tried removing and putting the SD card but to no avail. I didnt check for dust in the SD adapter and the Micro SD Card. Will check that out tonight.

If nothing works, I recommend that you buy a new SD adapter. The next step, if this does not work either, would be to get a new microSD card from SatNav. If this does not work either then, I hope this is not the case, you need to get your Garmin device checked.

Guys - On a related note, if I copy the .img and .unl files from my microSD card to the device memory, will it work? Will it eliminate the need of having a card inserted at all times? If yes, it will be good since reading from the device would be much faster than reading through the card and hence, rendering would be faster. Moreover, issues like the one f1fan is facing would also be eliminated. Thoughts?

[kousik]

Originally Posted by cool_dube

On a related note, if I copy the .img and .unl files from my microSD card to the device memory, will it work? Will it eliminate the need of having a card inserted at all times?

It won't work as the map (and unlock file) is tied to the SD card device id. Imagine, if you could do this, you could re-distribute the map across friends! But I think Satguide.in folks are very nice, if you call them with Garmin device ID (and your map's proof of purchase), they'll send a corresponding .unl file in email (which will work only for your device).

[DerAlte]

Originally Posted by nairrk

Activesync UI - is this the same Activesync 4.5??

I meant the Active Sync window which pops up when the device is connected, or when you right click the system tray Active Sync icon. Yes, this happens for v4.5 also.

[DerAlte]

Originally Posted by kousik

It won't work as the map (and unlock file) is tied to the SD card device id. Imagine, if you could do this, you could re-distribute the map across friends! ...

Yes, one can, (and yes one can illegally distribute it since the method is not fool proof,) provided one can generate a new .unl file based on the Garmin Unit Id of the device! Satguide will do it for you if you can explain it properly and convince them (card slot not working on the device is a valid reason).

[nairrk]

Originally Posted by DerAlte

I meant the Active Sync window which pops up when the device is connected, or when you right click the system tray Active Sync icon. Yes, this happens for v4.5 also.

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thanks for clarification.
Besides this new map version loading problem, the touchscreen of the device seems not 100% okay (sometime need to press/touch repeated times to get activation of some function). So they 9MMI) suggested me to send the device to them for complete check up including loading the new map. Accordingly, I have speed posted the device on saturday and hope I will get it back within this week.

[Maneesh]

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Originally Posted by wildon

Found an ad in today's DNA

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But here is the website: www.lacs.co.in and contact no: 080 42500000
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[ampere]

Can you load more than one maps in the SD card in Garmin. If it can read more than one maps, how do we select which one needs to be accessed at a point in time? And also name format that needs to be used to hold more than one map in an SD card?