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Tom tom 5 - no maps found?

my friend has lent me his TomTom 5 to try as my girlfriend travels a lot on business and she wants to give it a try before we buy it. When we try and install it to her XDA2i, the install goes great and the Today screen bar appears. The program launches and allows us to pick a voice and the units odf measurement etc but then says "No Maps Found" even though the map is installed?
Anyone had a similar problem?

hello
I found this problem too! I found that by re-installing the whole lot it solved this for a while though to combate this the best way is to install it all in one place ie the SD card.
When using the XDA IIi you may find it crashes while driving this can be solved by placing the phone into flight mode.
There is another way to direct tomtom but you should search for that as it is on here somewhere.
The postcode section file named zip should be placed in "my documents"

I tried it on mine also - no luck. then i realised i was an idiot. Id copied the files accross intoa folder called TT5 and therefore tomtom couldnt see the map. copied the map to root and it works now

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Hi
I have a fully legal version of tt5 on my xda2i but I'm of to the US and a friend has given a folder named \theState_map in fact he has given me many of these, I want to try this out and see the level of detail before I by my own copy for future visits.
How do I access the map? I can only see the ones I install that came with the software?
I had tried editing CurrentMap.dat to point at the new map directory but it didn't work. I don't want to put the cracked version on as it is a legal version and I will buy the maps if they are any good.
So what do I need to do to get the folde to work?
I also un sure if it complete as for example colorado is only 17.8mb and 11 files.

I bought the US maps and used it while I was in Texas and Colorado in the past 3 weeks and would say that it work great.
The full set of US maps comes in 8 CDs. It also includes a Major Roads map (for cross-country driving) and maps for Canada and Puerto Rico.
There are two ways of installing the maps; by regions (i.e. Mid Atlantic, Plains, West, etc), or by states and/or group of states. Since I had a small SD card when I left for the US, I just installed the maps for Texas and Colorado. The other thing I did was to install all maps on my laptop. If ever I needed another map, all I had to do is copy them from my laptop to the SD card, thus no need to bring the original CDs.
I eventually bought a 2gb Sandisk (standard) SD card in BestBuy for a little over a 100 dollars.

Thanks, but what version of TT do you have?
It would seem that TTN5.0 is the only version that works with the US maps! once I down graded I could see them But my BT GPS needs 5.1 to work correctly!
thanks

tt5 us map
you need the original/ cop of the setup disc for the us map to work on ANY tt5.1 or 5.2. the map your friend had is for Palm.

I'm using TT5.210 with TT BT receiver. I've read some posts indicating problems with POIs for US maps especially with TT5.2x. I used POIs a lot while I was in Texas since it was my first time and did not encounter any problems. No hangs, no crashes, and no soft resets.
To do the installation for the first time definitely you need the CD's. In the installation routine thre are 3 install options;
1. Directly to the handheld via ActiveSync.
2. To a card in a card reader.
3. Directly to folder in a PC's hard disk.
I've attached a zip file containing screen captures of the map installation routine.
I installed the "maps by region" using option 3 on my laptop and then just copied the map(s) I needed for my trip to my SD card and it worked. That's what I mean by "thus no need to bring the original CDs".

TomTom v5.00 with US Maps and Bluetooth working.....

After reading may threads on here about people not being able to get TomTom working with US maps once they have upgraded to v5.21 I thought I would look in to a way around the troubles.
Here is what I think peoples problems are:
1. Bluetooth GPS could not be paired under TomTom v5.00
2. Cracked versions of maps or even maybe real v5 maps of the US don’t work under v5.21
People want US maps AND Bluetooth GPS i.e. numbers 1 AND 2, but can't find a way to have their cake and eat it.
After many installs and trials of TomTom v5 and v5.21, I think I have just hit upon a solution. The basis of the problem is that TomTom v5 does not let you use a COM port that your Wizard lets you set, so how do you fix this.....
- I installed TomTom v5 as per the many sets of instructions on the forums, ie copy CAB files to your SD card and install.
- Next pair your BT GPS to COM port 8.
- Run TomTom and set up as normal, when you get to the GPS setup, select COM port 2
- Close TomTom
- Copy navigator.cfg (installed in /Program Files/Navigator) to your PC
- Using a hex editor edit navigator.cfg
- Change ONLY the entry for the number after the work COM to 8 (or what you set the COM port to above)
- Copy the file back to the original location
- start TomTom
You should see that the BT GPS is now recognised; also you should see that you can select all the maps that you have installed.
I have not tested that the BT GPS works in the UK and the US ‘cos I can’t be in 2 places at once, but I hope that some of the US users can verify this before I move out mext month.
Let’s hope this is the final answer I have been looking for

Wow. That's great, thanks for that.
i've just spent the last week with the Bluetooth problem, only to realise about an hour ago that I had the answer all along and I was just too stupid to realise.
In case anyone out there has been battering their head on their laptop in frustration (and is similarly mentally challenged as myself), I have a hint for those using the not entirely legal version of TT.
If you have the one marked 5.21 or have one which has 5.00 and 5.21 exe files in the zip somewhere, you need to copy across the cabs (as described on many forums - I have messed about so much I can't describe a full process to get to where I am now but I'll try to summarise below)
Once the cabs are copied, version 5.00 will work OK but will have the BT COM port problem.
Then stick the 5.21 cracked exe into the Program Files\Navigator folder ( i did not delete the old one, just renamed it incase it went wrong) and then when you run the new one it runs as before but with the COM port options.
My mistake was when I first got the files, I tried running the exe on my PC and in the phone. It doesn't work until you have the cracked 5.00 app already working and only then if you stick it into the Navigator folder.
Sorry if this is just stupid but I have browsed god knows how many forums over the past 2 weeks and so many people seem to be having similar problems (some with genuine tomtom and some not saying but hey, if they had paid for it in the first place the upgrade would be easy, right??).
I'll try to summarise the steps I took to get mine working (these are my best guess of the basics to get it working, skipping the hundred other things i have tried which failed to help.
1. installed cabs (WZD, GPS, PINAddIn & my desired Voice) from pocketpc and voice folder BUT had problem with ttn cab as just gave 'unsuccessful' message
2. Copied maps into storage card in their respective folders (NB apparently need to have at least 2 maps to get it to recognise them, if you only have one just copy the folder and rename one of them)
3. Downloaded WinCE Cab Manager (freeware for first 15 uses) from OCP
4. Opened ttn.cab in WinCE Cab Manager and extracted exe and data.chk file and put into Navigator folder in Program Files
at this point the 5.00 version should load, set up maps and voice and works fine apart from GPS
5. Rename (or delete) the TomTom Navigator.exe and replace it with the 5.21 one from the cracked folder.
all the GPS stuff should be easy from there as COM port 6 should show up (and is covered elsewhere anyway)
I think that's the essential points. There is a lot of superflouous stuff that comes with TomTom that you don't need to get the main function working so that's why there is a minimum of installs.
If there's anything I missed, please correct me.
Anyway, I am now only 1 step away from being able to us the darn thing after 2 weeks of trying.
The main reason I got it was to navigate in Germany when I go on holiday in June as I have a few serious days of driving and want to be able to navigate easily.
I have been able to get my Germany and Great Britain maps working fine but as I live in Australia, I want to get used to using TomTom now with my Australia maps...BUT THEY WILL NOT LOAD!!!
They show up on the screen when I pick my maps but the screen just freezes when i select Australia.
Any ideas???

Heres a navigator.cfg already set to use com port 7.
Anyone with v5 can set their outgoing port on the BT device to port 7 and replace their .cfg file with this one and it should work - I just tried it.

Bilbo...you are my new hero.
I'm really glad to know that my $100 and 4 hours of hacking around with this thing weren't all in vain. Thank you SO much.
<3 <3 <3 8)

hi pewe,
thanks for the post. have got the same com port problems and breaking my head over it trying to get a rikaline gps work. could please please post a detailed answer on what to do with the file u have posted. i copied the file over the one i had in the pda but now have lost com port 4 and no 7 has appeared. please help
cheers, many many thanks.
pewe said:
Heres a navigator.cfg already set to use com port 7.
Anyone with v5 can set their outgoing port on the BT device to port 7 and replace their .cfg file with this one and it should work - I just tried it.
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hi weevel,
looked at your post. have the same problem. would have a copy of the cracked 5.21 exe. cant seem to find one and unable to work my tomtom. have got the cracked 5.0 working properly but no gps. pleeeeeeease help.
cheers.
weevel said:
Wow. That's great, thanks for that.
i've just spent the last week with the Bluetooth problem, only to realise about an hour ago that I had the answer all along and I was just too stupid to realise.
In case anyone out there has been battering their head on their laptop in frustration (and is similarly mentally challenged as myself), I have a hint for those using the not entirely legal version of TT.
If you have the one marked 5.21 or have one which has 5.00 and 5.21 exe files in the zip somewhere, you need to copy across the cabs (as described on many forums - I have messed about so much I can't describe a full process to get to where I am now but I'll try to summarise below)
Once the cabs are copied, version 5.00 will work OK but will have the BT COM port problem.
Then stick the 5.21 cracked exe into the Program Files\Navigator folder ( i did not delete the old one, just renamed it incase it went wrong) and then when you run the new one it runs as before but with the COM port options.
My mistake was when I first got the files, I tried running the exe on my PC and in the phone. It doesn't work until you have the cracked 5.00 app already working and only then if you stick it into the Navigator folder.
Sorry if this is just stupid but I have browsed god knows how many forums over the past 2 weeks and so many people seem to be having similar problems (some with genuine tomtom and some not saying but hey, if they had paid for it in the first place the upgrade would be easy, right??).
I'll try to summarise the steps I took to get mine working (these are my best guess of the basics to get it working, skipping the hundred other things i have tried which failed to help.
1. installed cabs (WZD, GPS, PINAddIn & my desired Voice) from pocketpc and voice folder BUT had problem with ttn cab as just gave 'unsuccessful' message
2. Copied maps into storage card in their respective folders (NB apparently need to have at least 2 maps to get it to recognise them, if you only have one just copy the folder and rename one of them)
3. Downloaded WinCE Cab Manager (freeware for first 15 uses) from OCP
4. Opened ttn.cab in WinCE Cab Manager and extracted exe and data.chk file and put into Navigator folder in Program Files
at this point the 5.00 version should load, set up maps and voice and works fine apart from GPS
5. Rename (or delete) the TomTom Navigator.exe and replace it with the 5.21 one from the cracked folder.
all the GPS stuff should be easy from there as COM port 6 should show up (and is covered elsewhere anyway)
I think that's the essential points. There is a lot of superflouous stuff that comes with TomTom that you don't need to get the main function working so that's why there is a minimum of installs.
If there's anything I missed, please correct me.
Anyway, I am now only 1 step away from being able to us the darn thing after 2 weeks of trying.
The main reason I got it was to navigate in Germany when I go on holiday in June as I have a few serious days of driving and want to be able to navigate easily.
I have been able to get my Germany and Great Britain maps working fine but as I live in Australia, I want to get used to using TomTom now with my Australia maps...BUT THEY WILL NOT LOAD!!!
They show up on the screen when I pick my maps but the screen just freezes when i select Australia.
Any ideas???
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but no gps
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Have you tried V5 with the navigator.cfg fix discussed here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=46828&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

hi pewe,
is it the reg editing u are reffering to in that forum. please let me know.
cheers
pewe said:
but no gps
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Have you tried V5 with the navigator.cfg fix discussed here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=46828&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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You can try that - but the easiest solution to try first is the one where you set the GPS in TT to any port, setup the BT device config to outgoing port 7 then replace the navigator.cfg. That seems to work for most people.

hi pewe,
another small issue. us maps dont work with 5.21 upgrade. is it a question of downgrading to v5 before a trip and borrowing a friends tomtom reciever to work there and come back change again or is there anither way.
cheers

I have tried that with my Cinular 8125 (WM5), in TOMTOM set the gps to com 2 then switch the cfg file adn it still doesnt work, i have MS streets and maps working fine, so i know the GPS is good.
I have a new idea lets work with 5.21 and see see what version map it reads then edit our usa maps and change the version. Has anyone tried this, ive been looking all over for a TOMTOM map editior, but no luck. I have all the USA maps so if you need one let me know

pewe said:
Heres a navigator.cfg already set to use com port 7.
Anyone with v5 can set their outgoing port on the BT device to port 7 and replace their .cfg file with this one and it should work - I just tried it.
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Hi,
Have tried replacing my cfig file with the one you supplied but this hasnt worked...my version of tomtom however appears to be 5.1
Do I need a different Cfig file for this version ?
Many thanks
Steve

Do I need a different Cfig file for this version
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Not sure - I've never used V5.1.
What com ports does TomTom offer you when you try to configure the BT device?

pewe said:
Do I need a different Cfig file for this version
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Not sure - I've never used V5.1.
What com ports does TomTom offer you when you try to configure the BT device?
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Config within Tomtom offers -
COM9:
Infrared Port
COM3:
COM0:
COM2:
Serial Port

These are the 'normal' options - so I can't understand why it doesnt work.
Are you sure that the BT is setup on your device as com port 7?
If it is and it doesn't work, try setting it to com port 6 and try this config file.

pewe said:
These are the 'normal' options - so I can't understand why it doesnt work.
Are you sure that the BT is setup on your device as com port 7?
If it is and it doesn't work, try setting it to com port 6 and try this config file.
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Certain my BT device was set to Com port 7, still tried this alternative Cfg. file and changed port to 6 with the same result in that options within tomtom remain unchanged as stated before (assume the expected result should be to provide additional Com ports within tomtom Configure screen to enable selection of Com port 6 ?)

Not sure then.
Maybe V5.1 has some differences about it.

pewe said:
Not sure then.
Maybe V5.1 has some differences about it.
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Cheers anyway...
Other forums suggest that installing the V5.2 update from tomtom will fix the comm port bug....not sure however if this will wreck all the files I have so painstakingly installed. Any ideas if running the tomtom update is safe ?

Not sure - it depends what you have installed. Some have reported problems with Maps from V5/V5.1, but mainly in the US. Mine went from V5 to V5.2 without a problem.
If you backup everything before you upgrade you can always re-install..

How to get TOMTOM Working with UK and USA Maps
I have TOMTOM 5.21 on IPAQ in the UK and wanted to load the Michigan Map for a business trip that I have next month.
Having downloaded the USA Maps I spent all day trying to get TOMTOM to recognise the USA Map with no luck.
Read all the forums and tried one or two tips but to no avail. Then I tried something quite simple.
1. Install all the way to 5.21 in order to get Bluetooth GPS working. Once done this makes the correct .CFG file.
2. Simple back up the 5.21 executable or rename.
3. Copy the cracked 5.0 executable into the navigator directory. Voila ! It retains the Bluetooth settings AND it allows me to load the USA maps.
Wont be able to properly confirm the USA maps work 100% till next month but UK map work just fine and when I load the michigan map it lets me browse but cannot plan a trip cos GPS says I am out of the scope of the map.
So looking good.

TomTom - I give in!

Hi all - great forum. Hoping to be around for good while soaking it all up.
I'm a new owner of an SPVM5000. Loving it with Opera and running it on WiFi with Terminal Services.
Proper happy with it - but, I want to get TomTom working on it.
I've downloaded all manner of pirate copies/maps etc, simply because I don't know if it works and wanted to try it first - and more specifically, know which version to buy..
I mean, once I know what works, I'll go and buy the thing from somewhere but, as yet, I can't get it working. Am I missing something glaringly obvious? I keep getting a "No Maps Found" error.
Anyway, Google tells me this is doable and I'm not looking for piracy tips, just a nod as to what version will work and perhaps the cheapest place to get it from if there's anywhere else than TomTom's naff site.
Ideally, I'd love to chuck some credit card details somewhere and get a legit download for it that I can put onto the SD card and away we go, but I think I might be pushing it - it's all boxed goods I think?
Any help for one of your older members, I'd be very grateful.
Cheers!

Hello there,
I have Navigator version 6 running very successfully on my SPVM5000.
A couple of things to check.
1. Is your memory card inserted? tomtom needs this, as the maps will be stored on it.
2. The maps are stored in a folder on the root level of the storage card.
The name of the folder depends on what geographical version you have.
Being in the UK my folder is Western_Europe. Inside the folder you are looking for 3 files. cline.dat, cname.dat and cnode.dat. They are the map files. If they are not there you have been given no maps!!
Hope this helps.

Hi - thanks for the reply.
I've followed the guide on here to change the registry for the GPS options and now if you say TT6 works, I can go with that. I had read TT5 is quicker so that's an option too I guess.
Yeah, the maps have the filenames you mention there and they were on the root of the storage card in a folder named Great-Britain-Map
Cheers.

mail me with details, i have the instructions for spv m5000 installation of tomtom

Thanks - I'm up and running now.

Do you still need a GPS BT Reciever with the Universal? Or does it have built in GPS?
I am new to PDA's and all this malarky.,.,

GPS receiver needed mate.

CoPilot Live 8 On Verizon TP2

I posted this in another thread, but I wanted to make sure that it gets seen because this is really frustrating....
I might be just stupid, but I've been trying to get Copilot Live 8 working on my TP2 for about a week now. I bought a 16GB SD card for the main purpose of storing the app and the whole North American map on it. I installed the App and activated it on my phone and downloaded the map via CoPilot Central, but it won't let me transfer it (the button is grayed out). The only thing that I can think of why it doesn't let me transfer is that CPCentral shows me only having 208MB free on my device, when the map is 1.01GB. How can I get it to see the SD card? I found the map files on my PC. Could I just copy them into the SD card? If so, where? I'm seeing something in Program Files and in the root of the card, but I'm not sure.
Anyone who's gotten this working, how did you do it? I reached out to their support yesterday and haven't heard anything back from them.

ok i have copilot 8 north american maps on my touch pro 2...i bought the 32 dollar one since i didnt upgrade. there was no need for me to download any maps into my memory card...all i had done was place the two folders onto my memory card the copilot folder and the 2577 folder and it installed and the maps and all were on there. i didnt have to go and download any other maps from copilot central. but make sure you are connected to your phone through active sync to be able to transfer any files from copilot central. once connected through active sync open up copilot central then log in...once on go to explore my copilot and then click on maps. then once you are there click on maps on my device to make sure you dont already have it installed...it will show up under there if its already installed if not click on maps on my computer then hit the check box under select then click on add to device. you should be good to go.

OK - so I checked the original 2 folders (COPILOT and 2577) and the maps ARE in there.... When you transferred them over, were both of those directories in the root of the card? Or were they in a subfolder? That might be part of my problem. I have a folder called "Apps" that I generally dump all my installers to and I stuck them inside a folder in there... so my path is actually \Storage Card\Apps\Copilot Live\2577
Are yours in the root?

I downloaded the European maps version. I copied across the copilot folder as it was to the SD card, and then copied the cab I needed out of the 2577 folder rather than copying the whole thing.
Works fine

they have to be on the root of the memory card not in any other folders...so it should be \storage card\COPILOT and for the other folder it should be \storage card\2577... both need to be on the root of your memory card and that should work let me know ok

I'm copying the files out now and I'll let you know how it turns out

i was about to tell you to uninstall it and then move the two folders over where they need to be and reinstall it but let me know how it turns out for you

Works! Thanks guys.

your welcome man...i like copilot for the price and i do like the program setup and overall experience too bad it doesnt call out the city names for me

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Works! Thanks guys.
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question: I had copilot 7 on mine and the north american maps are way out of date it seems. I've been living in my house for 11 years and my street doesn't even exist on the map. any help?

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question: I had copilot 7 on mine and the north american maps are way out of date it seems. I've been living in my house for 11 years and my street doesn't even exist on the map. any help?
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you may want to upgrade to copilot live 8 or download the north american maps im sure those have been updated.

just for grins, I tried to put my house (on a relatively new street, but in an established neighborhood) as a destination on my way home from work. It seemed to work pretty well, but my street wasn't on the map (no surprise, it's not in google maps either), but the existing streets in my neighborhood were all named wrong. Plus, when I just picked a coordinate where my house was, it said that it was in some town that I'd never heard of.
Weird. I'll do some more experiments on it as the week goes just to see how it is. Running this thing sure makes my TP2 hot though.

Do you guys notice choppy framerates in landscape mode and smoothness in portrait? That is my only bug that I've really found with my VZ TP2 and Copilot 8.

cyberscribe said:
question: I had copilot 7 on mine and the north american maps are way out of date it seems. I've been living in my house for 11 years and my street doesn't even exist on the map. any help?
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With CPL8, ALK has introduced the MapSure program; just report map omissions/errors at the linked URL, and they promise a map update within 45 days of their verifying the error.

CoPilot Live 8 on Vz TP2
Bought CPL8 a few weeks ago for my TP2. Live in California but have traveled to LA (different country!), Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and DC. Works great. I have seen a couple of instances where old roads still show up where freeways now break the road up and things like that. Overall it's been a great experience. Certainly an excellent experience for the price. When I was in DC I saw a vertical display that showed where construction and accidents will appear in my route. I really like the tool and would recommend it to anyone. The POIs are very extensive as well. I'll have to try the mapsure thing to make change recommendations. Only con is that the voice levels on the notifications are tool distorted even at the lowest volume setting. It's already had 2 updates completed in the few weeks I've owned. I set it up to do it manually. Seems like they are working to make sure it's current.

Copilot 8 Live - lockscreen / autolock still active in use !!!
Hi All,
I'm using NRGs ROM (see signature below) and just recently loaded CoPilot Live 8, which also works too, but I noticed the lockscreen / autolock still kicks in as you're watching the map, which is not good when I'm driving. Has anyone else noticed this or had this problem? I've contacted CoPilot Support, as I think it's their product, but I'm posting a note here, just in case there's a quick fix or something like that.
Went to CoPilot as I was fed-up with TomTom dragging their damn heals!!