Can you Install Garmin on a PDA running windows mobile ?   

Can you Install Garmin on a PDA running windows mobile ?

Postby marcy99 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:49 am

Edit: - I have succeeded now I have to find and add map and voice files
Edit: - Voices are in and all set up files Now to add map

I now have the map I am looking for its a basic barbados map as found here http://www.navitotal.com/forums/showthread.php?3291-GPSTravelMaps-Barbados-v1.0-Basic-MapSource can anyone advise me as to how I go about adding it to my garmin?

The files in the zip folder are:

52000022.img
Barbados.img
Barbados.TDB
Install.bat
Uninstall.bat

Any help would be appreciated
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Postby PiEtU » Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:09 pm

you must install mapsource first http://www.navitotal.com/forums/showthread.php?1100-MapSource-v6.16.2-BaseCamp-3.0.6-amp-MapInstall-3.14.2-Patched

easy way use only patched mapsource.exe

1. run install.bat
2. run mapsource.exe (patched)
3. choice areas in mapsource and send map to some drive \garmin directory (then copy it your device \garmin directory)


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Postby marcy99 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:34 pm

pietu, thanks for your reply.

I have installed Mapsource and replaced exe I have installed the map in to mapsource if I go to utilities and then choose manage map the products it is showing as being installed, however, nothing is showing on the screen in mapsource?

I have included screen shot for clarification

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Also,


I have a topo of the United Kingdom how can I install that in to map source there is no install file only one IMG file.

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Postby PiEtU » Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:22 pm

go menu "view\switch to product" select your map and you can see it....

IMG file is ready to use map file it is created with mapsource... just copy your device \garmin directory
if it locked map you must create key file with Jetmouse..
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Postby marcy99 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:51 pm

[=pietu;19181]go menu "view\switch to product" select your map and you can see it....[/quote]

You did it! thankyou, I can now see the map in the mapsource screen. I have followed the tutorial and I have selected what part I need and I have transfered it to the device and it is showing up as Detailed maps memory in manage data, map sets when I click on it I can see it says Barbados and it says memory 0.1MB. What do I do now? I mean I have clicked Browse Map but nothing is showing except an icon of a car?


IMG file is ready to use map file it is created with mapsource... just copy your device \garmin directory
if it locked map you must create key file with Jetmouse..



I understand now thankyou for expalining it to me. The other problem I have is that the map is 2.47 gb and the device only supports 2gb cards is there any way I can shrink it down ?
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Postby PiEtU » Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:07 pm

you can try firmware update for device and lot of device support bigger card what garmin says....

you need basemap to browse right location if you not have gps signal and you are not in barbados....
basemaps in "all new map"
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Postby marcy99 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:42 pm

pietu wrote:yeo can try firmware update for device and lot of device support bigger card what garmin says....

you need basemap to browse right location if you not have gps signal and you are not in barbados....
basemaps in "all new map"


Basemap? what is this function? is it something that goes on the pda? I was thinking that maybe I had to be in barbados, you see tomtom has a feature where you can preview your route and such. I take it Gamrin doesn't? really then the bottom line is that I can only preview on the desktop and when I get to barbados it will show on the map when I have a gps signal. Ok I understand.

Basically all I want is to be able to switch on my PDA and see where I am this basemap is that something I can download? I have seen a basemap 2006 and tried to install it but it says I need palm desktop to install it ?
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Postby PiEtU » Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:55 pm

BASEMAP - gmapbmap.img [Please Register or Login to download file]

copy it \Garmin directory and you can browse your map easy
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Postby marcy99 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:18 pm

pietu wrote:BASEMAP - gmapbmap.img [Please Register or Login to download file]

copy it \Garmin directory and you can browse your map easy


Thankyou very much Pietu that was exactly what I was looking for, if I obtain a GPS signal will it show me where I am anywhere in the world? or is this just a map used for planning? also is it possible to obtain a UK map without the trimmings. Basically what I would like to do is say put in a post code of a place I want to go and it takes me there, I am not interested in the topography of the UK. Just something nice and simple, is that possible?
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Postby PiEtU » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:07 pm

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Postby marcy99 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:05 pm

pietu wrote:[Please Register or Login to download file]


Thanks for the link its asking for a password - whats the password for the map file lol
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Postby PiEtU » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:57 pm

sorry... Pass: [color="sienna"]navitotal[/color]

here is more europe unlocked maps
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Postby marcy99 » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:54 am

Thankyou Pietu for all your help, you are patient, understanding and very knowledgable in these topics. I have viewed this forum for many many hours and I can see that you spend alot of dedicated time providing newcomers with alot of information. This forum should be proud to have a person like you to moderate it. Because of people like yourself on this site it is clear that this is the best site on the internet to come and find the answers that we seek. Many thanks for all your help. If I have more questions should I ask them here or start a new thread ?
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