binatone g500 wont boot navigator

Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:15 pm

Hi i have just been given a binatone g500 but it wont boot up the navigator when i tap the icon. I have connected it to my pc an there is no MobileNavigator folder. What do i need to do to get it to work like it was out of the box/

Thanks Matt

Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:29 pm

Forget the original software, it's rubbish, put iGO primo on it instead.

Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:33 pm

i would like to go back to original if possable?

Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:40 pm

Then you need to find someone who hasn't deleted the original software and is willing to upload it for you.
I don't believe it's software locked to the device so any backup should work.
I think it's unlikely though.

Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:56 pm

oh right well iv got a sd card with tomtom on it but i have to open it by finding it in wince can i make it boot it from start up?

Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:21 pm

Yes, make a text file on the card called SHELL.INI (not SHELL.INI.TXT!)
This file needs to contain the path to the TomTom executable...

\SDMMC\Navigator\TomTom Navigator.exe

Modify if it's different on your card.

If you do this correctly, then TomTom will start when navigation is tapped.

Would this be an official TomTom card with TTN6 on it?

Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:07 pm

no its not an official tomtom card

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:24 am

That's ok then, did the shell.ini file work?

Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:08 pm

No the file did't work for some reason.
If i put igo primo on it will that be on the sat nv an not the sd card?

Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:11 pm

Right, Binatone's are easy to work with, I prepared a guide that gives all the info you could need...

http://www.navitotal.com/showthread.php?6936-Guide-to-Binatone-devices

It includes downloads optimized for these devices.

There is no difference in software running from the internal memory or the sd card, but running from a card its easier to manage as transferring large files (ie,maps) via activesync is a pain.

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:16 pm

The only way i can get it to work by tapping the navigator icon is to turn it on without the sdcard in an then put it in then it will work. Plus the only wany i can get the sat nav to turn on is to plug powr in to it as the button will not turn it on but it will turn it of is this a software problem or a faulty button?

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:19 pm

I would suspect the battery for the power on problem, and are you saying the navigation button works after the sd card is inserted?

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:45 pm

yes the button only works if i turn the it on with out the card in an wait for the navigation an menu icons to come up an then put the sd card in an tap navigation. if i keep the sd card in an turn it on it keeps going in to windows ce

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:47 pm

Is there a shell.ini on the card already?

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:51 pm

only the one ive put on it. There is one on the inturnal memory tho