Garmin POI Loader

blackrat62 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 47

A couple of questions please:

I see that if use use the 'manual' rather than 'express' method of loading the camera database it gives you 2 options.

The first option is to set the default alert speed, the other is to set the distance.

I would like to reduce the distance at which the i3 warns as it causes some 'false warnings' when cameras are nearby but not on the road you are using.

I want to set it at about 600 feet BUT I want to retain the set speed warnings as they are.

The questions - if I set the distance as I want then the speed alert only leaves one speed option - what do I set the speed at?

What is the effect of the speed setting - is that the speed it warns at, or is it the speed it 'adds' to the database limt (i.e. if the database shows a 30 limit - do you add 0 mph so it triggers at 30)?

What I obviously want to avoid in doing this is setting all the speed alerts the same and I am concerned that if I use the manual system that is what I will do - of course I am a complete novice and could be talking b****s again. Alternatively I will stick with the 'express' one click solution.

MattPackwood · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 1

Anyone know where I could find a POI datbase of WiFi locations?

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:50 am Post subject:

Have a look here - http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=154878
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y767 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 16, 2005 Posts: 8

I can't find any reference or instructions on the site on downloading and installing the speed camera database onto my Garmin Quest.

The unit is brand new and I'm still very much a novice with it so I'd be grateful if any instructions could be spelt out clearly on the assumption that if I there is any way I can get it wrong, I will!

I don't know if it's relevent but I've got V7 of City Select Europe mapping on my PC.

Any help would be great.

Skippy · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin Quest

y767 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 16, 2005 Posts: 8

Thanks for the quick reply. I'm going to stick with the Quest because I want to use it on my motorcycle.

I've downloaded from the link suggested. I unzip successfully but when I double-click on the setup.exe file nothing happens. I've tried three times now, starting with a fressh download each time, with the same result (or lack of result).

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

WiRED · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:44 pm Post subject:

y767 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 16, 2005 Posts: 8

Windows XP Home

WiRED · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:00 pm Post subject:

y767 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 16, 2005 Posts: 8

Yes, Service Pack 2 was downloaded and installed after the initial installation (I think Service Pack 1 was also a download installation).

I have seen your post and I tried to check the situation on my machine. However I wasn't confident that I fully understood what I should be doing and was very wary about doing anything to mess up my machine, so I didn't carry out the instructions you gave.

WiRED · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:51 am Post subject:

The simplest way, which avoids any drag-and drop problems, is to open up a command window (Start --> Run , then type CMD and click OK)

In the command window, type (all on one line)
COPY C:\WINDOWS\REPAIR\AUTOEXEC.NT C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32
then press enter. If you get any response other than 1 File(s) copied., let me know.

/WiRED

y767 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 16, 2005 Posts: 8

Bad news. The response I got was

Overwrite C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\autoexec.nt? (Yes/No/All):

I quit from the command window at that point without going any further.

Any ideas?

WiRED · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject:

It may not be anything to do with the SP2 upgrade, or, it may just be a different manifestation. I don't know as its not a problem that's been reported to me before. Do you have access to any other PCs you could try this on?

/WiRED

y767 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 16, 2005 Posts: 8

Only my one at work. There may be some security issues if I try it out on that.

Once I've unzipped the file and I double-clicked setup.exe, what should I see happening on the screen? Do I need Mapsource loaded on the machine before I try to run setup.exe? Can I remove everything from the computer easily afterwards?

Thanks for your ongoing assistance. By the way, on my home pc I have Norton Internet Security and Antivirus. That wouldn't be preventing setup.exe running, would it? I don't get any warnings when I double click setup.exe - nothing at all happens.

WiRED · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject:

I have found examples on the Net of InstallShield's Setup.exe just silently dying in the way you described. It was attributable to Norton Antivirus. You could try and disable that first, but make sure you are not connected to the Internet while you do it, and don't forget to restart it again afterwards.

/WiRED

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