Tomtom300/Rider/poi voice

pgchimp · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: Tomtom300/Rider/poi voice

Hello

I have been using my Tomtom 300 for the last 6 months with no problems, it was version 5.2?? and accepted speed camera alerts/Real voice camera warnings, New splash screens etc In fact no problems with anything

Last week i purchased a Tomtom Rider for the bike with a version # 5.410 which i have updated now to 5.420 thinking i was being clever

So here lies the problem, the Real camera voice warnings do not work, and having read loads and loads of threads on this subject i know why.

I can get garbage speech, or short mumblings like GATSO 30, but i want what i have on the 300 and that is

GATSO AHEAD SPEED LIMIT 30 MILES PER HOUR
MOBILE CAMERA AHEAD SPEED LIMIT 40 MILES PER HOUR

ETC ETC ETC

So i tried using the Card from my Tomtom300 in the Rider, No joy just freezes every time and needs a reset

Went back to version 5.410 on the Rider, no joy Real camera warnings still dont work even using the correct version # data chk file

I want the Rider the same as the 300 set up, so would it work if i installed version # 5.2?? on the Rider, ie went backwards and not forwards, I am not bothered about loosing all the extra that version 5.420 brings i just want speed camera warnings as on my 300 IE

GATSO AHEAD SPEED LIMIT 40 Miles per hour

So will i do any damage to the Rider by doing this backwards version upgrade, as i have loads of SD cards so backups are not a worry

Finally i note that the SD card memory on the 300 is about 118 meg but the Rider SD card is only 98.6 meg, why is this any ideas please

Hope you can help, sorry post so long winded

Alan

JLee · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:31 pm Post subject:

I'm using real voice warnings on a TTG500 running 5.42 with no problem. I used POIExtend from Ray Flan's site.

http://www.tomtomsatnav.info/poiw.html

pgchimp · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:13 pm Post subject:

Hi Jlee

Just been to Ray's site and took the trouble to set it all up, however unless i am missing something it is not what i want

It still gives out all the Bell/whistles/horn sonds etc and NOT voice spoken commands as i have on the 300 using SDK software

so am i missing a link here or is that all the site does

Any replies appreciated especially whether i can use a backward version on the Rider to achieve what i need

regards Alan

Sir_Fallot · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 33

pgchimp · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:34 pm Post subject:

Hello Sir_fallot

visited that site before on several occasions and after downloading the two female and one male file over a priod of days alll they produce is the Bells and Whistles

I am installing correctly as have done so many times in the past and as i previously stated i have had the voice prompts working IN A FASHION ie not intellegable

I dont want to give up but am comming very close

regards Alan

berkeley384 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 36

which tool are using for POI extend ?

There are two , use the one for older software and it will not work

berkeley384 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 36

from a previous post ....

pgchimp · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject:

Berekely

could you please explain your answer, i do not understand

"What tool are you using for poi extend"

I am just downloading the appropiate data.chk file to the desk top renaming it from its original name to data.chk then replacing the one on the SD card with the new renamed one off the desktop.and then going to manage poi etc and doing the deeds to change from bleeps to voice

sometimes they half work and i get voice garbage, other times all i get is the bells and whistles

Regards Alan

pgchimp · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:02 pm Post subject:

Berekely

i understand now, when using Rays software i have been using

POIW Version 1.0d tested for use with TTGO software version 5.42

hope this helps you to assist

Alan

berkeley384 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 36

Another Thought , sorry about this but I cant edit my posts and Im supposed to be working here ... DOH

You havent said whether your extracting your TTN and creating your own POI data.chk file using the POI extend tool or if youve extracted your TTN and are using a pre made data.chk file from Rays website

berkeley384 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 36

OK so your using a pre made data.chk file, have you extracted your TTN and copied it into the Root folder of the SD card

pgchimp · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject:

Berekely

thanks for sticking with it, i have done both methods using RAYS site tried the 3 pre made data.chk files and also the one using the POI extended tool

I have also tried the pre made data.chk file off this site and one downloaded and bought on e bay all with the same results

Regards

berkeley384 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 36

and you have extracted your TTN from your TTsystem file using the extract_ttn.exe program ?

berkeley384 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 36

If you have extractted the ttn and dropped it along with your data.chk file in to the root dir of the SD card and it doesnt work , I would try going back to your previous version on 5.410 and re downloading the 5.420 update and re installing as at this point it sounds like youve done it all spot on

pgchimp · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject:

Berekeley

I am going to do just that, format the card and re start all over again just in case something has gone astray

i will call it a day for now while i try out a few things as you suggested, watch this post as i will let you know how i get on

Thanks for now

Alan

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