Kenwood DNX8220BT POI installation

aemdee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2008 Posts: 13

Am I being a numpty or what? I have followed the somewhat confusing instructions on this site for downloading POI Loader & then downloading the database to an SD card & have got the Poi.gpi file in a garmin folder on its own. I think so far so good. When I try to install to my Kenwood unit I do it in the Where to? screen. I get a message saying 'reading data card' and then that's it. No confirmation it has loaded or anything. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

Hi and welcome.

It should be in a folder called Garmin/POI.

aemdee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2008 Posts: 13

Hi Paul

Thanks for the quick reply.

So it should be Garmin/POI/Poi.gpi?

Is it case sensitive? Does it have to be the only file on the disk?
Should I be getting a confirmation notice if it has been installed ok?

Sorry for all the questions but I've tried this several times & it's beginning to get on my nerves.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject:

Darren

aemdee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2008 Posts: 13

I'm using this guide:

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/uksafetycameras-kenwood.php

Under the install instructions to SD card it says to connect your card reader to your PC. It then says 'If POI Loader does not automatically start, run it now'. Why would connecting your card reader launch POI Loader automatically?

There is no mention of the folder structure that should be used on the SD card.

There is also no information on how to load onto the Kenwood unit.

I understand that you can't test on all possible units out there hence why I am asking questions on the forum. But getting the POI's onto my Kenwood is beginning to Censored

me off!

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:22 am Post subject:

aemdee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2008 Posts: 13

Thanks Paul, I guess I'll just have to keep trawling the forums & hope someone else has managed to load from SD card onto a Kenwood DNX8220BT or just keep on with trial & error myself. If I manage to sort it out I'll let people on here know how I managed it.

Cheers.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:

Did you try with the POI.GPI file on the card on it's own? i.e. not in any folders?

Darren · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:10 pm Post subject:

Using POILoader, does it place it in the root of the card by default?
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject:

Wasn't sure so just tried it. You have to specify a folder.

If you try to save the POI.GPI to the root of any drive it says.

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POILoader
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The path name you have entered is not a directory, please specify the directory where your POI files are located.
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OK
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Which is confusing because at this point you are being asked

aemdee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2008 Posts: 13

Yeah...tried that. Had the same problem with the root directory so have tried...garmin/Poi.gpi...garmin/POI/Poi.gpi but when I insert the SD card into the unit, it only says 'reading card data' then nothing else.

Appreciate you trying guys Smile

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

One other solution might be to try a different SD card. In this thread it seems at least two people have had to try different SD cards before it would work.

aemdee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2008 Posts: 13

It's certainly worth a shot.

Will let you know how i get on.

aemdee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2008 Posts: 13

Well, I tried a 1GB Puremedia SD card & a 8GB Sandisk SD card & it didn't work Sad

I inserted the card & got a message that it's reading card data but then after a few seconds it just goes back to the 'Where to?/Map' screen.

This is doing my nut in!

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