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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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Glad to hear its working, but now the puzzle gets a little more difficult to sort out, add each of your additional software packages one at a time and test the TomTom application between each installation, note down memory usage and availability at each step, when it falls over you might have found the problem - Mike |
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Satellite Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Swansea, UK Napoli, Italia
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Mike, thankfully most of my software was on that backup.
The only thing that I did install was Wisbar 3 and TT started to statter, so I removed it. I only have to install Windows Live.
Memory Usage (Activesync connected) 21.64Mb Free
Main Storage 25.26Mb Free |
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stevengirdham Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 20, 2004 Posts: 38
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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:19 am Post subject: |
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well i have been using mine the last few days without the powered mount with no voice cut off, put it back into the mount fault comes back susp is a compatibility fault with it |
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Eugene7 Lifetime Member
Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 72
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:12 am Post subject: |
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This solution seems to work!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1779043&postcount=2
Basically it starts playing an "empty" mp3 file in Windows Media before starting TomTom. As long as the file is playing, instructions are not cut off.
I had to re-write some of the scripts as the directories were different, but that was easy.
Be interested to see if it works for others.
I have informed TomTom of this, so hope they will release a real fix. |
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Satellite Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Swansea, UK Napoli, Italia
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Eugene7 wrote: |
I had to re-write some of the scripts as the directories were different, but that was easy. |
What do you mean by that?
Could you upload the amended file?
Cheers |
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Eugene7 Lifetime Member
Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 72
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Satellite Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Swansea, UK Napoli, Italia
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks very much Eugene,
So far it is working ok (Please read my posts), but you never know, so I'm keeping this "solution" as a fix in case it happens again.
Thanks again. |
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stevengirdham Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 20, 2004 Posts: 38
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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i have downloaded your ammended version off Helmut's fix but do not understand your install instructions could you give a step by step guide please |
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Eugene7 Lifetime Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:18 am Post subject: |
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To install Helmut's fix (my version) first install and run his CAB file.
To do this copy the CAB file into the Kaiser, and click (double) to install it. Install on the device, not the card.
Then place the two other files in the download in to the 'Program Files/Navigator' folder on the device.
Make a shortcut of the 'Start TomTom' file now held within the Program Files/Navigator folder.
This you do by making a copy the program via 'press-and-hold-copy', and then navigate to Windows/Start Menu/Programs and 'press-and-hold-make shortcut'.
You then run TomTom via the new 'Start TomTom' icon in the programs list - not by the original TomTom icon.
This new 'Start TomTom' icon runs a dummy .mp3 file vai WMplayer to stop the voices being cot off part way through a direction instruction.
Works real well.
Last edited by Eugene7 on Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:07 am; edited 1 time in total |
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stevengirdham Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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i have done what you said . but when i Lock in the programs list i only have 1 tomtom icon so should there be 2 or has the old one been replaced by the new |
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stevengirdham Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 20, 2004 Posts: 38
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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I have got it working , put the short cut into the wrong file should be in windows/start menu/programes.
just tyred a short journey worked 100% thanks Eugene for your help |
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Eugene7 Lifetime Member
Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 72
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:13 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the correct location for the shortcut - changed my instructions to match.
I've used TomTom for some long trips now, and it always works 100%, even with John Cleese, which was the worse for being cut-off.
Hope TomTom can now find a real fix. |
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StevePritchard Regular Visitor
Joined: Aug 15, 2005 Posts: 78
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:25 am Post subject: |
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Fingers crossed, but I'm not overly hopeful. There's still the bug that sound is muted if the BlueTooth GPS connection is active when TomTom starts, and that was introduced in 6.030, so there has been 2 (granted, minor) releases since then and the problem is still there.
Cheers,
Steve. |
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Eugene7 Lifetime Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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I agree steve - the GPS bug is one I've reported too!
And, I've just had this reply from TomTom - to say I'm not impressed is an understatement!
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Thank you for contacting TomTom Customer Support.
Please go to the below links to view the devices that are currently supported for use with Navigator 6.
http://www.tomtom.com/products/featu...tegory=2&Lid=4
http://www.tomtom.com/products/featu...tegory=2&Lid=1
Your PDA is not supported for use with Navigator 6. HTC Tytn II is listed as HTC provide phones with Navigator 6 pre-installed on the ROM. Vodafone and others then re-brand them and add their own firmware. This has not been tested with our software and/or has been deemed incompatible.
At TomTom we aim to test as many PDA's and Mobile Phones with our Navigator Products. However not all PDA's and Phones are compatible with our products due to the hardware restraints of the device, or the ROM version installed on the device.
As more and more PDA's, Phones and other handheld devices become available on the market, it is not always possible to test all devices straight away. When we find that a device performs well with our products, we will list the device as compatible on our website.
Our Compatibility lists are updated as regularly as possible, but you find that your device is not listed in the compatibility lists above, then your device has been deemed incompatible.
It is TomTom's policy not to support incompatible devices with our products. We only suggest installing our products onto compatible PDA's, Phones and other Handheld devices.
With best regards,
The TomTom Customer Support Team
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philpugh Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 2003 Location: Antrobus, Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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But this has always been the case with any s/w developed for PDA / mobile phones. In the early days of PCs the different BIOS implementations caused similar issues for s/w vendors.
The problem nowadays, esp with mobile devices, is that new devices appear all the time and manufacturers tweak basic settings (to offer something 'unique') then the network operators tweak them again (to offer something unique'). Complex applications like TomTom can easily be 'broken' by this sort of tweaking. It is quite fair for TomTom to publish a list of supported devices - these are those devices they have tested and believe they can support. If we choose to run their app on unsupported devices then, by implication, we are taking on our own support. I have TT6 running on a DELL AXIM X51v under Windows Mobile 6. WM6 certainly isn't supported on the AXIM - so TT6 won't be either. But it's a risk I am willing to take. If it went wrong I could always revert to WM5. _________________ Phil |
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