voice warnings for POIs on Navigator 5

JoyP · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 77

I now know what's happened: I now have Navigator 5.21,(5431), but the list of downloads for Pocket PC only goes to 5430. I presume there isn't a relevant file for 5431. Am I right? Will there be one? Or is there any other way?

mikealder · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject:

Rena, You will be please to know that you did nothing wrong, I have just tried the latest download from the TomTom site and ended up in exactly the same position as yourself TTN5,21 (5431) - it doesn't work, with the voice warning files, or the POIExtend utility, it used to work pre 10/01/06 release.
For anyone else trying this to get the voice warnings to work and/ or POIExtend you will need the installer from a pre-dated download prior to the above date, at version 5,21
Mike

JoyP · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 77

Mike, thanks for all your help. I know you are trying to find a way round this, and we have been e-mailing. My last three e-mails to you have failed to be delivered for some reason, (two were just to tell you that they failed to be delivered!),but I didn't receive the files you sent me.

mikealder · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject:

My e-mail is sorted now, my fault, (web mail server was full!), I will try again to send you the fix when I get home, I abandoned the 5431 and reverted back to 5430, its all working again! - congratulations on being the first to find this - Mike

JoyP · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 77

Having loaded, deleted, reloaded, etc. I now have three versions of TomTom on my PDA! All seem to work, two are the latest version (5.210) and the other is 5.000 (which you sent to me, and which has the build for the voices.) Is it safe to delete the two? I have the backups on my computer.

For everyone reading this, it has been a steep learning curve for me! I spent the whole of yesterday evening in contact with Mike (bless him!), trying to get the right files in the right location, and all because I wanted voice warnings for speed cameras.

Meanwhile, I still haven't got the voice warnings, but hope to download the correct ones later.

JoyP · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 77

Wow! I've actually done it! I now have the voice warnings - but find the Gatso's and mobiles don't all tally - No gatso 70, for example
never mind, I have the speed limits and cameras and that's what matters.
Thanks Mike, you were brilliant. And very patient.

Calomax · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:54 am Post subject: Unable to rename data.chk file

Hi, I tried to rename my data.chk file to data.chk.old as instructed so I could use the voice warning data.chk file, but got a message sauing it is a read-only file & can't be renamed. Should I reinstall TTN and try again or has anyone any other ideas.

I'm using TTN 5.1 on an iPAQ 1910. I did have the voice warnings working in the past but I hard reset the pda so I could get rid of a lot of obsolete programme files and do a clean reinstall of only the programmes I wanted to use, which is why I didn't restore my backups.

Thanks Keith

wazzzzupmate · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:47 pm Post subject:

perhaps this may help.
http://pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=23806
It worked for me

mikealder · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:09 pm Post subject:

You can remove the offending file using Active Sync and windows file explorer, go to mobile device/ Programs/ Navigator, right click the data.chk file select cut then paste the file onto the PC's desktop, then either leave it there or right click, select properties and if the file is read only un-check the box then copy it back to the PDA in the same location, as this file is not used there is little point in putting it back on to the PDA it will just consume valuable memory but don't just delete it in case you want to put it back to "normal" in the future - Mike

Calomax · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:30 pm Post subject:

Cheers Mike, I just went to follow your instructions and found I was able to rename the file since I swithed off last night. I will move it to the PC as you suggst though.

Thanks

Keith

Mattyboy101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 32

Sorry to bring this thread up again, but I have done everything correctly, chosen the right version of the voices for my software, and on my XDA2 it still plays the original sounds even when I have deleted the original data.chk and replaced it with the new one - it even does this if I unplug the XDA and do a soft reset. Any ideas?

Cheers,

Matt Smile

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:42 am Post subject:

Have you tried the data.chk File in mobile device/ Programs/ Navigator? Or the one on the Card.
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Mattyboy101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 32

Oooops - don't I feel like an idiot now!! Embarassed

I was looking on the device for a folder called TomTom that contained a file, but couldnt find it, so assumed it must have been the one on the card!!! Embarassed

awake · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 08, 2006 Posts: 43

I seem to recall that there are two different sets of voice warnings with one being from Pocketgpsworld but the other I can't for the life of me remember where.
Would somebody kindly let me know were I can find it and also if it will work on navigator.

Thanks

mikealder · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject:

There are some that can be found on www.tomtomsatnav.info but I would also have a read through THIS thread for an alternate (and much easier way IMHO of doing things) - Mike

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