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bugsy34uk
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 Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject: POI's |
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Sorry if this has already been asked, but i'm a newbie (i'm afraid).
I just got an i3, which has the 256mb sd card inserted that came with it, which i assume has the map on it.
Does it still have internal memory? and are the POI's that i can already access on the sd card or internal memory?
I want to install the speed cameras, and other POI's, and was wondering, if i could remove the sd card and then upload my new POI's and speed cameras to the internal memory via my pc with the usb cable and the uploader program, so as not risking wiping anything of the sd card.
Many thanks in advance. |
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zogman
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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theres a sticky called 'garmin streetpilot i3 for dummies'..have a read ,theres lots of info there...
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Thar
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Suggest you back up the card in any case. |
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bugsy34uk
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing in the sticky that answers my question 
Desperate to get some POI's loaded up, cos the ones that are pre loaded are telling me my nearest mcdonalds etc is 16 miles away, which i know isn't true, but i dont wanna try loading POI's without the card in incase the ones that are already on it are in internal memory and not on the card and writes over them.
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Thar
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| bugsy34uk wrote: | Nothing in the sticky that answers my question
Desperate to get some POI's loaded up, cos the ones that are pre loaded are telling me my nearest mcdonalds etc is 16 miles away, which i know isn't true, but i dont wanna try loading POI's without the card in incase the ones that are already on it are in internal memory and not on the card and writes over them.
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I don't think it's possible to load stuff onto unit without the card in, if it's the version that came with the card. In any case there's not enough room. You get an error message to this effect if you try to load directly to the unit with the card in.
What I did...I bought a MicroSD to SD adapter from Maplin and before I did anything I backed up the card...just in case  You can always copy the original data back if you botch up.
Then with the aid of my card reader I downloaded the POI's and safety cams onto the card.
You find the new POIs etc. are shown under Where to , Food Hotels and More , Custom Points then listed under the separate categories there. The original POI's (you quote McD's) are still under Where to , Food Hotels and More , Food. |
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bugsy34uk
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the reply Thar, i'll pick up a card reader in the morning.
i take it it's easy enough to back the data up thats on the card (never used a card reader before) |
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bugsy34uk
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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Another (probably stupid) question........
I read on here in another post, that someone used their digital camera that took sd cards to transfer POI's and stuff to the card instead of a card reader.
Does anyone know if i could use my samsung D900 that takes sd cards to back the card up and transfer POI's? |
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Thar
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| bugsy34uk wrote: | Another (probably stupid) question........
I read on here in another post, that someone used their digital camera that took sd cards to transfer POI's and stuff to the card instead of a card reader.
Does anyone know if i could use my samsung D900 that takes sd cards to back the card up and transfer POI's? |
If you buy a reader you'll need to make sure it will read MicroSD (not all do) or you'll still need an adapter. My adapter was a fiver.
It's dead easy to back up...just copy the files from your MicroSD and paste them into a new folder. I burned mine to CD too...just in case
Can't see why you couldn't use your camera. Haven't tried as I have a reader. However, if you buy a reader you can also use it to download your photos. It's much easier than having to connect the camera to your PC and negates the need to load the camera software. |
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Thar
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Further...presumably if using a camera to tranfer the POI's you would just point PoiLoader to your camera which should be shown as a removeable drive. |
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bugsy34uk
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Just tried it using my samsung D900, and the software supplied with the phone dont seem to be able to pick up on the data on the memory card, so looks like i'll be buying a card reader.
Anyone know of a cheap mini sd card reader, from hight street shops, apart from maplins (doesn't seem to be one round here). |
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bugsy34uk
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: |
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Found a setting on my phone this morning for usb mass storage, and changed it to that setting.
Just to let everyone know that didn't already know, you can back up your sd card and install POI's by putting your sd card in a compatible moble phone.
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