tom tom newbie

**bigfella** · 26th March, 2010, 02:54 AM

hi,i ve had my tom tom 520 go for over a year and a half now and i m keen to learn how to update the uk and roi maps and speed camera when i need to.i downloaded paddys excellent tutorial (many thanks) and read thro several threads.i ve looked at the tables of new maps xxx845and am still stuck.i need to kno wat are the lastest maps suitable for my tom tom 520 and wat navicore i need to download. any help would be greatly appreciated

**paddy12345** · 26th March, 2010, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by bigfella

hi,i ve had my tom tom 520 go for over a year and a half now and i m keen to learn how to update the uk and roi maps and speed camera when i need to.i downloaded paddys excellent tutorial (many thanks) and read thro several threads.i ve looked at the tables of new maps xxx845and am still stuck.i need to kno wat are the lastest maps suitable for my tom tom 520 and wat navicore i need to download. any help would be greatly appreciated

so...
navcore use this one

Code:

 http://rapidshare.com/files/365134483/Navcore_ONE_XL_SD_8.544_SE_Full___Final_zapollo.rar

map use this one

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/353336139/United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland_845_2645.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/353331738/United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland_845_2645.part1.rar

with ALG. advanced line guide and IQ routes
meta

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/365124883/meta.rar

speed cams

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/326752393/26-12-09_Radars.rar

map activator

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/326703354/Albert_s_Easy_Activator.rar

how to..... u already downloaded

if u stuck let me know

**bigfella** · 27th March, 2010, 07:18 AM

hi ,i wonder if u can tell me where i m goin wrong....have downloaded all of the above ,,,unrared/unzipped them ..put them on desk top....went to computer....c licked on tom tom symbol...deleted everything there....copied n pasted navicore into now empty folder . unpluged and waited and turned tomtom off. turned tomtom on...copied n pasted maps ...opened maps and copied n pasted speed camera s warnings....copied meta file to folder...opened easy activator....found device I D copied n pasted it to activator no gaps.....found maps n put them into easy activator.....clicked on meta file and pu tthat into activator....clicked on gerenate meta dct file....box cums up with map name and says dct file gerenated ..exit.....then there s still nothing on my tom tom ?? am i right in deletin every thing that was orginally on it ???? or have i gone wrong somewhere else???/ any help would be greatly appreciated

**gmb45** · 27th March, 2010, 07:23 AM

xant14 knows a bit about shat navs m8 pm him

**xant14** · 27th March, 2010, 08:05 AM

Is this sat nav all internal memory? or SD card?
Make sure everything is on internal memory OR everything is on Memory card. Thats your navcore, map. and in a folder you should have your meta file, activator,

Right... which activator are you using?
I prefer to use Digital Kaos - Downloads - Easy activator easy activator, but there is a few out there.

check inside your map folder and see if the .dct file has been created.

when you boot up, it should work....

Only thing I can see why it might not is if the ttsystem file aint patched.. and the activator will do that.

once you have done this, let me know what bootloader you have on too.

**strzyzol** · 27th March, 2010, 08:35 AM

**bigfella** · 27th March, 2010, 12:46 PM

[quote=xant14;518220]Is this sat nav all internal memory? or SD card?
Make sure everything is on internal memory OR everything is on Memory card. Thats your navcore, map. and in a folder you should have your meta file, activator,

Right... which activator are you using?
I prefer to use Digital Kaos - Downloads - Easy activator easy activator, but there is a few out there.

check inside your map folder and see if the .dct file has been created.

when you boot up, it should work....

Only thing I can see why it might not is if the ttsystem file aint patched.. and the activator will do that.

i dont think the navicore is takin cos all i get on the screen is the picture of the tomtom device and a blue tomtom repeatingly comin out of it with a red cross on it,,,,,,basically sayin tomtom is not now on the device???? also when tom tom home starts up it doesnt recognise device but a box cums up sayin application ( tomtom supplied navicore) needs updating
i ve downloaded the easy activator one reccommended by paddy in the post above
yes it has generated a dct file for the maps
i have no memory card in so i guess it s all internal memory
how do u patch the ttsystem file??...i have bootloader...BootloaderTarget=s3c24xx
Bootloaderversion=5.5120.... i m still interested in tryin to learn how to do this ...many thasnks in advance any help would much appreciated

**bigfella** · 28th March, 2010, 03:52 PM

can anyone help???????? i ve followd the instructions in paddys tutorial but i dont think the navicore is takin cos all i get on the screen is the picture of the tomtom device and a blue tomtom repeatingly comin out of it with a red cross on it,,,,,,basically sayin tomtom is not now on the device???? also when tom tom home starts up it doesnt recognise device but a box cums up sayin application ( tomtom supplied navicore) needs updating
i ve downloaded the easy activator one reccommended by paddy in the post above
yes it has generated a dct file for the maps
i have no memory card in so i guess it s all internal memory
how do u patch the ttsystem file??...i have bootloader...BootloaderTarget=s3c24xx
Bootloaderversion=5.5120.... i m still interested in tryin to learn how to do this ...many thasnks in advance any help would much appreciated
btw i have a tomtom 520 go and used the navicore n maps suggested by paddy in the posts above........i ve just reinstalled my backup . put orginal tomtom 520 go navicore back on etc..patched tt system with fda tool,,,,,added new maps.....went to manage maps on device and both sets of maps were showin but when i tried to put new maps on it said there was a problem with new maps???? 520 go navicore ...appliction number 8351 ,,,application version9982......current map version 810 1870

**paddy12345** · 28th March, 2010, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by bigfella

can anyone help???????? i ve followd the instructions in paddys tutorial but i dont think the navicore is takin cos all i get on the screen is the picture of the tomtom device and a blue tomtom repeatingly comin out of it with a red cross on it,,,,,,basically sayin tomtom is not now on the device???? also when tom tom home starts up it doesnt recognise device but a box cums up sayin application ( tomtom supplied navicore) needs updating
i ve downloaded the easy activator one reccommended by paddy in the post above
yes it has generated a dct file for the maps
i have no memory card in so i guess it s all internal memory
how do u patch the ttsystem file??...i have bootloader...BootloaderTarget=s3c24xx
Bootloaderversion=5.5120.... i m still interested in tryin to learn how to do this ...many thasnks in advance any help would much appreciated
btw i have a tomtom 520 go and used the navicore n maps suggested by paddy in the posts above........i ve just reinstalled my backup . put orginal tomtom 520 go navicore back on etc..patched tt system with fda tool,,,,,added new maps.....went to manage maps on device and both sets of maps were showin but when i tried to put new maps on it said there was a problem with new maps???? 520 go navicore ...appliction number 8351 ,,,application version9982......current map version 810 1870

try patch file named tt_system
open albert map activator and do same steps as u cracked map and then I think below on left side is button named tt_system or system or something like that. click on it, when finished click exit and plug uot device,
let me know

P S. what navocre, map and meta u have

**bigfella** · 28th March, 2010, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by paddy12345

so...
navcore use this one

Code:

 http://rapidshare.com/files/365134483/Navcore_ONE_XL_SD_8.544_SE_Full___Final_zapollo.rar

map use this one

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/353336139/United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland_845_2645.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/353331738/United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland_845_2645.part1.rar

with ALG. advanced line guide and IQ routes
meta

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/365124883/meta.rar

speed cams

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/326752393/26-12-09_Radars.rar

map activator

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/326703354/Albert_s_Easy_Activator.rar

how to..... u already downloaded

if u stuck let me know

i ve put all the above files on my newly formatted tomtom 520 go...(except albert easy activator)...i ve patched the maps ok i think cos there a dct file been generated....i ve tried to patch the tt system file of my tomtom usin the same method as the maps but all i get is a box comin up sayin already patched or a se version.......in albert activator i put id in ,,,maps....and the meta u suggested and pressed patch my tomtom system files.....still not acceptin the navicore i think as i m gettin the blue tomtom icon with the red cross on my devices screen....wonder if i ve got the right navicore.....??? my device is the tomtom 520 go

**xant14** · 29th March, 2010, 11:19 PM

Hey up big fella...
I have just done a TTGO520 tonight, I put everything on the internal memory.
Obviously there is only 512mb of memory here, so no big fancy europe map, but the UK&ROI 845.2645 @203mb works great. This has the lane guidance on too, which is cool.

I used navcore 8.410 here, RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting which works fine... no need to patch the TTSystem file, already done This is only 62Mb.

How I did it, and how I would do it is

take your SD card out.

Make back up.. Then format your tomtom..

Make a new folder on your desktop, to put everything in. Call it TTstuff, or whatever

Put your navcore zip in, that you downloaded from the link I gave ya. right click and chose 'extract here'

It will give you a folder called 'xl_navcore_8.410'
Copy and paste everything inside this folder (not the folder itself) into the root of your tomtom (as you have formatted it, there will only be the root anyway)

locate the file 'system' and rename it to 'systemdunno'
This will stop your bootloader version from being changed.

Right, disconnect the device, let it boot up... this will create a new ttgo.bif file.

reconnect your TT520 and explore again.

Inside the root of your tomtom, make a new folder called 'tomtom' You will put all your stuff in here so it can be found easily.

In your folder on your desktop TTstuff put albert swarfegas easy activator zip in... extract here..
This file is here Digital Kaos - Downloads - Easy activator if you aint got it.

Put the Activator folder into your 'tomtom' folder on your tomtom.

Put your map folder Western_and_Central_Europe_845_2645 into' tomtom' folder.

Right.. you have everything... apart from meta...

Run the activator... it asks for your ID number or ttgo.bif file
Locate the file in your TT520 or use the one in your back up.

It wants your map... navigate to it inside 'tomtom' folder.

It wants your meta.txt file... chose download latest file.

Click on 'Generate .dct file'

That should be it, just reboot, and it should find your map.

**bigfella** · 30th March, 2010, 03:02 AM

cheers mate got it workin ....i think i was goin wrong by just draggin the whole navicore folder to the root of my tomtom rather than copyin n pastein the indivual folders and files inside the navicore folder ,,,also something else i may have been doin previously (dont kno if it makes a difference??) is i didnt add the albert s activator to my tomtom i just did that on the desk top...but it still cracked the maps so i dont kno if that is important?? thanks for your help it s much appreciated...i was doin this more as a exercise how to do it for furture reference more than any thing else and becos i was interested in findin how to do it so that i can do mates etc.... can i be cheeky and ask a cple more questions .......................(1) does it matter wat navicore u pick as long as the maps are compatible? and ( 2 )this version only takes 2 letter s and a number when typin postcode is it possible to alter it so that it takes the full postcode and finds the destination or is theres navicores available i can download that doesthis .....again cheers to you and paddy for all your patience and help ,it s much appreciated

**xant14** · 30th March, 2010, 07:57 AM

Ah, well done, yes as you say, you need to drag the contents of the navcore folder, NOT the folder itself.

As you have found out yourself, it can be cracked on the PC or in the tomtom. I just like to keep eveything together.

As regards navcore versions, I tend to search for ones that people say are compatible with a specific tomtom, but, aside form screen sizes, ie widescreen type, or square screen like a early TTone, I don't think (but don't quote me) it matters.

You need a file, confusingly called a zip folder, which is a zip file.

Digital Kaos - Downloads - Postcode file for Tomtom

Put the folder called Zip into the root. Extract it first.

unzip, the zip, and put the zip in TT..