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Re: Can't download maps to N900.

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Originally Posted by latinmau (Post 461581)

Hi everybody.

My name is Mauricio. I bought a wonderful N900. before this phone I had a nokia N95.

In N95 I downloaded 5 GB of nokia Maps in my Micro SD card of 8 GB. Normally when I wanted more space for music or videos I backed up the complete CITIES folder in my computer. And then after that I deleted the folder. The application nokia maps still worked. obviouslly without any information.

After I bought N900 I replaced the CITIES folder with my N95 back up folder... And now the application doesn't work!!!!

The first idea is to get the original CITIES folder but I don't know other people in my country (Ecuador) with an N900. So if
you have the original CITIES folder please email me and share the address I can download or please email me to latinmau@yahoo.com.

Thank you very much if you help me.

First delete the Cities/diskcache folder again. Start up Ovi Maps and close it down again, this should make sure that the basic file structure is in place.

Then go to http://handphone-solution.blogspot.c...0-without.html and download the map set you want to the PC and unzip it. Connect the N900 in mass storage mode and copy over the maps to the Cities/diskcache folder.

Re: Can't download maps to N900.

I downloaded Bulgaria's map from that page. It works But it is very very poor :(

Re: Can't download maps to N900.

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Originally Posted by floffe (Post 462108)

ok.....I did the first part... and the application opened. but the screen is only yellow. the + and - buttons seems the same thing.. nothing... is this normal?.. I' going to the second part.. download the maps... I hope this will improve the situation... I was since the first time expecting to see the entire planet like my old N95...

the other question... for proceding with the second part is..
what is mass storage mode... is any special thing?.. what do I need to do for getting this mode?

my phone status bar has 2.5 number... is this the 3.5 G net? or is only the GSM net... because I read in some page this is not 3.5 G

thank you for your time again.

Re: Can't download maps to N900.

latinmau,
oh dear lord. Maps on this device is completely different from symbian one :| And for future: Never ever overwrite something before making backup.

I do not know why there should be any difference between city folders on n900s. Actually maps on this device downloads even street names from online when doing search.

Sidenote:
I would not use maps on this device after using maps 3.0. Please wait :| It will drive you probably mad. But YMMV.

Re: Can't download maps to N900.

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Originally Posted by latinmau (Post 465827)

the other question... for proceding with the second part is..
what is mass storage mode... is any special thing?.. what do I need to do for getting this mode?

When you connect the N900 to a PC with the USB cable it asks whether to connect in Mass storage mode, PC Suite mode or for charging only.

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my phone status bar has 2.5 number... is this the 3.5 G net? or is only the GSM net... because I read in some page this is not 3.5 G

It is quite obviously not 3.5G, but rather EDGE which is also known as 2.5G. I'm not sure what this has to do with your questions above, though?

Re: Can't download maps to N900.

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Originally Posted by floffe (Post 465852)

When you connect the N900 to a PC with the USB cable it asks whether to connect in Mass storage mode, PC Suite mode or for charging only.

PC suite is the mode where you can use the phone as a modem and sync it with the computer.

If you start it in MASS STORAGE mode then it will act like a pendrive.

<Censored useless flaming/trolling.>

Re: Can't download maps to N900.

so with this method, has anyone be able to get ovi maps to work?

Re: Can't download maps to N900.

Yes. But you can't really use Ovi Maps (for maemo) offline because it needs to go online to do searches (and routing probably).