Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

I have tried that in Vista 32-bit. Does not help. Nokia Map Loader can't find my N900. And I have used the map application on the N900 before.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

It works here. The N900 is in mass storage mode, and I have Ovi Suite installed, not PC Suite:

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7335/downloading.png

Greetings.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

I will try on Windows XP later today. Maybe its just a no-go on Vista.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

And for those without a windows machine, can we have a huge tarball per continent? :-)

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

Tried and failed D:

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

Have NOT been reported working on Vista. Dont know why. Some guru may want to chime in

bun

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

which version of ovi suite are you using?
afaik, ovi suite didnt recognize n900.

i am also trying from a windows 32 bit machine and phone keeps on waiting...

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

I can hereby confirm that Nokia Map Loader works with the N900 using Windows XP 32-bit. And that it does not work when using Windows Vista 32-bit.

I can also confirm that bunanson step by step guide is correct.

The Nokia Map Loader can be downloaded here:
http://europe.nokia.com/support/prod...d#/nokia-n900/

Also, there is no need to have installed or install Ovi Suite or PC Suite. The Nokia Map Loader will be sufficient.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

For those that don't have access to a computer booting Windows, I managed to make it work (or at least to make it seem to work) in XP 64-bit under QEMU.

I have to say that I did not finish the download (it was taking too long and I had to vacate the computer), and I ended up downloading the maps in a Windows computer at work, so YMMV. But I see no reason for it not to work. :-)

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

I can confirm that bunason step by step guide is correct and Ulrik's post - YES, it will work on a XP machine, Service pack 2 machine. PC Suite is not required. I used an old Dell laptop with XP home edition, put SP2 with .NET. Loaded Nokia Map Loader fine and all steps work. I suspect it is due to the XP SP2 OS

It does NOT work on a MacBook running Windows 7 Ultimate, 32-bit even if you use the compatibility set to XP Service Pack 2 for the Nokia Maps Loader.

Hope this helps.....

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

It took me half an hour, OMG, how to creat landmark on Ovi maps, 1.01 (after PR1.1), with internet connection

Right lower corner arrow>Places>any business (for e.g. pizza city state) and click the icon i > return to your map. You just created a POI/landmark of that place, it stays even if you close and reopen Ovi maps

Yes, works only with business with the icon 'i'.

To create a landmark of your home address?
1) use the above method ONLY if you home address is a business :rolleyes:
2) find any business, restaurant or anything next to your home, and mark it. DUH, you just created a landmark for your home address

Pic posted: click the blue icon will create a POI/landmark that Ovi maps will remember for the next time.

Watch: I have yet to figure out how to delete them, so, dont create too much till you find a way to remove them. Yike!

Who said Ovi maps is useless. :D


bun

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

I want some pho :D

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

That is a very good one, you come on over, I will buy you one, how about that. Another good one is in atlanta georgia, make me salivate!

bun

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

I live too far from GA :D ... btw what is the advantage of installing the maps? besides offline navigation?

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

1) World map is all with you, preloaded in your N900, do what you want. Say cant go to hochiming city for pho, you can always look at it and salivate with your eyes closed, just an example.

2) Planning between trips, again, the whole world map is in your N900, offline planning is convenient

3) Online search for some "pho" in a new city, say charlotte NC when drive by, just to check how much detour I have to go in order to get there before the restaurant closed, sure it comes with phone number that you can call and plead "I am only 5 miles from your restaurant and we are very hungry, my little kid would go banana without some "pho" tonight, please ... we will try to get there very fast." It happens to me for every single trip!

4) Locate yourself and orientation as well as tracking. This N900 does very well.

5) Need to go to a wedding in IOWA a couple month from now, has NO squat idea which airport to take....

Sure, you can always argue to do this with your 2 lb netbook or something like that, but you can beat a N900 sitting at the back of a car/plane with only so much space without bumping into your neighbor's ?

number 3) is my MUST HAVE and tracking on hiking is also a fascinating experience. Would you agree?

bun

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

not work for me, I must upgrade maps by hand

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

okie so i downloaded the voice plus the update map.. what is next? how r u going to use the voice n how do u know whether da new map is aldy installed..

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

Not working on Windows 7 (32 bit). Not even in compatibility mode. Installation on Windows XP (32 bit) was fast and trouble-free though.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

You should be able to "navigate" around without any internet connection if you already have the appropriate maps installed, however, voice navigation on ovi map is still not available for n900, so it's pretty much useless at the moment.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

is it possible to make it work by using virtual box on a linux 64 bit machine?
has anyone tried that?

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

i got a question:
dies ovi maps route you as you drive or go?
i played around wth it and when i entered my location (or rather let the gps recognize where i am) and the destination i wanted to go to, it wasnt starting any routing (ie a voive telling i have to turn left in 200 meters or so)

i just could look at a text list that told me step for step what to do. but thats really not useful if you're driving, i could just as well print out a description then.

can you use ovi maps to actively route?

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

Yes, it painted a red thick route for you to follow, as long as your tracking red dot is on the route, you are on the right tract, literally. No, voice to voice turn by turn is not there yet.

Since I am here, let me say something about this thread. I post this thread by no mean I am saying Ovi maps is the best thing in the world or is a top rate finished product GPS. My philosophy, if you already own the device, may as well 'learn' how to make it work. To keep saying Ovi maps is useless is NOT going to get you anywhere. Please do not get irate/upset, it is my way of looking at this world, ABSOLUTELY not direct to any particular posting.

bun

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

I have a linux box, not quite sure what do you want to try, the Ovi maps itself or the download part?

bun

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

On Windows 7, you can use the virtual OS program "XP Mode" (Available from microsoft website). Thats the only way.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

I found this out as well - I was thinking Wow, OVI maps actually does do turn-by-turn tracking, what are all these guys talking about when they say it doesn't???....until I took a wrong turn!

The OVI map software doesn't really seem to care if you don't follow the route it tells you to and it doesn't go about trying to compute an alternative route once you stray off. This is really too bad since it seems it wouldn't take much programming to just have it recompute a new route automatically once your actual GPS coordinates are a certain distance away from the planned route.
I don't consider voice directions very important but certainly telling you how to "get back on track" once you deviate from your planned route is critical. Maybe next version...

-=AC=-

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

i am not getting an accurate gps lock....the position shown on the map is around 100 mts off the actual position.....has anybody else experienced the same?

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

Are you on the road or in a building when you get that?

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

yes. when your zoom level is very high (way pass street level). when you zoom down (street are smaller). situation gets better?

bun

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

Would be nice to check if a Windows 32 bit, running on top of a Linux 64 bit system with VirtualBox, could be used with Map Loader? If that Windows installation would recognize, and more importantly, install the maps.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

This is regarding the problem of getting the n900 to work with map loader in win 7. I'm running win 7 64-bit and and been fooling about with the .qt file sitting on the n900's flash memory. Not sure if anything works yet but would appreciate some help from everyone verifying what is going on. My posts are here:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...805#post492805

Thanks to rash.m2k for getting things started along that path.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

:mad: This map proggy blows chunks.. it sucs soo bad compared to the one on the n97... I did the maploader trick and it worked but i guess like it says it only oads the maps. not the actual ovi program.. that weak version 1.01 or w/e it is did anyone come up with a way to change it?? with tha new version... i dl'd the file'' its sis. file and when i try to upload it thru the pc suite it says that i dont have enough memory...come on now thats virtualy impossible:mad:

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

Found a way to make Nokia Map Loader work in Win 7 64-bit.

Discussion in other thread:
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...3&postcount=46

Please post comments to confirm this works. Thanks!

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

After I had downloaded US maps, N900 couldn't even load the maps :(. I couldn't see some streets around me.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

FYI, I had problems (map loader wanted me to open ovi maps for the first time all the time...) but just downloading the latest version of map loader solved them ;)

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

I have downloaded the nokia map loader...

I have connected my n900 as mass storage..

I have ran the nokia map loader...

Nokia map loader stuck at waiting for phone...

Am using xp32bit....


Anyone any idea in regards to this issue???

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

Do you have Map Loader 3.0.28.0? And can you see the N900's filesystem as a drive in Windows?

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

mmm doesn't work anymore already... when I connect in mass storage it tells me to connect in PC suite mode and when I connect in PC suite mode it tells me to run Ovi Maps for the first time :mad::mad::mad:

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

Yeah same here, but I'm using Win7 32bit.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

It took a few tries to work on mine. Make sure you're connecting in mass storage modes, and that the virtual drive(s) are showing up in explorer (one for MyDocs and one for the memory card). Also make sure you have at least version 3.0.28.0 of the map loader.

Re: Step by step: N900 OVI maps and maploader
 

this changes nothing for me, i still get waiting for phone, tried every possible combination of connecting and all the suggestions in this thread and many others, nokia map loader just dont work with my n900 on vista32, but it does with my n97, ive actually got all the map data on my n900 just copied the cities folder from n97 to n900, but id rather maploader did it, as the maps app keeps giving me 'cant download data' warnings, when it dont need to download any data, cos the map is already displayed on my screen?
and ive got no voice directions, ill dump it for sygic when that is ready for release, due to the nightmare ive had with n900/maploader