Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

Would it at all be possible to reverse-engineer the map tiles and route from either of the following Java MIDP apps:

- Amazegps.com
- Nav4All.com

Both of them provide accurate map tiles and routes for South Africa. Google does not. They work FANTASTICALLY well on my cellphone. Maemo mapper can't route me at all because Google doesn't have decent maps or any routing at all for South Africa :(

Or does anyone know any way to get routing for South Africa into Maemo mapper?

Thanks!

Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

UGGH... I haven't used mapper for a couple of months, but we are planning a road trip next week. I innocently upgraded to MM 2.3.1 on my os2007he 770, and of course, the BT GPS won't connect. I'm glad you guys found a fix, but I couldn't get past step 1.

That url above contains no package to download. I searched the debian package repository for libgps16 and libgps and got no hits. If anyone has a suggestion that might save me a few hours of searching, I'd really appreciate it.

Also, it looks like the complete and total fix for this problem is spread out over several posts in this thread. I'd be happy to quote the posts all in one reply or compile the whole list of steps if someone could just tell me which post numbers are the relevant ones. There are fixes for os2008 on the n810 and n800 scattered through the thread as well adding even more confusion.

On a positive note, MM 2.3.1 seems to perform quite well. I'm not bothering with rotating, but the panning is great. I also really appreciate map db compaction.

Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

Thanks j800. I figured out what was wrong. Some packages have been updated, so I updated your steps:

Here's the process I followed:
*Install new libgps17
**Get http://packages.debian.org/sid/libgps17/armel/download
**mkdir tmp1
**dpkg --extract libgps17* tmp1
*Install new gpsd
**Get http://packages.debian.org/sid/gpsd/armel/download
**mkdir tmp2
**dpkg --extract gpsd_2* tmp2
*Copy new files into place
**cp tmp2/usr/sbin/gpsd /usr/sbin
**cp tmp1/usr/lib/* /usr/lib
*Tweak libs
**cd /usr/lib
**ln -s libdbus-1.so.2.0.0 libdbus-1.so.3

So then, as described in another post:

edit /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf using your mac address and BT reciever's name:
power cycle to test the rfcomm's ability to bind on startup

at root prompt, "rfcomm" should report the receiver's data

in MM, open the settings dialog and choose the 'file path' option with "/dev/rfcomm0" as the path

then enable GPS.

Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

Hello all

I have two question :

1) Can I change my POI database on the fly? Say, another application will add/remove some POI and m-mapper will update them automatically?

2) Is there a way to simulate a external GPS position so that m-mapper will automatically center on some place?

thanks to whoever can answer that! ;)

Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

Thanks gnuite for great program :)

Is there any way to make map db with windows pc and if is how can I make working mm db?

t24
2) Press and hold the place you want to add and then select touch point -> set as a gps location or something (I have a finnish translation).

Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

Sort of. You can make changes to the POI database without corrupting Maemo Mapper, but the image is not automatically refreshed, so you'll need to force a redraw in order to see visual POI changes. The easiest way to force a refresh is to zoom in or out.

Not sure exactly what you mean, but if you just want to center the view on a certain location, you can use the "Go to" sub-menu of the "View" menu.

If you really want to simulate GPS, you can use the command-line program "gpsfake", which is part of gpsd. This isn't trivial.

Or, if you want to "simulate" having a "current location" in Maemo Mapper, so that you can use things like routing to a location from your "current location," then you can tap-and-hold on a location on the screen and use the "Set as GPS Location" menu item, in the "Tap Point" sub-menu.

Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

Thanks a lot ! I'll see what I can do with gpsfake, then .

Also, is there a way to change the "current location" that is stored in a file somewhere (when gps is off)? Then m-mapper will open up wherever I decide.

Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

Maemo Mapper saves your current view location, regardless of what your GPS location is. If you want to tell Maemo Mapper the location on which it should center its view, there are two ways to do it.

1. Set gconf settings prior to starting Maemo Mapper. The relevant gconf settings are as follows:
   • /apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/center_latitude
   • /apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/center_longitude
   • /apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/center_angle
   • /apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/zoom
2. While Maemo Mapper is running, use Maemo Mapper's DBUS interface:
   • Service: com.gnuite.maemo_mapper
   • Path: /com/gnuite/maemo_mapper
   • Interface: com.gnuite.maemo_mapper
   • Method: set_view_center
   The arguments to the set_view_center method are all optional:
   1. gdouble new_lat;
   2. gdouble new_lon;
   3. gint new_zoom;
   4. gdouble new_viewing_angle;
   The details of Maemo Mapper's DBUS interface are in the dbus-ifc.h header file, available in the Subversion repository.

Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

Mapper problem:

when I go into menu route/download the app freezes if it is the 2nd time I have done a download in the current session. Same if I "download route" from a screen tap.

running 2.3.1 on OS2008 on N800

update: a reboot seems to have fixed it.

Re: Maemo Mapper v2.2 for OS2006/OS2007/OS2008
 

Sorry guys, but libgps17 is not installable under OS2007HE
Incompatible application package.

said Application manager

Just test the above link.

Darius