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Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

pls smebdy give the updated links of maps....the links given in previous posts are not working!

Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

Search the forums, it's perfectly possible to use the nokia map loader app, even on win 7 64 bit. I know this because I did it.

It does require some messing around with a USB thumb drive or hard drive and copying data back and forth, but it can be done and didn't even take all that long.

Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

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Originally Posted by un-named_user (Post 428531)

I have loaded additional maps, but without using the map loader.
Went to this link(also given in the post)
http://handphone-solution.blogspot.c...0-without.html

1. Downloaded a map of New York from the link on the page.
2. Unzipped the map file, which contained these folders.
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2...psunzipped.jpg
3. Connected the n900 in mass storage mode.
4. Opened the folder Cities\diskcache, which contained folders like these
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2922/n900folders.jpg
5. Copy pasted the downloaded files(the unzipped NY map files to the above folder on the n900)
6. Windows popped up a message saying these folders exist, etc etc. Just selected replace with the new items I'm copying.
7. Disconnected the phone, opened up Ovi Maps and the maps were there.

Disclaimer: I have no clue if this is the correct way to do it. But it worked for me :)

BTW the website has better instructions than I gave here.

Edit: I'm running Vista 64, so had to use this method because the map loader didn't work with either the PC suite mode or the mass storage mode.

Just had a quick question. These maps downloaded from the page mentioned, are they the same up-to-date maps we would get when using maploader? I don't want to be using older outdated maps.

Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

If directly unzipping into

/home/user/MyDocs/cities

I just don't see how overwriting the existing files is a good thing. Especially when unzipping multiple locations, overwriting must erase the previous maps????

So what does one do? I only have Linux so can't use the loader.

Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

I got maps for the whole of the uk loaded manually, deleted the contents of the cities folder before copy and it worked. This was months ago so I have no idea where I got the files from, but no problems yet =)

Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

Okay I can see that working but what if you want multple locations. The guy above seems to indicate it worked for him by overwriting but just can't be possible. I guess I will stick to just one map (UK) for now until someone can give clues on how to manually unzip multiple maps.

Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

Does this copying method works with PR1.2? Also, where can I get these maps? Specifically for the US, Hong Kong, and Japan(if they have).

Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

Worked on PR1.2 for me. Here is the link I used to grab maps:

http://handphone-solution.blogspot.c...0-without.html

Still haven't tried installing multiple maps manually. It seems only 2 or 3 files are common and maybe they are the same; haven't had time to confirm.

Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

Guys, OVI map loader does work... just connect n900 in pc suite mode and run map loader on compatibitliy mode... I load maps all the time the proper way... but as for maps 3.0 is a different story

Re: how to install ovi map 3.0 on nokia n900 mannully?

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Originally Posted by Jayboy5 (Post 742183)

Guys, OVI map loader does work... just connect n900 in pc suite mode and run map loader on compatibitliy mode... I load maps all the time the proper way... but as for maps 3.0 is a different story

Is this the map loader within Ovi Suite?

If so, how does one enable compatibility mode as when I tried it this morning I was told that my N900 may not support maps or they may be corrupted. i.e. we don't like your phone.