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Originally Posted by bunanson View Post
N900 OVI maps step by step

1) dl maploader here,http://www.nokiausa.com/exploreservi...s-and-services, default is window and English,
2) Install it on your winPC; apparantly winXP works, vista has issues
3) Reboot PC, WONT WORK WITHOUT winPC REBOOT
4) USB connect PC and N900, choose mass storage mode
5) click open maploader on winXP
6) ...."Delete previous map data?..." Yes
7) "Update phone info..." AND automatically dl and install UK and Europe... like it or not 6) and 7) took about 10 minute, a penalty for nonEuropeans
8) Now you presented with a catalogue of downloadable maps, 5 of them for a total of 5.5 G, as space is precious, I would 1st delete UK and Europe to reclaim space, unless you really want them, "Delete ALL map data?" Yes
9) click the '+' next to your map of desire, US is 1.9 G and will take a total of 2 hrs for dl and install, on a good night :-)

Maps: 0.1.23.112 (2008)
Maploader 3.0.28.0

You can also do the maps manually, http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=36939, thread #20; not quite sure how to do the voice though, as if it matters?
Edit: more info, http://handphone-solution.blogspot.c...0-without.html

OVI maps FAQ, http://www.ovi.com/services/support/...port_maps_faqs

and please report experience here, so we can learn how to use Ovi better, Thanks, http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=38405

have fun,

bun
I'm on a Mac w/OS 10.6.2. After not being able to get this to work on the Mac side, I fired up XP under Parallels and was successful getting steps 1 - 9 above to work. XP asked me to install PC Suite, which I declined and it then let me connect using Mass Storage mode. After that, it was very smooth.
 

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