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skykooler |
2011-03-28
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I have not gotten Navit working very well (it was drawing a blank screen in December and I haven't used it since then), which is why I recommend modrana. I will test Navit next time I go for a long drive.
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2011-03-28
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@ Florida
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skykooler: Did you download maps for it? It doesn't preinstall maps for you, at least not as far as I know. (I believe I used it back before december and it worked fine for me. You really have to do the map thing yourself though.
Personally, I would love for modRana, CloudGPS, Mappero/Maemo Mapper, or any of the other packages, to get either internal mapping and voice nav at the same time. If any other package had that with less hassle, I'd switch in a heartbeat. Manually getting every newest deb as you have to for Navit right now is a pain.
Personally, I would love for modRana, CloudGPS, Mappero/Maemo Mapper, or any of the other packages, to get either internal mapping and voice nav at the same time. If any other package had that with less hassle, I'd switch in a heartbeat. Manually getting every newest deb as you have to for Navit right now is a pain.
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2011-03-28
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I vote for Sygic as it worths every penny paid. It has localized voices and maps, and has amazing fast response. The downside is that it crashes on seaching, which makes setting destination difficult as I've to manually pinpoint the location on map.
Thanks Mentalist Traceur for recommending Navit, it sounds really great. I'll try and compare.
Thanks Mentalist Traceur for recommending Navit, it sounds really great. I'll try and compare.
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2011-03-28
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Bah, I just realized I've been saying "Cloud GPS" while meaning to say "Marble" in my last few posts. With CSSU's forced rotation Navit works fine in portrait btw, it just needs a bit of .xml tweeks to have the layout realign a bit (but all the buttons are still visible).
Anyway, skykooler, I just got around to reinstalling Navit since my reflash, and the drawing a blank screen thing may have to do with it not auto-aligning to your position, even after it finds it. Just going to the menu, pressing Actions, selecting your position, and then the option that takes you there puts the map where you are. (Alternatively if you're unable to get signal, have it align to a city within the maps you've downloaded.)
9000: there's a thread called "Navit on N900" or something like that.
Read backwards from thr last page and you'll stumble upon a script a few pages in to download that will install the "latest" Navit for you. It's actually no longer the latest, so if you want the latest version you have to modify the names of the .deb files in that script accordingly, but if you can't figure out how to do that from the thread, you can just use it as is and get the almost latest version.
Anyway, skykooler, I just got around to reinstalling Navit since my reflash, and the drawing a blank screen thing may have to do with it not auto-aligning to your position, even after it finds it. Just going to the menu, pressing Actions, selecting your position, and then the option that takes you there puts the map where you are. (Alternatively if you're unable to get signal, have it align to a city within the maps you've downloaded.)
9000: there's a thread called "Navit on N900" or something like that.
Read backwards from thr last page and you'll stumble upon a script a few pages in to download that will install the "latest" Navit for you. It's actually no longer the latest, so if you want the latest version you have to modify the names of the .deb files in that script accordingly, but if you can't figure out how to do that from the thread, you can just use it as is and get the almost latest version.