Stuart Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 We have a Tom Tom One XL Europe. I have a USB gismo that takes an SD card. Question Can I somehow load French aire info to 2GB SD card then transfer it to the Tom Tom? Answers in words of one syllable please!!! Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Yes - I'll ask hubby and report back. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Just to clarify you CANNOT put the maps on the SD card and then transfer them from that to the Tom Tom unit. If your mapping is on the SD card then the aire POIs will need to be put on the SD card, but if the mapping in on your Tom Tom unit's internal memory, you need to put the aire POI's on that - below explains how to do it for the latter. I've had a word with hubby - this is what he said: Assuming: - You are currently running the mapping off the internal memory of the Tom Tom. - The aire POIs are already on the PC - you should have a .ov2 file and a .bmp file. If so, all you need to do is to transfer these 2 files from your PC to the Tom Tom unit direct. 1) Link your Tom Tom to the PC via the USB lead and turn the Tom Tom unit on and it should ask if you want to link to the PC, click okay/yes, then when the software starts (assuming the Tom Tom Home software is loaded on your PC), shut the software down when it starts (leave the Tom Tom unit turned on). 2) Now go into Windows Explorer and your Tom Tom hardware will be listed with a red circle icon - right click on it and do 'explore', this will then open all the files. 3) You now need to copy the .ov2 and .bmp files from your PC to the Tom Tom unit and put them in the map folder as appropriate (ie UK, Europe or wherever). 4) Now turn your Tom Tom unit off and disconnect it from the PC. 5) Turn the Tom Tom unit back on, go into the set-up (spanner icon) and then you need to make the aire POIs active so that they show up on your POI list. If you get stuck just post again and I'll let you have hubby's mobile phone number so he can talk you through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Mel Tks for info so far. I have not got the aires on my PC or anywhere else. Need to find where I can get them. From memory, all that is on the SD card is German aires which my son, who is computer literate, unlike his father, put on the t-t some time ago but I have no idea where from. I had a look at a French language Aires site the other day but my French is not good enough to tackle it. What I did manage to work out was that a lot of French people had tried with varied success. As you have probably gathered, I am well out of my depth with this lot. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 have a read through some of the old stuff by doing a search or ask way2go . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Try this posting: http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=6076&posts=47 And this one: https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=16244&start=1&posts=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Thanks again Mel, I've printed off W2G's notes and will now retire to study same and hope that it stirs my brain. Will come back if needs be. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Yeah sorry Mel didnt mean that you didnt know if ya know what I mean :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_vw Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 bakersboy, If you have not yet found a link to POIs for campsites & Aires try here http://www.archiescampings.eu/eng1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 michele - 2010-01-28 7:59 PM Yeah sorry Mel didnt mean that you didnt know if ya know what I mean :D Michele - I seldom know exactly what you mean ( :D ) but on this occasion I did know exactly what you meant and I know you mean well, so the meaning being as it was meant, was fine. :-> 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Hi folks, I have managed to sort most of it out I think but the files (2 of them from Archies website) on the Tom Tom "western europe" file show a zip and do not seem to be accessible. How do I open them please? TIA Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_vw Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Stuart, Google WinRAR and download a version of that. It will 'unzip' .zip files for you. After a while it will ask you to purchase the full version but don't mine keeps working without bothering. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Thanks Rod, Found the WINRAR site but it has two options, x86 or x64 to try. Which one to use? (Said I know nothing of these 21st. century mysteries). Just scared of screwing up what I have already done. TIA Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Way2Go Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 bakersboy - 2010-01-31 11:30 AM Thanks Rod, Found the WINRAR site but it has two options, x86 or x64 to try. Which one to use? (Said I know nothing of these 21st. century mysteries). Just scared of screwing up what I have already done. TIA Stuart X86 is for the 32-bit version of Windows and X64 is for the 64-bit version of Windows. Confused yet ?The most common version is 32-bit but to confirm your version right-click over the 'my computer' icon and select properties. 'System type =' should tell you your particular version.If you try to install the wrong version it 'should' stop and tell you and avoid screwing up your system.W2G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Tks to Road and Way2Go, I have now unzipped! That was the good news. I still cannot get any Aires to show up on TT. The TT file directory shows archies stuff unzipped in there, am I still up the wrong tree? Ah me Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Way2Go Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Have a read of the attached file. It will tell you everything you need to know.W2GTomTom - Adding a POI to a TomTom.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod_vw Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Thanks W2G, I am an Autoroute user so couldn't help Stuart myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Way2Go Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Not a problem Rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 Now all sorted, thanks to all who have helped with this thread. Easy when you know how! Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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